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- Review
- Barangaroo
‘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
- Review
- Melbourne
It’s easy to find dumplings in the CBD. But this ‘smashing’ new spot is doing things differently
Hoppy Dumpling combines two of its owner’s passions under one roof: dumplings and craft beer. Plus, there’s a basket of free, help-yourself prawn crackers.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Millers Point
Good Food’s critic loves the late-night lasagne at STC’s new bar
It’s also pouring a “joke of the week” cocktail, complete with a joke, which was actually kind of funny.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- Sydney
‘Pleasure to eat’: Pilu team’s new Circular Quay venue captures Italian coastal elegance
Don’t expect burrata or tiramisu at Giovanni Pilu’s harbourside restaurant Flaminia. The menu takes inspiration from Italy’s port cities.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Newtown
Dive into cult wines and deliciously unhinged cocktails at this cute 50-seat bar in Newtown
Excellent bartending pedigree, footpath seating, chef takeovers, and a custom-built hi-fi system bring big concept energy to dog-friendly Bar Demo on Enmore Road.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- Newtown
Think you can’t get good Mexican food? You haven’t been to this Newtown one-hatter
The “best place for a meat-free meal in Sydney’s inner west” has a chef skilled at reformatting dishes from Oaxaca and Baja California.
- Callan Boys