@chocolatesuze The best yakitori in Sydney is at Chaco Bar in Potts Point #sydney #sydneyrestaurants #sydneyfood #chacobar #pottspoint #yakitori #wagyu ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

The best yakitori in Sydney is at Chaco Bar. It is my fave restaurant and the service is always on point. The set menu always makes things easier if you can’t decide on what to order but we’ve opted for the ala carte menu and start off with some oysters with kumquat jam and yuzu ponzu and the house aged jerky is the perfect drinking snack.

The sashimi platter is a work of art, highlights were the freshwater eel, the super plump scallop and the lightly poached paradise prawn. The spanner crab chawanmushi is definitely a must order, the dashi egg custard is incredibly smooth and light and the shellfish butter adds that perfect umami richness.

A Chaco Bar OG classic is this beautiful plate of wagyu carpaccio with egg yolk, parmigiano regiano, uni and truffle. Mix it all up for the most incredible flavour explosion.

Next was the 2GR Wagyu tartare which uses fullblood eye round and has smoked oyster and sits in the cutest monaka wafer boat. Finally the yakitori! I was so excited for the chicken tail and it’s crispy on the outside and unctuously soft, creamy and fatty in the centre. The corn fed chicken thigh with spring onion is so juicy and transports me back to the small bars in Tokyo. We also ordered the pork belly with asparagus and also the Bangalow sweet pork belly with yuzu kosho. A plate of pickles is definitely recommended, the yuzu daikon was so refreshing.

And we had to fit in dessert, the coconut and yuzu daifuku was the perfect palate cleanser but the matcha white chocolate Dafuku won my heart and the mochi was just silky perfection.

@chocolatesuze Epic steamed seafood platter is so glorious! Also I misspoke in the voiceover, it’s $318 for 3 styles – chilli, peppercorns and black bean with additional abalone $8.80each #tasteofshunde #sydney #hurstville #seafood #sydneyrestaurant ♬ S-Class – Stray Kids

Taste of Shunde has been on my to eat list for ages, I’ve been dying to eat the ginormous steamed seafood platter and finally it was mine! There’s 2 choices for the fish- there’s Murray cod but I opted for the coral trout and it also comes with prawns and pippies.

The platter is cooked in 3 styles for $318, on one side is chilli, in the middle is black bean, and on the other side is peppercorns. There’s optional add on’s like oysters and scallops but we added abalone for $8.80 each which were incredible, super tender and so juicy. Also underneath all the seafood are rice noodles which absorbs all the juices and flavours.

We also ordered the sweet and sour pork, mushrooms and the family fave was the salt and pepper calamari. We also got complimentary fruit and BYO is only $10 a bottle

@chocolatesuze 📍 Beast & Co #surryhills #beastandco #sydney #sydneyrestaurant #czech ♬ Makeba – Jain

I’ve not eaten much Czech food in my life but I absolutely love Beast and Co and it’s one of my favourite restaurants in Sydney, especially sitting in the courtyard which is dog friendly.

The ceviche with cucumber, basil, pea and a gin and tonic granita is super refreshing. A must order is the steak tartare with a rich egg sauce and garlic rubbed crispbread. Then there’s the duck which is always delicious, crisp skin and juicy meat with the most incredibly rich jus.

The flank steak is great value at $39, it’s a perfect medium rare and I loved the anchovy butter and roasted garlic. For sides the Paris mash with melted butter is super rich and just so good. And to finish up we had the Czech donut with plums, berries and vanilla gelato.

@chocolatesuze Whole pig on a spit #tommysbeercafe #sucklingpig #pigonaspit #glebe #sydney #sydneyrestaurants ♬ original sound – ChocolateSuze

It’s my birthday! And since it was a milestone birthday the husband bought me a whole suckling pig and I invited some friends for a porkfest. The pig is marinated in dark beer, then rotisserie-cooked for 7 hours on a wood-fire spit.

There were some snacks while we waiting for the pig to finish up, bread and pretzels with dips and also these golden fried button mushrooms served with pickled gherkin aioli.

The chef then carves and serves plate after plate of deliciously juicy pork, I mean look at this! And the skin! Blistered and golden it was just incredible. The pig is served with sides as well, there was potato salad, pickles, chips, horseradish and mustards galore.

I was worried there wouldn’t be enough food so had ordered the meter long sausage with cabbage and also had to try the free range roasted half duck but honestly the pig is more than enough for 25 people.

And then cake time with a beautiful lemon dream cake from Flour and Stone. We had amazing weather and I truly feel so happy to be able to eat and drink with everyone, this is Tommys Beer Café in Glebe