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Every restaurant featured in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2026 in Sydney’s North Shore and Northern Beaches.

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Amah by Ho Jiak.
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Amah by Ho Jiak

House-made apple strudel with whipped cream.
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Austrian Club

The Banco menu is partly inspired by British gastropubs.
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Banco

Bar Infinita is a neighbourhood trattoria in a trattoria-less neighbourhood.
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Bar Infinita

Prawn cocktail with iceberg, avocado, lemon and Marie Rose.
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Barrenjoey House

Australian mussels in an ’nduja spiked tomato and fermented chilli butter at The Basin Dining Room.
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The Basin Dining Room

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Pappardelle, asparagus, peas and stracciatella, plus fried calamari.
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Bathers’ Pavilion

The view from Berowra Waters Inn.
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Berowra Waters Inn

Chicken liver parfait at Boronia Kitchen.
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Boronia Kitchen

Dining at Braci Osteria & Pizzeria in North Willoughby.
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Braci Osteria + Pizzeria

The yellow crab curry at Chai Thai.
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Chat Thai Chatswood

Pizzetta bianca and pizzetta rossa.
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Cibaria

The chirashi sushi box at Choji Yakiniku.
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Choji Yakiniku

The secluded Cottage Point Inn.
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Cottage Point Inn

Hainanese chicken rice.
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East West Gourmet

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Northern Territory mud crab in a warm, South-East Asian-style black pepper sauce.
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Felons Seafood

Genzo’s neon-lit dining room.
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Genzo

Makings of a sensational shabu shabu at Hanasuki.
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Hanasuki

Baked scallops with miso butter and corn at The Herring Room.
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The Herring Room

Tartlette of summer greens and fromage blanc.
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Loulou Bistro Milsons Point

Crimson snow apples and buttermilk shortcake.
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McCarrs

Tonkotsu ramen.
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Menya Monaka

Fregola alla vongole.
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Modo Mio

Calamarata pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, SA squid and white wine at Nico.
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Nico

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Nikan Persian Restaurant

Norma’s Deli is a deli, bakery, taverna and takeaway all in one.
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Norma’s Deli

Ormeggio snacks.
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Ormeggio at The Spit

The snack selection at Pilu at Freshwater.
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Pilu at Freshwater

’70s Brooklyn vibes flow at Pocket Pizza in Avalon.
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Pocket Pizza

The clubhouse feel of North Sydney’s Poetica Bar & Grill.
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Poetica Bar & Grill

RAFI is an ambitious restaurant and terrace bar in North Sydney.
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RAFI

S'more Bistro at Castlecrag. Chef Sam Young. 10th June 2022. Photo: Edwina Pickles / SMH Good Weekend
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S’more

Moreton Bay bug spaghettini at Sails.
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Sails

The modernist interiors at St Alma in Freshwater.
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St. Alma

Kebabs make up the bulk of the menu at this busy restaurant.
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Surena Persian Restaurant

Toshihiko Oe’s Sushi Oe in Cammeray.
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Sushi Oe

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