BYO
- Review
- Albert Park
Find perfect French onion soup at a local favourite flying under the restaurant radar
The cheese is grilled to melty magnificence, atop a pearlescent broth that gleams like a sword tip.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Pearce
After 35 years, Canberra institution Rama’s Fiji Indian Restaurant is more vital than ever
This 90s-era time capsule has locals travelling to pop BYO Penfolds and pet-nat to pair with life-affirming curries that taste like home.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Richmond
It’s located in Melbourne’s Little Saigon, but the ‘balls of joy’ will transport you elsewhere
BYO-friendly Bombay Meri Jaan serves up Mumbai’s street-food hits on Richmond’s Vietnamese strip.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Glebe
Word’s out about this 16-seater, so queue early, fly solo or bring ‘one well-chosen friend’
The restorative cooking at Glebe’s new BYO Korean gem is worth the wait, from simmering broths to kimchi udon and home-style bibimbap.
- Lee Tran Lam
- Review
- Leichhardt
The incredible, gravity-defying pizza putting Sydney’s Little Italy back on the map
It’s so tricky to make this pizza that you’ll rarely find it in restaurants, but this Naples-born chef is nailing it.
- Erina Starkey
- Review
- Riverwood
The wonton noodle soup at this BYO Chinese takeaway has been recognised by the UN
Like all “proper 𝄒90s suburban” eateries, Canton Noodle House in Riverwood offers almost everything, including this soup.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Altona
Eating this ‘dinosaur egg’-garnished dessert will blow your mind in five different ways
Kumbira’s menu is a creative rethinking of Filipino food for modern Melbourne.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Surry Hills
Mishy’s is like a big-hearted dinner party. So why aren’t more people talking about it?
With hand-selected market fare, $600 worth of crystals and a menu reminiscent of Three Blue Ducks, this beautiful, sunlit restaurant has a bright creativity and personality all its own.
- Bianca Hrovat
- Review
- Surry Hills
Has Sydney’s best vanilla slice been hiding in plain sight for 18 years?
Homemade cakes, pierogi and pork shank: this Polish restaurant has it all.
- Bianca Hrovat