Simon Food Favourites: Recommendations by Cuisine and Dish

Simon's recommendations

Here's a short listing of some of my favourite places for particular dishes or drinks you might like to try. I'll keep updating as I'm sure it will change over time. Feel free to recommend any other places you think might be worthy to go on the list so I can check them out and hopefully add them like Katz's Delicatessen Pastrami on Rye (pictured above). Restaurants are linked to my reviews where available.

Other annual food highlights:

• Simon's Food Highlights 2010

• Simon's Food Highlights 2009

• Simon's Food Highlights 2008

Favourites by cuisine

BEER

• The Local Taphouse - Darlinghurst

• Bavarian Bier Cafe - CBD Sydney

• Belgian Beer Cafe - The Rocks

CAKES

• Bacco Pasticceria - CBD Sydney

• La Renaissance Café Pâtisserie Française - The Rocks

CHEESE

• Formaggi Ocello

CHINESE

• Kingsford Chinese Restaurant - Kingsford

COCKTAILS

• Kuleto's Cocktail Bar - Newtown

• Different Drummer - Glebe

FRENCH

• La Brassiere - CBD Sydney

• Bistro Papillon - CBD Sydney

GREEK

• Nostos - Leichhardt

• Perama - Petersham

INDONESIAN

• Java Restaurant - Randwick

ITALIAN

• Cafe Sopra

JAPANESE

• Busshari Japanese Restaurant - Potts Point

• Akaneya - CBD Sydney

• Sushi Suma - Surry Hills

MALAYSIAN

• Alice's - Thornleigh

• Little Singapore – Brisbane

• Albee's Kitchen – Campsie

SEAFOOD / PRAWNS / OYSTERS

• Sydney Fish Markets - Pyrmont

SANDWICHES

• Little Vienna - CBD Sydney

• Hole in the Wall - CBD Sydney

• Taste - CBD Sydney

THAI

• Spice I Am - Surry Hills

• Longrain - Surry Hills

• Snakebean - Darlinghurst

• Chat Thai - Randwick

VIETNAMESE

• Thanh Binh - Newtown

• Banana Palm - Coogee

YUM CHA

• Palace Chinese Restaurant - CBD Sydney

Favourites by dish

AFFOGATO

• Cafe Sopra - Waterloo

CHAR TWAY TEOW

• Malay-Chinese Takeaway - CBD Sydney

• Sayong Curry & Laksa Malaysian Cuisine - CBD Sydney

• Petaling Street Malaysian Hawker Food - Haymarket Sydney

• Yummy Cuisine - Martin Place, CBD Sydney

CHICKEN RICE

• Singapore Shiok!* - Haymarket

COFFEE

• Pigeon - Surry Hills

• Single Origin Roasters - Surry Hills

• Brother Baba Budan - CBD Melbourne

• Don Campos - Alexandria

CREME BRULEE

• Tabou - Surry Hills

CUPCAKES

• Gertie&Gilbert Cupcakes

DIPS

• The Sultan's Table - Enmore

DUCK & PRAWN ROLLS

• Phamish - Darlinghurst

DUMPLINGS

• Sea Bay Chinese Dumpling - CBD Sydney

• Shanghai Nights - Ashfield

HASH BROWN

• Baffi & Mo - Redfern

FALAFEL

• Jasmin - Punchbowl

• Yummba - Bondi Junction Westfield

• Sabbaba - Bondi

FRUIT SALAD

• David Jones Food Hall - CBD Sydney

GELATO

• Gelato Messina - Darlinghurst

• Dolce and Gelato - Newtown

HAR MEE

• Singapore Shiok!* - Haymarket

• Malay-Chinese Takeaway - CBD Sydney

LAKSA

• Malay-Chinese Takeaway - CBD Sydney

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
• Thanh Binh - Newtown

PASTRAMI ON RYE

• Katz's Delicatessen - New York

PHO

• Pasteur - Haymarket

OYSTERS

• Manta - Woolloomooloo

• Rick Stein at Bannisters - Mollymook

RIBS

• Hurricane's Grill - Bondi

ROTI

• Mamak - Haymarket

PRAWN (wrapped in kadayif)

• Efendy - Balmain

SALAD NICOISE

• Le Grand Cafe - CBD Sydney

SALT & PEPPER SQUID

• Palace Chinese Restaurant - CBD Sydney

• Pho 236 - Newtown

• Golden Swallow - Gordon

SALT & PEPPER LOBSTER

• Golden Century - Moore Park

SANG TUNG CHICKEN

• Kingsford Chinese Restaurant - Kingsford

SOFT SHELL CRAB

• Cafe Ish - Surry Hills

• Snakebean - Darlinghurst

• Trinity Bar - Surry Hills

• Phamish - Darlinghurst

• Akaneya - CBD Sydney

• Longrain - Surry Hills

SPRINGS ROLL

• Pasteur - Haymarket

• Thanh Binh - Newtown

STEAK TARTARE

• Kingsleys Steak & Crabhouse - Woolloomooloo