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Chinese Noodle House
Transitional northern Chinese food abounds here. Try the specialty dish - knife sliced noodle, requiring a quick and steady hand to shave off noodle ribbons from a block of dough. Have your noodles boiled and served with a clear soup or a saucy pork mince, or get them stir-fried with meat or vegetables - the most popular method. It's all cheap and cheerful with large servings, and all dumplings and noodles are handmade.
- Address
- TG2, 8 Quay St, Prince Centre, Haymarket.
- Phone
- 9281 4508
Dae Jang Kum Korean BBQ
The best part about eating at a Korean restaurant is 'banchan', a spread of complementary side dishes that include salad, pickled vegetables and kimchee, fermented Chinese cabbage with Korean spices. It's the perfect way to whet your appetite before perusing the massive menu at Dae Jang Kum. Chilli lovers will relish the 'teok bok ki', spicy rice cakes and the 'bo ssam', pork belly boiled in a master broth best served with lettuce, chilli, and radish kimchee. It's not all hot - there are grilled cheese oysters, 'jap chae' clear potato noodles and crunchy fried chicken. You can also barbecue your choice of marinated meats, seafood and vegetables on the tabletop grill. Fully licensed, BYO wine available with $5 corkage.
- Address
- 35 Goulburn Street
- Phone
- 9211 0890
Delima Restaurant
Never tried Indonesian cuisine or would like to recall a fun filled journey in Bali? Delima offers a good start, set in tasteful surrounds with warm, wooden furnishings. The extensive menu has pictures of every dish, making ordering easy, but it's hard to go past Indonesian classics like chicken satay, 'Nasi Goreng Indonesia' or cubes of fall-apart-tender beef rendang. Fried chicken fans should seek out the ayam goreng kalasan, covered in a blanket of crispy spices for extra crunch. There is plenty of seafood too, with chilli mud crab (pre-order), stir-fry prawns and grilled whole fish. For a flavoursome finale, finish with shaved ice desserts, banana fritters, or try the pancake durian if you dare! Bintang Pilsener is also available here.
- Address
- 69/ 1 Dixon St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9267 7045
JB's Bar, Holiday Inn Darling Harbour
Recently refurbished, JB's Bar at the Holiday Inn allows guests to enjoy breakfast on the go, lunch, dinner or simply unwind over a few drinks and watch passers by.
- Address
- 68 Harbour St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9291 0400
Palate
Cool down with a scoop of sorbet or gelato at Palate or try one of their specialty lattes in taro, black sesame and green tea. The savoury menu includes pasta, steak, beef satay and Hainanese chicken rice.
- Address
- World Square, Shop 17-18
- Phone
- 9264 3661
Red Bottle Market City
You will be spoilt for choice at Red Bottle's three centrally located stores in Pitt Street, Sussex Street and Chinatown Market City. Choose from an extensive range of local and overseas wines, spirits, beers and liqueurs. Whether you are after a cask of wine or a special bottle for dinner, the friendly and helpful staff are only too willing to assist. For the more exotic, Red Bottle stores stock a wide range of Cognac, Rum, Whisky and Asian spirits such as Japanese Shochu, Umeshu and sake, plus Korean Soju and Chinese Moutai.
- Address
- Shop R1.04 (next to IGA) Market City
- Phone
- 9211 5822
Red Bottle Pitt Street
You will be spoilt for choice at Red Bottle's three centrally located stores in Pitt Street, Sussex Street and Chinatown Market City. Choose from an extensive range of local and overseas wines, spirits, beers and liqueurs. Whether you are after a cask of wine or a special bottle for dinner, the friendly and helpful staff are only too willing to assist. For the more exotic, Red Bottle stores stock a wide range of Cognac, Rum, Whisky and Asian spirits such as Japanese Shochu, Umeshu and sake, plus Korean Soju and Chinese Moutai.
- Address
- 382 Pitt St, Sydney
- Phone
- 9267 7431
Red Bottle Sussex Street
You will be spoilt for choice at Red Bottle's three centrally located stores in Pitt Street, Sussex Street and Chinatown Market City. Choose from an extensive range of local and overseas wines, spirits, beers and liqueurs. Whether you are after a cask of wine or a special bottle for dinner, the friendly and helpful staff are only too willing to assist. For the more exotic, Red Bottle stores stock a wide range of Cognac, Rum, Whisky and Asian spirits such as Japanese Shochu, Umeshu and sake, plus Korean Soju and Chinese Moutai.
