Crows Nest

• Review
• Charcoal & Crisp Lechon

Like crackling pork? Visit this casual Filipino diner for shatteringly crisp lechon

Charcoal & Crisp Lechon in Crows Nest specialises in the Manila style of lechon served with a vinegar-rich dipping.

• Callan Boys

• Review
• Kashiwa Yakiniku

Yakiniku Kashiwa

Yokocho spirit right on Falcon Street.

• Review
• Yakitori Yurippi

Yakitori Yurippi

Fast-paced, charcoal-fuelled skewer and lager bar.

• Sydney icon

‘Sometimes I lose it’: Famously direct restaurateur sells up after more than 50 years

German-born Rudi Dietz took over Stuyvesant’s House in Crows Nest in the 1970s. Now he’s set to serve his last pork knuckle as he farewells his life’s work.

• Scott Bolles

• Recommended
• On a Roll

On a Roll

This venue is a finalist for best sandwich in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

• Recommended
• Ratio

Ratio

This cafe is a finalist for best coffee in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

• Recommended
• Only Coffee Project

Only Coffee Project

This cafe is a finalist for best coffee in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

• Recommended
• Annata

Annata

Friendly bolthole for wine boffins.

• Recommended
• Ryo's

Ryo’s Noodles

Serving rocking ramen for 20 years and counting.

• Review
• Yakitori Yurippi

Beer + chicken skewers + beer. It’s a perfect formula at this north shore yakitori joint

Yakitori Yurippi is at the heart of the Hatena Group’s transformation of Crows Nest into the north shore’s very own version of Merivale’s Ivy complex.

• Callan Boys