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Fancy a taste of Thailand, but find yourself in Sydney’s west? Sitney Thai is a lovely little restaurant specialising in Northern Thai and Laos cuisines. 

Harnessing hawker style, Ho Jiak brings Malaysian street food to Sydney. From rotis and rice to sambal, laska and nasi lemak, the menu is all about authenticity. Even the fit-out of the space would fit right in with Penang eating centres.

Bienvenidos! That’s what you read when you enter Café Cortado, and likely, that’s how you’ll feel. Meaning “welcome”, it’s the secret ingredient to the success of Ivan Paz’s Latin American café in Sydney.

Situated on the corner of Bennett Street and Bondi Road, Bennett Street Dairy offers farm to plate food options with fresh seasonal produce. It’s not dairy like ice cream and milkshakes, but dairy like a corner store. Breakfast and lunch is served by James Meek, previous manager of Indigo in Double Bay. The interior of this café in Bondi is much like the made to order menu - simple and classic.

Custom made hot dogs from a red food truck? Seems like Harry's Cafe de Wheels has a little bit of competition. BrodDogs, the little brother of Canberra burger institution BrodBurger, has opened its first Sydney food truck. With four different types of hot dogs and eight hot dogs to choose from, this is any sausage-lover's dream! With their wide array of extras and sides, be sure to visit BrodDogs for their twist on the classic hot dog, and cauliflower and cheese sauce.

Everything goes at The Vic On The Park! Bring your family, friends and even your pup because all are welcome. They host many events, from designer markets to open air movie screenings and live music as well, and if you fancy shooting hoops, they even have a basketball court. The food is hearty with chalkboard specials changing weekly. We like the look of The Vic Pie, served with mushy peas. Yum!

The elegant Marble Bar, located downstairs at Hilton Sydney, is the ideal locale for Sydney siders to enjoy live music or sip on a classic cocktail. It’s ornate decor of stained glass doors and high marble arches make it mesmerizing to look at. If you run out of things to chat about just look around the room, you’ll find your next topic pretty easily.

Get your organic on in Manly with the newest organic grocery store in Sydney, oFarm. The brainchild of two accountants turned grocers, this is your one stop shop for certified organic, biodynamic and chemical free goods. With a product list ranging from fresh produce to help you up your smoothie game and groceries that will have you kicking your health goals. oFarm won’t break the bank either, offering a more affordable and accessible option for your organic produce needs every day of the week.

You would likely miss this tiny Darlinghurst/Surry Hills café were it not painted fire engine red. This hole-in-the-wall café on the corner of Crown and Goulburn pumps out Campos coffee, simple breakfast dishes and sandwiches for patrons on-the-go. Pablo’s Vice has been around forever and has a charmingly relaxed vibe.

The Drop is bringing premium coffee and freshly squeezed juices to the heart of Sydney’s inner west. They know all about their coffee, using a different blend of single origin coffee each week. They’ve got everything; cold trip, dirty chai frappe, almond milk iced latte, matcha green tea latte, and a 9 spice fresh chai tea. For all you coffee fiends out there, you’re going to want to add this to your bucket list. 

If you’re after cool bar vibes served up with a fine dining chef, then Project is exactly what you’re looking for.

For the perfect grab-and-go, Jim’s Malaysia in the new Hawker Lane Chatswood, bears an expansive menu of Malaysian favourites with a modern twist.

As firm believers that food should both look AND taste incredible, we are extremely chuffed that The Plant Gallery in Bondi have also delivered on the nutrition front as well. The menu here is extensive has covered all of the bases, from breakfast through to dinner. 

Bunking down in the Noma pop-up space, the duo behind Bentley, Monopole and Yellow are offering new casual dining at their restaurant in Barangaroo, Cirrus. Sustainable seafood is showcased in a menu made for sharing. Try the Morteon Bay bugs with house-made XO sauce, or mud crabs steamed and tossed with green garlic and tarragon sauce. The constantly changing menu has an equally finger-licking offering of meat and veg, with whole roasted cauliflowers with sesame paste and savoury granola on offer.

Hit all those exotic fruit superfood needs with cold pressed juices and specialty performance shakes at The Bondi Juice Company. With the words kale, chlorophyll, coconut water and acai featured throughout their menu, you know that whatever you pick will not only do your hunger favours, but also your body. Head on over to their store and grab one now and atone for all those diet sins you’ve committed already this week.

