THE SARDINE ROOM, POTTS POINT

Meal: Dinner

Cuisine: Seafood / Modern Australian

Perfect for: Dinner with your best friends over a bottle or two of white

Top tip: The owners are hilarious and friendly - take their recommendations and make them part of the night's fun

Price range: $$$ Exxy

My rating: 9/10

Address: 31 Challis Ave, Potts Point

Near: Also across the road from Fratelli Paradiso, but that can be saved for another day...

Hours: Tue-Sun 6pm-late

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SEL ET POIVRE, DARLINGHURST

Meal: Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine: French

Perfect for: Casual dinner with friends before a big night

Top tip: Bottles of wine can just keep flowing at this place - it could break the bank!

Price range: $$$ Exxy

My rating: 6/10

Address: 263 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst

Near: A lot of nicer restaurants on Victoria Street (in my opinion)

Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-late, Sat-Sun 8am-late 

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GASTRO PARK, KINGS CROSS

Game of Thrones degustation:

Meal: Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine: Modern Australian / Gastronomy

Perfect for: Fancy dinner

Must try: Any of the desserts that are made with liquid nitrogen

Price range: $$$-$ Exxy-Splurge

My rating: 9.5/10

Address: 5-9 Roslyn Street, Kings Cross

Near: Kings Cross... but really, don't even think about it.

Hours: Tue-Thu 6pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 12.30pm-10pm

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GNOME CAFE, SURRY HILLS

Meal: Breakfast / Lunch / Bar

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Perfect for: A quick and easy lunch while perusing the shops of Surry Hills

Also for: Meeting a new friend for a drink

Price range: $ Cheap

My rating: 7/10

Address: 563 Crown Street, Surry Hills

Near: Messina Gelato, 389 Crown Street - go get yourself something cool for dessert afterwards

Hours: Mon-Wed 7.00am-5.00pm, Wed-Fri 7.00am-9.30pm, Sat 8.00am-9.30am, Sun 8.00am-5.00pm

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ARIA, CBD

 

 

Meal: Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Perfect for: A splurge meal

Also for: Meeting a new friend for a drink

Must try: Truffle mash

Price range: $$$$ Splurge

My rating: 9/10

Address: 1 Macquarie Street, 

Near: The Opera House - consider pre-theatre dining

Hours: Mon-Fri 12.00pm-2.30pm, 5.30pm-11.00pm, Sat 5.00pm-11.00pm, Sun 6.00pm-10.00pm 

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BACCO WINE BAR PASTICCERIA, CBD (QVB)

Meal: Coffee / Breakfast / Lunch

Cuisine: Italian

Perfect for: Coffee break from QVB shopping

Also for: Quiet brunch in QVB

Price range: $$ Not bad

My rating: 7.5/10 (food), 9.5/10 (coffee)

Address: Level 2, Queen Victoria Building, 445 George Street, Sydney CBD

Near: Shops in QVB 

Hours: Mon - Sun

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HONEYCOMB, DARLINGHURST

Meal: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Perfect for: A quick and easy lunch while perusing the shops of Surry Hills

Also for: Meeting a new friend for a drink

Price range: $$$ Exxy
My rating: 8/10

Address: 354 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst

Near: Sonoma Bakery, so get yourself some baked bready goodness on your way home

Hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-3pm, 6pm-10pm, Sun 9am-3pm, 6pm-9pm

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MEAT & WINE CO, DARLING HARBOUR

Meal: Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine: Modern Australian / Steakhouse

Perfect for: Saturday night dinner while the Darling Harbour fireworks are on

Also for: A nice dinner before a movie

Price range: $$$ Exxy

My rating: 7/10

Address: L1, 31 Wheat Road, IMAX Theatre, Darling Harbour

Near: IMAX Theatre - have dinner before watching a movie

Hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-11pm

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