Dine at one of Sydney’s top-rated restaurants – best to book your table in advance. Sample Australian wines at delightful bars. Enjoy lunch in a pub beside Sydney Harbour. Picnic in the Royal Botanic Garden, next to the Sydney Opera House, or on the beach at Bondi or Manly.
Visit one of the NSW wine regions; sample wines at the cellar door and eat locally grown fresh produce. Enjoy top restaurants in winegrowing areas such as the Hunter Valley, Orange, Mudgee and the Southern Highlands. You’ll also find award-winning restaurants on the South Coast, Central Coast and North Coast.
Delicious food and wine in Sydney
Talented chefs, superb fresh produce, and cultural and culinary influences from across the world, have established Sydney as a top food destination.
The city offers many eating options, from casual and affordable cafés and pubs, to award-winning restaurants on Sydney Harbour. Seafood is caught daily in the clean waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Skilled winemakers produce a wide variety of award-winning wines. You’ll discover quality restaurants in the vineyards serving fresh local produce matched with local wines.
The beautiful countryside and waterways of NSW complement the dining experience, whether you are in Sydney or exploring one of the food and wine trails in regional NSW. You can buy fresh local produce from farmers markets and farm gates, and even pick your own fruit.
With a temperate climate and lots of sunshine, eating outdoors is popular year round. There are many cafés and restaurants in Sydney with outside dining, pubs with enticing courtyards, and rooftop bars with harbour and city skyline views.
Some of the best “eat streets” are to be found in Sydney’s vibrant inner city neighbourhoods, such as Potts Point, Chippendale, Surry Hills and Newtown, where there are numerous exciting cafés and restaurants offering creative menus.
There’s a thriving small bar scene in the city, and breweries, large and small, attract beer lovers in Sydney and country NSW as well as along the coast north and south of the city.
Gourmet dining in Sydney
Savour the delicious creations of talented chefs at Sydney’s acclaimed restaurants, which are among the world’s best. Extraordinary creativity, precision techniques and the finest fresh produce are complemented by exemplary service and excellent wine lists.
Cafés and bars
Savour delicious food and taste Australian wines at delightful cafés and bars around Sydney Harbour and at beautiful beaches. Reserve a table for lunch at Fort Denison Restaurant, in the middle of the harbour, and marvel at the spectacular views.
Visit one of the quirky small bars, such as The Roosevelt or Eau de Vie, springing up in inner Sydney neighbourhoods. Enjoy a cocktail made from seasonal ingredients, fresh from the market, at Bulletin Place, near Circular Quay. Relax with a drink at a beachside café or bar.
Fresh produce in Sydney
Hawkesbury Harvest Farm Gate Trail is about an hour’s drive north of Sydney in the rural Hawkesbury region. Join a tour and pick peaches, apples and nuts. As with farm gate trails in other parts of NSW, there is a range of accommodation options if you’re planning more than a day trip.
Visit Sydney’s neighbourhood farmers markets such as Carriageworks Farmers Market and EQ Village Markets and enjoy fresh produce and stalls selling cooked food. You can also buy fresh seafood at the Sydney Fish Market in Pyrmont. Reserve a spot on the behind-the-scenes tour, which starts at 6.40am.
