WLG pop-up restaurant

WLG pop-up restaurant

The Bayswater Brasserie site will be transformed into a pop-up restaurant featuring the best of Kiwi hospitality. Book now or miss out!

14-26 Sep
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The Battery

The Battery

Fish and chips are back on the menu in Surry Hills.

Neutral Bay Bar and Dining

Neutral Bay Bar and Dining

Another great Modern Australian restaurant opens north of the bridge.

Golden Moon

Golden Moon

A new Canto-palace opens up in Chinatown.

Tetsuya's

Tetsuya's

Tetsuya's may be one of Sydney's most famous restaurants but is it all it's cracked up to be?

Albee's Kitchen

Albee's Kitchen

Albee's boasts authentic Malaysian fare in even more authentic surrounds.

House

House

Welcome to House - Sydney's most exciting new Thai restaurant.

Moose General Store

Moose General Store

Both café and house-made food shop, Moose General Store is rare and wonderful beast.

Bar Zini nights

Bar Zini nights

This popular Pyrmont café now boasts a liquor license and a legendary Sydney chef.

Blue Plate Bar and Grill

Blue Plate Bar and Grill

A new American restaurant by the folks from South has broader scope and a much-needed liquor licence.

Boca

Boca

A newly opened Argentine restaurant joins the South American food revolution in Sydney. By Myffy Rigby

Remy and Lee's

Remy and Lee's

Remy and Lee's joins the fray of cool cafés offering no-frills good times.

Manly Pavilion

Manly Pavilion

The good news? They're serving some of the best modern Italian in Sydney.

La Scala on Jersey

La Scala on Jersey

The Light Brigade welcomes a modern Italian restaurant to its upstairs rooms.

Café Sopra - Walsh Bay

Café Sopra - Walsh Bay

The wharfside theatre precinct now offers coffee, pasta and produce.

Sushi Yachiyo

Sushi Yachiyo

It's Japanese comfort food - minus the glug of traditional belly fillers.

Medusa

Medusa

There's good Greek to be had in the city - and that's no myth.

Let's Eat Thai

Let's Eat Thai

An unassuming Siamese diner in the very Vietnamese neighbourhood of Illawarra Road is sneaking authentic Thai cuisine into the inner west.

Montagu

Montagu

Find sandwich heaven over the bridge and off the beaten track.

Bloodwood Restaurant and Bar

Bloodwood Restaurant and Bar

Inner westies rejoice - this fusion restaurant and bar is the best thing to hit Newtown since Oscillate Wildly.

Ham

Ham

Cronulla's Ham (Harry and Mario) is a small café whose size belies its fan base.

El Toro Loco

El Toro Loco

Manly's new Spanish offering is big, loud and rambunctious. And that's just the chef.

Miss Chu

Miss Chu

This Vietnamese hole in the wall offers some of the best rice paper rolls in the city.

La Tana

La Tana

Eat at one of the city's few Venetian restaurants without breaking the bank.

Iiza

Iiza

Newtown's dining scene is taking a turn for the better, starting with this dandy izakaya.

Chairman Mao

Chairman Mao

Local Chinese cuisine makes a great leap forward thanks to Kensington's new Hunanese.

Bentley Restaurant and Bar

Bentley Restaurant and Bar

The Bentley is back and better than ever thanks to an interior design overhaul.

Four Ate Five

Four Ate Five

The best new café in Surry Hills is also one of the best in Sydney.

El Mercado

El Mercado

Make the trip to Mortlake for sensational Spanish smallgoods.

Osvaldo Polletti

Osvaldo Polletti

There's more to Leichhardt than red sauce joints and sub-woofers cruising along Norton Street.

2042 Cafe and Deli

2042 Cafe and Deli

Meats ahoy and cheeses galore make 2042 a lucky Newtown number.

Baroque

Baroque

Dine in the Rocks without breaking the budget at this new French bistro

Iima

Iima

Mr B's, the new bar on the old Mandarin Club site, has a Thai bistro from the folks who brought you Chat Thai.

Public Dining Room

Public Dining Room

North of the Bridge openings continue apace with a new Modern Australian restaurant at Balmoral Beach.

Ormeggio

Ormeggio

A new restaurant north of the bridge is celebrating all things Brescian.

The Little Marionette on the Dale

The Little Marionette on the Dale

This town has more cafés than it knows what to do with. So why are so few of them as good as the Little Marionette?

Red Chilli Hotpot

Red Chilli Hotpot

At the new Red Chilli restaurant, punters will feel the burn and do it anyway.