If French cuisine and Indian food had a food baby, it would be Pondicherry in Rydalmere. Inspired by the 2014 film, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Chef Opel Khan pays homage to Indian flavour and spices and French techniques. Located within Palate Hotel, Pondicherry seats 26 people within its richly coloured interiors.

It’s high time Sydney men finally got a beauty store dedicated to them! Originating from Melbourne, Men’s Biz was founded in 2006. Offering a curated selection of only the best men’s skin care, shaving and grooming products, Men’s Biz is the place to go for all your grooming needs.

With experience spanning over three decades, Melissa Harris is an internationally recognised jeweller based in Sydney. Completely handmade, each whimsical piece of jewellery inspired by nature, features her craftsmanship and her acute attention to detail. Unique and timeless, Melissa Harris’s use of symbology allows each piece created to tell an exquisite story.

Kakawa was the name given to cocoa beans by the South American Olmec civilisations in 1000. BC, so it seems only right that this shop in Darlinghurst is called Kakawa Chocolates. If you are a serious chocoholic, and chocolate is part of your daily routine, you are going to want to add this place to your chocolate heaven bucket list. Making only the best chocolate in town, all of their products are gluten-free with no preservatives or artificial flavours. So it’s pretty much healthy then, right?

What used to be a food truck, Mama Linh’s (mother-and-son food truck duo) has now turned into a traditional and modern Vietnamese restaurant in Glebe. Xiao Linh Meng and Peter Wu are serving food inspired by the streets of Saigon, where sharing is a must and eating with your hands is encouraged. 

BodyMindLife is bringing healing vibes to its all new, purpose built studio in Potts Point. Get ready to channel your inner yogi with up to seven classes a day ranging from dynamic vinyasa, yin yoga, Pilates reformer and meditation suitable for the very beginner through to masters.

This Italian restaurant in Sydney is all about authentic cuisine with a modern twist. You'll be spoiled for choice at Gemelle with a range of pizzas, pastas, and mains all on offer. 

The perfect fitness studio in Sydney to channel your inner ballerina and get fit in the process. If you aren’t having fun exercising, what’s the point? Located in the Eastern Suburbs’ beautiful Rose Bay, @theBarre offers a choice of over nine different classes to create a long and lean physique.

The Edinburgh Castle, in the inner city of Sydney, has undergone a complete renovation and boy does it look good. From the interior to its food and beverage menu, the Sydney pub has entered 2016 while holding on to its heritage charm. 

Assembly is bringing a taste of Italy to Sydney’s CBD serving up authentic dishes seven days a week at their new look Kent street locale. Opening next door to their sister, Assembly Bar, this good looking sibling combines its funky industrial feel with a hand made pizza oven direct from Naples and a luxe interior courtyard.

Get your eats on in the Scandanavian inspired surrounds at the Museum of Sydney. Housed in what was once Australia's first Government House, this Sydney restaurant plates up only the freshest, locally soured produced to create their nothing short of droolworthy menu. Open for all day brunch, lunch and dinner, our top picks include the ricotta pancakes with fresh mango and coconut cream as well as the hickory smoked pork bun.

Simple Greek authenticity is king at Enmore’s Stix and Pita who are serving succulent prime meats slow cooked over charcoal five days per week. The menu allows for you to choose your own adventure depending on your preferences (and hangry factor), first by selecting the meat and then the accompanying filling.

Located in Coogee, La Spiaggia is run by the Lombardo family and offers the perfect place for a mid week wine at the bar, an intimate dinner date or a Sunday family get to together. Think simple, traditional and delicious. That is La Spiaggia on a plate. A generous plate of pasta cooked to perfection, al dente style, our favorite!   

Fitting well into the Paddington scene, Thirty Coffee is doing more than just making a great espresso, which they absolutely are. The bacon and egg roll by Nick O’Neill brings just what the doctor ordered with smoked milk buns, a soft-yolk egg, manchego-and-mango barbeque sauce, dark purple cabbage slaw and Black Market smoky bacon. This little secret is becoming a not so secret, packed with locals and B&E enthusiasts come the weekend.

