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Add this one to your cheat day list because BL Burgers has officially opened in Sydney-town. These buns are the creation of the team behind Bar Luca and are sure to hit that late-night sweet spot.

Pho-get slurping anywhere else to get your noodle fix. This Vietnamese restaurant in Sydney houses delicious and authentic dishes for lunch and dinner. Decked out with polished floors, exposed brick-walls and suspended basket lanterns, the Nguyen Brothers themselves have created the ultimate space for sophisticated dining with a laid-back atmosphere.

In the heart of Darlinghurst lies The Makery - an initiative set up by Work-Shop to promote local artists and designers and provide them with an affordable yet stylish space where they can exhibit and sell their work. This enterprise allows vendors skip the hassle of setting up their own shop so they can use the space for a small fee. The idea behind The Makery is to reinstate thought and love into a world where mass production is dominating and to give the public an opportunity to connect with local designers at a grass roots level. 

Introducing Morris, the totes adorbs younger brother of Scout’s Honour in Redfern. 

Città is a home wares store tucked away in the leafy part of Surry Hills. Their ethos revolves around creating design staples and seasonal collections for your home, which translates into timeless, one-of-a-kind-pieces that can stand the test of time. Their products are designed in New Zealand and aren’t limited to beautiful furniture, throws and kitchenware (although they do have those), but they also stock clothing and accessories for all ages and genders. 

The Grand National Hotel has perfected the balance between hearty, wholesome pub food and tasty, fresh flavour combinations. The menu is varied, with classic pub feeds like the pie of the day and schnitty with slaw catering to the pub grub lovers and Thai beef salad and crispy skinned salmon doing it for the more progressive folk.

In Sydney’s CBD, Umi Kaiten-Zushi is delivering the goods everyday of the week. No matter what mood you’re in, Umi’s extensive menu of delicious sushi options will be sure to tickle your fancy. If you’re a sashimi or hand roll kind of person, there are plenty there to devour too.  

When it's the CBD, its always that bit more fancier, right? Sosumi Sushi Train is taking a different direction from your typical sushi train, offering deliciously fresh sushi in the heart of Sydney's CBD. 

Formerly the Duke of Gloucester Hotel, The Dog Hotel (no, not a hotel for dogs) is a craft beer haven by the same guys as Keg & Brew and Dove & Olive. Just like the modern gastro pub décor, the food menu is a similar story.

Envy Deli Café boasts an impressively long menu, with some classic all-day breaky options, extravagant salads and burgers, and their famous baked goods ranging from cakes to frittatas.  They offer catering, and are known for their excellent service and delicious coffee in their courtyard café.  

If you're a sports fan and love a good cold beer than we’ve found the right place for you. HarleQuin Inn aka ‘The Harley’ in Pyrmont, is claimed to be “Australia’s finest rugby pub”. A favourite amongst the locals who get around it on a Friday arvo to quench their thirst, after a hard day’s work. 

Like it tighter or looser?, find your best fit at Nudie Jeans. Located on William Street, Paddington, Nudie Jeans will help all men overcome the hassle of shopping for jeans. 

Hong Kong Diner is a Cantonese Street Food restaurant nestled in Spice Alley. This is comfort food at its best, with a variety of dim sums and spring rolls, BBQ pork buns, wonton soup and homemade noodles that are calling our name and yours too (you may just not know it yet). Their most popular dish is the  prawn dumplings – and it’s easy to see why.  The soft pastry filled with fresh, perfectly cooked prawns is definitely unforgettable, and they’ve got us coming back for more.

Dubbed as a sanctuary for the foodies of Sydney, Boost St Bistro aims to capture the freshest and finest Australian produce and combine that with their passion for delicious food to create, well, delicious food. For dinner, start with a round of oysters (there are many options here alone), then move onto a meat board, piled with Berkshire pork 'Cantinpola' salami, Blackmore bresaola & Montesano 'Gran Reserva' serrano, before topping it off with the baked pumpkin gnocchi with Persian feta, asparagus and vine cherry tomatoes.

If a glass or two of good vino and sharesies with mates get you excited then Mistelle is most likely your place. Featuring a menu that focuses on Mediterranean flavoured share plates and a wine list which boasts select drops from across the globe, Mistelle is the seriously good looking kid on the Double Bay block.

Some people go to tennis clubs to get active, we go for the food. Casa Do Benfica at Marrickville Tennis Club is the perfect spot for our favourite kind of activity—eating! Hidden behind the club (and easily mistaken for an old RSL), this modest restaurant is one of Sydney’s best kept secrets and offers some of the best Portuguese in town. Portions are massive and the menu is packed with options, so gather the troops and head down for some grilled seafood, beef skewers and our personal favourite, molotof. A distant relative of our very own pavlova, the molotof is a soft meringue sandwiched with lemony custard.

