Everywhere good to eat in Barangaroo

Just about the most anticipated opening in the area, Oncore is the second venture of Clare Smyth, famous for being the first woman in the UK to nab three Michelin stars for her Core restaurant set in Notting Hill.

After several pandemic-related setbacks, the long-awaited unveiling of Barangaroo’s shiny new gem is upon us. Oncore’s goal is to incorporate the elegant finesse of sister branch Core with an Australian twist. The menu features locally sourced ingredients and degustation will revolve around crafting innovative and delicious dishes with proud produce.

If Smyth’s Best Female Chef award from the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2018 is anything to go by, each course from the tasting menu here will be better and bolder than any other you’ve tried before. So get in quick and don’t say we never told you.

Wondering what to order at Oncore by Clare Smyth? Dish Cult recommends the $210 3-course A La Carte menu.

While it’s undoubtedly amongst some of the finest Chinese dining the city has to offer, the sunset views at Lotus Barangaroo is always one of our leading reasons to return. Everybody knows that waterfront dining and dumplings are a match made in heaven, and this contemporary Chinese fine-diner is living proof of it.

Seafood is the pride and joy at this joint, and you’ll see a ton of the dishes here featuring snow crabs, wok-fried king prawns and pipis in XO sauce.

Also on offer here are dumplings, wok-fried noodles, fried rice tossed with crab, prawns and flying fish roe, and dishes like kung pao chicken and crispy pork. No matter what the craving is, if you’re after Chinese, this is the place for it.

Wondering what to order at Lotus Barangaroo? Dish Cult recommends the $32 Singapore Chilli Soft Shell Crab.

Helmed by chef Ross and Sunny Lusted – the award-winning power couple behind CBD fine diner The Bridge Room – Woodcut is a modern, contemporary venue with all the bells and whistles in place for a memorable experience.

The menu here is separated into four main cooking methods (the cooking is done at one of the four open-plan kitchens dotting the space) and ranges from steam, fire, smoke and ice. Here, you’ll find cold seafood cuts, steamed blue mussels, wood oven smoked Maremma spiced duck and smoky Robata-grilled wagyu skewers.

The entire show here is as theatrical as it is delicious, and nabbing yourself a seat in this sprawling venue opening up to the waterfront and promenade guarantees you quality food and great service.

Wondering what to order at Woodcut? Dish Cult recommends the $210 Rangers Valley Black Angus Black Market T/Bone.

At the heart of this crowd-puller of a Japanese-inspired burger haven is a sustainable menu featuring some addictively hefty burg options you won’t find anywhere else in the city.

What makes this spot stand out from all the order burger joints vying for attention? No two ways about it, it’s Ume’s bold and unapologetic approach to modern fusion Japanese cuisine.

Try your hand at their signature patties like the Karaage burger featuring juicy Japanese fried chicken, their handmark pork katsu “menchi” burger, or their vegetable fritter burger slathered in tonkatsu sauce.

Wondering what to order at Ume Burger? Dish Cult recommends the $14.8 Menchi burger.

Named amongst the city’s top places for a crispy chook, this cult-status chain is helmed by Morgan McGlone, a Nashville-born ex fine-dining chef.

Belle’s Hot Chicken is a firm favourite for their perfectly seasoned chicken that’s as crunchy as the ones you see in fried chicken ads, you’ll find their bestselling spicy chicken sandwich and hot chicken & waffles dishes fly out of the kitchens at top speed on any given day. Fight your way through the crowds for a seat, and you’ll leave with a happy tummy and full heart.

Wondering what to order at Belle’s Hot Chicken? Dish Cult recommends the $21 Hot Chicken & Waffles.

This sleek waterfront restaurant is the second outpost following the massively popular Rozelle branch by the same name. With a maritime-focused menu, love.fish’s dishes revolve around top-of-the-line ethically sourced seafood and the creative flourish that guarantees a great dish.

Both the bar and the kitchen are progressive in nature, and on the menu here you’ll find the likes of Hiramasa Kingfish Carpaccio, spinach linguine with king prawns and swordfish, and a pineapple rum old fashioned to wash it all down.

Wondering what to order at love.dish? Dish Cult recommends the $27 Mooloolaba Swordfish Loin Fillet.

Is there anything chef Brent Savage and Sommelier Nick Hildebrant can’t do? The brains behind Bentley, Yellow, and Monopole, Cirrus was always set up to be a success.

The menu is broad and plays boldly with cuisine and flavour. Here you’ll find seafood dishes that capitalise on the freshness of the produce, dressed up with cleverly thought out sides.

Order their charcoal roasted Murray cod that comes sprinkled with curry-like native spices and revel in their deep wine list of red and white varieties. Opt for their $110 tasting menu and you’ll be treated with the best of all the Cirrus team has to offer. Which is to say, really, really good stuff

Wondering what to order at Cirrus? Dish Cult recommends the $110 Tasting Menu.