Yang’s Malaysian Food Truck has recently parked up permanently at Yang & Co in Castlecrag. Chef and owner Alexander Wong has taken his favourite ‘Australian Asian’ foods from his childhood and pairs these with seasonal, local ingredients and an interesting wine list to match. But don’t worry, the food truck fave Singapore chilli soft-shell crab is still on the menu, sitting next to a tea smoked duck with roti or a poached Queensland prawn and corn wonton with ramen broth and onsen egg.

Welcome to the little sister of Regatta Rose Bay! Labelled the Eastern Suburb’s secret hotspot, Tide Café is sat right on the water at Rose Bay Marina, open for breakfast and lunch with a view. And what a view it is!

Specialising in HD brows, which is absolutely a thing, Beauty by Lisa is where you should head for your over plucked caterpillars to be transformed into the eyebrow equivalent of a beautiful butterfly. Lisa has been working in the industry, both internationally and locally, for over 10 years, so she knows her stuff. Other services include facials, waxing and mani/pedi treatments. 

Joe Black X is for those on the go. Which is perfect because you won’t find any seating here. But what you will find is an exceptional coffee roasted to excellence by Toby’s Estate – can you taste the subtle hint of caramel? And if you’re in a rush and feeling peckish, everything is prepared onsite to order (and quickly). Peering up at the menu, which is written up on butcher’s paper on the wall, you could start your day with a warm brekkie, consisting of Joe Black X’s house-baked muesli or pop by for roast chicken salad boxes come lunchtime.  

Rainbow Sushi is a classic joint with a menu full of sushi, sashimi and all things Japanesey. They have Rainbow specials that include sushi rolls and Rainbow ‘ships’ and if you don’t know what they are, then try one – you might be pleasantly surprised. This little gem can be found in Mona Vale, so if you find yourself in the area check these guys out. We promise it’ll be worth your while.

Sonoma continues to expand their empire, with six stores across Sydney now, but the Alexandria store set in a restored warehouse remains our favourite.

New Shanghai has finally answered all of our dumpling-related prayers with their latest offering, the New Shanghai Workshop store in Ashfield. It has never been easier to gorge on incredible dumpling goodness in the comfort of your own pyjamas, with their store stocking all of your Chinese favourites, including their house-made noodles and beef and coriander dumplings, available fresh or frozen. Eating out is overrated anyway, right?

VN Streetfoods is a Vietnamese street food style restaurant in Marrickville and they’ve got everything you would expect from a traditional Vietnamese restaurant and more! Their menu is extensive, so be prepared to make some tough choices, but we don’t think you could really make a bad choice here when there's this much deliciousness involved.

Aptly named, Folonoma comes from the expression ‘for love not money’ and since they donate 100% of their profits to not-for-profit organisations, they are definitely living up to their name. 

With the ethos ‘Slow Food – Fast,’ Sloppy Tee’s is exactly what you would expect from a street food joint by the beach, but with a gourmet edge. Coffee is fair trade and organic, sourced by Toby’s Estate, eggs are free range and the onsite bakehouse is pumping out mouthwatering pastries every day. 

As the name suggests, Sydney cafe, Three Rosettas pride themselves on a lovingly crafted coffee that tastes as good as the latte art looks. Located in Drummoyne, this family run business aims to treat their customers to the finer things in life through impeccably brewed coffee by Sensory Lab, great food and good company. You can settle in for smashed avo on toast, or grab a filtered coffee and scroll on the run to start your morning the right way.

Jardin St James oozes the perfect amount of Parisian effortlessness sans a beret-clad man with a striped shirt and a baguette. Pair this with their coffee know how and that's your midweek brekkie/lunch sorted.

Swedish clothing brand, Collection of Style (COS) has opened the doors to their second Australian store in Sydney’s iconic Commonwealth Bank chamber in Martin Place.

Soul Burger is the latest Sydney restaurant to ditch all meat and animal products, offering an entirely plant-based menu that could see you mistaking your vegan burger for the regular meaty variety we are all used to.

Cali Press has spread their cold-pressed wings beyond Sydney’s East and are now serving up their fresh and organic juices in Surry Hills. Alongside their trademark selection of cold-pressed juices and superfood smoothies they have expanded their menu to include a new salad bar so you can mix and match your favourites and soak up those chilled So-Cal vibes with their courtyard seating. For those of us who require an extra little jolt in the morning, there is AllPress Espresso coffee available all day long. 

