THE BEST Restaurants in Sydney
From street food to fine dining — discover the best restaurants in Sydney with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.
🍽️ Restaurants in Sydney
- Quay — One of the most acclaimed fine-dining restaurants with harbour and Opera House views.
- Porteño — A Surry Hills favourite for Argentine-style wood-fired meats and empanadas.
- Tetsuya’s — A renowned restaurant with a Japanese-French tasting menu.
- Bennelong — A fine-dining restaurant inside the Opera House with iconic harbour views.
- The Bridge Room — A Michelin-level restaurant serving modern Australian cuisine in a heritage building.
- Chin Chin — A lively Southeast Asian restaurant in Surry Hills with a long queue and bold flavours.
- Mr. Wong — A large Cantonese restaurant in the CBD famous for dim sum and roast duck.
- Café Sydney — A rooftop restaurant with city and harbour views and modern Australian dishes.
- Hubert — A French restaurant in the CBD with a dark, moody atmosphere and live jazz.
- Ester — A Chippendale restaurant with wood-fired dishes and natural wines.
- Rockpool Bar & Grill — A steak and seafood restaurant in the Art Deco CBD by chef Neil Perry.
- Firedoor — A restaurant in Surry Hills cooking everything over wood fire.
- Aria — A fine-dining restaurant on the harbour with views of the Opera House.
- Mimi’s — A Mediterranean restaurant in Coogee with a rooftop and beach views.
- Luxe Bakery — A popular bakery with flaky pastries, croissants and sourdough.
- The Boathouse — A group of nautical-themed cafés and restaurants beaches.
- Bourke Street Bakery — A beloved bakery known for sourdough, tarts and ginger crème brûlée tarts.
- Pasticceria Papa — An Italian pastry shop in Haberfield famous for ricotta cheesecake and cannoli.
- Gelato Messina — An iconic gelato chain with creative flavours and elaborate cakes.
- Hurricane’s Grill — A casual chain famous for ribs, steaks and beachfront locations.