Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Food and drink businesses in Sydney
- Food and drink businesses compared
- 177
- Google reviews
- 199,602
- Median rating
- 4.6
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW on Town Proven are A&S Select Meats (started in 1968; 4.4 from 154 Google reviews), Fortune Village Chinese Restaurant (started in 1981; 4.6 from 971 Google reviews) and Malay Chinese Noodle Bar (started in 1987; 4.5 from 423 Google reviews).
Food and drink businesses in Sydney: the top 17
- 1
A&S Select Meats
from 154 Google reviews
Started: 1968
1159 Botany Rd, Mascot NSW 2020
- 2
Fortune Village Chinese Restaurant
from 971 Google reviews
Started: 1981
209 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 3
Malay Chinese Noodle Bar
from 423 Google reviews
Started: 1987
- 4
Dymocks Cafe
from 535 Google reviews
Started: 1994
Dymocks Building, 428 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 5
Victor Churchill
from 199 Google reviews
Started: 1996
132 Queen St, Sydney NSW 2025
- 6
Dutch Smuggler Coffee Brewers
from 569 Google reviews
Started: 1998
- 7
Cafe Sydney Restaurant
from 4,072 Google reviews
Started: 1999
Customs House, 31 Alfred St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 8
Made in Italy Sydney CBD
from 559 Google reviews
Started: 2000
37 York Ln, Sydney NSW 2000
- 9
Causbrooks
from 15 Google reviews
Started: 2001
Ste 2, Level 3A/1 Bligh St
- 10
Employees Only Restaurant & Bar
from 2,215 Google reviews
Started: 2004
9A Barrack St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 11
Feather and Bone Providore Marrickville
from 402 Google reviews
Started: 2006
10-14 Lilian Fowler Pl, Sydney NSW 2204
- 12
Quantum House Australia
from 11 Google reviews
Started: 2010
Museum Towers, 263-265 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 13
Shady Pines Saloon
from 1,323 Google reviews
Started: 2010
- 14
Industry Beans York St
from 2,395 Google reviews
Started: 2010
40 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 15
Charlie + Franks Corporate Catering & Events
from 33 Google reviews
Started: 2011
- 16
Bespoke Catering Sydney
from 126 Google reviews
Started: 2014
125 Military Rd, Sydney NSW 2089
- 17
The Butcher's Block
from 947 Google reviews
Started: 2015
Town Proven compared 177 food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW, with 199,602 Google reviews between them. Of these, 17 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 600 reviews.
Of the food and drink businesses compared, the most reviewed is Opera Bar, with 13,006 Google reviews at 4.5.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW on Town Proven are A&S Select Meats (started in 1968; 4.4 from 154 Google reviews), Fortune Village Chinese Restaurant (started in 1981; 4.6 from 971 Google reviews) and Malay Chinese Noodle Bar (started in 1987; 4.5 from 423 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 177 food and drink businesses in Sydney, NSW, with 199,602 Google reviews between them. Of these, 17 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 600 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.