Monday, January 16, 2006
Sydney favourite eats
Some of mine, in no particular order:
(These places quite pricey ...,
these places quite cheap)
Fishface, Darlinghurst: fish and chips
Golden Century, Chinatown: fresh mud crab (salt pepper chili)
East Ocean: ditto (when the line's too long at Golden Century)
Tetsuya, city: set menu (my fave: the trout)
Sakana-ya, Crows Nest: trad-style Japanese fish sets
Flying Fish, Pyrmont: any fish main and the homemade peanut ice cream dessert
Westfield Bondi Junction Falafel stand (food court below cinema)
An, Bankstown: pho; then round the corner for baklawa
Phamish, Paddinghurst: qualidee Vietnamese
Bills 2, Surry Hills: eggs, pancakes (breakfast)
Le Petite Creme (Cafe) - Darlinghurst Road: breakfast, fresh baguettes
Tropicana - Victoria St: salads, breakfasts, fast service, good atmos.
Una's, Darlinghurst/KingsX: schnitzel + huge slab of hash brown
Balkan Restaurant on Oxford Street: Schnitzel
Max Brenner, city/Paddington/Double Bay: chocolate waffles
Burgerman, Darlinghurst: burgers
Hurricanes, Bondi Beach: steak, burgers; ribs look popular
Icebergs, Bondi Beach: qualadee total package
Malaya, King's Wharf: Beef rendang (tomato base), szechuan eggplant
Malay-Chinese (something or other), city Hunter St: chicken laksa, Singaporean fried noodles
Hugo's Lounge, King's X: good dine in pizza
Mario's, East Sydney: pizza, calamari
Jonah's, Whale Beach: fantastic view, take visitors (and romantics)
Out of Sydney:
Greenwell Point (near Nowra) fish and chips shop
Robert's (Hunter Valley. near Tower Estate): grrreat atmosphere, can't-miss food/wine
Also, so they say:
Longrain - good Thai
Minh - Dulwich Hill - "great" Vietnamese
Cosmopolitan, Manly, "best choclate milkshakes"
World Burgers Darlinghurst
Kebab World, Pittwater Rd Dee "good and tasty kebab without the special eColi sauce"
Perspolis for Iranian kabob and horesht
Sabbaba Israeli takeaway Bondi.
Radio Cairo African/Middle Eastern resturant in Cremorne.
est.
Machiavelli's in York Street: Pasta , prawn cutlets
Out of the list because ...
Matsuri: nr cnr Crown & Cleveland Sts: reasonably priced good Japanese (rec chicken)
... has changed hands, lost the X factor
Nick's Seafood Restaurant, Cockle Bay
... over-rated
(These places quite pricey ...,
these places quite cheap)
Fishface, Darlinghurst: fish and chips
Golden Century, Chinatown: fresh mud crab (salt pepper chili)
East Ocean: ditto (when the line's too long at Golden Century)
Tetsuya, city: set menu (my fave: the trout)
Sakana-ya, Crows Nest: trad-style Japanese fish sets
Flying Fish, Pyrmont: any fish main and the homemade peanut ice cream dessert
Westfield Bondi Junction Falafel stand (food court below cinema)
An, Bankstown: pho; then round the corner for baklawa
Phamish, Paddinghurst: qualidee Vietnamese
Bills 2, Surry Hills: eggs, pancakes (breakfast)
Le Petite Creme (Cafe) - Darlinghurst Road: breakfast, fresh baguettes
Tropicana - Victoria St: salads, breakfasts, fast service, good atmos.
Una's, Darlinghurst/KingsX: schnitzel + huge slab of hash brown
Balkan Restaurant on Oxford Street: Schnitzel
Max Brenner, city/Paddington/Double Bay: chocolate waffles
Burgerman, Darlinghurst: burgers
Hurricanes, Bondi Beach: steak, burgers; ribs look popular
Icebergs, Bondi Beach: qualadee total package
Malaya, King's Wharf: Beef rendang (tomato base), szechuan eggplant
Malay-Chinese (something or other), city Hunter St: chicken laksa, Singaporean fried noodles
Hugo's Lounge, King's X: good dine in pizza
Mario's, East Sydney: pizza, calamari
Jonah's, Whale Beach: fantastic view, take visitors (and romantics)
Out of Sydney:
Greenwell Point (near Nowra) fish and chips shop
Robert's (Hunter Valley. near Tower Estate): grrreat atmosphere, can't-miss food/wine
Also, so they say:
Longrain - good Thai
Minh - Dulwich Hill - "great" Vietnamese
Cosmopolitan, Manly, "best choclate milkshakes"
World Burgers Darlinghurst
Kebab World, Pittwater Rd Dee "good and tasty kebab without the special eColi sauce"
Perspolis for Iranian kabob and horesht
Sabbaba Israeli takeaway Bondi.
Radio Cairo African/Middle Eastern resturant in Cremorne.
est.
Machiavelli's in York Street: Pasta , prawn cutlets
Out of the list because ...
Matsuri: nr cnr Crown & Cleveland Sts: reasonably priced good Japanese (rec chicken)
... has changed hands, lost the X factor
Nick's Seafood Restaurant, Cockle Bay
... over-rated
