Touch Wood @ Sydney Fish Market

Perched on a corner terrace of the newly renovated Sydney Fish Market in Glebe, Touch Wood moves with an easy elegance. Warm timber, native Australian florals, and an open-plan design set the scene for a day that drifts from golden morning light to Anzac Bridge sunsets. It's the kind of place where the sea's close enough to taste.

The kitchen's led by head chef Courtney Blyde, whose mantra's “fresh, clean and balanced, brunch food with personality.” The result's a seafood-forward take on Australian all-day dining, where crab and xo butter crumpets and a saffron-scented bouillabaisse speak to seasonality and craft, while breakfast favourites like the coconut chia bowl and braised beef hash quietly overdeliver.

As the day unfolds, the menu turns to crisp-as-you-like fish and chips, dry-aged kingfish, and pasta with a maritime lilt - from spicy burrata lumache to garlic prawn spaghetti. For a sweet finish, think strawberry shortcake, burnt honey panna cotta, and coastal sunshine.

Settle in on the terrace, watch the market hum, and let the tide of flavour roll in. Drop by for brunch or linger into dusk - touch wood, it'll be love at first bite.