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Mediterranean

Terrace seating looks over the CBD, Pyrmont and tree-lined Glebe.
14.5/20

Efendy chef’s new Sydney Fish Market venue is a winner for seafood lunches on the water

Stunning views, chardonnay by the glass and a smart Mediterranean menu is the winning trifecta at Turkish chef Somer Sivrioglu’s latest Sydney venture.

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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
Mafaldine a la vodka.

Bar Freda’s

Bar Freda’s returns with a disco dance floor and classic bar snacks.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Cleo is Melbourne’s hot new rooftop bar in the former Mid Air space.

First Look: Cleo is Melbourne’s new summer hotspot replacing rooftop bar Mid Air

The fresh concept on the 12th floor of Russell Street hotel Hyde Melbourne Place boasts a Med-leaning menu led by a former Cutler and Society chef.

  • Emily Holgate
Inside the Carnegie restaurant.

Sowl

For bountiful Mediterranean dishes that are best shared.

  • Dani Valent
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The Palomar.
Good Food hat15/20

The hotel might be naff but there’s a lot to like about Mitch Orr’s new London-inspired venue

The menu leans Middle Eastern and Mediterranean yet still feels very Sydney at the Australian spin-off of The Palomar, the hotel restaurant at the new Olympia.

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Flatbreads are lathered in whipped spring onion butter like Macca’s hotcakes gone salty.
14/20

Summer nights are made for the flatbread and $3 skewers at this wine bar spin-off

Bar Bellamy’s spirited younger sibling is making a racket on Melbourne’s hottest dining strip.

  • Frank Sweet
Arrosticini, flat bread with whipped spring onion butter and Passioncello spritz..
14/20

Melitta

The sibling to hot spot Bar Bellamy exudes youthful energy.

Assorted dishes.
Good Food hat15/20

No. 7 Healesville

Lush, rustic and unexpected.

It’s set within a Castlemaine winery.
14/20

Boomtown Cellar Bar

Hitting the sweet spot between rustic and refined.