Pork Roll Round Up ~ Vietnamese banh mi - Surry Hills and Darlinghurst

Across the hills and over the 'hurst we seek out all the pork rolls available around the CBD eastern fringe.

Kiroran Silk Road Uygur Restaurant ~ Chinese \ Central Asian

Where do you feed a party made up of a gluten intolerant gym junkie, a bullshit intolerant diabetic, a pork intolerant student who really just wants chips, and two pretentious ethno food nerds? Oh, and it's got to be cheap and filling, there's some big eaters amongst us.

Jinweigu Food ~ Chinese - Campsie

We make cartoon eyeballs and honking sounds when we spot Jinweigu Food on Beamish Street in Campsie.

A B-Kyu Week in Manila Part 3/4 - Reality vs Hipsters vs Jollibee

As we leave the sanitised world of Rockwell down a mystery alley we felt like we were heading out of bounds, like Jim Carey hitting the edge of the world in the Truman Show.

Pasalubong Oriental Foodmart ~ Mascot - Filipino

Pasalubong Oriental Foodmart has been trucking out Filipino groceries for some time. It's these small places that hide the good stuff, let it be hidden no more.

Taiwan Soul Food ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown Fringe

A bucket of burnies please.

Dear Cafe ~ Vietnamese - Newtown

At the top of King St, Vietnamese joint Dear Cafe is fighting against the Thai cheap and cheerful dominance of Newtown.

A B-Kyu Week in Manila Part 2/4 - Chinatown, Intramuros and Wooden Spoon at Power Plant

Zany Filipino breakfasts, filthy riverside dining and hanging out at the mall.

Diamond Cafe ~ Taiwanese - Hurstville

Diamond Cafe in Hurstville is a buzzy little hole-in-the-wall joint with an extensive menu of Taiwanese street classics and homely staples.

Malatang ~ Chinese - Dixon House Food Court

Malatang in Dixon House Food Court is our new favourite place in Chinatown. Grab a shiny bowl and tongs for a choose your own soup adventure.

Bondi Ramen ~ Japanese - Bondi Junction

We stumble upon Bondi Ramen which unsurprisingly is in Bondi Junction. Not too shabby.

San San Curly Noodle ~ Indonesian - Marrickville

San San Curly Noodle is one of the few old school 'Formica table' type restaurants left in inner Sydney. Homestyle Indo food with a bit of Chinese is the speciality here, B-Kyu at its finest.

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Bake Kobo ~ Japanese Bakery - Enmore

Loiterers of Enmore may have noticed a quirky little bakery open some months back, selling Japanese curry rolls and cutesy custard bears. This is a real Japanese bakery. And Japanese bakeries are awesome.

Thy Vietnamese Eatery - Bankstown

We take a random punt on Thy Vietnamese Eatery in Bankstown.

Aaboll Cafe ~ Ethiopian - Merrylands

Aaboll Cafe and Ethiopian Eatery is one of only a few African restos in Sydney. Centre stage is injera, the large crumpet like pancake that acts as plate, spoon and mixing bowl in one. Dig in and get ya fingers dirty.

A B-Kyu Week in Manila - Part 1/4 ~ Markets, Malls and Dr Kwek-Kwek.

We squeezed in a quick trip to Manila last new year, a week spent wandering and wondering at mega shopping malls, loitering quieter back streets papping cats, and trying to make some sense of this huge huge city. We ate a lot too.

Jia Jia Dry Hot Pot Kitchen ~ Chinese - Dixon House Food Court, Chinatown

Jia Jia Dry Hotpot Kitchen in Dixon House Food Court began life as Grandma's Dumplings. The stall looked temporary when it opened but it's still going and now has a permanent menu board and a growing trade. Go grandma!

My Duo Pie ~ Chinese - Ultimo

My Duo Pie opened out of the renovated Chubby Girlz Bunz Shop, got rid of the entry to the massage parlour out the back and opened with more tables and more goodness to try.

My Delight Traditional Indonesian Kitchen, Mascot

We waddle over to Mascot to try the newly relocated ATL (Indonesian deep fried soft bone chicken) and get sidetracked when we find a new Indonesian joint, My Delight. Joy!

Paris ~ Noob Adventures in Bistronomy

Folks say we're mad for staying in Paris for a month without trying some serious Michelin star type restaurants. Maybe we are. To be honest, we were just too stuffed full of glorious wonders from local shops, markets and bistros to squander big cash on food we wouldn't understand. What did interest us was bistronomy, affordable and casual French, bistro food taken up a notch.

Lao Hui Min Hand Made Ramen Restaurant ~ Chinese - Burwood

We asked the waiter which part of China the food came from. We wanted him to say it was Uygher food, because the folks in the kitchen wear headscarfs and hats that seem to be from the very north west of China. All the signs were there...

Hawker Malaysian Street Food ~ City/Chinatown Fringe

We waited a while for the queues to mellow before trying Hawker, the Chinese Malaysian street food themed spinoff of Mamak, one of Sydney's most queued-for restaurants. Well that's not quite true. Shawn had only heard of Hawker months after it opened, blame his anti-social media tendencies. Alison knew about Hawker all along but refuses to queue, it just ain't b-kyu.

Chatkazz ~ Indian Street Food - Harris Park

An edumacation in Indian street food at Chatkazz, Harris Park.

Supermarkets of Mystery: Spicy Chakalaka ~ South African

Boom chakalaka, chakalaka boom boom. South African vegetable relish chakalaka gets added to anything and everything in the B-Kyu Kitchen.

Granny's Noodle ~ Chinese - Burwood

Granny's Noodle in Burwood is one of the newer style of noodle houses popping up around Sydney, all shiny and squeaky with a touch of cutesy.

Paris ~ What's Vietnamese Food Like in Paris?

What if Ho Chi Minh had written about his time as a cook in France and the USA as 'Down in Out in Paris and New York'? Much has changed for Vietnamese migrants in Paris since then, even Luke Nguyen has family here running a restaurant. We had to drop in and say g'day.

Komaru ~ Japanese - Neutral Bay

Komaru Osaka Style Sushi in Neutral Bay is an instant favourite, essential eating for all fellow Japan-o-philes.

Pinang Bistro ~ Chinese Indonesian - Kingsford

Our old favourite Pingansia Noodle House is reincarnated as Pinang Bistro in Kingsford.

Cafe De Hong Kong ~ Carlingford Village

We have a fetish for that cultural mishmash of cuisines that is Hong Kong coffee shop food. We finally get a chance to try the reader recommended Cafe de Hong Kong in Carlingford.

New Orient Pempek Clovelly ~ Indonesian, Kensington

One of the few remaining old school Indo joints on Anzac Parade is still going strong.