The Gidley Sydney

The Gidley sits in a basement on King Street, a five-minute walk from Westfield Sydney. It holds a one-hat rating from the 2025 Australia Good Food Guide and sits at no. 23 on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list. The room runs smart, leaning into the subterranean atmosphere of its address.

While most international kitchens in the city centre chase the sunlight of the harbour, The Gidley ignores the views entirely. It succeeds because it commits to the dark, wood-paneled interior that feels a world away from the busy intersection above. You choose this over the nearby waterfront dining because the focus here is on the plate rather than the skyline, offering a dense, intentional experience that makes the twenty-minute walk toward the Opera House feel like an unnecessary distraction.