A longstanding Forest Road icon, Hurstville Chinese is still the go-to for family gatherings and auspicious occasions. The live seafood tanks brim with lobster and coral trout, the tablecloths are crisp and white, and veteran waiters still look the part in suits and waistcoats.
The menu packs plenty of Cantonese classics, and while steamed live seafood and specials such as stir-fried pork jowl with snow peas and chives are draws, the squab, crisp-skinned and gleaming, has flesh that’s sweet and juicy the whole way through. One of the best.
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David Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.