Good for solo diners
- Recommended
- Brunswick
This Brunswick ramen bar specialises in just one type of broth
Ramen Shouyuya Sake Bar is geared around shoyu ramen in only three varieties.
- Emma Breheny and Harvard Wang
- Recommended
- Brunswick East
There’s only room for 15 guests at this tiny Brunswick East bar
Tiny Bar lives up to its name.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- Haymarket
‘Put your face in a hot pot’: This no-frills Thai diner is your new BYO winter spot
Khao Kang Maruay is a modest restaurant that specialises in Isan-style cooking from Thailand’s north-east.
- Callan Boys
- Recommended
- Fitzroy
This cosy inner-north ramen joint serves less than 100 bowls a day
Ramen Ako’s specialises in chicken shio ramen.
- Harvard Wang
- Review
- Chippendale
Try TikTok-famous ‘tissue bread’ – and kiss your troubles goodbye – at this bakery
While it seems like there’s a new viral treat on every Sydney street corner these days, Buttered’s Korean-inspired baked goods aren’t just for social media.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Elwood
Conversation-stopping spuds make this cafe a must-visit in Elwood
Plus three more food spots to try in Melbourne’s heartland of “oat lattes and Bugaboos”.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Newtown
Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant just scored a hat
Must-order lamb, bouncy gnudi and a cassata for the ages are among the compelling reasons to visit Osteria Mucca.
- David Matthews
- Review
- The Rocks
Nan’s scones and knitted cosies on offer in this 144-year-old heritage terrace
Visiting Vivid? Pop into The Tea Cosy first to warm up in The Rocks.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Haymarket
Haymarket’s revamped Paddy’s Markets vowed to be a first-rate food hub. It didn’t deliver
It might serve a very good martini and excellent chips, but Callan Boys chalks it up as another entry on Sydney’s board of missed opportunities.
- Callan Boys