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Surry Hills

Go-to dish: Chocolate bar with caramel and cookie filling.
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15.5/20

Chocolate treasure chest a must-try at Surry Hills’ new brasserie Armorica

Oysters, lobster, caviar, wagyu, foie gras – it’s all about lavish, lofty dishes at this grand new French spot.

  • Terry Durack
Go-to dish: Spaghetti carbonara at Fauna in Surry Hills.
13.5/20

Don’t miss the carbonara at Italian-Filipino fusion restaurant Fauna

This blink-and-miss-it restaurant in a Surry Hills terrace might not yet offer a fully polished package, but it’s definitely one to watch.

  • Terry Durack
Steak frites with Bordelaise sauce.
14/20

A beloved Surry Hills pub gets new French-ish bistro Chez Crix

This French-ish pub spot is a little bit bistro, a little bit brasserie, a little bit bar a vins, and a little bit whatever happens on the day.

  • Terry Durack
New laneway spot Beau Bar is a moody, shadowy space built around a swish black granite island bar.
14.5/20

A walk down culinary lane at Beau Bar in Surry Hills

The best laneways are, of course, lined with little tables topped with glasses of wine and plates of food.

  • Terry Durack
Go-to dish: Nick's fisherman's pie.
14.5/20

The Rover's gratin-topped dish is a fish pie for the ages

I've always wanted a cosy, British-style seafood joint in Sydney. That wish is now a reality, writes Callan Boys.

  • Callan Boys
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The hot chicken and gravy roll.

Mama's Boy makes the mother of all chicken sandwiches

This tiny Surry Hills eatery (formerly Shwarmama) serves up old-school classics with a milk bar vibe.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Go-to-dish: Barbecue wagyu flank steak with condiments.
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15/20

Sydney's Bar Copains is a case of two chef mates, with great plates

Chefs Nathan Sasi and Morgan McGlone team up to turn a little Surry Hills corner cafe into a wine bar.

  • Terry Durack

Queenies

Sydney is a long way from the Caribbean, or Brixton for that matter, but Queenies tries hard to transform upstairs at the Forresters into a beach hut bar and eatery with a ‘rum and bric-a-brac’ theme and Cocktail-esque barmen.

Firedoor is still about the grill and the skill, the science and the purity of intent; but there's more subtlety and nuance.
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18/20

Restaurant of the Year review: Fine dining by fire at Firedoor

Firedoor is still about the grill and the skill, the science and the purity of intent; but there's more subtlety and nuance.

  • Terry Durack
Go-to dish: Ceviche clasico.
14/20

Join the pisco party at Warike, Sydney

Put this Peruvian restaurant on your dance card for a night of zippy seafood and the best pisco sours in town.

  • Callan Boys