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Bar Toto runs regular trivia and movie nights and spoken word events.

Bar Toto

A stalwart of the Central Coast cocktail scene.

  • Mike Bennie

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A mix of dishes from Sulo's Shish & Pide.

Sulo’s Shish & Pide

Find charcoal-grilled adana shish, pillowy pide and sumac-seasoned chook at this Turkish grill.

  • Mike Bennie
Chickpea pancake with fried eggs and herb salad.

Chillis Deli

A sister venue to Chillis Cottage serving pasta, spritzes and gelato.

  • David Matthews
Roti with dhal and curry sauce.

Warung Malaysia

Find proper Malay cooking at the Ettalong Galleria.

  • David Matthews
The wine shop is not actually upstairs but on the ground level.

Upstairs Wine

A tasting room and wine shop for boutique wines, beers and spirits.

  • David Matthews
Maria and John Tsolakis bought an apartment in 2021 but it has had multiple defects which have resulted in multiple water leaks and mould issues in their Ettalong Bay townhouse.

Maria thought her townhouse was ‘perfect’. Then her bedroom ceiling began to drip

Defects are being kept out of strata reports and the building commission is removing defects notices from public view - all of which creates a trap for prospective buyers such as the Tsolakis family.

  • Anthony Segaert
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The Ester Spirits x Aplenty Viva Pomodoro! Tomato Party is a one-day celebration of the long lunch.

Chef takeovers, restaurant pop-ups, unusual locales – food festivals worth travelling for

Including dinners hosted by Nigella Lawson in a tunnel, a wine party in a kooky Italian piazza, and pasta making in an inner-west distillery.

  • Erina Starkey
Pork cutlet, romesco and caramelised onion.
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Can’t get into Firedoor? Drive to this more affordable fire-driven Central Coast gem

Osteria il Coccia exclusively uses fire and coals, but unlike Firedoor, it happily accepts walk-ins and a $49 pork cutlet is big enough to share.

  • Callan Boys
A man aged in his 30s drowned at Ettalong Beach on Saturday, January 6.

Man dies on Central Coast, marking ninth NSW drowning in two weeks

Emergency services raced to Ettalong Beach to reports a man had been found unresponsive in the water, police said.

  • Sarah McPhee
The Lucky Bee's cheeky mix of art, friendliness and good food makes it feel more than a place to eat, pay and leave.
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Ettalong Beach's Lucky Bee is a mix-and-match Asian adventure

Lucky Bee's cheeky mix of art, friendliness and good food makes it feel more than a place to eat, pay and leave.

  • Terry Durack