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Time Out Taste Test

Time Out Taste Test

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March into Merivale

March into Merivale

Merivale's superhero chefs are back to save the day with another set of amazing deals throughout March and April.

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

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

Five-star vegetarian

Five-star vegetarian

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 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.

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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.

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Sydney Food Awards 09

Sydney Food Awards 09

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Sydney's top 10 Sunday roasts

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Sydney's top 50 credit crunch meals

The latest and greatest in credit crunch eating and drinking

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Best of Sydney's food halls

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Sydney's best Fish and Chips

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Portuguese in Petersham

Discover a little taste of Lisbon in the inner west.

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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

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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 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.

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

Time Out Sydney & Cruise Restaurant

Time Out Sydney & Cruise Restaurant

Cruise Restaurant & Time Out Sydney are giving readers an exclusive dining experience.

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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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