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classes with leading chefs at its base 5km south of the city centre. They're usually held on
Thursday or Saturday morning from 10.30am.
'Sydney Seafood School' sessions. Courses start from $85 and run from 11am to 3pm on
weekends and from 6.30pm to 8.30pm about three nights per week.
491 Willoughby Rd, Willoughby)
runs a series of three sessions for a hefty $299 (or single ses-
sions for $120), where you mull over the finer points of barbecuing meat, seafood and ve-
ggie skewers, and then eat the results. The three-hour classes are held in various locations
from 11.30am or 3.30pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Drinking & BYO
Most of Sydney's licensed restaurants have a respectable wine list, with an understandable
emphasis on Australian product. There's almost always at least a handful of wines sold by
the glass as well, and better establishments have sommeliers who can help you make the
best possible food and wine match. Restaurant prices are usually about double as much as
you'd pay in a bottle shop (liquor store).
Sydney is blessed with enlightened licensing laws that allow you to BYO (bring your
own) wine and sometimes beer to those restaurants with a BYO licence. You'll usually be
charged a corkage fee (even if your bottle's got a screw cap) at either a per-person or per-
bottle rate, but it's generally cheaper than choosing off the wine list.
NEED TO KNOW
Opening Hours
Cafes and restaurants generally open seven days a week. If they do close, it's usually on a Sunday night or
Monday. In this topic, opening hours are listed in individual reviews only when they vary significantly from
the standard opening hours, as described below:
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Cafes: 8am-4pm.
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Restaurants: lunch noon-3pm, dinner 6-10pm.
Price Ranges
We've classified our eating reviews using the dollar symbols below, based on the cheapest main meal or its
equivalent offered in the establishment.
