Black pepper pork katsu steak don at Ommi Don.
Critics'Pick

Ommi Don

Bang for buck meets flavour bombs in an unassuming arcade.

Sob cup noodle.

Michelin-trained chef serves $3.30 onigiri and $13 soba noodles in Zen-like surrounds

A mission to provide quick,healthy and affordable Japanese cuisine drives this minimalist inner Sydney cafe.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Three-cup chicken don.

Former Aria chef serves up fine-dining skill for food-court prices at Taiwanese hole-in-the-wall

You’d be lucky to crack the $20 mark for one of Omar Hsu’s rice bowls at his cheap and very cheerful eatery Ommi Don in Ultimo.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Experience the flavours of Asia in Sydney's heart with a unique take on roti.

Kafe Kooks takes roti for a creative spin in Ultimo

Experience the flavours of Asia in Sydney's heart with a unique take on roti.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Omurice with tempura,tomato sauce and melted cheese.

Home-style Japanese omelettes at Omu in Ultimo

When Mikiko Terasaki started serving omurice at her market stall,she became a social media sensation. Now she's serving up the Japanese staple in her permanent diner.

  • Lee Tran Lam
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The antipasto plate at Salt Meats Cheese's Broadway branch.

Salt Meats Cheese heads to Broadway

Is Salt Meats Cheese a Broadway hit?

  • Myffy Rigby

Sydney Kopitiam

With an unassuming facade and plasticky pastel decor,Sydney Kopitiam seems like an unlikely candidate to be packed out for mid-week dinners.

The Abercrombie

It looks like a resourceful Scotsman crudely glued the insides of a community hall to a retro club.

Malacca Straits

This outdoorsy diner in a courtyard off the Quadrant building serves aromatic nonya,Indonesian and Thai dishes.

The Apprentice

The Apprentice

There is nothing as important as the future of an industry,and here at this TAFE-run restaurant you get to sample not only the cooking skills,but the skills of the fresh young faces who want to be the future front of house heroes,too.