For the past couple of days, I have been catching up with friends to say goodbye and just enjoying my last few days in Sydney. I went to a couple of beaches and last night I watched the Lion King musical at the Capitol Theatre. The musical was a visual extravaganza with all the colourful costumes and the beautiful puppetry. The storyline however was nothing to boot about, though really, whoever watches the Lion King for its story??? But I did enjoy myself.
Anyway, it's just two more days to go before I leave Sydney. And how could I possibly leave Sydney without first making a list of my favourite eats here? So here they are in no particular order of preference:
1) Stephen Baker � A chic-looking bakery along Glebe Point road selling delicious scones, biscuits and a whole assortment of French cakes and pastries all at reasonable prices.
2) East Ocean restaurant in Chinatown � for the very yummy and great variety of dimsum. My favourite place for yumcha. Plus the place's just been renovated.
3) Kam Fook restaurant in Chatswood � also for their dimsum
4) Hannah�s Pies � a little stall along Harris St near the Powerhouse Museum. My favourite�s the chicken pie topped with mashed peas.
5) I don�t know the name of this one, but it�s a small eatery in Burlington Shopping Centre in Chinatown serving Taiwanese "小菜� (translated: little dishes of food) for two dollars a plate. One can be stuffed for just $5 � a bargain by Sydney�s standards. My favourite �xiao chai� is the saut�ed eggplant. A definite must-eat for eggplant fans.
6) Shimbashi Soba at Woolloomoolloo Wharf for their handmade soba
7) Gelatissimo outlets for their gelato which literally screams out at you on a hot day
8) Gloria Jean�s banana bread � it�s a tad expensive at $3.00 per slice but I must say it�s good. Moist and full of banana. I read a review of it in the Good Food section of the Sydney Morning Herald and decided I had to try it after the favourable write-up.
9) Patthison�s Bakery � for all the cakes, pastries and everything they have there. So far, I only know of two outlets. One in Hornsby�s Westfield and the other in a street not far from St Ives Shopping Centre.
10) Bay Swiss cafes� food
11) The moussaka served at the caf� on the ground floor of Building 10 of UTS. That�s my faculty�s building.
12) The delicious grilled chicken wrap at the cafeteria of Ultimo TAFE. It�s a healthy bite and it's $3.50 for half a wrap, but that half was more than enough to fill my stomach.
13) Passionflower�s black sesame ice-cream
14) The Polo Bun at St. Honore�s bakery � a very dinghy-looking Chinese bakery tucked in a corner of Chinatown. But everyone goes there to buy the bread.
15) The caf� in the church at Paddington � the lasagne and vegie lentil burger there are good.
16) Kernels� creamy creamy caramel popcorn � very fattening, I know�but who cares???
17)Superbowl�s special Fujian Fried Rice
Posted by DSD at December 14, 2003 12:55 PMgolly gosh... Sydney's a foodie's paradise...
Posted by: tiggie at December 14, 2003 12:59 PMIndeed! That's why it's my paradise amongst other reasons! :)
Posted by: joan at December 14, 2003 1:05 PMYou've done really well with your food-hunting exploits, Joan. So well, in fact, that I have to thank you for showing me around my own city and helping me become acquainted with the local cuisine! (The Taiwanese place, in particular, is a real find. I haven't been so full and spent only $5.50 in *years*.)
Posted by: Adrian at December 14, 2003 7:06 PM