Bella Brutta’s clam pizza.

10 of the best things to eat and drink in Newtown right now

From Firepop’s chicken on a stick to Fisherman’s Friend-flavoured chocolates,there are plenty of exciting new things to explore in the 2042 postcode.

  • Myffy Rigby
There’s no shortage of wraps in Sydney (even Woolies has a chicken caesar wrap),but no one is making one quite like Cross Section.

This hole-in-a-wall shop sells 200 mammoth chicken caesar wraps daily

The first wrap to be inducted into Sandwich Watch,this rock star of a sanger delivers a satisfying crunch,proving size does matter.

  • Howard Chen
Hollywood Quarter will be a hub of activity.

A ’50s diner pop-up (with a roller rink) and two street parties are coming to Sydney

Strap on skates for free-wheeling fun followed by burgers and shakes by a top Melbourne chef. Plus,Sydney restaurants provide the snacks and drinks for free street takeovers.

  • Erina Starkey
The pistachio cream-filled hot cross bun at Pasticceria Papa in Five Dock.

‘It’s so good!’ Have we found Sydney’s best hot cross bun?

The unconventional Easter bun that wowed the Good Food office.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Wood-fired fennel,spinach,chicory and ricotta pie.

Your April hit list:The hot,new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

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Loulou’s baguette has triangles of sliced gruyère on both sides of the roll,a sensible thickness of thinly sliced ham and lots of house-made butter.

Butter is the essential third ingredient in this simple yet decisive baguette

This chewy roll might only have ham,slices of nutty gruyere and a generous smear of cultured butter,but those ingredients collide into something magical.

  • Sarah Norris
Mami’s owner Erendira Mercado with her mother Lidia.

Sydney’s best BYO restaurants (and the wines to bring)

There’s no such thing as a cuisine that can’t be wine matched,from Italian reds with pizza to something fizzy to drink with Thai.

  • Billy De Luca
Spice bag at The Taphouse in Darlinghurst.

Where to get your spice bag fix in Sydney this St Patrick’s Day

Find out where to kickstart your St Patrick’s Day festivities this year with this addictive Irish comfort food.

  • Isabel Cant
Theeca serves one giant pancake.

Batter up! The best pancakes in Sydney,from American hotcakes to souffle stacks

Pancakes aren’t just for weekends. Whether it’s Shrove Tuesday or just a plain old Wednesday,here’s where to get your hit.

  • Erina Starkey
A selection of the 25 croissants sampled as part of the Good Food croissant taste test.

Good Food ranks Sydney’s best croissants (and Lune isn’t number one)

Five judges blind taste 27 buttery pastries in a quest to find the city’s number one. (Yes,it almost killed us,but this is important investigative journalism.)

  • Bianca Hrovat