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Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Sydney

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Updated 05 January 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Sydney? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit.


A photo of The Shop & Wine Bar restaurant
4.8
4.8 (14)
$40 and under
Australian
Bondi Beach
About the restaurant
At The Shop you can expect to find the same customers that have been coming since day one.
The Shop is like being welcomed into the home of a favourite relative and the food that comes out of the kitchen is like they have preformed magic.
We like to focus on comfort food and all locally sourced.
Everything is made from scratch, including the dressings, relishes and pickled vegetables.
Most of our wines are organic and always have a preservative free wine. Cocktails available if your feeling colourful..
Sharing plates and seasonal specials available.
Huge colourful salads, burgers and meatballs.
The heart and the soul of the owners and locals oozes out of The Shop!

Top review
Blake
Dined on 22 Dec 2024
We went for the wine and pasta special, unfortunately there was nothing special about the pasta. Everything else was good enough. There was a good selection of wine.
A photo of MATKIM restaurant
4.9
4.9 (22)
$100 and over
Korean
Sydney CBD
About the restaurant
Matkim is short for “Mat kim” (Entrust) “Cha rim” (Table) which is Omakase in Korean

Matkim is a Korean BBQ Chef’s table like you have never experienced before.
The finest cuts of meat are daily sourced, prepared by the hands of our butchers, perfectly aged and served with the finest ingredients to match.

Top review
Michelle
Dined on 17 Dec 2024
great experience to explore diversity of the original korean flavour !
A photo of DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar - Sydney restaurant
4.8
4.8 (85)
$41 to $100
Italian
Surry Hills
About the restaurant
D.O.C is real Italian eating and age old simplicity refreshed with contemporary flair. A celebration of heritage. A joy in sharing. Authentic, exuberant, and outrageously Italian.

Top review
isike
Dined on 23 Dec 2024
perfect hole in the wall spot for authentic pizza, highly recommend for an intimate spot service and food both outstanding
A photo of Neptune's Grotto restaurant
4.9
4.9 (48)
$41 to $100
Italian
Sydney CBD
About the restaurant
The Pellegrino 2000 Team to Open Neptune’s Grotto, a Basement Italian Joint in the CBD.
Top review
Devon
Dined 2 days ago
Extraordinary meal. Great ambience - very speak easy, smokers lounge (with no smoke), cool vibe. Exquisite service with lovely and friendly staff.
A photo of Elements Brasserie Belmore restaurant
4.9
4.9 (39)
$41 to $100
Steakhouse
Belmore
About the restaurant
Welcome to Elements Brasserie Belmore! We are excited to introduce our new local steakhouse menu, a celebration of the finest local flavours. Indulge in a selection of premium cuts, expertly grilled to perfection and served with a range of delicious sides. Our menu is crafted using the highest quality ingredients, showcasing the rich and robust flavours that make our steaks truly unforgettable. From juicy ribeyes to tender fillets, each dish is a tribute to the art of grilling. Join us for a remarkable dining experience and savour the taste of excellence in every bite.
Top review
Alice
Dined 2 days ago
Excellent service and food!!! Only issue hard to find parking on the street and when you park in the parking area hard to find the way to the restaurant.its not a negative but abit frustrating
A photo of Braci Osteria + Pizzeria restaurant
4.9
4.9 (69)
$41 to $100
Italian
Willoughby
About the restaurant
Braci Osteria + Pizzeria brings the fiery passions of Italy and Australia to Sydney's lower North Shore. Slide up to the bar to enjoy spuntini accompanied by wines and cocktails, or enjoy pizza and pasta with good company in the dining room or on the terrace.

Braci is an experience to be shared with friends and family. The flavours of Braci have been developed with the heart and soul of our experienced kitchen team and can accommodate to appetites of all sizes. The bar features a carefully curated and exclusive wines, spirits, and beers to accompany your culinary journey.

Elegant simplicity is at the heart of everything we do. Eat well + eat often.

Top review
Julie
Dined 1 day ago
Cocktails, food and service was amazing. Delicious nibbles, pizza and dessert! Thank you Toby and Chris from Braci.
A photo of Kalina's restaurant
4.8
4.8 (52)
$41 to $100
Balkan style
Georges Hall
About the restaurant
Kalina's is a Balkan inspired European restaurant in the heart of Georges Hall.
Top review
Branka
Dined on 13 Dec 2024
Great food, service and ambience! Highly recommended!
A photo of Hemingway's Manly restaurant
4.8
4.8 (472)
$41 to $100
French
Manly
About the restaurant
Welcome to Hemingway's Manly!

Among the other venues of Manly, we are lucky to live on the iconic peninsula of Manly – A very unique niche for restauranteurs – and to be part of its food and beverage scene. Where the beach life and the city trends are harmonising, we thrive to offer you a French touch cuisine generously supported by the influence of our Australian way of life.

Our products are designed from the span of your everyday life to any wow moment you need to celebrate. Like a good orchestra, the Manly scene needs the most versatile instruments to play her best music in your ears, and this is Hemingway’s part.

Come in to try our chef's witty traditional French menu while we mesh the coffee and cocktail-bar culture into the classic Montmartre bistro-style to get the best of both world at your table.

Top review
DavidVIP
Dined today
Great spot and great food. Only issue was long wait between courses with not that many guests in the restaurant.
A photo of BART Jr. restaurant
4.8
4.8 (111)
$40 and under
Australian
Redfern
About the restaurant
About Bart Jr.
Bart Jr. is the love child of local lethario and legend Bart, a frisky ginger tomcat, it's also your new favourite neighbourhood bar.

We are passionate about good booze, good food and good times.

TUESDAY - Bart FAMILY Night.
A Pasta & Glass of Wine for $35/hd

WEDNESDAY - Bart CHEF's Menu.
A carefully selected $45/hd menu of all our Fave things.
Our usual delicious Menu also available to order as you like!

THURSDAY - Steak Frites!
Our usual delicious Menu also available to order as you like.

FRIDAY/SATURDAY - Lunch & Dinner.
Good vibes all weekend, regular menu and specials!

SEATING
Standard seating is inside the venue on a stool or chair, Outside seating is under cover on the 'Bart Patio'.
We are a small bar and require flexibility in seating arrangements.

GROUPS
Groups of 7+ Attract a 10% Service Charge and are required to go on a $69/head Set Menu.

Top review
Rynagh
Dined 2 days ago
Excellent value, outstanding food and service. Highly recommend Bart Jnr.
A photo of Chester White Cured Diner restaurant
5.0
5 (61)
$41 to $100
Italian
Potts Point
About the restaurant
Welcome to your home away from home. The locals' lounge room.
Where new and old friends from around the globe gather for organic charcuterie, house-made pasta + European and Australian wine.

Owner Stu and his team enjoy meats of Europe, the pastas of Italy, and wines from off the beaten track. The restaurant comes together over a love of pork and swill (and country music).

The kitchen team spends afternoons pickling, rolling gnocchi, making focaccia and keeping an eye on our beloved cured meats and pecorino cheese wheels. By nightfall the show is on, the house is full and the atmosphere is swinging.

So come on in and let us guide you through our menu. Welcome to our Diner!!

Top review
Holly
Dined 5 days ago
Best meal I’ve had in a long time and by far the best place I’ve been to in Sydney. Gorgeous setting, service was incredible from start to finish - we had a member of our party who had very particular food tastes and every effort was made to make sure she was accommodated, right down to the chef coming over to double check himself what she would be okay with. Wine was great and every dish we had was amazing - the truffle cacio e pepe was 10/10. Worked in hospitality for 14 years and this is how it should be done. Will be back next time in we’re in Sydney!
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