Sydney’s Best Sustainable Restaurants for a Wholesome Feed

Eat good, do good, feel good is the motto at these Sydney eateries putting sustainability and ethics front and centre. Whether you prefer a vegetarian feast or a juicy steak, enjoy your meal knowing you’re doing good for the world (and your belly). These are the best sustainable restaurants in Sydney right now. 

Three Blue Ducks 

Three Blue Ducks considers the ethical and environmental impacts of all its suppliers and aims for locally sourced ingredients from the bread to the beer. The menu is seasonal, so you can chow down on abundant produce cooked to perfection. 

The Sydney restaurant is in The Cannery Precinct in Rosebery (conveniently located near Gelato Messina’s brand-new location). It boasts an Argentinian garden grill used to serve up whole lamb, pig and chicken. Visit on a Sunday for a strapping good Sunday Roast. 

1/85 Dunning Avenue, Rosebery

Love.fish 

Locally sourced ingredients and seafood from Australian fisheries make Love.fish at Barangaroo the sustainable choice for seafood lovers. You’ll find all kinds of seafood dishes on the extensive menu, from fancy blue swimmer crab risotto to the classics like fish burgers or fish and chips. 

Wulugul Walk, 7/23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo 

Colombo Social 

Colombo Social brings Sri Lankan flavours to life with a sustainable twist. Every set dinner menu purchased allows Colombo Social to provide two meals to those in need—one in Sydney and one in Sri Lanka. The kitchen also provides training and employment opportunities for asylum seekers. 

Colombo Social is part of Plate it Forward, an initiative that includes Kyiv Social in Chippendale and Kabul Social in the CBD and North Sydney. 

159 Enmore Road, Enmore

Refettorio OzHarvest 

It doesn’t get more sustainable than OzHarvest’s Refettorio. From Tuesdays to Saturdays, it provides nourishing lunches to some of Sydney’s most vulnerable people. And because it’s OzHarvest, every meal is made from rescued ingredients. 

On Thursdays, Refettorio is open to the public for Pay it Forward Dinners, an opportunity to enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal while knowing that your dinner dollars are doing good. Every Pay it Forward Dinner helps OzHarvest provide four free lunches to those in need.  

481 Crown Street, Surry Hills

Chophouse

Headed up by MasterChef Australia Judge Matt Moran, Chophouse puts sustainability front and centre. The meat is ethically sourced and hormone-free, the veggies are locally sourced, and the suppliers are carefully vetted. Chophouse even turns its used oil into biodiesel! 

25 Bligh Street, Sydney

Two Chaps

If you’re in the mood for a sustainable meal in the Inner West, you can’t go past Two Chaps. Open for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, the menu features handmade pasta and local cheese. Pop by during the day for delicious single origin coffee, delightful pastries and sandwiches made from scratch using organic and sustainable Australian flours. 

122 Chapel Street, Marrickville

The Freedom Hub Cafe

Your morning coffee will directly improve the lives of Australians escaping slavery at The Freedom Hub Cafe in Waterloo. Profits from the cafe fund critical support services for those affected by slavery. Everything served is ethically sourced, so you can be sure your coffee is doing good for you and the world. The Freedom Hub Cafe is open Monday through Friday for breakfast and lunch. 

283 Young Street, Waterloo

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