Manly

Le Kiosk Restaurant
1 Marina Parade
+61 2 9977 4122
Park the car in the car park on the hill above (includes one of the best cliff-top views of the area) or, from Manly itself, walk for 10 min past the Surf Life Saving Club at the south end of Manly Beach and continue around the cliff-base walkway to Shelly Beach.

Housed in a converted sandstone cottage right on Manly's Shelly Beach, Le Kiosk serves seafood.

Manly Interpolitan Café
22 Darley Road
+61 2 9977-8964

A quiet cafe located a couple of blocks from The Corso. The café is small and the menu limited and includes a warm lamb salad, the staff are very friendly.

Ribs and Rumps Restaurant
35 South Steyne
+61 2 9977-3476''
burgers less than $20, steaks range from $30-40

A South African-themed and based steakhouse serving everything that once grazed or swam, with a few locations in Sydney, as well as South Africa and Dubai. Good place to try kangaroo. Beware of The Challenge. Part of the restaurant overlooks the beach, but fills up quickly in the season.

Whitewater Restaurant
35 South Steyne
+61 2 9977-0322

Ultra-trendy décor with fish and fusion menu, panoramic windows look across the road to Manly Beach.

There are a choice of several restaurant and take-away strips in Manly. The Corso runs between the wharf and the ocean, and there are restaurants along the Coroo, or just either side of it. There is a selection at the ferry wharf area, and again along the ocean side.

Beaches Pizzeria
22 Darley Rd
+61 2 9977-0078

Usually busy pizza place, with a large wine selection. No BYO.