Private dining room

• Recommended
• Fortitude Valley

Winnifred’s

Champagne bar-bistro hiding in plain sight in the Valley.

• Matt Shea

• Review
• Glebe

Efendy chef’s new Sydney Fish Market venue is a winner for seafood lunches on the water

Stunning views, chardonnay by the glass and a smart Mediterranean menu is the winning trifecta at Turkish chef Somer Sivrioglu’s latest Sydney venture.

• Callan Boys

• Recommended
• Blacktown

Ocean Treasure Asian Dining

The pyramid-shaped pork belly is a Sydney treasure.

• Kevin Cheng

• Recommended
• Paddington

The Lord Dudley Hotel

An English pub serving hand-pumped ales and pot pies.

• Recommended
• Woolloomooloo

Woolly Bay Hotel

A historic Woolloomooloo pub with a rooftop cocktail bar.

• Review
• Haymarket

I went to the new Sydney version of the Eat Pray Love pizzeria and got hit by a bin

At $18 for a standard margherita, the new L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele offers ripper value. But does the quality and service match the hype?

• Callan Boys

• Review
• Sydney

Flaminia

An elegant Italian diner from the team behind Pilu.

• David Matthews

• Review
• Zetland

This elegant Japanese spot offers high-end sushi without the usual formality of omakase

Does omakase always need to be translated to a 20-course menu? Japasu by Sang proves there’s another way to hero premium seafood.

• Kevin Cheng

• Review
• Coogee

‘Totally fine but unremarkable’: The verdict on Rick Stein’s Sydney seafood restaurant

There are some hits, some misses and fake olive trees at the signature Coogee Beach venture by the beloved British celebrity chef.

• Callan Boys

• Review
• Sydney

‘Pleasure to eat’: Pilu team’s new Circular Quay venue captures Italian coastal elegance

Don’t expect burrata or tiramisu at Giovanni Pilu’s harbourside restaurant Flaminia. The menu takes inspiration from Italy’s port cities.

• David Matthews