- Address
- 374 Sussex St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9283 8877
Satang Thai Exclusive
Join the constant gaggle of uni students at Satang Thai Exclusive and hoe into generous serves of pad thai stir-fried rice noodles or chicken mixed with cashew nuts or doused in a sticky chilli jam. The buzzy modern dining room stretches over two floors with casual timber benches downstairs and wooden chairs on the first floor. Crispy pork belly with chilli, garlic and basil is always a crowd-pleaser or try the funnysounding drunky noodle which comes with a sweet and spicy black bean sauce. Soothe any tingling tastebuds with a tall glass of cold and sweet Thai red tea.
- Address
- 203-204/107 Quay St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9212 5889
Star Hotel
There's nothing fancy about the Star Hotel but that's just how the punters like it. This corner pub has beers on tap and TAB facilities with plenty of screens — a perfect escape for the boys
- Address
- Cnr Sussex and Goulburn St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9281 8343
The Eight Modern Chinese Restaurant
You're bound to be in luck at The Eight— considered a lucky number by the Chinese — a stylish modern restaurant with a comprehensive menu that runs from traditional to new-wave fusion Chinese dishes. By day it's yum cha central, with over 70 dishes to choose from. It's hard to resist the glamour of Peking duck carved at your table: a two-course affair that starts with crisp duck skin in soft pancakes and finishes with duck sang choy bow lettuce cups. Wok-seared beef with foie gras paste is one of their signature dishes, and live seafood from the tanks is always popular.
- Address
- Level 3, Market City
- Phone
- 9282 9988
The Meeting Point
Try The Meeting Point's signature dish — collagen shabu shabu, made with all natural ingredients. Sample this and other dishes inspired by traditional Taiwanese cuisine with a dash of Szechuan style. The restaurant space evokes an old industrial feel, holds regular live music on weekends and has free Wi-Fi. Check their Facebook page to keep up to date.
- Address
- Shop R1.01B/9-13 Hay St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9280 3680
Twisted Noodle Bar
How spicy do you like it? You can take charge of your own chilli and sour levels when you order the Yunnan noodle in pork soup, the biggest selling dish at Twisted Noodle Bar. Choose from none to extreme chilli and zero to large serves of their sour preserved vegetables. There are a dozen different noodle soups on the menu plus interesting side dishes like fried chilli chicken wings and soft bone pork. The kitchen makes its own chilli paste using three different types of chilli and boils 200 litres of fresh pork stock every day. That's a lot of noodle soup!
- Address
- Shop 44/1 Dixon St, Chinatown
- Phone
- 9267 2327
Uighur Cuisine
If you like lamb, you'll love the kebabs at Uighur Cuisine, chunks of juicy lamb dusted with cumin and grilled on sword-like skewers. There are also stir-fries, handmade noodles, and dumplings available steamed and pan-fried. Halal food is also available.
- Address
- 1/8 Dixon St, Haymarket
- Phone
- 9267 8555
Umi Sushi + Udon
The recently opened Umi Sushi + Udon offers both traditional and creative sushi options alongside a focus on Sanuki Udon, characterised by its firm, chewy texture using a special type of wheat traditionally grown in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Enjoy a traditional Kyoto style decor as you venture through Umi Sushi + Udon's specialty Japanese cuisine.
- Address
- Shop 19, Darling Quarter, 1–25 Harbour Street
- Phone
- 9283 2006
ZoZo
If you've always fancied yourself as a chef, then Korean barbeque is the perfect chance for you to show off your cooking skills. At ZoZo you can order marinated meats and seafood and then take charge of the sizzling barbecue on the tabletop hotplate. Waitstaff are always happy to lend a hand if you're not sure what to do. Prefer to relax and let the kitchen do all the cooking? Then check out the crispy seafood pancake, fire chilli chicken and bibimbab: a traditional crispy rice dish served in a hot stone bowl. A special lunch menu is available Monday to Friday.
- Address
- Shop 10/26 Liverpool Street, World Square (under Monorail station)
- Phone
- 9267 8040