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Good Food Guide 2025: Sydney’s most iconic restaurants

At a time when any restaurant that keeps the lights on longer than five years almost deserves a standing ovation, longevity alone can attract tags such as “icon” and “institution”. These stalwarts, however, relatively unchanged from the day they opened, truly deserve that status. All have been open for at least two decades, but most for many years more with the same owners and signature dishes. Long may they prosper.