Restaurant 1881 ~ French - Noumea

Jutting out of the harbour on a small pier, Restaurant 1881 in Noumea makes for a pretty view of the water and whats on the plate.

Gone but not forgotten 2016 ~ our end of year tribute to those departed

Just like sand through the hourglass, these were the restaurants of our lives. In memory of those places lost to us in 2016.

Shanghai Fried Dumpling ~ Chinese - Wolli Creek

Shanghai style food found in the heart of the new high rise suburbs around Wolli Creek. Shanghai Fried Dumpling is stuffed inside a supermarket shopfront, but bursts with the slightly sweet flavours of its namesake town.

Sussex Centre Food Court: new openings and renovations

Sussex Centre Food Court has recently undergone some big changes with new stallholders opening and stall renovations. We round up the new places to eat and the changes to old favourites..

Zanzibar ~ French - Noumea

Located in an old terrace building up the hill in Centreville, Zanzibar mixes an historic building with a typical Noumean Franco/Pacific menu with touches of the sunny Mediterranean.

Mr Boeuf ~ French - New Caledonia

Our annual trip to Noumea has become an ongoing quest to try every restaurant in town. Next up is Mr Boeuf, a place popular with locals of all walks of life, the odd tourist and flying supercows.

News: Dixon House Food Court closed after gas explosion

Dixon House and the basement food court is currently closed after a gas explosion on 29 November.

The Wild Nest Cafe ~ Indonesian \ Australian - Alexandria

 A cafe in Alexandria with Indonesian specialties, The Wild Nest could make a beef rendang roll the new tradie lunch time favourite. [Closed]

O'Boucher ~ French, Noumea

Our Saturday flight from Sydney lands us in Noumea in time for lunch. This time we pick O'Boucher which on previous trips was packed with locals. It's quieter on this trip, go figure.

Another Week of Street Food in Bali

Beach warungs, back lanes, burnt down markets and busy roads are where we explore the food on offer during a one week stay in Bali.

Fuska House ~ Bangladeshi - Rockdale

 A wobbly table and picture menu make us more than happy when searching for places to eat. Throw in some Deshi street food, some spiced chicken livers and a plate of Bangladeshi fuska and you have yourself a B-Kyu bingo winner at Fuska House in Rockdale.

The joy of the Singapore stopover ~ Geylang & East Coast Food Village

Two tightarse Singapore stopovers - overnight in seedy foodie Geylang and a hazy East Coast afternoon.

Bangkok Street Food Fest Part 2 ~ Thailand

Back in Bangkok for another round of eating and walking, rivers and busy roads, noodles and soups, street dogs and a lounging lizard wizard.

New Shakthi ~ Sri Lankan and Indian Takeaway - Homebush

Lamprais, short eats and an impossibly great selection of veg curries. Welcome to the wonderful world of Sri Lankan and Indian takeaway at New Shakthi in Homebush.

Mr Papa ~ Peruvian - Braddon, Canberra

We double down on Mr Papa in Canberra, a Peruvian street food van based in Lonsdale St truck hub The Hamlet. Chanchito deluxo.

San Valentino ~ Italian - Haberfield

San Valentino Pasticceria Focacceria Panificio has become our go to Italian cakery and bakery of choice. Yes folks, we do sometimes eat something other than Asian food.

Alex Lee Kitchen ~ Singaporean - Spicy Alley, Broadway

Alex Lee Kitchen is the first stall off the Parramatta Road entrance of Spice Alley. The narrow focus here is the Singaporean rice, noodles and roti dishes of the hawker stalls of the island nation.

Oden House ~ Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown

Oh joy oh joyous of happy days, one of our favourite all time Taiwanese restos has moved into the Sussex Centre.

[REVISITED NOVEMBER 2017]

Little Momo ~ Nepalese - Newtown

Momos are the dumpling kings of Nepalese food, distantly related to gyoza, mandoo and baozi. Little Momo in Newtown serves them up big and small, steamed or fried, meat or veg, sweet and savoury. Just how many you want to eat is up to you.

Chiang Saen Street Food Fest - Thailand

With views across to Laos and a slower river town vibe, Chiang Saen for a few days floats our riverboat.

T Noodle ~ Chinese - Haymarket / Chinatown

Chongqing noodle houses are cropping up everywhere in Chinatown. It seems like xian mian is the new noodle favourite, and we are big fans. T-Noodle in the Prince Centre is one of the latest batch cranking out these hot chilli and Sichuan pepper popping noodles.

Supermarkets of mystery - Japanese granola sprinkle

A two for one special at Tokyo Mart got our ears up. Japanese granola sprinkles for rice seemed like a good idea and worth a bash. Sugar, pineapple, barley, oats and MSG for taste, mixed with rice or sprinkled on top, what could possibly be bad about that?

Papaya Grill ~ Lao - Marrickville

While a revision of the Illawarra Rd strip in Marrickville is attracting all the attention, Papaya Grill has been quietly serving up Lao food with an unexpected punch and bang.

Eating Chiang Rai ~ Thailand

Chiang Rai, the northern Thai town not yet too big for its boots. We slingshot in and out, taking in some of the small town but big flavours this place has to offer.

