Sydney's Most Popular Restaurants of 2017
The new openings and old favourites you flocked to this year.
Whether you're craving raclette or just really like to choose what knife you use to dig into your dinner, Sydney has just what you're looking for. From old favourites to new hotspots, this fair city of ours knows how to cater to your stomach's every whim.
That's what you went searching for in 2017, and these are the results. Our most-viewed restaurants and cafes of the year provide a snapshot of your recent faves and a roadmap of places to visit (either for the first time or the fifth). Mosey along to one, head back to your pick of the bunch and say cheers to Sydney's most popular dining dens as chosen by your busy clicking fingers. Use this list to plan your first 2018 meals.
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Nour
490 Crown Street, Surry Hills
The contemporary Middle Eastern restaurant has recently been hatted, and is ideal for your next meal in Surry Hills.
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The Grounds of the City
The Galeries, 500 George Street, Sydney
The Grounds of Alexandria's CBD venue sets an impossibly high standard for themed dining in Sydney.
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Restaurant
LoLuk Bistro - CLOSED
411 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
A quaint Provençal bistro on Bourke Street.
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1989 Arcade Bar - CLOSED
22-24 King Street, Newtown
Mash buttons over a burger or hot brew on King Street.
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Cafe Kentaro
616 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
Bourke Street's Japanese-influenced brunch spot from the team behind Oratnek.
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12-Micron - CLOSED
100 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Barangaroo's sprawling 230-seat restaurant (with a late-night dessert bar).
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Restaurant
Burger Head - CLOSED
98 Henry Street, Penrith
Some of Sydney's top chefs are slinging top burgers in Penrith.
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Sneaky Possum
86 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale
Chippendale's multifaceted bar can satisfy your morning caffeine fix and your late-night margarita craving.
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Bar
Calabur Cafe & Diner - CLOSED
51-53 Spring Street, Bondi Junction
An all-day Asian diner that truly transforms from day to night.
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Restaurant
Eastside Kitchen
Level 1, 2 -10 Kensington Street, Chippendale
A New York-style steakhouse with acclaimed chef Stanley Wong behind the wheel.
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Queen Chow
Level 1, Queens Hotel, 167 Enmore Road, Enmore
Merivale reinvents Chinese pub food at Enmore's Queens Hotel.
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Bistro Moncur Mosman
76A Middle Head Road, Mosman
Guillaume Brahimi's Woollahra French bistro has explanded to the lower north shore.
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Xi'an Biang Biang
Shop 39, 1 Dixon Street, Sydney
One of the only places in Sydney where you can try Shaanxi chewy pulled noodles and a pastry pork 'burger'.
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Acre Eatery - CLOSED
31 Mallett Street, Camperdown
The old Camperdown Bowling Club is now Sydney's new urban farm and eatery.
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Bad Hombres
40 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills
The team behind Ghostboy Cantina has ditched the food court tacos for refined vegan Mexican fare.
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Cafe
The Loj - CLOSED
35E Ross Street, Forest Lodge
This Forest Lodge cafe takes the standard Sydney brunch menu to the next level.
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Saké Jr - CLOSED
Grosvenor Place, 255 George Street, Sydney
Sake's small casual spinoff specialising in build-your-own bowls.