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It doesn't get much better than this, the ones from Frank's Deli.

We’ve crowned Sydney’s best steak frites sandwich, plus eight more chip sangas to try

It might be hard to smoosh the ingredients together so you can pick it up, but its superb chips-to-meat-and-sauce ratio makes our number one unmissable.

  • Erina Starkey, Isabel Cant and Sarah Norris
The Friend in Hand's spice bag.

Where to get your spice bag fix in Sydney this St Patrick’s Day

Kickstart your festivities with this addictive late-night Irish dish born out of Chinese takeaway shops. It might be beige, but there’s chips, fried chicken and “curry sauce”.

  • Isabel Cant
Olympic Meats’ fabulous chips.

‘They’re elite’: Sydney chefs on their favourite chips and crisps (with one clear winner)

Danielle Alvarez and Junda Khoo dig salt and vinegar, Neil Perry says a spot in Rozelle is “as good as it gets”, and Josh Niland is into dill pickle.

  • Good Food
Wagyu lasagne with truffled manchego.

Here’s your March dining hit list, Sydney (featuring this late-night lasagne)

Catch up on all the hot, new, coming soon and just-reviewed places around town.

Loulou’s Tarte de L’Amour is available to pre-order.

From baked goods to brunch: Valentine’s Day ideas that are not a dinner out

Spread the celebrations across the day with a champagne breakfast, a lunch at somewhere you’d never usually get into, or a well-stocked picnic at a favourite place.

  • Erina Starkey
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Assorted dishes at Royal Palace Seafood in Haymarket.

Icons and instant hits: 10 of the best Chinese restaurants from the Good Food Guide

From live seafood to free biang biang noodle refills, these Sydney restaurants are worth celebrating year-round, but especially during Lunar New Year.

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide reviewers
Osteria Luna’s muffuletta is quite literally stacked with delicious deli meats.

Nine CBD lunches worth heading into the office for

Make going into the office the highlight of your week with lunches from $3.70, to a hefty muffuletta sandwich and a sashimi deal at a two-hatted restaurant.

  • Isabel Cant
The potato and leek soup at Megalong Restaurant.

The Good Food Guide to a road trip to the Blue Mountains

Ham and bechamel croissants from Black Cockatoo bakery, loaded Lebanese wraps from Cedar Kebab Cafe and dinner at Megalong Restaurant should be on every Blue Mountains food trail.

  • Erina Starkey and Good Food Guide reviewers
Papalote Mexican restaurant in Newcastle.

The Good Food Guide to a road trip to Newcastle

From fried chicken burgers to spit-roasted pork tacos and sour cherry pain suisse, Newcastle’s food scene can’t be conquered in a single weekend.

  • Erina Starkey
Mapo owner Matteo Pochintesta prepares granita at the new Darlinghurst outpost.

Sydney’s best new gelato and ice-cream shops for summer (and the go-to scoop at each)

From watermelon-lime granita to cacio e pepe ice-cream sandwiches, these are the season’s must-try treats. Plus: Is Tyra Banks’ “hot ice-cream” worth the wait?

  • Lee Tran Lam