Sydney Mak Restaurant

[Prolet]

Onur, After being 500 years under the Ottoman Empire we do tend to learn a few things, alot of the food comes from the Ottomans. Like boza,Jogurt,Burek,Tatlii,Tulumbi,Shishkebaps,Lokum etc

Bij, Spolaj Ti for that, just dont say its been in the freezer put it in the microwave and say its fresh nobody will notice it lol

Onur, Balkava is a key sweetener for us, because during the fasting period it can be made without eggs otherwise we cant have anything sweet for 6 weeks. Im not sure you know how our fasting works but we cant have any dairy goods and nothing with cooking oil in it for the last week. So no cheese,meat,eggs,chocolate,milk,jogurt etc etc We can have only fish

One last thing Onur, Whats your opinion on Onur in the Turkish hit show Sheherezad? Everybody seems to love watching that show in Stari Kraj, i do too.

[Onur]

Wow!

I know every single type of meal you guys wrote here
I could guess that some of our cuisine are same but I didn't know that its that similar... Even names are exact same.


Btw, we usually don't make baklava at home since its quite difficult to prepare a good one, so we buy from pastry stores, made by chefs There are even chefs here who specialized on making baklava and its varieties...

[Risto the Great]

Unfortunately, Sydney does not have any outstanding Macedonian or Balkan restaurants, although Luka's at Balgowlah, on its good days, has Selsko Meso to rival the best in Macedonia. We do have a lot of choice of diverse cuisine generally though.

If you are still in Darling Harbour and don't want to walk far, try the Malaya http://www.themalaya.com.au/page/location.html, Zaafran's http://www.zaaffran.com/Great-Indian-Cuisine-in-Sydney-s-Darling-Harbour.html , Chinta Ria http://www.chintaria.com/ and Bungalow 8 http://www.bungalow8sydney.com/. All serve great food, which is not the norm at Darling Harbor (most of the restaurants there just charge for their tourist location). The first two are better for formal dining and require reservations in peak times, while the other two are more casual. Bungalow 8 has a special advantage in that it serves Leffe beer on tap

If you don't mind walking over to Star City Casino, Sean's Kitchen and the Astral Bar are pretty good.

If you don't mind a longer walk or a cab, I highly recommend a new Japanese restaurant that recently opened at the Rocks: http://www.sakerestaurant.com.au/ Great food, an unbeatable range of Sake and Japanese-based cocktails, great ambience (including a bar area, formal dining area and private rooms), in a beautiful heritage building, surrounded by vibrant nightlife. But there are plenty of other superb places to eat in the Rocks area, including Sailor's Thai, the Heritage Belgian Beer Cafe http://www.belgian-beer-cafe.com.au/heritage.htm, Teppanyaki at the Ivy complex, and seminal fine dining establishments like Est http://www.merivale.com/#/establishment/est, Rockpool http://www.rockpool.com.au/sydney/rockpool/, Quay http://www.quay.com.au/, Guillaume at Bennelong http://www.guillaumeatbennelong.com.au/, Yoshii http://www.yoshii.com.au/ ...

My personal favorite restaurants in Sydney are Spice Temple http://www.rockpool.com.au/sydney/spice-temple/ and Thai Potong http://www.thaipothong.com.au/ for semi-casual dining, and Universal http://www.universalrestaurant.com/home.html, Buon Ricordo http://www.buonricordo.com.au/ and Tetsuya's http://www.tetsuyas.com/ for fine dining. Tetsuya's does not serve the sort of food you could eat regularly (and not only because you would become bankrupt quite fast if you tried), but it offers a sublime experience you will never forget.

An awesome list.
Something to look forward to!
Though, knowing Sydney prices, it might be cheaper to fly to some of the countries where the cuisine originates from.

[Bij]

Vodach it's not mango season :-)

I am enjoying rakija and caj so limon i med.

[Vodach]

Aleksandrov... thanks for the very nice info.... I'll check out few of those places for sure. Last night i ended up at Citrisi or whatever it was.. an Italian place at the Harbour... very nice food... probably the best I've had so far.
Bij, have some lemons, and mangos. Mangos don't help for the flu, but they are pretty good :-)
Roqi... I hear Melb is fine... have the best fish and chips in Aus. :-)

[Rogi]

What's with the Sydney Tourism/Dining promo?

You know it all pales in comparison to Melbourne!

