18 of the best · Sydney, Australia
Bennelong beneath the sails and Aria on the Quay, Oncore over Barangaroo, Firedoor’s wood fire, Saint Peter’s fish, the neighbourhood tables of Surry Hills and the inner west, and the new fish market.
Our 18 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Sydney moments we keep going back to: the Manly ferry out of Circular Quay, the cliff walk from Bondi to Bronte in the early morning, and a tour inside the Opera House.
Beneath the sails
Contemporary Australian cooking inside the Sydney Opera House, from the Fink group.
The new market
The new Sydney Fish Market on Blackwattle Bay, opened 19 January 2026; open daily 7am–10pm.
How Sydney eats, from the Quay to the fish market.
The back story
Rock oysters and prawns from the fish market, barramundi, the meat pie, lamingtons, pavlova and a flat white: what to eat in Sydney.
The back story
Bennelong beneath the sails, Aria on the Quay, Oncore high over Barangaroo, Firedoor’s wood fire and Saint Peter’s fish: how Sydney eats, and where to book.
Tables with the view.
On the Quay
Matt Moran’s restaurant at 1 Macquarie Street, looking across Circular Quay to the Harbour Bridge.
1 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000Explore View on map
Beneath the sails
Contemporary Australian cooking inside the Sydney Opera House, from the Fink group.
Level 26, Crown Sydney
Clare Smyth’s Sydney restaurant on level 26 of Crown Sydney; tables released monthly on Crown’s site.
The kitchens people talk about.
The wood-fired oven
A Chippendale warehouse kitchen built around a wood-fired oven.
46–52 Meagher Street, Chippendale NSW 2008Explore View on map
The fish restaurant
Josh Niland’s fish restaurant at the Grand National Hotel, Paddington.
Surry Hills, the city and the inner west.
Deli by day, bistro by night
A European deli by day and a bar and bistro by night in Newtown.
A little restaurant in Stanmore
A tasting-menu restaurant in a 1907 building at the top of Stanmore village.
Bondi, Rose Bay and Pyrmont.
Above the pool
Italian cooking above the Bondi Icebergs pool, with the whole beach below.
Blackwattle Bay.
The new market
The new Sydney Fish Market on Blackwattle Bay, opened 19 January 2026; open daily 7am–10pm.
The Rocks.
Australia has no MICHELIN Guide. We use no awards or ratings as scores, and we leave the price blank rather than guess.
