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Head chef Yusuke Morita at work preparing sushi with his wife Izumi.
Good Food hat15/20

This tiny six-seater is the size of a bento box, but it packs a wasabi-like punch

One of Sydney’s tiniest restaurants, Kisuke delivers a larger-than-life omakase experience.

  • Terry Durack
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.

  • Callan Boys
Good Food hat15/20

Fine dining meets fusion at this ‘slightly otherworldly’ Circular Quay showpiece

Former Aria chef Daeun Kang’s fusion of French and Japanese cooking plays out on every plate at the luxurious Oborozuki.

  • Terry Durack
Brian and Sabrina Dias, the proud proprietors of Baked at Bina’s.

The suburban bakery pulling in customers from Melbourne, Perth and even further for a taste of home

Treats abound at Baked at Bina’s in Earlwood: fried, sugar-dusted Portuguese doughnuts, just-baked custard tarts and soft-centred Brazilian rolls.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Pro tip: Check the Port Authority cruise-ship calendar before booking, so your view is unobstructed.
Good Food hatGood Food hatGood Food hat19/20

With a near-perfect score of 19/20, this is now Australia’s top-rated restaurant

There are few overblown adjectives that haven’t been used for Quay under Peter Gilmore’s tenure, writes Callan Boys.

  • Callan Boys
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Good Food hat15/20

Icon review: Why one of Sydney’s oldest Indian restaurants is also one of its hottest

After 35 years in business, proud pan-Indian pioneer Abhi’s is still going strong.

  • Terry Durack
Kimusabi.

New ‘sushi’ spot offers bargain $35 omakase experience just off Newtown’s meat-free mile

Plant-based Japanese venue Kimusabi on Enmore Road takes sushi to a new, creative level with a vegan twist.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Whiting parma (top left) and campanelle pasta carbonara with house-cured kingfish collar (centre).
14/20

Bet you’ve never had a parma or a carbonara like these before, Sydney

What was fine-diner The Gantry at Pier One Sydney Harbour hotel is now a simpler affair, but the comfort food has more to it than you might expect.

  • Terry Durack
The Stallion with ham, salami, prosciutto, mortadella, provolone, olive tapenade, pesto and sun-dried tomato.

This hidden kiosk in a business park makes a ‘glorious’ steak sanger to a 40-year-old family recipe

From rolls filled with layers of deli meats to sandwiches stuffed with doorstopper-sized schnitzels, there are plenty of home-made delights at Pauly’s Deli.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Dan dan noodles.
14/20

Warm up with $5.90 noodles and lip-tingling dishes at this hot Chinatown spot

Spicy Joint tackles the “good, fast, cheap” brief with impressive, dependable results.

  • Callan Boys