You originally loved these guys because they named themselves ‘Cake’, and because they sell awesome wine, and you’re going to love them a trillion times more now that they’ve opened up a permanent cellar door in Redfern.

Bondi Yoga House is a retreat set in the heart of Bondi Beach offering yoga and training packages for all fitness levels. Not just for out-of-towners, BYH is the ideal place to escape for the weekend for an intensive life refresh and their two or five day getaways are designed to fit in with your schedule. 

Be transported to old town Poland at Na Zdrowie, where the pierogi is your new best friend and the desserts come by the glass. In a cosy corner of Glebe, you'll find everything you're looking for in an authentic Polish dish. The hype? It’s all in the pierogi and if you haven't yet heard of these fluffy pillows of goodness, well your life is about to get a whole lot better, my friend. The dumplings are stuffed with savoury fillings like mushroom and sauerkraut to white cheese, potato and fried onion—heaven, is that you?

Hugh John Manors in Engadine is a café run by a husband and wife team that are serious #relationshipgoals. Located next to their own Drumroll Coffee Roasting facilities and One Off Studio, a space for creative with writing and ceramics workshops. The three storefronts are housed in an original ‘60s corner shop, making it warm and inviting with high ceilings and comfortable layouts. 

For a quirky and bustling atmosphere, Low and Loftys is showing all other bars what a seriously good time looks like. For starters, the food here is a sure winner, drawing influence from the low, slow cooking of Texas combined with the exotic flavours and drinks of the Caribbean.

The Blind Bear is the speakeasy joint you have to visit in your lifetime. Antique armchairs, a checked floor, copper-pipe beer taps, yep that’s right, here’s a time warp taking you straight to the 1920s.

The guys at Modus Operandi spent 6 months in the US travelling around in a caravan; brewing, talking, brewing, and drinking all the beer possible (sounds pretty sweet to us). Their modus operandi is 'beer first, no shortcuts' (see what we did there?) and they fittingly,offer a huge selection of beers, brewed especially for the Aussie palette including the ‘Silent Night Porter’, which features aromas of rich chocolate and roast.

If you haven’t yet ventured to this Petersham patisserie, do your tastebuds a favour and get yourself there STAT.

Enmore is getting a tiki bar thanks to some of the very best, none other than the cool cats behind Earl's Juke Joint. Whether your Twin Peaks obsessed (who isn't) or just seriously lover your cocktails (they've got us again), this new bar in Sydney's inner west will be one to add to your bucket list.  

The good looking sister of The Little Marionette, this cafe in Sydney's inner west is serving up some of the best coffee in our fair city.

Here is the epicentre of dessert bars in Sydney. These guys have it all (seriously). Amazing desserts, cakes, sweet and savoury crepes, pancakes, waffles, ice-cream, coffee, hot chocolates, sorbet, chocolate fountains and a heap more on offer (but as if you need more convincing).

The former Lemoncello site has re-opened as Matteo and guys, it’s about to get really delicious up in here.  The creators of Matteo (Eddie Levy and Adam Abrams) are experts in the afternoon Sunday sesh (think The Island and Darlo Country Club), and they’ve brought the same party vibes (that err just on the right side of classy) to Double Bay. 

Hitting happily amongst the delicious Asian eateries on Hawker Lane, Cheers Cut is the Taiwanese answer to giant, crispy fried chicken. The 12-ounce chicken schnitzel is their signature, but they’re also known for their giant crispy squid, moreish snack boxes of nuggets, seafood and diced beef and chicken. Their sauces come in both powder and, well, sauce form, so you don’t have to sacrifice flavour for crispiness.

ICYMI, Kensington Street in Chippendale is fast becoming a foodie hub of Sydney. KYO-TO is a Japanese restaurant which is influenced by the culture and vibe of Kyoto (hence the name) and is the first small restaurant to open up shop in Spice Alley. With two distinct areas, you'll find an intimate dining space in one of the old terrace houses and another space in an external courtyard.

If you don’t live in Annandale, you probably wish you did so that the Empire Hotel in Annandale could be your local.

They’ve been pampering the people of the Inner West since 2002 and have four cubicles as well as a dedicated tanning area, i.e. plenty of room to facilitate your beauty needs. Their services are varied and are all delivered in a clean environment and with sterile equipment, which is very important. Head here if you are after face mapping, unisex waxing, microdermabrasion, organic spray tanning or basically any beauty treatment that you can think of. 

Located in the heart of Sydney’s University district, Jap’s Table is the kind of no-frills Japanese restaurant that won’t break the bank, but will satisfy those salmon don cravings. Making good use of their traditional yakitori grill, you can choose between chicken, meat, octopus and giblet skewers (on request). They only cost $2.80 each – did we mention how affordable it is? All of the other key players are there, so if you are in the mood for ramen, big bowls of don a little bit of everything (go the tasting plate), Jap’s Table has got you covered.

