Sydney: Food Tour in Surry Hills with 8 Local Food Tastings
Discover Sydney’s vibrant Surry Hills and Oxford Street on a guided food tour with 6-plus tastings, uncovering rich immigrant heritage, local culture, and the city’s m...
Grappa The Rocks is an italian restaurant in Cbd, Sydney.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Italian pizza-and-pasta room above The Rocks on Argyle Street. The salt-baked snapper is the off-menu sleeper; ask the waiter.
Tip: The salt-baked snapper for two needs 24 hours notice; ring ahead.
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Address: 107-109 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000
Pepito's is tucked into a side-street terrace on marrickville road, the rockabilly peruvian taberna runs nightly live music and pisco-driven cocktails.
Why locals love it: Tucked into a side-street terrace on Marrickville Road, the rockabilly Peruvian taberna runs nightly live music and pisco-driven cocktails.
Tip: No bookings; the Friday-night live-music slot is the busiest.
Metro Brewin in a Marrickville warehouse is the hip-hop diner with housemade baguettes, steak frites and beignets under murals of Drake and J Cole.
Why locals love it: Hip-hop diner in a Marrickville warehouse: housemade baguettes, steak frites and fluffy beignets with murals of Metro Boomin, Drake and J Cole.
Tip: Order the steak frites and a beignet to finish; the music is loud.
Lazybones Lounge on Marrickville Road is an inner-west supper club with jazz nights and a French-inflected menu most travel writers miss, near the station.
Why locals love it: Inner-west supper club with jazz nights and a French-inflected menu most travel writers miss; on Marrickville Road, a 10-minute walk from the station.
Tip: The jazz nights book out; the daytime lunch room rarely Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
Joe's Tavern is newtown bar room with a tiny kitchen out the back doing nose-to-tail italian plates and natural wine for 25 seats, sister to bella brutta.
Why locals love it: Newtown bar room with a tiny kitchen out the back doing nose-to-tail Italian plates and natural wine for 25 seats, sister to Bella Brutta.
Tip: Walk-ins only; sit at the bar to watch the kitchen line directly.
Bones Darlinghurst is a japanese ramen room in Darlinghurst. Walk in after 10pm; the ramen-only menu is at its sharpest after the late-night crowd lands.
Why locals love it: Hidden Japanese ramen counter on Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Open till 1am, ramen-only menu and an under-the-radar cult following.
Tip: Walk in after 10pm; the ramen-only menu is at its sharpest after the late-night crowd lands.
Sippenham is sydenham wine bar in a converted shopfront on burrows road. 30 seats, ex-ester somms running the floor, blink-and-miss-it from the train station.
Why locals love it: Sydenham wine bar in a converted shopfront on Burrows Road. 30 seats, ex-Ester somms running the floor, blink-and-miss-it from the train station.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead; the Tuesday-night chef collaborations are the sleeper hit.