Master Guo Noodle House ~ Chinese - Campsie

We pick a random winner in Master Guo Noodle House in Campsie.

Lina's Kusina Cafe ~ Filipino - Glebe

Lina's Kusina Cafe in Glebe is great place to dip your toe into Filipino cuisine. They have a modern easy-eating style of cooking and super friendly service. And if you're dragging along non-adventurous eaters there's also western style sandwiches and stuff, though try to talk them into the Chicken inihaw, they can even have it with chips.

Tomo's Washoku Japanese ~ Dixon House Food Court

There's a corker of a new Japanese stall in Dixon House Food Court.

Eating Tha Ton ~ Thailand

A night, a frisky labrador and a few feeds in the riverside town of Tha Ton, Northern Thailand.

Allan's Cake Hot Bread ~ Bakery - Newtown

Hot Bread shops like this are fast disappearing in the inner west and across Sydney as buildings get renovated and tastes change or owners move on. Allans Cake Hot Bread is still serving up their cake goodness and pork rolls to all and sundry in Newtown and Enmore.

El Pinoy Grill ~ Filipino - Paddy's Markets, Haymarket

More Filipino joy in Chinatown with El Pinoy Grill in Paddy's Market.

Liu Lao Lao Burger ~ Chinese, Eating World Food Court, Chinatown

This is our favourite kind of place, a tiny hole-in-the wall run by super tops aunties and a cheery uncle, with awesome food of course. If only we knew it's name...

ChongQing No 1 ~ Eating World Food Court - Chinatown

Chongqing style food strikes into Eating World, bringing a world of spicy noodles, twice cooked pork and hot and sour soups with it. And a touch of very fragrant intestines.

Delicious Duck King ~ Chinese - Dixon House, Chinatown

How much does everyone love a good duck? But what happens to all the other bits of edible bird besides the delicious flesh and crisp skin? Delicious Duck King has all your feet, head and innards sorted.

88 Asian Food ~ Chinese - Kingsford

The Chinese double eight strikes us lucky in Kingsford at the Hong Kong style 88 Asian Food.

Fang Street Food Fest ~ Thailand

A couple of days in small town Northern Thailand.

News: Three new stalls in Eating World Food Court, Chinatown

It's news time with tales of brand spanking shiny new food stalls at Eating World filling us with delight. There's so much new food to explore, better grab those stretchy pants.

Pamana ~ Filipino - Chatswood

Pamana is Filipino food designed for feasting. Move over Chinese BBQ, Chatswood just got a new contender for best crispy pork on the north side.

Hsin Shih Tang ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown

Taiwanese beef noodle soup gets further established in Chinatown with the opening of Hsin Shih Tang. This hearty beef broth and noodles with a sprinkle of pickled mustard greens should be on your noodle soup slurping list.

Supermarkets of Mystery - Super Bubur ~ Indonesian

While Super Bubur could be the name of an Indonesian super hero, we prefer to think of it as a super snack. Could it rival Indo Mie as the emergency lunch of choice?

Oden House ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown Fringe

Oden House has changed quite a bit since we last did a post on it. They've ditched oden from the menu but kept the name, now they focus on Taiwanese streetwise classics - bentos, soups, breakfast and of course a bit of fried chicken.

[UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2016 - ODEN HOUSE HAS MOVED TO SUSSEX CENTRE FOOD COURT - SEE HERE)

Dosa Hub ~ Indian - Five Dock

If you're over Five Dock way, look out for the smiling lentil pancake guiding you toward some fine Indian food.

Ky-oto ~ Japanese - Spice Alley, Broadway

One of the latest additions to the Spice Alley row, Ky-oto is ladling out bowls of ramen and flipping Japanese okonomiyaki pancakes.

Chiang Mai Street Food Fest ~ Thailand

Chiang Mai has been swallowed whole by tourism but good street food is still around if you sniff about.

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Stringy Cheese - Turkish

Our latest cheese addiction is stringy cheese, a popular curd cheese found in Turkish, Syrian, Armenian and related cuisines.

Sukothai, Thailand - Bring a Plate.

We stop in the buzzy little central Thai town of Sukothai for a couple of days.

The Sparrow's Mill Express ~ Korean - Sussex Centre Foodcourt, Chinatown

Gimme Super Power Incredible Gangjung Chicken in a foodcourt.

BBQ 2Nite ~ Traditional Pakistani Barbecue - Newtown

As we are inner city wankers we often fall under the belief that we need to travel to the outer suburbs of Sydney to get good food. But what happens when something great, something we would brave the public transport system for, opens right up the road from us? We rejoice.

Face2Face ~ Chinese - Dixon House Food Court, Chinatown

We're heading off to Chongqing later in the year so it's great to warm up on some of it's famously fiery cuisine at Face2Face Chongqing Spicy Noodles in Dixon House Foodcourt.

Thailand Street Food Tour ~ Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya isn't far from Bangkok, but feels a world away.

Podomoro Indonesian Restaurant ~ Chinatown, Sydney

We've never quite recovered from the closure of  Chinatown's Cafe Joy. It left a gaping Indonesia shaped hole in our hearts. Podomoro to the rescue - around the corner and a couple of years later - it's every bit of the Kingsford-in-Chinatown resto we were hoping for.