American

• Review
• Brunswick Heads

Old Maids

A local favourite for Hawaiian burgers and brekkie rolls.

• Sarah Norris

• Review
• Merimbula

Dulcie’s Cottage

Burgers and craft beers served in a 100-year-old weatherboard cottage.

• Review
• Brunswick East

Charrd

A hole-in-the-wall window selling just two types of burgers.

• Emma Breheny

• Review
• Taren Point

Find some of Sydney’s best barbecued brisket at this suburban car wash

Good Food heads to the Sutherland Shire to try Texas barbecue with Greek flair (hello, smoked lamb shoulder gyros).

• Bianca Hrovat

• Recommended
• Haberfield

Happy Shop

A fast-casual sibling to Happyfield serving chopped cheese sandwiches and beignets.

• Erina Starkey

• Recommended
• Broadmeadow

Newy Fried Chicken

Newcastle’s favourite fried chicken shop opens on Darby Street.

• Erina Starkey

• Recommended
• Sawtell

Morty’s Joint

A proper local’s hangout for first-rate fried chicken and craft beer.

• Recommended
• Thora

Pitstop Hamburgers

Smashburgers and shakes at a surprising roadside stop.

• Review
• Newtown

Continental Deli crew’s new Newtown spot channels New York vibes with a cherry on top

Joe’s Tavern has opened in the former home of vegetarian venue Flora, and it’s quite the flip: out with the mushroom bolognese, in with a pig or lamb plate.

• Callan Boys

• Recommended
• Heidelberg West

The Bearded Pig

A cult-favourite barbecue spot in a northern suburbs warehouse.

• Quincy Malesovas