| The broad scope of Sydney's restaurants, pubs and | | | | The hippest spots in town also happen to serve the |
| cafes is a mirror reflection of the city's status as a | | | | best coffee and these include Bills, Tropicana, Bar |
| melting pot of cultural diversity. As one pundit put it, the | | | | Coluzzi and La Buvette. |
| choices are so wide and culturally varied that they | | | | Aside from Italy, the Euro influence on cuisine is also |
| read like an atlas. They range from local Australian | | | | evident in the very popular French restaurants Bistro |
| cuisine to Italian, European, Asian, Japanese, | | | | Moncur and Sel et Poivre, while foreigners and locals |
| Mediterranean and more. | | | | alike regularly patronize such excellent fine dining |
| Foreign visitors who want to sample traditional | | | | venues such as the Greek restaurant Mykonos and |
| Australian fare should take a trip to Harry's | | | | the Spanish restaurant Capitan Torres. Meanwhile, the |
| Café de Wheels for the best meat pies in the | | | | most sumptuous Eastern European cuisine can be |
| city. The so-called bush-tucker, which features original | | | | sampled at Corner 75. |
| aboriginal cuisine that includes kangaroo meat, is also | | | | There are several excellent Asian restaurants that |
| available in select venues. Although the Australian | | | | serve the best cuisine from the Philippines, Malaysia, |
| government allowed restaurants to serve kangaroo | | | | Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, |
| meat starting only in 1993, bush-tucker meals have | | | | Cambodia and Iran. Among the outstanding Asian |
| become a must-taste delight among many foreign | | | | restaurants are The Malaya, Chinta Ria, Lebanon |
| visitors. | | | | & Beyond and Blue Elephant. |
| Since Sydney is a harbour city, seafood is a staple of | | | | If it's Japanese food that your heart desires, the most |
| most restaurants and is served exclusively by many | | | | popular places for sushi, sashimi, noodles, tempura and |
| of the leading dining places in town, including Fishface | | | | teriyaki are Sushi Suma, Shimbashi, Dragonfly and |
| and Five Dock Seafoods Cafe. These places - and | | | | Raw Bar. |
| many others - always provide a fresh supply of | | | | If your plan is to go restaurant hopping in each district, |
| barramundi, snapper, mussels, prawns, calamari and | | | | here's a useful general guide that you can follow: |
| octopus, thanks to the nearby Sydney Fish Market. Of | | | | The suburbs in the West host several Cambodian and |
| course, Sydney's king of seafoods is the popular | | | | Turkish restaurants while the suburbs in the South host |
| Doyles Hotel, the oldest seafood restaurant in town. | | | | Greek and Lebanese restaurants. Suburbs in the north |
| From its beachside location, Doyles also provides a | | | | host Indian, African and Japanese restaurants while |
| breath-taking view of Watsons Bay. | | | | suburbs in the east host Indonesian and European |
| The best Italian restaurants in Sydney are Gelbison | | | | restaurants. |
| and Mezzaluna, while some of the best pasta in the | | | | If you want to enjoy a good view while dining, your |
| city can be found at Norton Street in the Leichhardt | | | | best options are The Boathouse, Catalina and The |
| inner city, which is also known as Little Italy. There is a | | | | Summit. The best vegetarian restaurants are |
| strong Italian influence on Sydney's fashionable | | | | Govinda's and Harvest. The trendiest culinary enclaves |
| café society as one can glean from the many | | | | are Bayswater Brasserie Restaurant and Hugo's. |
| cafes on Darlinghurst, Potts Point and Bondi Beach. | | | | |