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Top Sydney Eats

In no particular order I list the top places I love to eat at in Sydney.

Hojiak

One of my favourites to go all the time not only because I love Malaysian food, but the char kway teow is one of the most authentic I've ever tasted in Sydney. The 'wok hei' is perfect and all ingredients are fried together perfectly with a kick of chilli mixed in. Other standout dishes I would recommend are the lor bak for entree, Hainan chicken rice and their KL hokkien mee (which is currently a special but may be a permanent item).

Come for the char kway teow, stay for the dessert cendol.

Kogi

A fairly new Korean bbq restaurant on top of Market City in Haymarket. It's part of the 1909 Precinct which consists of a number of restaurants such as Yayoi, Beijing Impressions, Dolar hotpot, Mr Mengs spicy noodles and a sushi train.

It's a great place for Korean bbq which uses hot coals to cook their meat and not a gas flame giving the meat a bit of a smokier, charred taste. An added bonus is that the staff are super friendly and will even cook the various meats for you so that you need not worry about ever charring your meat to a black crisp.

It's quite pricey for items such as the wagyu beef set but the quality of the meat is what makes it stand out from the rest of the Korean bbq joints in town. They also serve some of your favourites such as seafood pancake, fried chicken and of course all the flavours of soju you could ever want.

Come here with an empty stomach and a desire to eat delicious pork belly and wagyu beef!

Short Black

A favourite of mine for a long time now, it's one of my go to cafes not just because it's local and convenient but because it's probably one of the best value for money cafes out there.

Always serving up massive portions of whatever you order and their weekly specials are always on point and deliciously satisfying. You can never go wrong with items such as the herb scrambled eggs (crispy bacon, roasted tomato and grilled haloumi on sourdough), breakfast bowl (smoked salmon, quinoa tabouli, spinach, roasted tomato, avocado, poached eggs and grilled haloumi) or greek baked eggs (roast lamb, potato, capsicum with feta and pita bread).

Oh and they also do great coffee!





Do Dee Paidang

This has been around for a very long time and it's a very well known Thai restaurant specialising in Thai soup noodles with a variety of spice levels from nursery (no spice) to level 7 (insanely hot). I myself only get level 1 spice because I know my limits but if you can handle level 7 then hats off to you.

I also love their pork belly dishes where the pork belly is fried until crispy and served in a variety of sauces including prik khing, chilli basil, chilli jam (my favourite) or stir fried with oyster sauce and Chinese broccoli.

A dish I would recommend is their glass noodle salad which is mixed with minced chicken, prawns, squid, onions, shallots, coriander and cashew nuts. It's very flavourful with a combination of salty and sour and goes well as a side dish to your main meal.

If you have room for it, try their many desserts which are also super tasty! They have fried bread with pandan custard, shaved ice with syrups and various toppings, black sticky rice with taro and many more.














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