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Neil Perry when he opened Next Door.

Neil Perry to open Margaret spin-off with breakfast service and two new burgers

The chef-restaurateur makes another change to his Double Bay precinct, turning Next Door into Cafe Margaret.

  • Erina Starkey
Copper Tree farm fillet steak with Cafe de Paris butter at Next Door.
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Cafe Margaret

Casual and lively lunch-to-dinner dining with that personal Perry touch.

David Blackmore Wagyu sirloin steak with chimichurri.
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Margaret

A quintessential Harbour City address.

Agnolotti del plin.
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Gran Torino

Classic Italian in classic Neil Perry style in Double Bay.

Chef, Neil Perry at gran Torino.
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Gran Torino may not be the restaurant Neil Perry wanted but for now, it’s humming

The veteran chef’s 25th restaurant is less an Italian restaurant than a Neil Perry restaurant, risen from the ashes of the multimillion-dollar Song Bird.

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Neil Perry with former Baker Bleu partners Mike and Mia Russell.

Neil Perry steps away from Double Bay bakery Baker Bleu

The partnership may be over, but the veteran chef and artisan bakery brand will soon be serving sandwiches side-by-side.

  • Erina Starkey
The former Song Bird site in Double Bay has been transformed into Gran Torino.

Neil Perry opens Italian restaurant in former Song Bird site

After “missing the mark” with his Asian-leaning venture on Bay Street, the veteran restaurateur reboots the space as Gran Torino.

  • Scott Bolles
Chef Neil Perry (inset) and his Double Bay restaurant Song Bird.

Neil Perry to replace Song Bird with Italian restaurant

Take three: after the Cantonese and modern Asian menus failed to resonate, Perry’s multi-storey Double Bay site will be overhauled into Gran Torino.

  • Scott Bolles
Bobbie’s co-owners Linden Pride (left) and Neil Perry at their new bar last year.

Chef Neil Perry closes basement jazz bar Bobbie’s in Double Bay

The veteran chef opened his first standalone bar last year. Now the venue is set to close after only eight months of operation.

  • Scott Bolles
Arte Bianca’s Mark and Wendy Paterno with Ruma Dining’s Faheem Noor.

Restaurants are feeling the cozzie livs crunch. These operators might have found a solution

Savvy Sydney restaurateurs are using smart strategies to save costs, including two Double Bay operators who have teamed up in the same space.

  • Scott Bolles