Entrees here are nice, but dessert is essential! And because we love all things sugary, we've scoped out the best 10 desserts in Sydney to curb your sweet tooth any time of day. From classic Greek baklava to modern takes on pavlova, and a Japanese-inspired parfait (everybody loves parfait!), we've jumped straight to dessert from some of the best restaurants in Sydney. How many Sydney desserts have you ticked off the list? Let's have a look! 1. Black forest trifle (inspired by The Fat Duck's BFG) at Rockpool Bar & Grill.
2. Cinnamon buns at Fika Swedish Kitchen.
3. Chocolate hazelnut baklava topped with sour cherry ice cream at Alpha.
4. Stoner's Delight part 3 (doughnut ice cream, peanut dulce de leche, peanut and preztel brittle, crispy bacon, mars bar brownie, potato chips and deep fried Nutella) at Ms G's.
5. Pinbone's licorice marshmallow and persimmon.
6. Homemade caramelised popcorn at Cow and the Moon Gelato Bar.
7. Pasticceria Papa's famous baked ricotta cheesecake.
8. Hot chocolate brownies topped with vanilla cream and candied popcorn at The Winery.
9. Mexican doughnuts and a smothering of chocolate sauce at El Topo.
10. Strawberry watermelon cake with rose-scented cream at Black Star Pastry.
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BC is one of the most important things to have happened to the Sydney
bar scene, offering fantastic service, great value wine and food in a
sweet, laidback setting.
10
William Street is a good time. But now, with the addition of some
serious talent in the kitchen, it’s an excellent time. Come for the
pici, stayed for the fried pizza.
Nick
Hildebrandt and Brent Savage are out to impress at their new CBD
location, whether you’re here for the no-punches-pulled tasting menu or
have just dropped by for a sandwich.
Balmain
is shrugging off the Bugaboo image as more small bars open around the
blue chip Inner West suburb. The latest offers a casual place to drink
and dine in the heart of Darling Street.
You’re
probably here for a bit of pre- or-post-dinner drinking, and by golly
is this is an exciting place to be doing your throwing back. Especially
with a plate of cured meats.
The
drinks list might seem a bit fruity judged against the likes of the new
breed of moustache-whiskey bars, but it moves with the times and the
food has as much sizzle as ever.
Sydney has long had a love affair with the burger, but with so many of our dining destinations continually offering up their own take of this American classic, it’s hard to know where to find the ones guaranteed to satisfy.
Luckily we’ve done the groundwork for you and scoured the city in search of the finest patty and bun combination, from thick and juicy to light and fresh. No matter how you like it, here’s our up-to-the-minute ten best burgers in Sydney.
1.Rockpool Bar & Grill
Burger of Choice: Full Blood Wagyu Hamburger ($24)
A CBD gem, Rockpool Bar & Grill has always been a prime spot for any local or visiting foodie. And the Wagyu Hamburger is by far one of the favourites on the bar menu. Its Blackmore patty is thick, juicy, and cooked as well as every other dish on the menu, served with bacon, gruyere cheese and zucchini pickle. The hand cut chips ($12) or the onion rings ($9) are a must, as is this burger.
Burger of Choice: Mary’s Burger with Trash Can Bacon ($14 + $4)
Tucked away on Newtown’s Mary Street, this revamped warehouse is always worth a visit whether you’re a local or not. Like Maccas in style and shape, the Mary’s Burger is borderline addictive: incorporating the fancy finger work of ex-Tetsuya chef Luke Powell on the grill, with additional extras like trash-can-lid bacon adding a smoking hit. Accompany with a shot of Jack Daniels and you’ll opt for Mary’s over that shining yellow M any day.
Mon – Sat 4pm – midnight, Sun noon – 10pm; 6 Mary Street, Newtown
3.BUNS & BALLS
Burger of Choice: Classic Chicken Burger ($12)
Currently relocating away from the new lockdown laws, Buns and Balls beach-vibe cool made a splash when it opened its doors in the Cross last year. The biggest winner here is the classic chicken burger that makes the other (albeit certainly tasty) options pale in comparison. The chargrilled and marinated meat is juicy — and combined with cheese, tomato, lettuce, mayo and original Oporto recipe chilli (owner Gary Linz was a founder of that establishment) — makes for a fresh and flavoursome mouthful.
Currently relocating
4.BONARCHE
Burger of Choice: Beach ‘n’ Beef Burger ($15)
This quirky, British-influenced Leichhardt eatery is renowned in the area for serving up burgers that are big, feisty and creative. The Beach ‘n’ Beef Burger ticks all the boxes with a delectable combination of bacon, avocado, pineapple, aioli, smoky BBQ sauce, salad and, of course, a fat slab of beef. Cut, minced and made on premises from Australian farms, the burgers at Bonarche have — no surprises here — picked up an award or two.
Wed 5pm – 9pm, Thu 5pm – 9.30pm, Fri noon – 3pm and 5pm – 9.30pm, Sat 11am – 9.30pm, Sun 11am – 8pm; 14 Norton Street, Leichhardt; www.bonarche.com
The 6th annual Time Out Food Awards were held at Uccello. Here's who won
The best and brightest of Sydney’s food scene – the chefs and restaurateurs whose creativity, class and craft impressed us most over the past year – were honoured at the sixth annual Time Out Sydney Food Awards.
More than 320 of the city’s top chefs, professional eaters and Time Out readers gathered atUccello and on the deck of the Ivy pool in downtown Sydney for the ceremony.
This year’s plates were handed out by Time Out Australia’s chief food and drink critic Myffy Rigby in a fast and funny ceremony that saw Chippendale’s modest and creative Ester take out two gongs for Restaurant of the Year and Best New Restaurant. Chef Mat Lindsay seemed utterly overwhelmed, opting to simply accept his award without saying a word. (We got a quick ‘thanks, and you guys are insane’ from him on his second trip to the stage.)
Berta’s O Tama Carey took the inaugural Chef of the Year Award, while Bexley’s gyro jointGyradiko grabbed the Best Bang for Buck prize. Bistrode CBD’s Jeremy Strode took out the Legend Award; Pinbone’s Mike Eggert and Jemma Whiteman grabbed the Hot Talent gong and the People’s Choice prize was nabbed by chef Pasi Petanen’s Café Paci, a decision that Rigby said proves Sydney’s food connoisseurs have great taste.
Guests were treated to Appletiser cocktails, wines from Pepperjack and brews courtesy Vale Ale, along with canapés like thyme fried chicken with parmesan mayonnaise, pasta fritta with kingfish crudo and salsa verde, and baccala montecato on polenta crisps, as well as delicious bowls of potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms and soft polenta with veal shin and gremolata. And let's not forget the ace tunes (all on vinyl, no less) from Rock House DJ, Marc Rondeau.