An authentic French boulangerie is exactly what Sydney needed and now, it is exactly what we’ve got. Landing in the up-and-coming food hub, Rosebery, Ninou is serving up traditional French desserts and ready to eat baked goods every single day of the week. Boulangerie is just more fun to say than bakery, in the same way that baguette sounds more fancy than bread roll.

Prepare your tastebuds and let no stuffed-bun go to waste, Ze Pickle is finally here. Sydney, you wanted burgers and now we have ze mother of them all. It’s burgers just the way we love them- double jack cheese, smoked beef brisket, jalapeños, pulled pork and that sweet, sweet triple maple bacon (I’m sorry, what diet?).

Either Or is considered a bit of a slashie – a café slash art space slash concept store, that is. Their food is beautiful and the menu features simple classics like smashed avocado on sourdough toast as well as a super fresh take on a classic salmon poké salad and coffee by local roasters Colombian Connection Coffee. The locals are already coming back for more, with the friendly service and tasty offerings hard to say no to.

Chicken lovers, assemble! Juicy Lucy is a classic Aussie chicken shop in Sydney with a twist. What's that twist you ask? A South-Asian one, to be exact. Opened by the guys behind Sydney restaurant Sugarcane, this chicken shop in Surry Hills will be serving up burgers and wraps with a bit of Asian persuasion including the Jackie Chan (wrap with rice, Malay chicken, pickles and herbs) as well as the Lil Kim (a burger with Korean BBQ, slaw, and kim chi). Fried chicken also graces the menu as well as an ever-changing array of sides (Asian Caesar, anyone?).

Bringing a true taste of Turkey to Barangaroo (and the first permanent resident to open up shop at the development), Anason is the brainchild of Somer Sivrioglu - the man behind one of Sydney's best Turkish restaurants, Efendy. With a team of hand-picked Turkish chefs in the kitchen, the menu promises to be authentic, innovative and (of course) delicious. 

Lovers of activewear for actual exercise and brunching alike, listen up! Nimble Activewear's shop in Bondi is selling a gorgeous range of the brand's tights, crop tops and singlets as well as accessories from a variety of Australian designers. If your workout wardrobe needs a bit of love (without totally breaking the bank), pay a visit to Nimble Activewear in store or online.

Open for breakfast and lunch, Barista & Cook is a Waterloo café with healthy comfort food at its core. Lunch is salads packed with edamame, miso, black rice, fennel and marinated chickpeas while breakfast favourites are smoked trout kedgeree with spiced rice, boiled eggs, citrus yoghurt and coriander or the gilled mac‘n’cheese toastie (okay, maybe that last one isn't so healthy).

Endlessly searching Sydney for the ultimate triple threat? Well, we’ve found it! Enjoy an afternoon at Huxley’s sports bar where the three fundamental principles of beer, burgers and sport are well and truly covered. Huxley’s is entertaining Caringbah locals with an authentic American style diner. The decor is straight out of NYC with a little southern kink thrown in. There is certainly no shortage of ribs and wings flowing amongst the lengthy list of creative ways to rehydrate including alco shakes (milkshakes for big kids). We're ordering the Oreo & Co for obvious reasons.

Originally hailing from Melbourne, Beer DeLuxe has landed on King Street Wharf (and have brought their 120-strong craft beer bible with them). Their staff is more than qualified to point you in the direction of the craft beer you didn’t even know you needed in your life and with a menu filled with beer food favourites, you won’t have to put down your coldie to chow down. If cocktails are more your style, don’t worry, they’ve got you covered as well at this bar in Sydney.

Rolling in with no signs of stopping, Doughnut Time is adding some extra glaze over Sydney’s already thriving confectionary palate. Hailing Newtown as one of its newest homes, in a matter of a year, Doughnut Time has spread to fourteen retail stores and a booming online store. They’re growing, and fast – And who wouldn’t be when you’re creating some of the best doughnuts in Sydney?

Swept up with ultimate food feels, Sydneysiders are obsessed with Doughnut Time AKA one of Sydney's best doughnuts. Ready to think outside the circle whenever possible, their take on doughnuts is fresh, innovative and scrumptious to the core. Paired perfectly with their in-house milkshakes and topped with gems like M&Ms, Cherry Ripe, Ferrero Rocher and Oreo cookies, they’re reinventing the doughnut experience, one suburb at a time – already boasting 14 retail stores with two babies along the way, including Glebe.

Set within the historical Strand Arcade, La Rosa is the little sister of iconic Pendolino restaurant. Playing homage to their Italian roots with confessional-style décor and a pizza and pasta menu that is earning them a reputation around town (the good kind). 

