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British charm at The Lord Dudley.

The Lord Dudley Hotel

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

The view of East Sydney and the CBD from Monica.

Be a tourist in your own city and take in the stunning views from this rooftop bar

This fun, airy, light-filled 200-seat hotel rooftop bar blends inside and outside beautifully.

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The Palomar.
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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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Access the courtyard by taking an amble through the wine shop.

This cute bar lets you pick wine from the bottle shop and drink it on the spot

Wine bar L’Avant Cave is the sort of place you might find if you were wandering around the outer suburbs of Paris.

  • Myffy Rigby
Fish Butchery charcuterie plate.
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Saint Peter

Fish-based fine dining that stands above the rest.

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The Porcine menu is both refined and indulgent.
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Porcine

All the fun of a pub, with the bones of a French country inn.

Beef Rossini topped with foie gras and shaved truffles at Ursula’s Paddington.
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Ursula’s

Plush modern bistro for unhurried afternoons.

Civico 47’s classic beef carpaccio.
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Civico 47

Inspired twists on Mediterranean tradition.

Whipped bottarga with oven-fresh pretzel at 10 William St.
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10 William St

Welcoming wine bar still defining Sydney dining after 15 years in the game.

Culinary director Mitch Orr (left) and head chef Luke Davenport.

Could Sydney’s spin-off of this hip London restaurant put bounce back into Oxford St?

The Palomar restaurant will join an award-winning cocktail and wine bar and bakery spot at the new 25hours Hotel The Olympia near Taylor Square.

  • Scott Bolles