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Laksa Singapura with prawn, chicken and mixed noodles at Temasek.
14.5/20

Temasek

Fast, no-fuss favourite, 32 years young.

Bayti’s mahalabia milk pudding.
14.5/20

Bayti

Set menu delivered wedding banquet-style, with live music.

Wood fired pizzas at Fratelli Pulcinella in Parramatta.
14/20

Fratelli Pulcinella

Parramatta’s first bona fide Neapolitan pizza restaurant.

Kingfish crudo with calamansi dressing at MISC in Parramatta.
14/20

Misc.

Elevated brunch, lunch and dinner in Western Sydney’s prettiest park.

Kingfish and coconut ceviche and roasted eggplant with furikake from the Feast menu.
14/20

Lilymu

Lively dinner hotspot in Sydney’s other CBD.

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An assortment of skewers, including pork small intestine, chicken isaw, filipino hotdog and chicken wings from Smoky Cravings.
13/20

Smoky Cravings

Street food skewers with a side of adobo rice.

Prawn and murray cod tortellini at Ruse Bar & Brasserie.
14.5/20

Ruse Bar & Brasserie

Flame-licked flavours in sparkling Parramatta Square.

Sisters Trang Nguyen-Vu and Anh-Thu Vu who help run the family business.

Get a rare glimpse behind the counter of top Sydney producers with new food tours

Cabramatta’s banh mi institute Vinata’s Hot Bread, Granville’s El Sweetie and Lakemba’s Paldo Kimchi are some of the venues involved, with tours from $10.

  • Erina Starkey
A spread including house-made pita, burrata, white bean hummus, mortadella and basturma.

Misc

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

Chia pudding with house made granola.

Circa Espresso

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.