Galileo
The Observatory Hotel, Kent Street
Tel: 9256 2215
Galileo is Sydney’s leading five-star hotel restaurant. Galileo offers an exciting cuisine based upon a tradional French style with the delights of a tantalising Japanese influence set in an atmosphere reminiscent of London’s famous Venetian restaurant, Harry’s Bar. Chef Harunobu Inukai.
Forty One
Chifley Square
Tel: 9221 2500
Modern Australian restaurant with French influences. Great view. Excellent food. Extensive wine list. Chef Dietmar Sawyere.
Lunch: Tuesday to Friday
Dinner: Monday to Saturday
Aria
East Circular Quay
TeL: 9252 2555
Modern Australian. Ideal for pre or post Opera. Fabulous views. Chef Matt Moran.
Lunch: Monday to Friday
Dinner: Everyday
Pello
71-73 Stanley Street
East Sydney
Tel: 9360 4640
On the fringe of the city...Great food, Fun and Funky. Chef Thomas Johns.
Lunch: Monday to Friday
Dinner: Monday to Saturday
Rockpool
George Street
Tel: 9252 1888
Australian seafood with Asian influences.
Dinner: Tuesday to Saturday
Tetsuya’s
529 Kent Street
Tel: 9267 2900
French-inspired Japanese set menu. Chef Tetsuya Wakuda.
Lunch: Saturday
Dinner: Tuesday to Saturday
Quay
Overseas Passenger Terminal
Tel: 9251 5600
Modern Australian cuisine with French influences. Excellent view. Extensive wine list. Chef Peter Gilmore.
Lunch: Tuesday to Friday
Dinner: Everyday
Sailor’s Thai
George Street
Tel: 9251 2466
Canteen area upstairs, à la carte downstairs. Chef David Thompson. Closest Thai restaurant to The Observatory.
Golden Century
Sussex Street
Tel: 9212 3901
Despite the unappealing décor, this has to be Sydney’s best Chinese/seafood restaurant.
Lunch & Dinner: Everyday
Bathers Pavillion
The Esplanade
Balmoral
Tel: 9969 5050
Modern Australian cuisine. Great location. A unique Sydney restaurant.
Lunch & dinner: Everyday
Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday.
The Pier
New South Head Road
Rose Bay
Tel: 9327 6561
Best Seafood.Harbourside restaurant with view.Excellent reputation. Water Taxi Service available from the city.
Bel Mondo
L3 Argyle Dept Store
The Rocks
Tel: 9241 3700
Ex-‘Manfried’ ultimo Italian. Great, unique space.
The Boathouse
Blackwattle Bay/Ferry Road
Tel: 9518 9011
A must-do seafood restaurant, specialising in shellfish and crustaceans. Modern and buzzy, with great views from Glebe back to the city.
Catalina
Rose Bay
Tel: 9371 0555
Lovely seafood - glam, glam, glam. 'A place to be seen'. Great seafood, with surrounding views of the harbour.
Banc
Martin Place
Tel: 9233 5300
Glamour with a capital 'G', with a wine list to die for.
Salt
Kirkton Hotel, Darlinghurst
Tel: 9332 2566
Luke Mangan does it again in this fantastic Bar/Restaurant.