Saké

Saké

Cream cheese inside-out rolls. Jalapeno-studded sashimi. Popcorn shrimp. Welcome to Saké - Japanese cuisine maestro Shaun Presland's latest restaurant.

Luxe Espresso

Luxe Espresso

A third Luxe café has opened in Newtown and it's chock-full of baked goodness.

Cavallino

Cavallino

Terrey Hills is alive with a brand new Italian restaurant, and that's music to our ears.

Azuma Kushiyaki

Azuma Kushiyaki

Check out this CBD Japanese for cold beer and hot bar snacks on skewers.

Tiger Mottle

Tiger Mottle

A breezy and beautiful café, Tiger Mottle is a breath of fresh air with seriously good coffee to boot.

Ocean Room

Ocean Room

The redesign of this quayside Japanese is turning heads - as is the menu.

Blanco

Blanco

Blanco is here to rock Roslyn Street with rich, flavoursome Mediterranean cuisine.

Alira

Alira

A brand new tapas restaurant on the wharf at Pyrmont is firing on all cylinders.

Spice I Am: The Restaurant

Spice I Am: The Restaurant

Sydney's best Thai restaurant now has a fancy little sister, but does she match up?

Red Chilli 2

Red Chilli 2

Fond of Sydney's best Sichuan restaurant? Just wait till you see the sequel.

Sydney's Best Food

Sydney Food Awards 2010

Sydney Food Awards 2010

This year's best restaurants tried, tested and served up to you, good'n'hot.

Eat and drink in the Rocks

Eat and drink in the Rocks

Hearty, arty dining options are in easy reach of the MCA.

Sydney's top five Toasties

Sydney's top five Toasties

Warm the cockles with winter's traditional snack.

Philippine Food Festival

Philippine Food Festival

The Grace Brasserie are taking bookings for their upcoming celebration of Philippine cuisine.

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Coffee and Cafe Guide 2010

Coffee and Cafe Guide 2010

A guide to some of the best cafes in Sydney.

Sydney's best  bistros

Sydney's best bistros

Combat the winter chill with a hearty French bistro meal.

Cheap Eats 2010

Cheap Eats 2010

Who says cheap is nasty? Sydney's amazing dining scene is accessible even on a shoestring budget. By Myffy Rigby.

Sydney's best Sandwiches

Sydney's best Sandwiches

The Earl of Sandwich may have invented this tasty lunchtime snack but Sydney has taken it to delicious heights.

Sydney's top 5 cheese stores

Sydney's top 5 cheese stores

Pay homage to fromage at Sydney's best cheese shops.

Fried chicken (bones and all) at ATL Maranatha

Fried chicken (bones and all) at ATL Maranatha

The Indonesian favourite ayam goreng, or fried chicken, is lifted to new levels of crunch. By Helen Yee

Become a master chef

Become a master chef

Thanks to a certain top-rating TV show, everyone suddenly wants to learn how to cook. Time Out rounds up the hottest culinary courses in town.

Sydney's Top 10 Tea Shops

Sydney's Top 10 Tea Shops

Warm up with a cuppa from one of these tea shops.

Sydney's Top 10 Pizzas

Sydney's Top 10 Pizzas

We scoured the city to find Sydney's top 10 pizza restaurants. It's a tough gig, but someone's gotta do it.

Best restaurants for a first date

Best restaurants for a first date

Make your first date memorable whether it's a blowout degustation or $6 pastry

Sydney's 10 best vegetarian restaurants

Sydney's 10 best vegetarian restaurants

High-end dining isn't all steaks and foie gras - vegetarians can dine well too. Myffy Rigby shows you how to eat like a king without getting high on the hog.

Sydney's best bakeries

Sydney's best bakeries

Treat yourself to a yeast injection at some of Sydney's best breaderies.

Sydney's 10 best patisseries

Sydney's 10 best patisseries

Like the sweet stuff? Myffy Rigby spills the crème of Sydney's patisseries

Best Monday night restaurants

Best Monday night restaurants

The best restaurants for Monday night Dining. Compiled by Myffy Rigby

Goin' down to Chinatown: The new axes of awesome

Goin' down to Chinatown: The new axes of awesome

A new wave of restaurants is changing the face of Chinatown.

Sydney's Best Brownies

Sydney's Best Brownies

We tell you the best places for squishy, smooshy, chocolatey brownies.

Hot beachside restaurants!

Hot beachside restaurants!

Go from sand to sandwich in one easy step.

Top five butchers

Top five butchers

Don't buy your meat on a styrofoam tray: buy it from a burly man (or woman) who will butcher it in front of your very eyes.

