Bobbys
Surfside restaurant and beach club Bobbys opened in Cronulla last year,with a seafood-forward menu curated by former Totti’s executive chef Pablo Tordesillas. The 115-seater venue features breezy,coastal interiors and an expansive view of South Cronulla beach.
6R The Esplanade,Cronulla,bobbyscronulla.com.au
Eat Lebanese
Eat Lebanese has evolved from a COVID-era pop-up restaurant to a stylish,earth-toned diner,serving home-style Lebanese food. The menu is all about customisation,as diners can fill their plates with skewers of grilled meat,house-baked pita bread,falafel and pickles.
98 Cronulla Street,Cronulla,eatlebanese.com.au
Kin
This is no average suburban cafe. The Allouche cousins have created a clever blend of cafe,restaurant and bar,serving blueberry banana pancakes in the morning and pomegranate and coconut margaritas and mezze plates in the evening.
145-149 Woolooware Road,Burraneer,kinburraneer.com.au
Flour Coffee&Doughroom
This bakery-cafe hybrid might be tucked away on a suburban street,but it still gets busy on weekends. Their baked goods have all the latest trends covered - from loaded focaccias,to double-baked filled croissants. Settle in with an iced matcha on one of their sunny,outdoor tables.
277 Willarong Road,Caringbah South,instagram.com/weareflour_
Levain Sourdough Pizzeria
Thisartisanal pizzeria is the fulfilment of a long-held dream for owner-cook Ben Gilbert. Using his Gozney pizza oven,Gilbert trialled up to three different recipes a week for years to develop his unique sourdough bases. All ingredients,even the wheat,are sourced from regional NSW.
Shop 1.39/455 Captain Cook Drive,Woolooware, levainpizza.com