Reviews
- Review
- Ettalong Beach
Can’t get into Firedoor? Drive to this more affordable fire-driven Central Coast gem
Osteria il Coccia exclusively uses fire and coals, but unlike Firedoor, it happily accepts walk-ins and a $49 pork cutlet is big enough to share.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Marrickville
‘There’s no restaurant quite like it’: Is that a good thing at this ex-Rockpool chef’s new steakhouse?
A mix of local grittiness, fine-dining refinement and sizzle, Corey Costelloe’s 20 Chapel is hard to categorise, easy to like, and feels right for its time.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Potts Point
This tiny six-seater is the size of a bento box, but it packs a wasabi-like punch
One of Sydney’s tiniest restaurants, Kisuke delivers a larger-than-life omakase experience.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Haberfield
It won the Haberfield pizza duel, but is this icon still one of Sydney’s best pizzerias?
La Disfida’s warm-lit dining room and wood-fired winter cooking has serious pulling power.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Sydney
Fine dining meets fusion at this ‘slightly otherworldly’ Circular Quay showpiece
Former Aria chef Daeun Kang’s fusion of French and Japanese cooking plays out on every plate at the luxurious Oborozuki.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Earlwood
The suburban bakery pulling in customers from Melbourne, Perth and even further for a taste of home
Treats abound at Baked at Bina’s in Earlwood: fried, sugar-dusted Portuguese doughnuts, just-baked custard tarts and soft-centred Brazilian rolls.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- The Rocks
With a near-perfect score of 19/20, this is now Australia’s top-rated restaurant
There are few overblown adjectives that haven’t been used for Quay under Peter Gilmore’s tenure, writes Callan Boys.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- North Strathfield
Icon review: Why one of Sydney’s oldest Indian restaurants is also one of its hottest
After 35 years in business, proud pan-Indian pioneer Abhi’s is still going strong.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Newtown
New ‘sushi’ spot offers bargain $35 omakase experience just off Newtown’s meat-free mile
Plant-based Japanese venue Kimusabi on Enmore Road takes sushi to a new, creative level with a vegan twist.
- Lee Tran Lam
- Review
- Dawes Point
Bet you’ve never had a parma or a carbonara like these before, Sydney
What was fine-diner The Gantry at Pier One Sydney Harbour hotel is now a simpler affair, but the comfort food has more to it than you might expect.
- Terry Durack