Eating out
Find one of 2026’s most ambitious openings in this old West End shop
The brains behind one of the CBD’s best bars have joined forces with a star of regional cooking to create this unique 60-seat suburban diner.
- Matt Shea
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- The restaurant tycoons
It took me months to interview the man behind Melbourne’s laneway culture. Few people even know his name
For 40 years, Con Christopoulos has run dozens of the city’s most recognisable venues - yet few Melburnians have heard of him. In the third instalment of an Age series profiling the city’s restaurant tycoons, we look at how he built a dining empire.
- Clay Lucas
Nine of the best Chinese restaurants in western Sydney leagues clubs and RSLs
Sydney’s clubs are home to some of the best Cantonese cooking in Australia. We round up our favourites for Lunar New Year, including one place where live seafood is always half-price on weekdays.
- Kevin Cheng
From baked goods to brunch: Valentine’s Day ideas that are not a dinner out
Spread the celebrations across the day with a champagne breakfast, a lunch at somewhere you’d never usually get into, or a well-stocked picnic at a favourite place.
- Erina Starkey
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The grapes on the ceiling are back: Chinese Noodle House reopens in Haymarket
The institution’s original owners have returned to the Chinatown site with new dishes, old favourites and more seats.
- Scott Bolles
Good Food’s first verdict on the new Sydney Fish Market
From fish and chips to scallops with foie gras sauce, our guide to the best things to eat – and what to avoid – at the freshly opened precinct.
- Callan Boys
Dirty utensils, rat droppings: Sydney’s worst food safety breaches revealed
Burger restaurants, chicken shops and kebab outlets are among the latest businesses fined for violating food safety and hygiene standards in NSW.
- David Barwell
A game-changing regional restaurant is coming to the CBD this weekend
For one day only, it’s taking over one of the city’s classiest riverside restaurants. Expect a farm-to-table lunch with Story Bridge views.
- Matt Shea
An intimate Valley rooftop bar opens just in time for summer
Expect live entertainment four nights a week, a Middle Eastern food menu from a celebrated chef, and cocktails and slushies by an award-winning bartender.
- Matt Shea
Strip clubs and $3.50 coffees: The couple eating their way along Parramatta Rd
An inner west couple is on a mission to visit every food place on what has become one of Sydney’s most maligned traffic corridors.
- Kayla Olaya