The half tandoori chicken plate at Derrel’s.
Critics'Pick

Derrel’s

Bright and kitschy spice-packed good times.

Chip butty with butter chicken gravy.
14/20

Sydney needs more places like this where you can BYO for free and dip hot chips in butter-chicken gravy

Late-night curry canteen Derrel’s might be Sydney’s most unique – and kitsch –takeaway shop.

  • Callan Boys
Derrel’s is a new Anglo-Indian restaurant in Camperdown.

Derrel’s is your new favourite late night Anglo-Indian restaurant with a 2am closing time (and chip ‘puttis’)

Young chef Brendan King is embracing his Indian heritage at the walk-in Camperdown restaurant. And the chip putti with butter chicken gravy is a thing to behold.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The cosy beer garden.

Camperdown’s live and thumping Lady Hampshire offers late-night music and Guinness-lashed sticky date pud

Live late-night music,comfort food and sticky carpets offer a nostalgic return to pub revelry at this inner west institution.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Golden sourdough crumpets with stewed fruit,strawberry slices,ricotta,honey and nuts.

Come for the museum,stay for the crumpets at Sounds Sydney

If there wasn't a museum attached to new cafe Sounds Sydney,its existence would be a small miracle of location,raw concrete and quality food.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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Made for cold weather:the lamb shank and farro pie.
13.5/20

Acre,Camperdown

The team behind The Greens and Pocket City Farms attempts to turn a bowling green into a farm-to-table Camperdown eatery.

  • Terry Durack
On the weekend menu at Deus Bar&Kitchen:a"monster"cheeseburger.
14/20

Deus Bar and Kitchen

A shiny new eatery roars into town:the latest model of Deus Ex Machina's cafe is operating at full throttle.

  • Terry Durack
Gamon and egg toastie at Little Lord in Camperdown.

Little Lord

A tiny kitchen does great work at this Camperdown cafe.

  • Louise Rugendyke
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Sushi Masa

Sushi Masa isn’t an easy find,camouflaged behind greenery at the base of an apartment complex,but tenacious diners are rewarded with plating that’s exceptional even by Japanese standards.

Open Korea

Open Korea will transport you to a secret authentic traveller’s find without even leaving Sydney.