Reviews
- Review
- Sydney
This luxed-up Latin American diner in Martin Place has bags of personality – and a hat
A personality-filled menu from Peruvian chef Alejandro Saravia brings new life to a treasure of a building.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- St Peters
Discover the joys of grab-and-go snacks at this Japanese-style convenience store
Hit up Domo 39 in St Peters for konbini classics such as onigiri, bento boxes, stir-fried noodles, sweet-and-sour chicken and soft-serve rice cream.
- Lee Tran Lam
- Review
- Alexandria
This gluten-free bakery and cafe is a totally cardboard-free zone
Nothing looks ‘gluten-free’ at Wholegreen Bakery’s Alexandria bakery and cafe, the third Sydney outlet for founder Cherie Lyden.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Woollahra
Chiswick is a sunny Sunday lunch place. So how does it fare on a chilly school night?
The glasshouse-style garden-to-plate restaurant should deliver one of the best dining experiences in town, both on- and off-peak.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Parramatta
Parramatta’s iconic laksa shop is moving. Here’s why you should visit the OG spot while you still can
After more than three decades in business, Temasek still offers value with a capital V, selling 500 to 600 bowls of laksa every week.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Lidcombe
This Korean ‘hangover soup’ is one of the most soothing liquids in Sydney
No matter what night of the week you visit, a line for Yeodongsik is inevitable. Callan Boys joins the queue.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Marrickville
‘A little bit tacky’: Why Sydney’s inner west is flocking to this kitschy, colourful Filipino spot
Purple soft-serve, hearty Filipino breakfasts and takeaway milk bun brekkie rolls are customer favourites at Tita modern carinderia.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Pyrmont
‘The best sandwich I’ve eaten all year’: Meaty spot enlivens a dead patch of Pyrmont
I’m a big fan of everything Salumeria Norcino – jack of all trades, master of salumi – is trying to do.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Sydney
This mix 𝄒n𝄒 match menu is a taste of Sydney on a plate, but is it too much of a good thing?
Flavours from all over the city make unusual friends on Penelope’s adventurous menu.
- Terry Durack
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- Marrickville
This Marrickville coffee spot is capital-S Serious about caffeinated brews (including its $35 cup)
The beans at ONA Coffee will put your nous to the test but there’s plenty to like for non-coffee-geeks too, including their sell-out potato rostis.
- Lee Tran Lam