AU · Lunch
The 10 best lunch spots in Sydney.
A good lunch gets two hours of your afternoon back. A bad one costs three and you spend it wishing you'd eaten at your desk. Harry has done the triage: only places that are actually open at lunchtime, ranked by Harry Score.
How Harry ranks lunch
A great dinner restaurant is not automatically a great lunch.| Weekday lunch | Open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays, going by the listed hours. A dinner room that opens at six doesn't qualify, however good it is. |
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| Harry Score 70+ | The same composite as everywhere else, from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals, adjusted for tourist skew. Seventy is the floor. |
| Lunch prices | Top-price-tier rooms, tasting menus, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Lunch shouldn't cost dinner prices. |
Harry's ten — Sydney
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01Hooked and Harvest
fish-and-chips · oyster-bar — Shop 23/12-26 Playfair St, The Rocks NSW 2000
5.0 across 415 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
Smart SpendHarry
95
Worth It
82
- 02Bucketty's Brewing Co.
brewery — 26 Orchard Rd, Brookvale NSW 2100
4.9 across 1.8k Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 03HAiHA house coffee juice
cafe — 1/191-199 Thomas St, Haymarket NSW 2000
5.0 across 111 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 04Makaveli Bondi
cafe — 177, Unit 2/179 Glenayr Ave
4.9 across 1.5k Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 05Beans n Co
cafe — 141/313 Harris St, Pyrmont NSW 2009
4.9 across 443 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 06Chefs Buffet Broadway (Korean BBQ)
korean-barbecue · korean — Shop LG02A Broadway Sydney, 1 Bay St
4.9 across 668 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 07Jon Jon's Pizza & Pasta Redfern
pizza-delivery — 349 Cleveland St, Redfern NSW 2016
4.9 across 308 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 08Mishy's Sydney
113 Reservoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
4.9 across 422 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 09Ta Ta Ta Pizza
pizza — 10 Gray St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
4.9 across 800 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 10Yumko Korean restaurant
korean — Shop2, Shop 2/87 O'Connor St
4.9 across 1.1k Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
How this list is built Places across Sydney with a Harry Score of 70 or more that serve weekday lunch: on their listed hours they're open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays. Tasting-menu rooms, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .