Hi
I'm taking my family to Sydney around the Easter Break for a few days holidays. We're staying in a CBD hotel and I was wondering if anyone can recommend any good restaurants or 'must eats' within the CBD area? Budget: $20 pp
Thank you all!
Good restaurants in the Sydney CBD
GrandpaJack on 04/03/2016 - 17:30
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+1 for chat Thai. Cheap, really tasty and you're not going to end up with food poisoning.
For $20 pp don't expect to be sitting down for a long quiet meal, you'll probably be hurried along 'fast food' style.
If it's nice weather you could do take away fish and chips by the harbour. There's always some free entertainment around too (Street performers and the like).
Some people like Home Thai on Sussex St (near Bathurst St) as an alternative to Chat Thai. Personally I prefer Chat Thai. I find their Pad Thai is the best!
Another cheapo one with, in my opinion, very good food is called Yok Yor near Chat Thai. In fact I think they may be owned by Chat Thai.
There's also a cheap Korean buffet which has a fairly decent variety of food for $15/pp for lunch on Pitt St (near Liverpool St), called Shinara.
Btw Hurricane's is way over $20/pp! If you do decide to eat there though, make sure you book in advance as they are very busy, and I'd imagine would be extremely busy over Easter long weekend.
Petaling St is pretty good and cheap (on George St near Market City).
Miso in World Square to me is a better version of Takeru which someone else mentioned. Btw I think Takeru don't exist anymore.
Sushi $3/pp all day at Sushi Rio (corner Sussex St/Liverpool St)
Tenkomori for cheap ramen
Oiden/Mappen are good for cheap udon/riceOf all of the above though, I think only Hurricane's is recognised as a "must eat". The others are just random good value/cheap places I thought of!
edit: I think it might be easier if I highlight the restaurant names
Din Tai Fung
Takeru (japanese) is small and cheap on sussex st
Home Thai
Marigold
Darling Harbour has lots of nice places
You might want to edit the post to say budget restaurants. $20 excludes a lot.
Mamaks is good, although a lot say it is over rated.
Most of the pub's would feed you for that budget.
recently got fined due to underpaying staffs
Love mamak. <3 AYAM GORENG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a look at zomato for Sydney CBD. Ones I like, off the top of my head, in no particular order: Jimmy's Recipe, Madame Nhu, Ito Malaysian, Hawker Malaysian, Petaling Street, Sussex Street Food Court, Paddys Food Court, Mappen Noodle, Oiden Bowl, Ramen Zundo, Ipoh on York, Ipoh Town (Grosvenor Place), Menya Noodle Bar. Many of these places are lunch only and you'll be mixing with the office crowd but some are dinner also and even late night dining.
Thanks guys. That's enough for our meal plan for now :) We're only there for 3 days
I can't believe no one's mentioned Ichiban Boshi in the Galeries! D:
Hi Kerfuffle is that the best place to get a bowl of ramen in Sydney?
Well it depends on who you ask, but I think it is (along with Ramen Zundo which was mentioned earlier). They do both lunch and dinner and open from 11-9. Be prepared for queues if you go! Tried to go at 5 on Thursday for dinner during my break and there was a queue …
Yes it's a very popular place.
I didn't recommend it because personally I actually don't like it at all. I feel it lacks something (flavour-wise). If I went there I'd probably order their rice.I personally would prefer Tenkomori (I mentioned it above) and probably Ramen Zundo over it too. I also find Gumshara which is in the food court near Mamak better, but if you don't like thick broths/soup then it may not be to your taste.
Tenkomori is a very "no-frills" kind of ramen place though, much like Oiden (rice)/Mappen (udon) mentioned above. Not much meat or additional stuff, but good if you just like pure noodles. They have random sides that you can pick as you line up to pay (it's kinda like a canteen).
Ramen Zundo I haven't been often, but they have a fair variety of Ramen from memory.
@illumination: Tenkomori is great as it's supercheap (you can get a bowl for less than $10 depending on which one you get) but seating isn't the greatest …
@kerfuffle: Ah yes that is true. The main con of Tenkomori is you can't really sit and chill there easily, plus it's not unusual at all to have to share.
Ok well you can't "chill" at Ichiban Boshi either because it's so busy and you need to leave as soon as you finish, but you can opt not to share seats (you make a choice when you get a ticket for seating as to whether you are willing to share or not).
Gumshara is a bit like Tenkomori - it's in a food court so seating and ambience is a bit rubbish.
pancake the rock
hurricane pork ribs
chat thai - thai food
Madang Korean BBQ - korean