Chef Lennox Hastie from Firedoor Restaurant in Surry Hills. Picture: John Fotiadis
media_cameraChef Lennox Hastie from Firedoor Restaurant in Surry Hills. Picture: John Fotiadis

Sydney’s 50 hottest tables

IF THERE is one city on earth that loves everything new and hot, that city is Sydney. And so it is with restaurants. For us Sydneysiders, it’s a case of the newer and the fresher the better. Each time a hot new venue opens, it is immediately rammed to capacity with diners wanting a taste of the cool new place in town.

So to help you navigate the ever-changing Sydney dining scene today we bring you Taste’s guide to the 50 best new restaurants opened in Sydney over the past 18 months. So what exactly is a great new restaurant? For us, it’s that magical combination of fresh concepts, fantastic execution and great diner appeal.

In short, that means exceptional food, excellent wine and attentive service dished up in a fresh new space with X-factor. With luck, these will be the restaurants still drawing crowds not just this year, but next, and the year after. Salut.

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Elizabeth Meryment, Chief food critic