Wafu
Attend this haunt in numbers, because taste buds won't be impressed with just one dish. Opening the gluten/dairy/msg-free cabinet of Japanese authenticity is guilt free Tempura, ohitashi greens, teriyaki, katsu and sashimi salads - alongside mountains of brown rice. Wafu's health affection will liken your palette to Macrobiotic principles, as such a cabaret leads to a stomach 180 per cent full and a body 200 per cent satiated.
Bodega
There are only two types of people in this world: people who like tapas and idiots. So we went to Bodega - one of a handful of exemplary tapas joints in Surry Hills that keep Sydney's inner city sophisticates well fed and indulged. If words could do any justice to good food we would write about it in exquisite detail.
Degustation
Degustation is an amazing way to eat. It holds my short attention span and keeps both mind and tastebuds interested. However, there is a certain amount of prep involved to commit to a degustation. For one, it takes a strong mind to pass up on lunch or an arvo snack. You have to commit to it and prepare to indulge.
Flying Fajita Sistas
Little local folklore for ya - Flying Fajita Sistas flew up to Sydney late last year from Wollongong, bringing along a tasty range of killer margaritas, a staff of friendly, beautiful women, and a name destined to be referred to the "Flying Vagina Sistas" (by me, at least). Do you think they play these?
OH, about the food - let just say this is now neck-and-neck with Café Pacifico for the BEST Mexican in town.
Thanh Binh
A friend told us a friend of hers saw Michael Caine in the Thanh Binh. I already knew it was cool because I'd eaten frogs legs there, but that made me wanna move in. Now Sonny and I live above it (well above a shop a few doors down) and often take Sunday lunch there. They have this amazing noodle menu where everything is about $10 and comes in novelty sized bowls.
O Bal Tan and Sydney Madang
Unlike Melbourne, we in Sydney are not yet accustomed to gallivanting around filthy back alleys to access bars and restaurants. So as you lead your date down a dodgy little unnamed alley off Pitt Street, have some fun and casually describe IRREVERSIBLE as the sexiest movie you've ever seen and just as they're about to leg it - hit them with the choice of not one but two Korean BBQ restaurants.
The Flying Squirrel
Canadian owner Brody Petersen and his team have brought a fresh new eatery to the Bondi area. It's a little dark, it's full of atmosphere and it's loaded with a whole wall of different cocktails (not to mention a crew of damn attractive staff). The Flying Squirrel quickly jumped to success as rumours began to circulate about the cool setting and easy food.
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