10 William Street

My favourite bar /​restaurant in sydney! The food is amazing… it seriously doesnt matter what you pick its all great! and the drinks, be it wine or cocktails are also all amazing. Its crowded with limited space and waiters can be blunt. but its all part of the experience! LOVE it!

Super happy about this discovery as it is one of the best dining experiences I have had in Sydney. 10 William Street is an Italian-​inspired or Italian fusion restaurant: Italian mixed with awesomeness.
Simple menu with outstanding food. We ordered:
–Cosberg bagna cauda ($ 10) — Cosberg lettuce leaves served with bagna cauda (a warm dip from Italy made with garlic, anchovies, olive oil and cream). This was a very unique starter and didnt at first look appetizing (a giant plate of lettuce leaves) but surprisingly delicious!
–Dry aged cheese burger ($ 24) — SO good. Patty was cooked medium rare and the burger just melts in your mouth.
–Steak tartare — Excellent quality steak, pretty light on the salt/​ingredients but good.
–Market fish, soybean, truffle ($ 30) — BEST FISH I HAVE EVER HAD! Fish cooked to perfection served with a mindblowing sauce!
–Pappardelle bolognese ($ 25) — heard great things about this so we had to order it. It was a very simple but tasty bolognese.
–Mezze maniche, prawns, vodka ($ 25) — We already ordered 2 bolognese so the server suggested we try this and I’m so glad we did — a spicy pasta served wit a tomato vodka sauce and prawns. yum!
–Tiramisu ($ 11) — creamy and delicious. Great way to end the meal, despite how stuffed we already were.
Also I noticed they served Iggy’s bread as part of their starter which is an indicator that they know good food (Iggy’s is the best bakery in Sydney, but more of a small hole in the wall that isn’t as well known to the public as it is to bread fanatics).
The tables are small and it’s a bit cramped in here but that didn’t bother us. Came here with a group of 8 people. EVERYONE in the group was a fan of the food (and 2 of them are regular customers who dine here weekly). The wine we had was fantastic as well (although can’t remember the name).
A++ for the chef. I’ll be back!

Quaint little Italian in Paddington. It’s a little cramped downstairs for anyone pushing 6ft but they did have a nice room upstairs, however the action is on the lower level, you can also sit at the bar.
Simple yet beautiful beef ragu and a great portion of delicately fried whitebait stood out. Cans of peroni, liked that. Pleasant and quick service. Decent prices too.
Would recommend.

Really nice beef tartare with watercress. A fine blend of flavours and textures to satisfy. Interesting wine list too. I would have had two more courses and wines but the person serving was really unenthusiastic. I didn’t want to bother him. I’ll be back, but sit in another section.

Good ol’ Benny B huh? He knew I was going to love this place and made sure it was on our eating schedule when I paid a quick visit to Sydney.
Maybe it was the delightful wine list featuring loads of European drops and unusual varieties including a number from the Jura and some orange/​cloudy wines. Maybe it was the chalkboard menus with a diverse selection of drinks by the glass, or the olive trees upstairs on the balcony. Maybe it was the cosy atmosphere, tables almost touching one another and a feeling in the air that everyone was there for one big dinner party. Or perhaps it was the food menu, small in comparison to the wine menu but certainly just as impressive. From anchovy dip with pretzels to fried calamari, olives, beetroot/​ricotta salad and plates of puttanesca spaghetti; the food really hit the spot. Was it the Fernet (!) icecream we had at the end that pushed me over the edge in to downright love for 10 William, or a combination of all these things?
Either way, I wish I lived around the corner so I could pop in here for quick snacks, leisurely meals or late night glasses of wine. Big time love.

I love little quirky wine bar and this has to be one of the best in Sydney. The food was so delicious. Tapas style plus a few mains. We have the beef carpaccio with anchovy, potatoes, sardines and pappardelle bolognese to share. Highly recommended the pappardelle it was cooked to perfection! Ambience was perfect, staff all attentive and pretty good looking! I would definitely come back!

Stepped in here last night for a glass of wine and a quick bite to eat — everything was perfect.
It’s a tiny little place just off Oxford Street, if you blink, you’ll miss it. It had the potential to be super pretentious, but actually wasn’t AT ALL. The staff were super nice and very accomodating and even the other patrons were really friendly and cool. The place had a really great vibe.
We ordered the «caprese» salad (the quotes are theirs) — an otherwise traditional caprese salad with fresh oregano and basil and the delightful little surprise of beetroot added!
I had possibly the best olives I ever had in my life here and a yummy tuna tartare.
The wine was great too, but I’m not knowledgable enough to ponitificate about it, lol. The one we had was from the Rhone Valley. Sniff.
Definitely my favourite wine bar in Sydney. I had a perfect experience here.

Don’t get put off by how crowded this place looks. It is always packed but I’ve never had to wait long for a seat. The menu is small, but changes frequently and I can always find something tasty. The wine list is extensive and good. I love how they line the bottles up on the walls. Ive stopped in a few times just to grab a glass of wine and the waiters have always been pleasant and never seemed annoyed that we weren’t getting food as well. It’s a little pricey, but it’s Paddington so it’s to be expected.

This newish small bar used to be impossible to get into, but the hype has finally diminished a little so it’s possible to actually get a look in most of the time. Just off Oxford Street, down from the Paddo Inn, 10 William is in an unassuming yet wonderfully convenient position. Close enough to the action but hidden from the beaten track so as to avoid attracting masses of passing foot traffic. Cosy into a small timber table or perch up at the bar and make instant friends with the charismatic Italian barman. Renowned for their negronis which pack the usual punch through skinny straws. Just watch your cocktail count though because too many if these potent puppies can take their toll come the a.m. The chalkboard specials evolve daily, so the fare is always a surprise, but regular fixtures include the arancini balls… oozing molten cheesy goodness and served with mustard fruits jam — a perfect sweet n spicy accompaniment that will have you ordering another serve before you can say «mmmmmmm». A nifty snack in the salami and cheese chunks for $ 6 is deliciously rustic, simple… and almost free. Dim lighting fuses with funky music for an air of cool romance that’s hard to vacate.

10 William Street is just that. A little wine bar at 10 William Street in Paddington and you need to look out for it because it’s quite small and you can walk past it without knowing it’s there. Although with the amount of people crammed in there you’d be hard pressed not to notice it.
Like most popular small places it’s probably best to go midweek or if you do decide to go on a Friday or Saturday to get there early as space is quite limited. Once you do get in you can’t miss the blackboard with what wines are on offer. If you’re like me and don’t know anything about wines, I just shut my eyes and pointed at one! There’s a pretty cool bar menu as well and my sambo (sorry, panini) soaked up the wine well.
If you go when it’s busy, waiting for a drink (or seat!) can become a bit tiresome so it’d be worth going on a school night to check it out because it’s certainly worth a visit.

From the people who brought us the much loved Fratelli Paradiso in Potts Point comes this little Italian bar and diner just off the main drag in Paddington.
The seating area is truly tiny, so get here as fast as you can after work to make sure you’ll have somewhere to park yourself for a few bevvies. The selection of food items advertised on the blackboard was tempting — we opted for some croquettes, and a pathetically small lasagne. Delicious as it was, the price tag was far too hefty for such a teeny tiny dish that didn’t appear to be intended as a bar snack.
Our waiter was knowledgeable about the selection of wines on offer, keen to advise on what would best please our tastes. Though my group and I ended up with a bottle of Marlborough pinot noir, I’m to go back and try out their Euro cocktails, like the classic Negroni or Campari with fresh orange juice.