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Dawning Day Winery and Distillery in Exeter.

Dawning Day Winery and Distillery

This family-run winery is one of the best ways to spend an afternoon.

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The beer garden at the Sutton Forest Inn.

Sutton Forest Inn

The Southern Highlands’ best all-rounder pub.

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

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British charm at The Lord Dudley.

The Lord Dudley Hotel

An English pub serving hand-pumped ales and pot pies.

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The chili crab toast.
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When a Perth butcher opens a restaurant next door, diners expect (and get) world-class steak

Come for flank, denver and other lesser-seen butcher’s cuts: stay for street-smart snacks, greats drinks plus other examples of how to build a destination restaurant in suburbia.

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Jerusalem artichoke, teardrop peas and raspberries at Brae.
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Brae

A study in sustainability, a love letter to regional luxury.

Inside the Fitzroy institution.
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Cutler

Andrew McConnell’s inky fine diner celebrates its sweet sixteenth.

Chef’s menu at Many Little in Gippsland.
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Many Little

A bolt of brilliance in the Peninsula’s leafy hinterland.

The hyper-seasonal menu features produce grown on the farm.
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Lake House

Australian country luxury was born here.