Food highlights
Taiwanese bao, Sichuan heat, shabu shabu, speciality coffee, brown sugar boba and bingsu. These are the places our local guides keep coming back to.
Restaurants
Editor's pick Restaurants
Taiwanese · Victoria Avenue
A pillar of the Chatswood Asian food scene. The pork belly buns are the headline act, backed up by beef tendon noodle soup and fiery wontons.
Editor's pick Restaurants
Japanese shabu shabu · Anderson Street
Hotpot where you are the chef: paper-thin meats, fresh vegetables and noodles cooked at the table in steaming broth.
Editor's pick Restaurants
Modern Chinese & yum cha · The Concourse
Sleek, minimalist dining room at The Concourse with reimagined Chinese classics and a yum cha spread worth booking for.
Restaurants
Sichuan · Victoria Avenue, by Chatswood station
Bold, numbing Sichuan cooking on a big menu, right beside the station. Works for a quick lunch or a long, spicy dinner.
Restaurants
Malaysian · Railway Street
Malaysian street-food energy with flaky roti and smoky satay at prices that keep the queue moving.
Cafes
Editor's pick Cafes
Speciality coffee & brunch
City-standard coffee with cold drips and rotating brews, plus inventive plates like mac and cheese croissants.
Editor's pick Cafes
Garden cafe · Westfield Chatswood
A leafy garden hideaway inside Westfield. Expect a short wait for fresh, fruity breakfasts and well-made coffee.
Cafes
Latin American brunch
Brunch with a Latin twist, from the soft-shell crab Black Benedict to chorizo plates and a truffle menu.
Cafes
Modern classic breakfasts
Classic breakfasts with a modern lift, poured with Pablo & Rusty's speciality coffee.
Cafes
Big breakfasts
A friendly local with generous breakfasts and good-value coffee and food deals.
Milk Tea
Editor's pick Milk Tea
Milk tea & cheese foam
Local favourite mixing classics with creative twists. Start with the fruity cheese-foam Original RoyalTea.
Editor's pick Milk Tea
Brown sugar boba · Victoria Avenue
The Victoria Avenue stop for brown sugar boba milk tea, with pearls cooked fresh in brown sugar.
Editor's pick Milk Tea
Premium tea
Deep, floral, leafy teas built with real attention to detail. The signature drinks are the reason to visit.
Milk Tea
Aesthetic boba
Broad menu, quality ingredients and drinks as pretty as they taste.
Milk Tea
Innovative milk tea
Known for creative drinks and a menu with something for every taste, from purple rice yoghurt to peach oolong.
Desserts
Editor's pick Desserts
Japanese soft serve & crepes · Victoria Avenue
Hokkaido-milk ice cream and Harajuku-style crepes. The Hokkaido vanilla is the bestseller for good reason.
Desserts
Korean bingsu · Near Chatswood station
Unassuming cafe that has mastered bingsu. The matcha bingsu easily feeds two or three.
Desserts
Hong Kong tong sui · Help Street
Warm bowls of traditional Hong Kong sweet soup at pocket-money prices.
Desserts
Italian gelato · Archer Street
Authentic Italian gelato from an award-winning gelateria, with traditional and unusual flavours.
Desserts
Liquid nitrogen treats · By Chatswood station
Home of the smoking Dragon's Breath, made for your camera roll.
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