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The Top 5 Banh Mi

No matter how you like your banh mi, chilli or no chilli, bbq pork or classic, there’s no avoiding the fact that this delicious stuffed bread roll has won the hearts and minds of Sydneysiders.

Where to Eat (and drink) This Vivid

Today, the crowds of greater Sydney and beyond will enliven Circular Quay, with the launch of Vivid 2019. This year marks the 10th year of the iconic light, music and ideas festival, and with the unseasonal warmth lingering on our doorsteps, our guess is this year’s program will be bigger and better than ever.

The Top Five Gyros

While many different cultures have a version of the meat-slowcooked on a stick and served in a wrap, the Greek gyros is pretty hard to beat. Whether you choose chicken, lamb or pork, the soft and fluffy wrap and charcoal cooked meats combined with fresh vegetables and rich sauces makes for a delectable, hand-held meal. Here’s our top five of Sydney’s best takes on the Greek gyros.

Brunch British

For the month of May, swap out your avo toast and bircher bowls for the full British brekky at Butcher and the Farmer at Tramsheds. Kicking off this weekend, the big breakfast that began them all is being whipped up by ex-My Kitchen Rules duo Will Stewart and Steve Flood and will feature Smeg’s Union Jack toaster.

Fresh: Mary’s CQ

Since February this year we’ve had an ear to the ground to hear the rumblings beneath Macquarie Place. The latest venture for those who breathed new life into the Lansdowne and the Unicorn takes Newtown’s favourite burgers and chicken to the heart of the CBD and adds a wholly vegan redux of the entire menu.

The Top 5 Chicken

Perhaps because it lacks a strong discernible flavour of its own when compared to other meats such as lamb, beef or pork, practically every culture in the world has come up with their own take on chicken. From the dirty bird to the roast chook there is an endless variety of cooking methods, marinades and batters out there, so we’ve collected our five Sydney favourites doing their take on chicken.

Fresh: Baraki

Inspired by the backstreet bars of old Athens, a new corner to pull up a stool and have a chat over shots of ouzo and gin cocktails has found its way to Sydney’s Alpha. Part of one of the city’s oldest institutions for Greek dining and imbibing, Baraki is tiny yet goes well beyond to satisfy all day drinking and snacking.