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Go-to dish: Chicken schnitzel with mash and gravy ($27).

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Your December hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From a subterranean Italian diner to a ‘bloody good’ schnitty in Redfern, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

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Dim Joy House.
14.5/20

Chatswood’s Dim Joy House delivers old-school Cantonese for a new generation of diners

  • Terry Durack

Sandy’s at Urbnsurf delivers beachside vibes and good times 20km from the ocean

  • Lenny Ann Low
Go-to dish: Chicken schnitzel with mash and gravy ($27).
14/20

The Bat & Ball Hotel in Redfern has a new look and nostalgia-fuelled tricks

  • Callan Boys
Tilda.
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Tilda at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth puts the glamour into hotel dining

  • Terry Durack
CWA Tea Rooms in Eastwood deliver sweet and simple pleasures.

CWA Tea Rooms in Eastwood deliver sweet and simple pleasures (including those famous scones)

  • Lenny Ann Low
Jose Silva at his Petersham venue.

Lunas in Petersham is just like the backyard at your aunty’s place

  • Lenny Ann Low
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Go-to dish: Seafood hot pot.
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Spice Temple’s seafood hot pot is some of the best value in the city right now

  • Callan Boys
Swordfish empanada.
Good Food hat15/20

Can’t snag a table at the new Saint Peter? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

  • Terry Durack
Carlotta in Canberra.
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Lucas Restaurants group’s Carlotta restaurant has Canberra talking

  • Terry Durack
A statue of Neptune sits in the middle of the room at Neptune’s Grotto.

Clam Bar team opens subterranean Italian diner Neptune’s Grotto

  • Scott Bolles
Inside Island Radio.

Wunderlich Lane’s first restaurant Island Radio is open

  • Scott Bolles

Slick mid-level restaurant The Grill opens at new multi-storey venue The International

  • Scott Bolles
The Panorama Bar on the rooftop of The International.

Team behind glam CBD venue Shell House open Panorama Bar at The International

  • Scott Bolles
The modern interior on West Terrace.

Former Sokyo chef Chase Kojima opens TokyoSamba in Bankstown

  • Scott Bolles