[Bij]

Maski maski don't worry, Bij has baklava in the freezer for special occasions. But I am in no state to cook anything at the moment. bed ridden by the flu.

Not all baklava is difficult to make though :-)

[aleksandrov]

Not sure who recommended Capitan Torres, I've eaten at this place the first day I got here. Pretty good place...
I also checked out a place by Scruffy Murphy's, it's a hotel with fairly decent restaurant inside, (the chicks who serve the food make up for the taste).

I try to visit places where I don't have to get on a bus. Not that I am worried of getting lost, it's just the time you waste when you get lost

Unfortunately, Sydney does not have any outstanding Macedonian or Balkan restaurants, although Luka's at Balgowlah, on its good days, has Selsko Meso to rival the best in Macedonia. We do have a lot of choice of diverse cuisine generally though.

If you are still in Darling Harbour and don't want to walk far, try the Malaya http://www.themalaya.com.au/page/location.html, Zaafran's http://www.zaaffran.com/Great-Indian-Cuisine-in-Sydney-s-Darling-Harbour.html , Chinta Ria http://www.chintaria.com/ and Bungalow 8 http://www.bungalow8sydney.com/. All serve great food, which is not the norm at Darling Harbor (most of the restaurants there just charge for their tourist location). The first two are better for formal dining and require reservations in peak times, while the other two are more casual. Bungalow 8 has a special advantage in that it serves Leffe beer on tap

If you don't mind walking over to Star City Casino, Sean's Kitchen and the Astral Bar are pretty good.

If you don't mind a longer walk or a cab, I highly recommend a new Japanese restaurant that recently opened at the Rocks: http://www.sakerestaurant.com.au/ Great food, an unbeatable range of Sake and Japanese-based cocktails, great ambience (including a bar area, formal dining area and private rooms), in a beautiful heritage building, surrounded by vibrant nightlife. But there are plenty of other superb places to eat in the Rocks area, including Sailor's Thai, the Heritage Belgian Beer Cafe http://www.belgian-beer-cafe.com.au/heritage.htm, Teppanyaki at the Ivy complex, and seminal fine dining establishments like Est http://www.merivale.com/#/establishment/est, Rockpool http://www.rockpool.com.au/sydney/rockpool/, Quay http://www.quay.com.au/, Guillaume at Bennelong http://www.guillaumeatbennelong.com.au/, Yoshii http://www.yoshii.com.au/ ...

My personal favorite restaurants in Sydney are Spice Temple http://www.rockpool.com.au/sydney/spice-temple/ and Thai Potong http://www.thaipothong.com.au/ for semi-casual dining, and Universal http://www.universalrestaurant.com/home.html, Buon Ricordo http://www.buonricordo.com.au/ and Tetsuya's http://www.tetsuyas.com/ for fine dining. Tetsuya's does not serve the sort of food you could eat regularly (and not only because you would become bankrupt quite fast if you tried), but it offers a sublime experience you will never forget.

[Phoenix]

Phoenix, If you went to this place in Vevchani trust me you wont stop talking about these kolbasi, they are bloody good.

Prolet I thought the thread was about Sydney restaurants...

[Prolet]

Phoenix, If you went to this place in Vevchani trust me you wont stop talking about these kolbasi, they are bloody good.

[Phoenix]

Vodach, Maybe she's good at making Tulumbi?

Bij, Where did you learn to make all this blago?

Prolet you were feeding Bij kolbasi earlier now your sucking up for more blago...

[Prolet]

Vodach, Maybe she's good at making Tulumbi?

Bij, Where did you learn to make all this blago?

[Vodach]

Should probably mention... Bij... you weren't seriously thinking of making Baklava right? :-)
Because if u did... i was just messing around (besides, isn't that fairly difficult to make?) :-)
All right Aussies, I am off to check out the local scene...

[Vodach]

What will I give in return?

Will let you join the feast (for the baklava you are going to make) ... and if you r good, I'll add some coffee...

[Blagojce]

In Melbourne there is also Banque restaurant in Williamstown on nelson place that have kebapi. Macedonians brothers that own it. Also Butchers Bar and Grill in docklands and Bourke St. Great food but expensive. A plate of kebapi is $24. But eating Kepabi with Macedonian music in the background in the heart of Melbourne its worth it once in a while i guess. Worth to check it out on a tuesday when you have about 50% off your bill. The Macedonian owner also has most of the restaurants in the docklands waterfront precinct.