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Helen Yee

Helen Yee

Sydney restaurant reviewer

Helen Yee is a restaurant reviewer for Good Food.

Warm tofu noodles.
14.5/20

‘Warm hug for your stomach’: This eatery takes three days to make its tofu noodles

This Hurstville venue is one of the few places in Sydney serving the traditional and “unapologetically bold” cuisine of Myanmar.

  • Helen Yee
Seafood kamameshi with umami soup.
14/20

‘A treasure hunt’: This new Japanese venue serves 300 glistening rice bowls each week

The latest restaurant from the team behind Darlinghurst’s Gaku Robata Grill will change your mind about rice.

  • Helen Yee
Nasi bungkus (wrapped rice).
13.5/20

Pick-and-mix from 30 flavours at this hidden CBD spot specialising in wrapped rice parcels

From meatball noodle soups to Indonesian smashed chicken, Pandawa Nasi Bungkus on Pitt Street offers a packed 10-page menu of exciting dishes to try.

  • Helen Yee
Surena.
13.5/20

Don’t miss the kebabs and all things ‘tangy, savoury-sour’ at this Persian restaurant

Marinated lamb and chicken skewers are grilled on sword-like sticks and fanned furiously over charcoal.

  • Helen Yee
14/20

Don’t miss the head-turning beef platter at World Square’s new late-night soup spot

Winter time means hot pot, so Master Cow is a welcome arrival as it brings bubbling broths, a self-serve sauce bar and DIY fun.

  • Helen Yee
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Bun bo hue
14/20

Visit this shopping strip eatery for a soup Anthony Bourdain once called the ‘greatest in the world’

It’s worth trawling the menu at bustling Bankstown eatery VBites for Hue and Central Vietnamese dishes not often found in Sydney restaurants.

  • Helen Yee
Jessie and Tony Peng are the wife-and-husband owners of Fishboy Kitchen.
14.5/20

Sydney’s most authentic Hong Kong food is not where you might expect it

Hop on the shiny new Parramatta light rail to this modest suburban eatery and join the throng of expats seeking a taste of home at Fishboy Kitchen.

  • Helen Yee