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Buttered’s baked goods are made by pastry chef Philip Choi.

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Your July hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

From Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant to a popular Korean soup chain’s first global outpost and Korean “tissue bread”, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

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Pastrami sandwich.

Bertas is the new sandwich shop where pastrami and cheese dreams are made

  • Lenny Ann Low
The soaring Gotham City ceiling at Bennelong.
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Ten years on, Good Food visits Bennelong to see if it still delivers big-ticket thrills

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Shanghai Chinese is a soft-lit capsule of longevity symbols, floral wallpaper and red lanterns.
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Regional restaurant Shanghai Chinese is a time-warp to the 1970s

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Egg and vegetable kottu roti.
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Don’t miss the ‘chopped roti’ dish at Chef Ceylon in western Sydney

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Splitting a matcha flavoured daifuku with a piece of string at Sydney Daifuku Store.

Split your mochi with a piece of string at hidden Japanese cafe Sydney Daifuku Store

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The dakdoritang, a signature featuring aged kimchi, is pure comfort.
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Jiho Hanbang Samgyetang has 95 sites in Korea. Now its first global spot is in Sydney

  • David Matthews
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Portuguese tarts are the stars of the show at Lusinata.

The ‘most famous tart in the world’ is the solo star of the show at Lusinata patisserie

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Don’t miss the head-turning beef platter at new late-night soup spot Master Cow

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Khao Kang Maruay.
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No-frills Thai diner Khao Kang Maruay is your new BYO winter spot

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Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant Osteria Mucca scored a hat

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Buttered’s baked goods are made by pastry chef Philip Choi.

Try TikTok-famous ‘tissue bread’ and salt bread sandwiches at Buttered

  • Lenny Ann Low
The exterior of The Tea Cosy.

Pop into The Tea Cosy for Nan’s scones and knitted cosies

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