Sydney's Best Breakfasts

Sydney's Best Breakfasts

Breakfast is the perfect meal for catching up with friends without breaking the bank. Time Out toasts Sydney's top ten.

Sydney's Best Guestrants

Sydney's Best Guestrants

Got visitors in town? Keep them occupied with some of Time Out's favourite guestrants

Sydney's top 10 roasts

Sydney's top 10 roasts

What's winter without a hearty roast dinner on a chilly Sunday? Time Out brings you ten of Sydney's best.

Sydney's top 50 credit crunch meals

Sydney's top 50 credit crunch meals

The latest and greatest in credit crunch eating and drinking

Best of Sydney's food halls

Best of Sydney's food halls

Time Out picks its favourite snacks from all around town and bundles them into one awesome food court.

Sydney's best outdoor restaurants

Sydney's best outdoor restaurants

Sydney has arguably the best outdoor restaurants in the world at which to enjoy long, lazy lunches.

Sydney's best Fish and Chips

Sydney's best Fish and Chips

Sydney's got a big chip on its shoulder and it's fried to perfection.

Portuguese in Petersham

Portuguese in Petersham

Discover a little taste of Lisbon in the inner west.

Sydney's top 5 long lunch spots

Sydney's top 5 long lunch spots

While away a summer's afternoon at these top Sydney lunch spots

Best Ice cream in Sydney

Best Ice cream in Sydney

You scream, I scream, we all scream. Myffy Rigby discovers Sydney's best.

Sydney's Best Thai Restaurants

Sydney's Best Thai Restaurants

We are a Thai eating city. From salads to curries to grills, Myffy Rigby finds the best Bangkok for your buck.

The Best Cheap Food in Sydney

The Best Cheap Food in Sydney

When the competing forces of hunger and thrift go head-to-head, sometimes both can leave the arena smiling.

Sydney's best Coffee

Sydney's best Coffee

Starbucks have all but shut up shop here because Sydney's sophisticated café culture cannot be chained. Time Out reveals the top 10 places to drink black velvet.

Sydney's Best Chinese Food

Sydney's Best Chinese Food

We tell you the best places for Chinese cuisine, whether you want Yum cha, noodles or Uighur!

News & Interviews

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz - Porteno

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz - Porteno

The owners of Bodega talk about their newest venture, Porteno.

Time Out Taste Test 2010 - results

Time Out Taste Test 2010 - results

Our search for Sydney's best apprentice chef 2010 is over. And the winner is...

Peter Lew & Nicole Galloway - Fei Jai - interview

Peter Lew & Nicole Galloway - Fei Jai - interview

Peter Lew, an accountant, and Nicole Galloway, a restaurant manager, are opening a Chinese restaurant in Potts Point.

New look Sydney Seafood School now open

New look Sydney Seafood School now open

The Sydney Seafood School, the best place in Australia to learn how to cook fish, is 20 this year and is celebrating with a face lift

Q&A: Ben and Jerry

Q&A: Ben and Jerry

Ice cream legends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield talk creamy goodness with Time Out.

Eating with AYCE

Eating with AYCE

Meet AYCE - a crack team of eaters who plan to eat Sydney, one buffet at a time

Janni Kyritsis

Janni Kyritsis

The secret's out: Janni Kyritsis the Yoda of Sydney restaurants, likes coconut ice and tinned asparagus

Weird Science

Weird Science

Sydney, being the trend-fixed city it is, has embraced progressive cuisine with open arms, be it with crab ice-cream, pea snow or exploding peanut curry bon-bons.

Recipes & Books

Twittereviews

Twittereviews

The latest cookbook reviews in 140 characters or fewer.

David Thompson - Thai Street Food

David Thompson - Thai Street Food

A great book of easy, fresh recipes - if you can get past the memories of the real thing

Matt Moran: When I Get Home

Matt Moran: When I Get Home

Matt Moran's new book is a treasure trove of quick, tasty recipes

Bourke St Bakery by Paul Allam and David McGuinness

Bourke St Bakery by Paul Allam and David McGuinness

The bakers of Bourke St Bakery reveal their secrets in a new book.

Peter Kuruvita - Interview - Buy the book: Serendip

Peter Kuruvita - Interview - Buy the book: Serendip

Peter Kuruvita, chef of Flying Fish and recent author, tells Myffy Rigby about moving from Sri Lanka to suburban Sydney in the 70s and where to get the best Sri Lankan spices.

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Twitter, Facebook, newsletters & RSS - daily & weekly updates

Daily and weekly updates on what to do in Sydney.

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Eat & Drink in Parramatta

Eat & Drink in Parramatta

Take a tour of the West's tasty offerings.

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