Day-by-day eating plans for Sydney: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Sydney weekend: markets, fish and the harbour
- ★ 4.7
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
Two days across Sydney: Carriageworks Farmers Market, Single O and Fratelli Paradiso, then dinner at Saint Peter; bills at Bondi, dim sum at Mr Wong and dinner at Bennelong.
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Day 1Saturday: market, coffee, Italian lunch and a fish dinner
- Morning
- Carriageworks Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8am to 1pm at 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, curated by chef Mike McEnearney. Then coffee at Single O on Reservoir Street in Surry Hills, open Saturday from 8am.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Fratelli Paradiso, 12 to 16 Challis Avenue, Potts Point, which is open from midday until late every day.
- Evening
- Dinner at Saint Peter, Josh Niland's fish restaurant at the Grand National Hotel in Paddington. Dinner is served seven days from 5:30pm, and the ten-course tasting menu is A$395 per person.
StopsCarriageworks Farmers MarketSingle O Surry HillsFratelli ParadisoSaint Peter
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Day 2Sunday: Bondi breakfast, dim sum and dinner at the Opera House
- Morning
- Breakfast at bills, 79 Hall Street, Bondi Beach, which opens at 7am daily. The menu lists ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter at A$33.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Mr Wong, 3 Bridge Lane, open from noon to 3pm every day. It has a lunchtime dim sum menu by Michael Luo, and barbecue ducks are a crowd favourite.
- Evening
- Dinner at Bennelong inside the Sydney Opera House. Restaurant dinner reservations run from 5:30pm to 8:45pm Sunday to Thursday, and Sydney rock oysters are on the menu.
Sydney inner west weekend: Marrickville, Newtown and the migrant city
- ★ 4.6
- 2 days
- Second-time visitor or local exploring the inner west
Two days in the inner west: a Marrickville pork roll, Two Chaps, Olympic Meats and dinner at Ester on Saturday; Maeda, South End and Mary's in Newtown on Sunday.
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Day 1Saturday: Marrickville pork roll, grill lunch, Chippendale dinner
- Morning
- Marrickville Pork Roll on Illawarra Road opens daily at 6:30am; its pork roll comes loaded with crackling, pork belly and pate, and almost everything is under ten dollars. Then coffee at Two Chaps, 122 Chapel Street, open Saturday from 8am.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Olympic Meats, 12 Dudley Street, a premium grill open on Saturday from 12 to 3:30pm and again from 5pm.
- Evening
- Dinner at Ester, 46 to 52 Meagher Street, Chippendale, open Saturday from 5pm to 9pm; same-day walk-ins are welcome.
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Day 2Sunday: Newtown brunch, a long lunch and a burger
- Morning
- Brunch at Maeda Cafe, 549 King Street, Newtown, open Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 3pm. It serves an all-day menu and Japanese-style homemade ramen.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at South End, a small European-inspired dining room at 644 King Street, open on Sunday from midday to 6pm.
- Evening
- A burger at Mary's Newtown, 6 Mary Street, open Sunday from 12pm to 10pm; it takes walk-ins only.
Sydney three days: harbour, Cabramatta and the Hunter Valley
- ★ 4.7
- 3 days
- Food traveller with three days
Three days: Reuben Hills, Sydney Fish Market and Firedoor on Friday; pho in Cabramatta and wine bars on Saturday; a Hunter Valley day of cellar doors on Sunday.
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Day 1Friday: Surry Hills brunch, fish market, dinner by the fire
- Morning
- Brunch at Reuben Hills, 61 Albion Street, Surry Hills; the cafe is open on weekdays from 7am to 3:30pm and takes walk-ins only.
- Afternoon
- Sydney Fish Market, 1 Bridge Road, Glebe, is open daily from 7am to 10pm, with seafood retailers and waterfront restaurants under one roof.
- Evening
- Dinner at Firedoor, 23 to 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills, where Lennox Hastie cooks seasonal Australian produce over fire; dinner is Wednesday to Saturday. Maybe Sammy in The Rocks is open until 1am on Friday.
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Day 2Saturday: Cabramatta Vietnamese food, then wine bars
- Morning
- Take the train to Cabramatta for pho bo dac biet at Pho Tau Bay, Shop 12, 117 John Street (enter via Hill Street), which opened in 1982.
- Afternoon
- Banh mi at KK Bakery, one of the John Street bakeries Fairfield City Council lists for banh mi, then a walk along John Street and Freedom Plaza.
- Evening
- Back in the city, 10 William Street in Paddington is a wine bar and restaurant, and Love, Tilly Devine on Crown Lane in Darlinghurst is open Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm to midnight.
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Day 3Sunday: Hunter Valley cellar doors
- Morning
- Drive north to the Hunter Valley, just over two hours from Sydney. Brokenwood's cellar door offers a seven-wine tasting for A$28, available from 10am on Saturday and Sunday.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Margan Wines and Restaurant in Broke, open for lunch Thursday to Monday. Audrey Wilkinson's cellar door at 750 De Beyers Road, Pokolbin, is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
- Evening
- Back in Sydney, Dear Sainte Eloise at 5/29 Orwell Street, Potts Point, is open on Sunday from midday to 10pm.
StopsDear Sainte Eloise
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