Sydney · Australia
The Sydney food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
A hand-sized pie of flaky pastry around beef in rich gravy, eaten with tomato sauce.
Best at Harry's Café de Wheels, Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo. Get: The Tiger: a pie with mushy peas, mash and gravy
Five places, and what to order
- Gumshara Ramencounter · HaymarketGet: Spicy tonkotsu or spare rib tonkotsu; add extra noodles
- Hong Ha Bakerybakery · MascotGet: Traditional pork roll with house chilli sauce
- Bar Reggioinstitution · DarlinghurstGet: Cold cuts plate (mortadella, salami, aged prosciutto) and the specials board
- North Bondi Fishfor seafood · North BondiGet: Sashimi platter, grilled fish with lemon, seafood tacos
- Kilnfor barramundi · Surry Hills (Ace Hotel)Get: Barramundi from the fire-driven menu
The market
Seafood market. Australian seafood, oysters, sashimi
The line worth it
Black Star PastryNewtown
Get: Strawberry watermelon cake
Expect: Weekend lines. Beat it: Go on a weekday.
In season this November
Sydney rock oysters · School prawns · Blue swimmer crab
How it works here
Tip: Not expected; leave 10% for great service. Weekend and holiday surcharges are normal.
Book: Book dinner a week or two out; cafes do breakfast walk-in, so go early.
When locals eat: Breakfast and brunch are an institution; dinner 6:30-9pm.