Forget polished dining rooms, Toby Wilson’s Sydney is found in shopping centre arcades, family-run food courts and suburban institutions. This guide covers the spots he keeps coming back to for Taiwanese breakfasts, iconic laksa, Hainanese chicken rice and some of the city’s most underrated cheap eats.
Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist keeps it simple when it comes to a good bar — “something a little bit darker and closed,” with a good crowd and a strong drink in hand. From tequila sipping to rum-heavy cocktails, here’s where he’s drinking in Sydney.
Chef Dan Hong (Mr Wong, Ms. G, Establishment & Mumu4u) has spent his career shaping Sydney’s modern Asian dining scene. When he’s not running restaurants or chasing new flavours, he’s eating across the city. From intimate sushi counters to late-night dumpling houses and spicy Thai spots in Chinatown. Here are the places he keeps going back to.
Twins Andrew Yee and Chris Yee, artists and co-founders of Yellow Belly, have spent decades championing Asian-Australian stories through film, art and community. When they’re not building cultural platforms, they’re deep in Haymarket. Moving between Steam Mill Lane, late-night Taiwanese, and old-school mall gems, this is their Haymarket circuit.
Sydney’s Hurstville through the eyes of Chef Junda Khoo? Don’t wear white, not when there are roast goose juices, pigeon peckers, chilli oil, and first-bite banh mi moments involved. This is the side of Sydney built on steaming yum cha baskets, crispy roast meats, late-night carb runs and cult family-run spots locals have been gatekeeping for years. Come hungry, bring napkins, and follow Junda through one of Sydney’s most underrated eating suburbs.
When it comes to tea, the matcha girlies have nothing on this Sydney chef. From a sifu who’s been pouring and teaching for 20 years, to a two-hatted haunt with one of the city’s best tea pairings, this is Mitch Orr’s guide to the best tea in Sydney.
So, who feeds the chefs? These are the top tables chosen by industry legends in Sydney.
Secondz • So, who feeds the chefs? These are the top tables chosen by industry legends in Sydney.
Underhyped but overdelivering, these are the quietly brilliant places in Sydney that our Hospo Legends have been gatekeeping.
Secondz • Underhyped but overdelivering, these are the quietly brilliant places in Sydney that our Hospo Legends have been gatekeeping.
From double ristrettos to flat whites, magics, and single-origin cold brews - here's where our hospo legends are getting caffeinated in Sydney.
Secondz • From double ristrettos to flat whites, magics, and single-origin cold brews - here's where our hospo legends are getting caffeinated in Sydney.
Neat, shaken, or stirred are the best off-shift sips rec'd by Hospo Legends.
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From lacquered danishes to buttery croissants and 48-hour stone-baked sourdough, don't settle for white bread; carb up at these elite bakeries in Sydney instead.
Secondz • From lacquered danishes to buttery croissants and 48-hour stone-baked sourdough, don't settle for white bread; carb up at these elite bakeries in Sydney instead.
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