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The BIG Happy burger with fries.

Happy Shop

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

  • Erina Starkey

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Young rowers on Iron Cove at dawn.

This Sydney council wants to build a new swimming spot. Rowers are up in arms

Rowers are fighting a rearguard battle to stop construction of a tidal pool close to the last Olympic-length rowing course near the harbour.

  • Megan Gorrey
Birria taco pack.
13/20

Papi’s Birria Tacos

Car park taco party on the edge of Haberfield.

Happyfield’s Happiest Meal.

Happyfield

Every day is a pancake party at this North American diner in Haberfield.

Pasticceria Papa in Haberfield.

Pasticceria Papa

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

Papi’s Birria
13/20

This petrol-station food truck on Parramatta Road is serving some of Sydney’s best tacos

The lines are long, but Papi’s slow-cooked, spice-throbbing beef folded into cheesy tacos are worth the wait and messy hands.

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All but four of the buyers at the original auction in 2003 rescinded their offers.

Sydney’s most expensive swamp hits the market

The parcel of empty land will finally be sold off for homes, decades after the army moved out. The council says the move will do little to help the housing crisis.

  • Megan Gorrey
Salsiccia e funghi pizza at La Disfida in Haberfield.
14.5/20

La Disfida

No-fuss, family-friendly local hero.

Happyfield’s Happiest Meal.

Happyfield

The vibe is sunny, the theme is North American diner and the food is fast.

Go-to dish: Salsiccia e funghi pizza.
14.5/20

It won the Haberfield pizza duel, but is this icon still one of Sydney’s best pizzerias?

La Disfida’s warm-lit dining room and wood-fired winter cooking has serious pulling power.

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