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Egg World has more character than a snack stop at any multinational highway service station. 

Protein-maxxing is just a bonus at this fairylit food truck serving eggs 20+ ways

Whichever way you like your eggs, this spot in an unexpected location is bound to serve a riff on it.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Blue ocean cracker and kingfish carpaccio sashimi salad.

Federal Doma Cafe

A rustic cafe in Byron’s hinterland for Japanese-Australian sushi and sashimi.

  • David Matthews
Dumplings and steamed buns at Red Ginger.

Red Ginger

A yum cha restaurant, tea house and grocery shop in one.

  • David Matthews
The OG sandwich with dill-flecked ranch sauce.

Always juicy, sometimes humongous: Does this chicken ‘sandwich’ live up to the hype?

Looking like a crag of glowing meteorite and dripping with ranch, the OG fried chicken bun is worthy of gravitas. Just don’t call it a burger or ask for fries.

  • Sanka Amadoru
Preparing cinnamon buns with maple whipped cream at Ard, Stanmore.

Ard

A plant-based bakery selling gingerbread buns and strawberry chiffon cake.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Beef flank wonton noodle soup.
13/20

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
The Fold is the namesake sandwich made on a chargrilled Turkish flatbread.

The Fold

The cafe is named after its bestseller: a folded Turkish flatbread sandwich.

  • Erina Starkey
Traditional Taiwanese egg crepe at Meet Taiwan in Bexley.

Haven’t tried Taiwanese brunch? You’re missing out on this cheesy crepe-omelette

The cheesy, delicious egg dish is hard to find in Sydney, but it’s on the menu at this family-friendly cafe in Sydney’s south.

  • Lee Tran Lam
My Father's Yeeros.
13.5/20

For juicy yeeros and chips, it’s hard to resist the all-ages pull of this family-run Greek shop

The menu is stripped back here: marinated meat, swaddled in pita or served with Greek salad; souvlaki that puts up just enough fight with the teeth and, good heavens, those chips!

  • Callan Boys
Meat is hand-carved off the spit at The Yeeros Shop.

The Yeeros Shop

A Marrickville institution for spit-roasted gyros and well-portioned chips.

  • Bianca Hrovat