If you are visiting Sydney for the first time you will probably be overwhelmed by the sheer number of options when it comes to eating and drinking. There are literally thousands of cafes, bars and restaurants and you’d have to go out every night for years in order to work your way through all of them. You can eat anything from fry-ups to five-star gourmet tasting dinners and pretty much everything else in between. There are restaurants serving food from every corner of the world and the cuisine in the city is truly international.

·         Budgeting for dinner

Most people can’t afford to eat out every night of their holiday – far from it. By the time all the other expenses have been taken into account there’s often little money left for flash dinners. However, there are a few options that could mean you won’t be surviving on supermarket meals or take-out burgers while you gaze longingly into restaurant windows. Firstly, you should check out the various websites that offer daily deals Sydney. This is a great way to eat your way around Sydney without breaking the bank. Daily deals change so there’s always plenty of choice for eateries. You could save a fortune, or simply pay the same but get a great meal for your dollar, rather than a paltry snack.

The other great option in many Sydney restaurants is the BYO (bring your own) phenomenon. Of course, restaurants in many cities offer the option to bring your own bottles of wine and pay a nominal corkage fee. The difference in Sydney is that some of the top restaurants in town allow you to do this. If you consider that the drinks bill often tops the food bill by a long way when you dine out, then this really is a great way to save cash and eat like a King. It’s not just diners and food shacks that let you turn up with a bottle of Shiraz tucked under you arm: you’ll find a great selection of top-notch eateries that are happy to pop the cork on your Chardonnay for a couple of dollars.

·         Wine country

As Australia is renowned for its wineries and vineyards, the BYO daily deal makes this the ideal place to sample wines that you have bought on your travels. You might have visited vineyards, gone on wine tasting tours, or simply picked up a few cases of something tasty from a wine cellar. However you came across your wine collection, you’ll get the opportunity to match it with some great food while you’re in the city. This is great news if your baggage allowance doesn’t allow for too many bottles of booze and you simply have to drink it all while you’re still in the country. It would be a crying shame to have to leave good bottles of wine behind when you go home, so make the most of your purchases by taking them out for dinner with you. And don’t be shy – no one will bat an eyelid if you hand over a bottle to your waiter as you sit down for dinner.