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Stilts is an elevated steak and seafood restaurant.

Stilts Dining

Steak and seafood with cracking 270-degree river views.

  • Matt Shea
Sabudana vada, an Indian potato and tapioca fritter, topped with crab.
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Orson

Country fine dining in a historic silent picture theatre.

  • Besha Rodell
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Callan Boys thought Sydney might never have a hotel bar like London or NY. Until now

You know, the kind of place to take a lunch meeting or swing by for a martini, making you forget you’re going on to somewhere else. Plus, it has the most lavish chip in town.

  • Callan Boys
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Discover a tucked-away 12-seater jewel that goes beyond its Japanese roots

You can still go hard on the tempura at Haco. But its intimate omakase experience now also embraces grilled meats and international flavours.

  • David Matthews
Florentino's storied dining room.
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Melbourne’s iconic Florentino enters a new era, but it has never been of this era

The Italian fine diner is a piece of living history. Its new stewards are leaning into its Old World spirit, but can they meet the expectations of modern diners?

  • Besha Rodell
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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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 Complimentary bread: crown-shaped brioche brushed with a caramel made from vegetable scraps.
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The Lodge Dining Room

Kiwi menswear label Rodd and Gunn throws its flat cap in the restaurant ring.

  • Dani Valent
Osborn House in the Southern Highlands.

Osborn House

You don’t have to be staying onsite to book a seat at the restaurant or bar.

  • Callan Boys
Hot oysters are available in kilpatrick, mornay, baked miso, rockefeller, garlic butter crumb.

Byron Bay Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant

Oysters are a big deal here, served straight-up or with a choice of 9 dressings.

  • Sarah Norris
Lucette Bistro in Bowral.
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Bowral restaurants do well with the twice-a-year crowd. This bistro impresses everyone

Monopole’s French former head chef runs the kitchen at Lucette, a bistro-brasserie that suits many speeds. 

  • David Matthews