
33 cuisines represented in our Sydney guide. Click through to the entry to see editor picks, what to order and how to book. Want a wider lens? All cuisines in this country or global cuisines index.
33 cuisines, most places first
Cafe29 restaurantsSingle O's Surry Hills cafe on Reservoir Street is where the roaster started in 2003, open from 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends.
Cocktail bar23 restaurants
Bakery20 restaurantsBourke Street Bakery has baked in Surry Hills since 2004, and its in-store menu lists pies, sausage rolls, croissants and cakes.
Street food13 restaurants
Italian12 restaurantsFratelli Paradiso, at 12 to 16 Challis Avenue in Potts Point, is open from midday until late every day.
Wine bar12 restaurants
Modern Australian11 restaurantsBennelong at the Sydney Opera House says it kept two hats in the Good Food Guide 2026.
Brewery10 restaurants
Vietnamese9 restaurants
Greek6 restaurantsThe Apollo, at 44 Macleay Street in Potts Point, calls itself a contemporary Greek taverna in Potts Point with dishes designed to be shared.
Japanese6 restaurantsChaco Bar, at 186 to 188 Victoria Street in Potts Point, calls itself Sydney's home of yakitori dinners and is closed on Mondays.
Malaysian5 restaurantsMamak calls itself an award winning Malaysian restaurant, with branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, including one in Haymarket.
Pizzeria5 restaurantsBella Brutta at 135 King Street in Newtown makes pizza wood-fired, thin and a bit charred, for dine-in and takeaway.
Chinese4 restaurants
French fine dining4 restaurants
Levantine4 restaurants
Mediterranean4 restaurantsKepos Street Kitchen in Redfern serves modern Mediterranean food for breakfast and lunch, by chef Michael Rantissi.
Seafood4 restaurants
Steakhouse4 restaurants
Middle Eastern3 restaurants
American2 restaurantsMary's Newtown, at 6 Mary Street, calls itself the church of the divine burger, with a short menu, loud music and walk-ins only.
Brunch2 restaurantsbills opened its first restaurant on a corner in Darlinghurst in 1993, and the Darlinghurst room at 433 Liverpool Street is listed here.
Modern European2 restaurants
Thai2 restaurantsChat Thai Haymarket is a Thai restaurant in Haymarket, an area that Wikipedia says includes Thaitown.
American BBQ1 restaurant
Argentine1 restaurant
Brasserie1 restaurantMerivale runs Bert's Bar & Brasserie at 2 Kalinya Street in Newport.
Cantonese1 restaurantMr Wong, at 3 Bridge Lane, seats 240 people over two levels and serves up to 80 dishes, including a lunchtime dim sum menu by Michael Luo.
Hungarian1 restaurant
Indian1 restaurant
Peruvian1 restaurantPepito's is the Peruvian restaurant on this page, at 276 Illawarra Road in Marrickville.
Sandwich1 restaurant
Tasting menu1 restaurant
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