Syd-er-ney

Over the course of an amazing year spent diving deep into the secrets of Asia and Europe, I was asked for advice about home. Sydney is amazing for food - and just so I keep all of it somewhere, here is what I shared ...

http://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/
fish markets for lunch – second biggest fish markets in the world, amazingly fresh seafood at super reasonable prices :) there’s a hug building with all the restaurants in it – and a building next door which is smaller (nearer the carpark) which is where I go for uber-fresh salmon sashimi and prawns – grab lots and sit outside in the sun by the water

http://www.bills.com.au/restaurants/surry.htm
bills for brunch – order the ricotta hotcakes, corn fritters and bacon and eggs and rotate amongst you to try everything. Get an amazing coffee there too – a nice way to start a morning and plan a day ahead :)

http://www.toko.com.au/index_surryhills.cfm
toko for japanese dining – it’s a little fancy (you can get cheaper sushi at a myriad of sushi trains which I always did on a Tuesday before going to the movies near town hall :) but it’s nice – you can see the chefs at work

http://www.jimmyliks.com/
jimmy liks for cocktails – dim, excellent place to start with cocktails before a night out in kings cross – probably one of my favourite bars in sydney

http://www.bungalow8sydney.com/, http://www.theloftsydney.com/, http://www.cargobar.com.au/, http://www.operabar.com.au/Home/522/n/3/0/0/
bungalow 8, loft or cargo for lazy afternoon drinking on sunny days – always a Sunday thing for me, but I’m sure it’s also good on a weekday – laze back with a beer or cocktail and chew the fat on life --- actually --- also there is opera bar right near circular quay which has the best views of a bar ever ...

http://www.kuletos.com.au/
kuletos for cocktails before thai dinner, lots of restaurants on king st are good including thai pothong ( http://www.thaipothong.com.au/)

http://www.flyingfish.com.au/
fancy dinner at flying fish in a secluded bay – I love this restaurant. The lights, the setting, the food. It’s a bit on the fancy side (meal may be around $100AUD), so not sure if you’re looking for that kind of thing but if you are, I’d go here. Sri lankan snapper curry rocks the kasbah. You could always start at the casino down the road, and if you lose your money, eat at the heavily-subsidised restaurants in the casino where noodles are < $10 designed to keep you there :)

http://www.goldencentury.com.au/
yumcha at golden century – lots of fun, chaotic and you have to point at what you want to eat (at least on weekend brunchtimes which is when I go). great breakfasts ... get the prawn dumplings, siu mai, chinese broccoli, char siew buns and anything else you fancy – for the adventurous there will be chicken feet and tripe ...

http://www.belgian-beer-cafe.com.au/heritage.html
belgian beer café for mussels and beer – this is near where you’re staying and it looks like they have mussels for half price btw midday and 10pm ...

Btw, super-late-night dining i.e. at 1/2am in the morning only has three possibilities in sydney – harrys café de wheels in woolloomoolloo (great meat pies!), barbeque king (chinatown goodness) and pancakes in the rocks (exactly what it says)