Eating out with CityRail

City Circle

Circular Quay
The area around Circular Quay might be the glitzy end of town with views of the harbour at every turn, but there is still some more affordable eating to enjoyed.

• East Chinese Restaurant (Shop 8, 1 Macquarie St) genuine Szechuan and Cantonese dishes.
• Opera Bar (lower concourse) a popular spot with stunning views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
• Selah (12 Loftus St) for modern Australian cooking.
• Sailors Thai Canteen (106 George St) for a quick pad thai.
• Yoshii (Cnr Harrington and Essex Sts) for authentic Japanese.
• Guillaume at Bennelong (Sydney Opera House) or Aria (1 Macquarie St) offer up some of the finest dining in Sydney.

Wynyard
Heading south away from the harbour, Wynyard offers the city’s office workers plenty of choice for eating and drinking.

• For great beer and food to match, Heritage Belgian Beer Café (135 Harrington St) and James Squire Brewhouse (22 The Promenade, King St Wharf).
• Athenian (11 Barrack St) a Greek classic.
• Malaya (39 Lime St) for lovers of spice, cocktails and Asian beers.
• Infusion @ 333 (333 George St) modern pan-Asian delights.
• Malay Chinese Takeaway (37 Bligh St) some of the best laksas in town.
• Lido Bar (98 Clarence St) Italian food to please almost anyone.
• GPO (1 Martin Pl) a food court with a difference - excellent wood-fired pizza, sushi, cheese and wine, and an oyster bar.

Central and Town Hall
Dotted around the golden sandstone monolith that is the Town Hall you’ll find plenty to satisfy any appetite.

• Chinta Ria (Cockle Bay Wharf) Malaysian food with hawker-style treats from the wok.
• Zaaffran (Level 2, 345 Harbourside Shopping Centre, Darling Harbour) extraordinary curry.
• Tearoom QVB (Level 3 QVB, 455 George St) a refreshing experience not be missed.
• Sky Phoenix (Skygarden, 77 Castlereagh St) for yum cha lovers.
• Zozo (Shop 10, 26 World Square, Liverpool St) cook-it-yourself Korean barbecue.
• Saap Thai (378 Pitt St) authentic Thai food.
• Tetsuya's (529 Kent St) for a 10-course degustation served at tables looking out at a peaceful Japanese garden.

Sydney's Chinatown (between Town Hall and Central stations) where aromas of ginger and soy hang in the air.

• BBQ King (18 - 20 Goulburn St) one of Sydney’s most prominent barbecue restaurants.
• Golden Century (393 Sussex St) famous if you like your seafood from live tanks.
• Emperor’s Garden BBQ & Noodle (213 - 215 Thomas St), another popular spot.
• The Regal (347-355 Sussex St) excellent yum cha.
• Yin Li Sichuan Restaurant (71 Dixon St) delicious, though weirdly named dishes.
• Red Chilli (3/51 Dixon St) for those who crave the fiery red fruit.
• Road (8 Quay St) tantalising Chinese Muslim food.

• If you’re after Thai, try Thainatown (48/91 Goulburn St) or Crocodile Senior (768 George St).
• Vietnamese can be savoured at Pasteur (709 George St), Saigon Metro (760 George St) and Xic Lo (215a Thomas St).
• Mother Chu’s Vegetarian Kitchen (367 Pitt St) for delectable Taiwanese.
• Musashi (447 Pitt St) enchanting Japanese.
• Feel like some Spanish? Encasa (423 Pitt St) tapas and pizza.

The area around Central and east of it, in Surry Hills, gives visitors a culinary world-view. Just pick the cuisine and you’re sure to find it catered for.

• Red Lantern (545 Crown St) sophisticated Vietnamese with an emphasis on great produce.
• Thanh Long (622 Crown St), famous for its duck in preserved lemon sauce.
• Cochin (61 Fitzroy St) French influenced Vietnamese.
• Cafe Mint (579 Crown St) the tastes of Africa and the Mediterranean.
• Nepalese Kitchen (481 Crown St) Himalayan décor and spicy cooking.
• Bistrode (478 Bourke St) comfort food with a twist.
• Erciyes (409 Cleveland St) Turkish pizzas and kebabs.
• Mohr Fish (202 Devonshire St) more than a fish and chip joint.
• Mohr & Mohr (204 Devonshire St) homestyle European food.
• Vini (Shop 3, 118 Devonshire St) part Italian wine bar, part restaurant.

Museum
Heading a little north, Museum plays host to a cluster of Italian restaurants in an area that was Sydney’s original Little Italy around Stanley and Crown Streets.

• Bill & Toni (74 Stanley St) generous serves of classic dishes and lots of free orange cordial.
• Bar Reggio (135 Crown St) pizzas with 27 different toppings and almost as many pasta dishes.
• Pello (71 - 73 Stanley St) modern European dining with distinctly French influences.

There are also some great Asian eateries here as well.

• ThaiNesia (243 Oxford St) sumptuous Asian delights with dishes like duck and cashew nuts.
• Mahjong Room (312 Crown St) modern chinese, blue swimmer crab gowgees and chicken sang choy bow.
• Kylie Kwong for her famous crisp-skin duck with blood plum sauce and other treats at Billy Kwong (355 Crown St) but get there early as they don’t take bookings.
• Longrain (85 Commonwealth St) Thai-inspired food and a must try dessert tasting plate.
• Bambini Wine Room (185 Elizabeth St) an opulent, grown-up bar with great food.