The 24 Best BYO Restaurants in Sydney for When You're on a Budget or Want to Bring Your Favourite Drop

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The 24 Best BYO Restaurants in Sydney for When You're on a Budget or Want to Bring Your Favourite Drop

Head to your local bottle shop or pilfer your own wine collection before hitting these Sydney restaurants.

Emma's Snack Bar

Mezze so good you’re sure to come back for a double dip.

Malabar South Indian Restaurant

Classic south Indian cuisine done with style, flair and a healthy sprinkling of tradition.

Cairo Takeaway

A Newtown eatery serving full Egyptian breakfasts and some of the best falafels in Sydney.

Chinese Noodle House

A banging BYO diner at Prince Trade Centre.

Don't Tell Aunty

Rule-breaking curries, retro Bollywood films flickering on the walls and a self-serve beer fridge in the old 4Fourteen site.

Ramen Goku

Sydney's beloved ramen joint comes to Glebe- and it's BYO wine.

Mamak

One of the few places in Sydney where you can get exceptional Malaysian hawker food at a reasonable price.

Derrel's

A loveable BYO Indian diner with a big naughties energy from The Lady Hampshire's Brendan King.

Bar Reggio

This long-running Italian restaurant has all the right ingredients for your next group get-togethers.

Sean's

Still the master of the basics, Sean's is one for the bucket list.

Alphabet Street

Head here for modern Thai dishes — and BYO wine and champagne.

Garfish

This BYO-friendly seafood restaurant is a longtime favourite of Crows Nest locals.

Bar Italia

This Little Italy stalwart has a limitless menu, $1 corkage and all the housemade gelato you could wish for.

The Sultan's Table

Traditional Turkish food with BYO and a massive $42 set menu.

Khao Pla

This Macquarie Park serves up modern takes on dishes from Thailand's diverse culinary regions.

Jensen's Restaurant

Pizza, steak and seafood top the menu at this southern Sydney diner.

Two Chaps

This Marrickville haunt serves up exciting breakfast fare by day and vegetarian pasta by night.

Thai Pothong Restaurant

This 350-seater Thai restaurant is a King Street staple.

Mr Chen Beef Noodle

This Haymarket hole-in-the-wall is serving up bowls of hand-stretched noodles and 30-cent dumplings every day.

La Coppola

Authentic, Sicilian-style pizzeria in the heart of Redfern.

Din Tai Fung

An infamous Taiwanese noodle chain is introducing Sydney to the best dumplings it's ever had.

Golden Lotus Vegan

A family-run Vietnamese eatery that will please both vegans and their carnivorous companions alike.

I Love Pho

There are no prizes for guessing what this BYO Crows Nest joint's specialty is.

Spice I Am

The chilli lover's Thai of choice.

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