The Most Popular Restaurants in Sydney for 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from dazzling hawker markets to Japanese dining hubs — and lots of pasta, of course.
No matter what you're craving, you can find it Sydney. Hankering for top-quality steak? Extravagant French fare? Inventive eats in a Marrickville warehouse? When hunger strikes, this city has got your back (and stomach).
So, with the year all but finished, these are the results of the venues that got you, dear Concrete Playground reader, most excited. Our most-viewed restaurants of the past 12 months provides a snapshot of your new faves and trusted stalwarts, as well as creating a roadmap of places to visit (either for the first time or the umpteenth). Use this list as a look back on some of your favourite dining experiences from 2024 — and as a guide to planning the first few restaurant outings of 2025.
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RestaurantPrefecture 48
230 Sussex Street, Sydney
This Sussex Street hospitality hub explores the culinary and cultural riches of Japan from every angle.
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RestaurantSpicetown Leichhardt
95 Norton Street, Leichhardt
More than 20 vendors are serving up international street eats at this vibrant food court in the Inner West.
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RestaurantArms Length
7 Kellett Street, Potts Point
One of Sydney's most affordable bottomless brunches, a steal of a happy hour and a late-night jaffle menu until 2am make this day-to-night venue a winner no matter what time you visit.
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RestaurantATTENZIONE! Food & Wine
180 Redfern Street, Redfern
An impressive quartet of seasoned hospos have teamed up to create the Euro-leaning venue of their collective dreams, with a mammoth wine offering and fancy snacks galore.
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RestaurantBar Reggio
135 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
This long-running Italian restaurant has all the right ingredients for your next group get-togethers.
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RestaurantMAIZ Mexican Food
33 Enmore Road, Newtown
Flavour-packed Mexican dishes, weekly tostada nights and specialty cocktails await you at this Enmore Road spot.
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RestaurantWinstons
162 Saint Johns Road, Glebe
Sydney's degustation doyen Nelly Robinson makes British food great at Australia's first true gastropub.
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RestaurantSong Bird
24 Bay Street, Double Bay
This expansive, multi-level Cantonese fine diner boasts three separate kitchens and seating for 240 guests.
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RestaurantAlegre Bar and Dining
21 Lime Street, Sydney
Discover the tastes of Tulum by Darling Harbour at this stylish Mexican diner from a seasoned team of Latin-American chefs.
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RestaurantRagazzi Wine and Pasta
2-12 Angel Place, Sydney
A CBD wine and pasta bar from the Love, Tilly Devine crew.
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RestaurantMartinez Restaurant, Terrace and Bar
50 Bridge Street, Sydney
Martinez serves up a view-heavy rooftop bar and a luxe French dining room in Circular Quay.
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Restaurant20 Chapel
20 Chapel Street, Marrickville
Is it a steak house? Is it a fine-diner? Is it a simple neighbourhood eatery? This mercurial Marrickville venue from a quartet of hospitality greats is all this and more.
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RestaurantEsteban
1 Temperance Lane, Sydney
The Tequila Mockingbird team's two-storey Mexican restaurant is home to a massive collection of premium tequila and mezcal and a mariachi band.
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RestaurantPenelope's
50 Bridge Street, Sydney
This vibrant restaurant in Circular Quay is dedicated to reflecting the city's multicultural landscape through an innovative menu, fantastic cocktail list and luxe dining experience.
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CafeBar Mammoni
3 Loftus Lane, Sydney
Hinchcliff House's 30-seat walk-in-only bar and cafe is serving up morning coffees and afternoon cocktails.
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RestaurantDelta Rue
101 Phillip Street, Sydney
This elegant Vietnamese fine diner at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth combines old-world charm with some playful flourishes.
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RestaurantEla Ela
81 Sussex St, Sydney
Chef Peter Consistis' latest venture reimagines Greek cuisine with a modern twist at the former pub turned five-venue hospitality hub, The Bristol.
