@chocolatesuze Favourite meal of entire Bali trip #menegacafe #bali #balifood #jimbaranbali ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

If there’s one meal you should have in Bali it’s eating seafood at Menega Cafe on Jimbaran Beach at sunset.

It’s a little frenetic in the beginning as you have to make your way past the seafood display and into the restaurant to get your table and then you have to return to the front with your table number and decide how much seafood you want and how you want it cooked.

I started off strong with a fresh coconut and a Bintang radler and the food arrived soon after. First up were half a kilo of these grilled prawns that were super smoky and so juicy, then the grilled clams with the most insanely delicious sticky sauce.

Even though I was solo dining I also added a steamed crab with an out of this world garlic butter sauce, the crab was incredible and so meaty.

I also got a serving of rice and some kangung water spinach and all up my bill was 63AUD. Highly recommended but definitely arrive early for the best sunset views in Bali.

@chocolatesuze Korean pocha vibes #manseok #lidcombe #sydney #sydneyrestaurants ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

I finally made it to Manseok in Lidcombe which has Korean pocha street food vibes with sheets of the classic red plastic tents dividing the room.

We were here for the sizzling grilled beef intestines and let me tell you the serving sizes here are super generous. Give the intestines an occasional stir but wait until they become crispy for that perfectly unctuous fatty bite. The intestines have been cleaned throughly so there’s no funky flavour and the enoki mushrooms and kimchi fried rice helps cut through the richness.

We also couldn’t resist ordering the stir-fry spicy chicken, which arrived bubbling hot at the table, surrounded by a golden ring of molten corn cheese that stretched with every bite- sweet, creamy, and the perfect balance to the fiery heat of the chicken.

@chocolatesuze Incredible yakitori #yakitoriyurippi #crowsnest #sydneyrestaurant ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

Step into Yakitori Yurippi in Crows Nest and you’ll find the warmth of a traditional Japanese izakaya, where yakitori is the star of the menu.

Mark how many of each yakitori you’d like on the order sheet, pour yourself some sake, and before long the food will start arriving.

First to arrive are the burdock root chips which are the perfect drinking snack followed by tsukune chicken meatballs with 63 degree egg.

Grilled corn, okra and unagi are next. Then the grilled scallops with konbu butter and juicy king mushrooms.

My fave of the lot was the buttery miso cod, and next faves were the chicken skin which was a crispy textural delight, then the tender Wagyu short rib and fatty chicken tail.

Dessert was a scoop of refreshing yuzu sorbet and a few more drinks upstairs in the sports bar.

@chocolatesuze Went for the beer and stayed for the food, get the beer battered wings #chuckandsons #stpeters #sydney #tonyeats #wholebeastbutchery ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

Weekends are for slowing down, and Chuck and Sons Brewery is the spot to do it. Grab a pint and kick back on the terrace and when the hunger hits, head out back to the Tony Eats food truck.

Jatz crackers are the perfect base for silky labne drizzled with smoked honey and lemon oil.

The beer battered chicken wings are insane, the batter is so freaking light and crisp and so good with the smoked chilli mayo.

For $17, the Whole Beast Butchery’s cheeseburger is great value, the dry aged beef patty is super juicy patty layered with melty cheese, house-made pickles, and a pillowy bun that balances richness with just the right tang.

Portion sizes here are seriously generous, think a towering plate of fries for just $10 and ginormous onion rings with creamy aioli. The oversized hotdog might spark a few laughs when it hits the table, but the sweet caramelised onions elevate it into something genuinely delicious.

We also ordered the sticky pork ribs, glazed with Chuck’s Amber Ale and also the hot smoked rainbow trout.

For desserts we couldn’t resist the soft serves, one with a flake and the other with beef fat caramel and a rubble of bacon toffee crumble