The guys at the Annandale Hotel know what’s up… They’re giving you the opportunity to bring along your best friend (your dog, clearly) every Thursday night for a dog raffle!  You can win your dog a delectable supply of canned dog food or raw meat – yum – or just spend some quality time with your pup.

We’re pretty nuts for QVB’s Nutorious, which specialise in all things, you guessed it, NUTS! They hand roast their nuts in small batches and aim to keep the sugar content as low as possible. Also famous for their freshly made oat choc-chip cookies and donuts in the morning, this café makes for the perfect breakfast sitch, teamed expertly with a good cup of joe. 

As a creative workshop space Petal Met Sugar is the creation of two friends that combined their individual passions for floristry and baking. Located on the ground floor of the Luxe retail building, the workshop features a large wooden table for floristry work and an open kitchen where customers can view the creation of sweet treats.

Great coffee goes beyond a great barista and café, which is just a bonus at Knight’s Coffee & Tea Co. in Haymarket. Owner Jake Knight combines passion and understanding to deliver sublime coffee everytime, a credit to his training and experience from Toby’s Estate.

Formerly a hardware store, Store Espresso prides itself on organic produce, great coffee and modern Mediterranean meets Italian cuisine. With a large communal table for seating on the left of the café, and a few tables outside your best bet to ensure a spot is to grab a blanket from the chest, head across to the park and set up camp ready for people and puppy watching.

When life gives you lemon, take yourself down to Lemonia café and treat yourself to a well-deserved Mediterranean feed. The Annandale café with its bright yellow façade is named after the Rodakis brothers’ (the owners) grandmother. The repurposed the two bedroom cottage into a hub for great food and blissful drink with their ‘at home’ ambiance.

Oski is a pretty new café that has shown up in Kirribili and we think their Swedish cinnamon buns are something you need in your life. The Scandinavian Café is covering off all of the breakfast classics like porridge (with cinnamon, banana and honey) and smashed avo on toast, so you can basically choose how adventurous you’re feeling when you arrive.

Palm Beach shoes is located on Oxford Street, Paddington - one of the best spots in Sydney for high-end shopping. However, this little boutique sells all types of shoes at a range of varying prices, meaning you don’t need the big bucks to shop here.

A.McDonald has been making bespoke shoes in Sydney since 1990. Moving to the Strand Arcade in 2013, they've aligned themselves with Australia’s leading boutique retailers and craftspeople and are certainly stepping up to the mark.

The girls over at South of the Border live by the motto... "life is too short to wear boring clothes", and that is perfectly reflected in their range. In their own words, they’re inspired by “journeys to distant lands, our childhood summers on the beach and a love for playing dress ups”.

With what used to be a potions shop, somewhat 30 years ago, has now turned into a little retail boutique. Jim and Jane’s boutique in Annandale sells all things from fashion to homewares.

Welcome to one of Sydney’s most sought after hair salons, which conveniently is also the home to Joe Leszek (a big name in the biz). Stanley & Co oozes the experience and passion that defines who Joe is, creating a specialised service with the main goal to make every client feel they have control over how they look. Finally!

Ombretta is an Italian restaurant in Glebe that two friends, Niccolo Fagherazzi (previously of Fratelli Fresh) and Michael Schiavello (from Blackwattle Café), had the dream of opening up together. They are living out their dream of serving fresh and seasonal produce to create traditional Italian food. 

The Girl You Love is a boutique beauty and skincare studio located in Glebe. The owner, Kay Glass is the main therapist and has been in the beauty industry for over 35 years (so you know you're in good hands).

The guys behind Salmon & Bear in Zetland have expanded to the Inner West and are bringing their delicious seafood with them. This isn't your standard fish and chip shop – all the seafood is cooked over charcoal in the Mibrasa oven to give it that unique Salmon & Bear taste.

Michelin trained Chef Jacopo Martelossi, has teamed up with Gina di Brita from Numero Uno Specialty Coffee Roasters to bring modern regional Italian fare to both breakfast and lunch with new café; Nu 56. Their ethos is to showcase ethically sourced, artfully roasted beans, served with modern dishes at a reasonable price.