The Ester Spirits x Aplenty Viva Pomodoro! Tomato Party is a one-day celebration of the long lunch.

Chef takeovers,restaurant pop-ups,unusual locales – food festivals worth travelling for

Including dinners hosted by Nigella Lawson in a tunnel,a wine party in a kooky Italian piazza,and pasta making in an inner-west distillery.

  • Erina Starkey
Albanese at Willie the Boatman brewery in 2019.

‘Every pub in Balmain’:Anthony Albanese’s favourite places to eat and drink in Sydney

The prime minister is a fan of Greek dips,croissants and dog-friendly breweries.

  • Erina Starkey
The chicken pitogyro.

A Greek ‘grill house’ where the gyros actually taste like they do in Greece

The sourdough pita is baked to-order in a wood-fire oven and the meat is prepared over three days,before it’s cooked on a rotisserie.

  • Erina Starkey
Chebbo-Style and The Classic burger at Chebbo’s in Marrickville.

Chebbo’s Burgers

Sydney’s most smashable burgers.

  • Erina Starkey
A sneak peek at the new Poor Toms bar and restaurant at Brompton Street,ahead of its official opening later this month.

The best place for a Sydney bar crawl this summer is the Inner West Distillery Trail

Your guide to the growing hub of Inner West craft distilleries. Plus,a sneak peek at the new Poor Toms bar and restaurant.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Prawn roll.

This airy zen-like corner cafe puts a Japanese spin on Australian brunch

The “pretty thrilling” menu at Marrickville’s Algorithm cafe includes banana loaf with earl grey caramel butter,hand-piped French crullers and roasted spam with egg,chilli aioli and tomato relish on an English muffin.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Baba’s Place is a vibe,even at 9:30pm at night.
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How this converted warehouse became Sydney’s most trailblazing restaurant

The Good Food Guide’s inaugural Bill Granger Trailblazer winner is redefining its “suburban cuisine”.

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Vietnamese fare at VN Street Foods.

VN Street Foods

Spirited,humble canteen with no shortage of flavour.

Banana turon with ube ice-cream at Lazza,Marrickville.
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Lazza

Karaoke fun and pork on the menu.

Banh cuon ba oanh (steamed rice paper roll).
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Banh Cuon Ba Oanh

Shopfront specialising in humble yet hearty banh cuon.