Tempting your palate at Sydney’s best restaurants
Being booked in a 5 star Sydney hotel more or less ensures one of the amazing gourmet meals, world class menus and other taste delights. However, if you don’t get out and explore, you’ll miss out on seeing why Sydney is fast becoming one of the culinary capitals of the world.
In the past, many people tended to denigrate this Australian city as a foodie wasteland where all you could eat were fries, burgers and beer. Those days are long gone, now one can count on a wealth of gourmet level delicacies, be it within the restaurants within the Sydney 5 star hotel or within the CBD and beyond.
These are just some of the wonderful options available for fine dining should one venture far from that luxurious 5-star Sydney hotel.
Woodcock. Westfield Sydney, level 5, Market St (Cnr Pitt St).
While Michelin has yet to include Australia in its research and rating systems, Sydney does have a few establishments that are definite favorites if they do. Becasse boasts opulent interiors, including Swarovski crystal chandeliers and plush drapes, and even more luxurious dining offerings from celebrity chef Justin North. Now it is one of the most sought-after restaurants in the city. Among the most celebrated items on the menu are the candied miso blue eye and smoked scallops, caramelized suckling pig and thoroughbred Wagyu shin. Make sure your 5 star Sydney hotel concierge calls to book, it can be hard to get in!
from Tetsuya. 529 Kent Street
Another surefire Michelin hit if they ever deign to publish a guide to restaurants in Australia [hint, hint]Overlooking a Japanese garden, this amazing restaurant on Kent Street is a perfect place to spend the night away from your 5-star Sydney hotel. Chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s ever-evolving menu features complex flavors of Japanese and French cuisine fused together in experimental combinations, definitely not to be missed. If you only get one chance to dine here, be sure to order the signature dish: Confit Tasman Ocean Trout with konbu. Or, if you can just decide, try the tasting menu that offers the best of the best.
Lilly’s Bistro. 168 Kent St., The Rocks
For a more relaxing dining experience, but still just as elegant, Bistro Lilly offers dining and more, either within the confines of an elegant dining room or on a garden terrace, for whatever occasion you wish to celebrate. A quiet yet exclusive hideaway in the historic Observatory Tower, you won’t have to stray far from your 5-star Sydney hotel for a romantic dinner for two, corporate luncheon or special celebration. Taste Chef David Koorey’s signature five-course tasting menu paired with the finest Australian wines.
If fine dining isn’t really your style, Sydney is also home to fun and relaxing places, especially those that serve wonderful seafood. Try Wildfire or Waterfront to get started. Whether you fancy a juicy burger, fish and chips or other casual but delicious meal away from the luxury of your 5-star Sydney hotel, you’ll be spoiled for choice.