Love seafood? You’ve come to the right place! Sydney is arguably the best seafood city in the world, with freshness, diversity and smart chefs who know how to treat it right!
Most of Sydney’s top restaurants have seafood-heavy menus showcasing the great produce that’s caught locally and arrives by road and air from all over Australia. But we’re especially blessed with a few dedicated restaurants that make seafood their almost-exclusive focus. Here’s five of the best seafood restaurants in Sydney – try them soon for some of the world’s finest seafood, innovatively prepared without compromising its pure, fresh flavour. And when you’re ready to try your hand cooking seafood at home, see the video below to learn how to clean crab like chef!
Sala Dining Pyrmont
In the rustic industrial space at the end of Jones Bay Wharf, Danny Russo presents spanking fresh seafood with simple Italian flavours. From a killer crudo plate (above) and jumble of spaghetti alla chitarra tossed with pipis and baby artichoke (pictured) to a striking half john dory simply grilled with lemon, seaweed butter and capers.
Margaret Double Bay
“We just take the freshest seafood and try not to screw it up,” says Neil Perry. You’ll get it when you taste his King George whiting after a quick grill, seasoned simply with evo, lemon and salt. Go fancier if you will with the likes of pearl meat sashimi or spicy Korean-style big-eye tartare, but always finish with the nostalgic ‘Memories of a Mirabelle Tart’.
Ormeggio at The Spit Mosman
Alessandro Pavoni and Victor Moya’s menu at this Middle Harbour fine diner combines great seafood and views. Some dishes, like tagliatelle alla Bolognese, are a seafood riff on Italian classics, while others, such as piadina-wrapped charcoal-grilled octopus with stracciatella, cime di rapa and chilli (pictured), are just pure fun. Love the gelato bar!
North Bondi Fish Bondi
Matt Moran’s bustling seafood spot overlooking Bondi Beach (underneath North Bondi RSL) is perfect for a snack (think half-shell scallops with XO or fish tacos with cabbage jalapeño & tomatillo) or something more substantial like blue swimmer crab linguine with chilli & basil or their tamarind seafood curry!
Saint Peter Paddington
Who doesn’t love this tiny, exposed sandstone restaurant where fish whisperer Josh Niland takes an almost meat-like nose-to-tail approach to seafood. While dinner is a set 7-course menu, lunch provides the chance to sample the likes of flathead mortadella, swordfish belly bacon and coral trout head terrine.
Updated 25 Nov 2024
