Best 30 Restaurants in Sydney NSW, Australia
Here's our list of Time Out's best restaurants in Sydney right now, from hot newcomers to time-honoured institutions,...
Clam Bar
44 Bridge St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
A New York-style steak house by the powerhouses behind Bistrot 916 and Pellegrino 2000.
Quay Restaurant
Upper Level Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
A supreme fine diner, and a world-class culinary experience in almost every respect.
Restaurant Hubert
15 Bligh St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
The Swillhouse Group's beast of a brasserie, in a CBD basement bathed in OTT Belle Époque detail.
Porkfat Thai Restaurant Sydney
33 Ultimo Rd, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia
Fiery, flavoursome and authentic, this new Thai restaurant in Haymarket is hot in every sense of the word.
Pellegrino 2000
80 Campbell St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
A cracking Surry Hills Italian from the Bistrot 916 team with amped-up trattoria classics that will stay with you long after you've said arrivederci.
Gildas
46-48 Albion St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
A wine bar and restaurant inspired by Lennox Hastie’s time living in Basque country.
Saint Peter
362 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia
Certainly Sydney’s – and, dare we say, Australia’s – most revolutionary seafood restaurant, helmed by superstar chef Josh Niland.
Parlar Restaurant
Shop 3/81 Macleay St, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011, Australia
A Potts Point opulent diner shining a spotlight on coastal Catalan cuisine.
Kiln
53 Foy Ln, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Sydney favourite Mitch Orr serves up a supper in the sky at this eclectic rooftop canteen where old meets new and dishes store surprises.
AALIA Restaurant Sydney
Shop 7.07-7.08/25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
An exploration of the Turkish coastline by the all-star crew behind the celebrated Nour. Aalia is so spesh that it won Best Fine Dining Restaurant in...
Cafe Paci
131 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
A permanent Inner West site for one of the city’s most beloved chefs, spruiking clever cross-cultural share plates as well as a dynamite list of...
Ursula's Paddington
92 Hargrave St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia
Phil Wood has new digs and very big shoes to fill. The former Guillaume and Darcy’s local now serves up clean, elegant and flavourful comfort food.
Jane Surry Hills
478 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
An outstanding and surprising hole in the wall that brings the goods, with a touch of inspiration from Nan.
Ester Restaurant
46-52 Meagher St, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia
A reliable favourite for dishes with a point of difference, given love in the wood-fired oven.
Firedoor Restaurant
23/33 Mary St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
Hyper-seasonal plates of premium produce and pristine proteins from a kitchen powered solely by firewood and open flames.
Lucky Kwong Eveleigh
2 Locomotive St, Eveleigh NSW 2015, Australia
Kylie Kwong's casual, lunchtime-only eatery that puts accessibility and sustainability front and centre.
Bentley Restaurant + Bar
27 O'Connell St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
The flagship CBD fine diner from superstar chef-sommelier duo Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt.
Sixpenny
83 Percival Rd, Stanmore NSW 2048, Australia
One of Australia’s most cherished restaurants, tucked away in an unassuming Stanmore corner terrace.
Sean's
270 Campbell Parade, North Bondi NSW 2026, Australia
The beachside benchmark for ‘paddock to plate’ dining, now nearing its third decade of operation.
LuMi Dining
56 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia
A glassed-in box at the end of a Pyrmont wharf showcasing a show-stopping collision of Japanese and Italian influences.
Lankan Filling Station
Ground Floor/58 Riley St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia
An inner-city bolthole dishing up hoppers, sambols and cooked-to-order curries with profound depth of flavour, all made from a kaleidoscope of spices,...
a’Mare
Crown Sydney, Level 1/1 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo NSW 2000, Australia
Alessandro Pavoni’s opulent Italian fine diner where theatre is front and centre.
Margaret
30-36 Bay St, Double Bay NSW 2028, Australia
Hospitality veteran Neil Perry has upped stumps and moved on over to Double Bay, with his signature fusion of modern Australian with Asian flavour.
Chaco Bar
186-188 Victoria St, Potts Point NSW 2010, Australia
Real-deal Japanese with a modern twang, anchored by astoundingly delicious yakitori.
Aria Restaurant Sydney
1 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
A longstanding, harbourside fine-dining landmark overseen by Matt Moran.
Mr. Wong
3 Bridge Ln, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Fully realised contemporary Cantonese in a behemoth of a basement, decked to the nines in Shanghai nostalgia.
Sang by Mabasa
98 Fitzroy St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
Heartfelt Korean cooking in a Surry Hills bolthole that will make you reevaluate your definition of ‘hole in the wall’.
Yellow
57 Macleay St, Potts Point NSW 2011, Australia
Plant-based food at the height of its powers in Potts Point.
Poly
74-76 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
A sophisticated and sexy date night spot in the heart of Surry Hills.
Palazzo Salato
201/203 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
A grand, gorgeous and ambitious restaurant from the Love, Tilly Group who also brought us Ragazzi, La Salut, Love, Tilly Devine and Dear Sainte...