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14.5/20

Callan Boys thought Sydney might never have a hotel bar like London or NY. Until now

You know, the kind of place to take a lunch meeting or swing by for a martini, making you forget you’re going on to somewhere else. Plus, it has the most lavish chip in town.

  • Callan Boys
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Discover a tucked-away 12-seater jewel that goes beyond its Japanese roots

You can still go hard on the tempura at Haco. But its intimate omakase experience now also embraces grilled meats and international flavours.

  • David Matthews
Bar Toto runs regular trivia and movie nights and spoken word events.

Bar Toto

A stalwart of the Central Coast cocktail scene.

  • Mike Bennie
Inside Gerald’s Bar 2.0, in the former Enoteca Sileno site.
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Gerald’s Bar

One of Melbourne’s defining wine bars dials up the deliciousness in big new digs.

  • Besha Rodell
Lucette Bistro in Bowral.
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Bowral restaurants do well with the twice-a-year crowd. This bistro impresses everyone

Monopole’s French former head chef runs the kitchen at Lucette, a bistro-brasserie that suits many speeds. 

  • David Matthews
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The old buttery factory has been transformed into a dining room.

Milk Haus

A wholefoods eatery in a 19th century cheese factory.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Paranormal Wines.
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A bottle shop with a chefs’ hat? This surprising spot lives up to the hoo-ha

Intuitive service and bracing flavours are at the heart of Paranormal Wines, which created a “small hoo-ha” when it became the first bottle shop in NSW or the ACT to be awarded a hat.

  • Callan Boys
The Imperial Hotel in Clifton.

The Imperial at Clifton

Grand old boozer with stunning ocean views.

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‘High-definition flavour’: Bentley Group’s new venue proves Med-cooking reigns supreme

It’s high-voltage Mediterranean snacking and staff who never miss a beat at the latest two-hatter by the team behind the Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year.

  • Myffy Rigby
A snacks menu focuses on “picky bits”.

Toorak Cellars

A go-to bottleshop-wine bar, no matter the season.