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Manly

Norma’s Deli is a deli, bakery, taverna and takeaway all in one.
14/20

Norma’s Deli

Speed meets quality in this polished kafeteria.

Baked scallops with miso butter and corn at The Herring Room.
14.5/20

The Herring Room

Coastal dining in a welcoming, nostalgic space.

Northern Territory mud crab in a warm, South-East Asian-style black pepper sauce.
13.5/20

Felons Seafood

The views are stunning and the fish are jumping at this new waterside restaurant.

The Banco menu is partly inspired by British gastropubs.
14/20

Banco

Cosy wine bar with creativity and personality to burn.

Pizzetta bianca and pizzetta rossa.
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Cibaria

Tuned-in modern trattoria made to go from surf-to-seat.

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Felons Seafood’s location, right on the water on Manly Wharf’s East Esplanade, is an open invitation for a long lunch.
13.5/20

The cooking can be great, but some head-scratching service keeps Felons from soaring

The views are stunning, the fish are jumping, but something’s missing from this new waterside restaurant.

  • Myffy Rigby
Sake in Manly.

‘People want new experiences’: Manly’s Sake to shut as hospo giant changes direction

The operator of the beachside spot will also close El Camino, while the business puts greater focus on “unique venues” and pulls back on its Bavarian chain.

  • Scott Bolles
From left: Artemus co-founder Adam Flaskas, Artemus culinary consultant Corey Costelloe, Felons brand director Dean Romeo and head chef at Felons Seafood Luke Bourke.

Three former Rockpool chefs to lead new Manly wharf restaurant

Including the 2025 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide young chef of the year.

  • Scott Bolles
Local designer Luchetti Krelle captures all the best bits of Australian life by the coast.
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This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’

Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.

  • Myffy Rigby
The breakfast plate.

Noon

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.