Walter White is back and bringing some seriously delish burgers to Oxford Street. The guys from Burgers Anonymous are serving up burgers the way they should be, juicy and with all of the trimmings. 

Set on busy Military Road, Toshiya is a Japanese oasis in the heart of the hustle and bustle of Cremorne Junction. The menu is full of dishes that are both non-traditional and classic, like the sashimi taco in a crispy gyoza shell holding down the fort for experimental Japanese food and seared salmon roll with avocado and spicy miso sauce for the sushi purists. In case you were wondering about dessert (of course you were), then we recommend the green tea brulée and red bean ice cream because we just can't go past a classic with a cheeky regional twist. 

Drinks get a little out of hand and now you’re feeling worse than ever before? A bacon and egg roll will help you for a bit, but this Surry Hills hangover clinic (miracle centre) will literally hook you up to a drip and have you clear-minded in no time. 

Spotting the green Campos singage while you’re in the depths of a caffeine drought it like seeing water in the middle of the dessert. Slightly dramatic, sure, but it’s also accurate and you know it. The newest Campos outpost at Barangaroo is continuing their mission to bright fantastic coffee to the CBD, but they’re also serving up the sweet pastry treats as their Alexandria store. All of the goodness is coming straight from Fountain Street’s Rosetta Bakery so you can expect croissants and fresh sourdough with your morning brew.

Old Jim Kee is all about authentic Malaysian cuisine in Sydney. Chef Jim Yong, also known as Uncle Jim, produces mouthwatering Malaysian dishes and the menu features meals like stir-fries and our all time favorites – salt and pepper chicken wings. Uncle Jim is a legend in the industry and we can see why, because this really is food for the soul. 

A collaboration between the Three Blue Ducks boys and Andy Allen (winner of MasterChef 2012), the Rosebery restaurant is their second Sydney outpost. The Argentinian grill sits firmly at their core and the subtle nose-to-tail ethos celebrates fresh and seasonal produce. Open for brunch and dinner (Wednesday through Saturday), the heritage space is light-filled and relaxed, with a vast industrial feel that is complimented by their large garden courtyard.

Animal lover? Of course you are. Fond of specialty dessert? I don’t know anyone who isn’t. Well Doux Amour is the place for you. With animal themed cookies, happy snappers are sure to be obsessed with these cute delectable treats. Residing in Rosbery these unique desserts are so sort after that being totally sold out before the days end is not an unfamiliar experience. This coffee and cookie combination makes it the perfect place to meet with friends and marvel at the success of your next food themed Instagram. Indulge with the irresistible Rosie pig and the unforgettable Macho turtle as you attempt to make your way through as many animal cookies as your stomach allows.   

Your weekday lunches just got a little bit more awesome. No. 10 Bistro is the latest delicious creation from Fresh Catering, bringing relaxed dining to the oh so fancy The Mint on Macquarie Street. Expect a contemporary menu showcasing fresh, local ingredients complemented with a stellar wine list and most importantly some seriously good cocktails.

Nestled in the Rydes Sydney Central Hotel, this little slice of Italy serves up all your Italian hopes and dreams, oh and a one meter pizza. Great for that large-scale mingle, this bar has heaps of share plates and set menus that not only taste mighty fine, but also mean that you can either just drink, drink and eat or drink and eat eat eat eat. A fully stocked hotel bar (i.e. they have anything and everything), means you won’t even need to worry about going home – there’s a bed just upstairs!

Ex-Hotel Palisade chef Nahid Hossain, has opened up the latest Chatswood offering: a Latin American joint ft. chorizo by the tonne, and everything covered in cheese. Don’t let the intentional mis-spelled name put you off, there 

Every neighbourhood needs a local Italian Trattoria, which is why we are moving to Chippendale ASAP to get around Ottimo Centrol. This local has landed straight off the plane from Nonna’s kitchen in Italy, with fresh buffalo mozzarella delivered every day, as well only the freshest of toppings donning the pizza base of champions. 

Fresh to the Lidcombe scene is The Smelly Cheesecake, and if the name doesn’t hint at it enough, they have a serious focus on all things cheese. 

Ironwood Coffee Company brings their passion for coffee and good food to Woolwich. This bustling family run cafe plates up quality eats that combine seasonable produce with a Greek twist seven days a week. 

Flower Child cafe, inspired by the Grounds of Alexandria, is an exciting and unexpected find, located in Chatswood shopping centre. The cafe showcases a beautiful indoor garden and open-plan kitchen, creating a clean, ‘outdoorsy’ and natural atmosphere. They serve up a great range of delicious (and totally instagrammable) food.

Girdlers Cafe on Dee Why beach is a must-try for coffee lovers and health food fanatics. It is the epitome of Australian cafe culture with its relaxed atmosphere, friendly wait staff and its close proximity to the beach.