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1. CATALINA
4.8
Exceptional(107)
Price: Very Expensive
• Modern Australian • Rose Bay North
Booked 38 times today
Catalina is an iconic harbourside restaurant, family owned and operated since 1994. It is a light airy modern space with wonderful views, floor to ceiling glass, and outdoor balcony seating. The menu is Mediterranean-inspired and features sustainable seafood from the best producers Australia-wide, and grass fed and free range meat and poultry. The wine list is one of the best wine lists in Australia, featuring over 800 wines, and receiving a 3 Goblet rating every year in the Wine List of the Year Awards. The service is welcoming, friendly, informal and yet, professional. An ideal venue for all occasions: from everyday dining, to business lunches, to celebrations, to wedding receptions and events. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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2. Figo Restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(415)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Rushcutters Bay
Booked 10 times today
Casual Italian Restaurant with Friendly service and traditional food. Bar seating and dining tables with two different rooms. We are a small but vibrant place.
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3. The Potting Shed
4.4
Awesome(3872)
Price: Moderate
• Modern Australian • Alexandria
Booked 167 times today
The Potting Shed is a place to meet, eat, drink, relax and chat your day and night away – where hanging plants, terracotta pots and timber beams meet brass, brick and iron. Where you can plant yourself down on the swing seat, bench or at the bar and feel like you are on your family’s porch.It’s a lively place where you can hoe into fresh, locally harvested produce, delivered by our shed-hands. The same hands that will deliver you good-natured banter, craft beers on tap, great tasting wines and unique cocktails.The menu offers cozy share options for groups, three course substantial meal choices for those wanting to make an evening of it and a fun selection of nibbles for people wanting a light after-work snack with their cocktails or a share jug amongst friends.Plus, enjoy exclusive after-dark access to The Grounds of Alexandria's latest laneway attractions when you dine in!
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4. The Grounds of Alexandria Cafe
4.2
Awesome(2829)
Price: Moderate
• Cafe Dining • Alexandria
Booked 278 times today
The Cafe food and drinks menu is bursting with fresh flavour, made with the finest quality ingredients and created with The Grounds own grown and locally sourced produce. The Cafe at The Grounds has team of chefs who constantly push the boundaries and reinvents the classics in order to deliver you perfect flavour combinations that will make you want to come back time and time again.NOTE: At The Cafe, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to dine in, we operate on a walk-in only basis for smaller tables during peak hours. If no tables are available on arrival, we will add you to an electronic waiting list and text you when your table is ready, leaving you free to explore the rest of The Grounds. Rest assured, all groups on the wait list will be able to dine-in on the day.
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5. Next Door Double Bay
4.6
Exceptional(137)
Price: Expensive
• Australian • Double Bay
Booked 34 times today
Next Door is the sister restaurant of Margaret, which, quite literally, sits next door to it at the corner of Bay St and Guilfoyle Avenue. Featuring a rolling 12-hour lunch-to-dinner menu, the bar brings you a selection of specially curated small plates such as Woodfire Grilled Peppers, Cherry Tomatoes with Oregano, Braised Zucchini with Mint, Chilli and Pecorino, as well as an amazing selection of Consorcio, Cuca, Pollastrini, Ortiz and Real Conversas tins with some freshly baked sourdough from Baker Bleu. It's also home to the famous Perry hamburger."It's just a place to get some really nice hospitality, chill out and enjoy your day," Neil Perry. Sandwiched between Baker Bleu and Margaret, the indoor dining area is cosy and comfortable, with marble-top tables and an open bar and kitchen.
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6. Bondi Trattoria
4.8
Exceptional(48)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Bondi Beach
Booked 15 times today
Looking over Australia's most famous beach, Bondi Trattoria has been serving locals and tourists alike for over 35 years. The menu is modern Italian, with a mixture of traditional and contemporary dishes including bugs in garlic & chilli butter with mozzarella, and spaghetti with crab and cuttlefish. We aim for a quality dining experience that is relaxed, professional & professional. Soak up the view from inside or on the terrace.
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7. CARMELA Nonna of Piccolina
4.7
Exceptional(38)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Double Bay
Booked 19 times today
AUTHENTIC ITALIAN FOOD + WARM ITALIAN VIBES Nonna style, casual dining. Welcome to our home.
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8. Doyles Garden Bar
4.3
Awesome(198)
Price: Moderate
• Australian • Watsons Bay
Booked 4 times today
Doyles open -air Garden Bar is located right on the beach in Watsons Bay. Try one of our refreshing cocktails, a draught beer or a glass of wine & order from the new garden bar menu. A great place to chill out & watch the sunset !! The bar is located at our restaurant Doyles on the Beach, Watsons Bay. On this, The restaurants original site, Doyles on the Beach opened Australia first seafood restaurant in 1885. We have been family owned and operated for over 5 generations. The restaurant internationally famous and a mecca for Sydneysiders and tourists alike, offering a stunning range of fresh seafood.Outdoor relaxed dining located right next to the beach. Live music on Saturdays 4pm - 7pm & Sunday's 3pm - 6pm weekly.Open from 11.30am until late.For restaurant bookings please book at Doyles on the Beach - not Doyles Garden Bar.
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9. Zushi - Barangaroo
4.6
Exceptional(1609)
Price: Expensive
• Japanese • Barangaroo
Booked 68 times today
At the edge of the CBD, in the spectacular 22-hectare waterfront precinct where an old container terminal once stood, discerning foodies can now find some of the city’s best sushi in Barangaroo. Established in 2016, the newest addition to the Zushi restaurant empire is in Sydney’s impressive new harbour foreshore playground. Zushi Barangaroo is both stylish and comfortable, capturing the relaxed style of a typical Japanese bar or izakaya designed by the renowned architect Koichi Takada. We offer premium service complimented with a wide selection of imported beers, Japanese inspired cocktails, and Japanese sake and whisky.Zushi prides itself on using only carefully sourced local ingredients; the freshest vegetables and sustainable seafood where possible and most of the menu is gluten-free. We are open every day for lunch and dinner, serving delectable sushi, sashimi and share plates. And the glorious harbour views are pretty tasty too.
A photo of Doyles on the Beach restaurant
10. Doyles on the Beach
4.4
Awesome(3276)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Watsons Bay
Booked 52 times today
On this, The restaurants original site, Doyles on the Beach opened Australia's first seafood restaurant in 1885. We have been family owned and operated for over 5 generations. The restaurant internationally famous and a mecca for Sydneysiders and tourists alike, offering a stunning range of fresh seafood for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week.Family Friendly, Great for date night!, indoor & outdoor dining located right next to the beach. We cater for families, business lunches, special events, weddings & special occasions. private rooms available.Visit our newly opened open-air Garden Bar (open daily 11.30am - late) , try one of our refreshing cocktails, a draught beer or a glass of wine before dining in the restaurant or why not order from the garden bar menu. (reservations excepted for both the restaurant & garden bar)

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