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Takam. (2026, October 26). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/takam-darlinghurst-20240118-p5eyfv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Good Food includes Takam, a small Filipino restaurant in Sydney, on its list of 100 Essential Restaurants. The article highlights Takam's innovative approach to Filipino cuisine, such as serving dry gin martinis infused with bay-leaf oil and pickled green papaya brine. Dishes like soy-glazed grilled pig’s ear skewers and coal-roasted chicken inasal are praised for their flavor and texture. The restaurant also offers guidance from knowledgeable staff to help diners navigate the menu, ensuring an enjoyable dining experience.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-26, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Takam, a Filipino restaurant in Sydney, has been included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list for its innovative dishes and excellent service. The venue serves standout cocktails like a dry gin martini with bay-leaf oil and brine from atchara (pickled green papaya), along with impressive menu items such as soy- and calamansi-glazed grilled pig's ear skewers, deftly grilled bream with garlic-forward tausi sauce, and pork belly enhanced by a sweet-salty-sharp balikutsa dressing. Staff are knowledgeable about the menu, helping guests navigate Filipino dishes like palabok and pimiento. The restaurant has been operating for three years and recently adjusted its direction to better satisfy local cravings while showcasing the potential of Filipino cuisine to an international audience.

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Topics

Filipino Good Food’s Sydney Takam Una’s

Subjects

Filipino NORP · 2× Takam ORG · 2× Good Food’s ORG · 1× Sydney GPE · 1× The Philippines GPE · 1× Una’s ORG · 1× the Good Food Guide ORG · 1×

Narrative

Inihaw na tenga (soy- and calamansi-glazed grilled pig’s ear) skewers are a riot of smoke, char and chew; deftly grilled bream punches with well-seasoned, garlic-forward tausi sauce; and a sweet-salty-sharp balikutsa dressing enhances pork belly with a crackling that would be the centrepiece of any Christmas Day lunch.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26

🔮 Who would have thought that one of the best martinis of the year would be at a small Filipino restaurant a few doors up from Una’s?

2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Takam · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Takam Filipino$$ This venue is included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list. asserted

venue → include → list

Who would have thought that one of the best martinis of the year would be at a small Filipino restaurant a few doors up from Una’s? asserted

one → think → Una

, the menu feels right where it needs to be: satisfying Filipino community cravings while showing the rest of Sydney that food from The Philippines has endless potential for innovation and deliciousness. asserted

food → feel → innovation

that → glaze → lunch

Staff are very happy to help guests navigate the menu too, if you don’t know your palabok from pimiento. asserted

you → help → pimiento

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → book → ?

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide