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Palm Beach

The Corner.
Good Food hat15/20

This beachside bistro from The Boathouse Group feels like dining at an island resort

Palm Beach scores a hat for its new grocer-cafe-restaurant-bar-kiosk The Corner, which serves excellent produce and offering top-drawer deli goods and groceries.

  • Callan Boys
Prawn cocktail with iceberg, avocado, lemon and Marie Rose.
14/20

Barrenjoey House

Restored century-old guesthouse for all occasions by the water.

14/20

This landmark guesthouse is one of Sydney’s oldest restaurants. Is it still worth the drive?

The century-old Barrenjoey House at Palm Beach welcomes day-trippers seeking water views and dolled-up versions of pub and cafe standards.

  • Callan Boys
The Joey opened at the former Barrenjoey Boatshed in February.

High-profile Palm Beach restaurant permitted to open at night after $200K court battle

A landmark venue has announced a reversal of the controversial council decision to limit nighttime operations due to noise objections.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The Joey at Palm Beach.

Sun sets on Joey’s nighttime hopes after noise fears

An application to trade at night has been rejected by the local council, resulting in job losses at the high-profile Palm Beach restaurant.

  • Scott Bolles
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The Joey

Former Boathouse site at Palm Beach reopens as upmarket diner The Joey after $7m rebuild

The old boat shed deliberately swaps beachy vibes for a sleek, grown-up design, serving lobster frites and king crab with chilli and garlic.

  • Scott Bolles
Barrenjoey Boatshed will open at Palm Beach in time for summer.

Former Boathouse site at Palm Beach to reopen as coastal cafe, as Terrigal mega-venue set for $5m makeover

The mystery buyers who have snapped up two landmark waterfront locations have been revealed, including their ambitious plans for new coastal spots Barrenjoey Boatshed and Terrigal Pavilion.

  • Scott Bolles
Jonah’s overlooks Whale Beach.
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Scuffed chairs and mushy linguine: Is Jonah’s still worth the hour-long drive from Sydney?

Callan Boys revisits the destination diner overlooking Whale Beach for the first time in years.

  • Callan Boys
Southern calamari with saltbush and sriracha mayo.
14.5/20

Easy, breezy does it at Dunes Palm Beach

Dunes has that effortless, crushed-linen, barefoot but well-heeled Palm Beach thing down pat.

  • Terry Durack
Prawn cocktail with avocado and cocktail sauce.
14/20

Pinch yourself - Palmy's new-look Barrenjoey House is real

Barrenjoey House is the beach house you have when you don't have a beach house.

  • Terry Durack