Baked egg,caviar,sweet corn puree.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Good Food Guide editor reveals his go-to spot for a slap-up meal (and it’s Nigella approved)

There’s nothing quite like this caviar-topped dish in Sydney,and there isn’t a restaurant quite like Ester either.

  • Callan Boys
Sushi platter.
Good Food hat15/20

A little Japanese,a little French but a lot to love at this Armadale passion project

Don’t be deterred by the words “fusion food”. At this High Street newcomer,two cuisines meld with sensitivity and purpose.

  • Dani Valent
The sushi course at Shusai Mijo includes miso soup made with chef Jun Oya’s signature dashi.
Good Food hat15.5/20

‘One of the more affordable omakase restaurants,up there with those that cost double’

Shusai Mijo’s midweek “cut and cook” menu is a hot proposition,no wonder it’s booked out through May already.

  • Besha Rodell
Half free-range chicken with white corn puree and ox tongue anticuchos (top right).
Good Food hat15/20

This luxed-up Latin American diner in Martin Place has bags of personality – and a hat

A personality-filled menu from Peruvian chef Alejandro Saravia brings new life to a treasure of a building.

  • Terry Durack
Gauge Espresso&Bistro spans three shopfronts.
14/20

This neighbourhood bistro tucked off an eight-lane road exceeds expectations

Graduating from an espresso bar to a smart French restaurant,13-year-old Gauge is a finely tuned local favourite.

  • Dani Valent
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Sizzling pork jowl and green lip abalone sisig.
14.5/20

It’s already hard to get a booking but is this shmick new Filipino restaurant worth the hype?

This Filipino newcomer is fancier,and perhaps even more ambitious,than Serai.

  • Besha Rodell
The Peach.
13.5/20

This charming wooden hut − and its peachy dessert − is a fairytale find near an airfield

Basq is an unexpected but pleasing all-day restaurant with really good − and dare I say “yum” − food.

  • Dani Valent
Strawberry and rose kakigori.

Why our reviewer is excited about eating this icy food all through Melbourne’s winter

Layers of coarse flakes,fine fluffy clouds and blow-torched ice … how can frozen Japanese water be so amazing?

  • Dani Valent
The bakar chicken blends Indonesian and Lebanese influences.
14/20

This mix 𝄒n𝄒 match menu is a taste of Sydney on a plate,but is it too much of a good thing?

Flavours from all over the city make unusual friends on Penelope’s adventurous menu.

  • Terry Durack
The borage-bedecked avocado tart tastes like something fairies would serve at the summer solstice.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17.5/20

Our critic had many expectations for the revamped Vue de Monde. But one thing surprised her

There are a few notable changes at the newly refurbished fine diner,but those spectacular views aren’t one of them.

  • Besha Rodell