EDITOR’S NOTE

The City Hub has turned 21. Happy Birthday to us! We happen to believe we live in a damn cool city filled with culture, creativity and fun, and the Best of Sydney is the perfect homage to all the places that make it so. So to celebrate once again, we have compiled a list of our favourite haunts, both on and off the beaten track. Favourite food spots, bars of all sorts, artistic excursions, outstanding shops and Sydney’s best services. So if you believe in life after lock-out, if you can raise your head out of your phone for a moment and swipe right on us, join us in celebrating the very Best of Sydney…you might even find a few hints on the best spots to hunt down those little pocket monsters!

Editor: Georgia Fullerton

Contributors: Linda Hoang, Alannah Maher, Yael Cassie Brender, Olivia Stanley, Rita Bratovich, Shea Gillian, Anna Rushmer, Isobel Cootes, Leila Enright, Vanda Rudner-Varga, Tammy Shemesh, Bronwyn Fullerton, Nina Beeston, David Sullivan

Artwork: Corey Warren

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BEST OLD STYLE PIZZA

BEST POLISH DUMPLINGS

BEST KOSHER FOOD

BEST CUPCAKERY

BEST GOURMET PIZZA

BEST STONER HANGOUT

BEST ASIAN DUMPLINGS

BEST GREEK TAVERN

BEST CHINESE

BEST JAPANESE EXPERIENCE

BEST ICONIC PUB, BAR AND GRILL

BEST ITALIAN

BEST UDON

BEST INDIAN

BEST LAMB SOUVLA

BEST SWEETS

BEST FISH PIE

BEST THAI

BEST DINING PRECINCT

BEST PHOTOGENIC PANCAKES

BEST BURGERS

BEST PASTA

BEST MALAYSIAN AND CHINESE FUSION

BEST COMFORT FOOD

 

DRINK

 

BEST EXOTIC COFFEE

BEST ROOFTOP BAR

BEST HIPSTER HANGOUT

BEST CAFE WITH A CONSCIENCE

BEST BEER LIST

BEST CAFE SPECTACLE

BEST MULLED WINE

BEST ART-DECO BAR

BEST OUTDOOR BAR

BEST COOL BAR

BEST PUB IN THE ROCKS

BEST COCKTAILS

BEST NATURAL HEALTH BOOST

BEST ICONIC LOCAL

PLAY

 

BEST ICE RINK

BEST TUESDAY NIGHT OUT

BEST BOOKS AND CAFFEINE

BEST ARTIST-RUN GALLERY

BEST LEGENDARY COMEDY VENUE

BEST KIDS THEATRE

BEST INDIGENOUS ART GALLERY

BEST THEATRE

BEST SCIENCE MUSEUM

BEST JAZZ VENUE

BEST KIDS BIKE TRACK

BEST MUSICAL THEATRE

BEST COMEDY SPACE

SHOP

 

BEST FAMILY RUN BUSINESS

BEST FASHION BOUTIQUE

BEST EVERYTHING STORE

BEST SECOND HAND STORE

BEST SHOP ON KING STREET

BEST FURNITURE STORE

BEST LINGERIE AND LIFESTYLE

BEST MARKET

BEST HANG-UPS

BEST FLOWER POWER

BEST PLACE TO GET ON YOUR BIKE

BEST DIVERSE MARKET

BEST RETRO RETAIL STORE

SERVICES

 

BEST POOL

BEST TUTORS

BEST FUNKY HAIR STUDIO

BEST DENTAL SERVICES

BEST BUTTONS

BEST PHONE STORE

BEST YOGA WITH A VIEW

BEST YOGA

BEST LOCAL COLLEGE

BEST CREATIVE BUSINESS RESOURCE

BEST BARBERSHOP

BEST KITCHENS

BEST RETRO SALON

BEST PIERCINGS

BEST SERVICE FOR CAT LOVERS

BEST INK

BEST ART SUPPLIES

 

CELEBRITY PICKS:

Chris Taylor

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Previous Best of Sydney:

Best of Sydney 2015

Best of Sydney 2014

Best of Sydney 2013

Best of Sydney 2012

Best of Sydney 2011

Best of Sydney 2010

Best of Sydney 2009

Best of Sydney 2008