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- Alexandria
This sunny cafe is a tranquil oasis serving coffee custard and honeycomb espresso
Menu stars at serene and clean-lined Alexandria cafe Ellen include a cracking fish burger and a brilliant emerald halloumi and pea salad.
- Lenny Ann Low
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Team behind Monopole to open 120-seat grill at exclusive tech club
Airtasker founder Jonathan Lui and Aussie Angels chief executive Cheryl Mack are among the backers of private club The Pillars, which will offer ice baths, a roof terrace and a grill from Bentley Restaurant Group.
- Scott Bolles
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Your hospitality hit list, featuring a bar with natty wines and fancy sandwiches, a locomotive-themed cafe and a subterranean Italian restaurant.
- Bianca Hrovat
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- Bondi
Why this ‘too big’ Bondi restaurant is slashing seats to survive
China Diner is closing its Hall Street doors to make way for a beachside branch of restaurateur Ibby Moubadder’s Henrietta chicken shop.
- Scott Bolles
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- Paddington
Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant, and it’s in a former pub
Josh Niland’s tasting menu showcases the near-limitless potential of fish. But it’s not all livers and eyes and “oh, my!”
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‘Not everyone’s going to like it’: MCA’s rooftop cafe to reopen as luxury diner
Sandwiches and coffee at one of Sydney’s most spectacular waterfront sites will make way for a revolving door of big-name chefs.
- Scott Bolles
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- Mcmahons Point
If you’ve ever searched ‘harbourside restaurants with a view’ this revamped diner will float your boat
Sails had recently had a major renovation, and now feels like a relaxed luxury weekender where you’ll want to linger.
- Terry Durack
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- Bondi
From breakfast to late-night lattes, this all-day eatery is a buzzy beachside spot
Makaveli Bondi’s footpath window bench is the perfect perch, day or night, to enjoy a chia bowl or a plate of silky beef carpaccio.
- Lenny Ann Low
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- Just open
The Grounds opens new Wonka-esque locomotive-inspired coffee factory in Eveleigh
A colourful coffee transportation system decorates the sprawling space, with former Otto Ristorante chef James Kidman bringing ‘an Australian fleck’ to the menu.
- Scott Bolles
Where there’s smoke there’s ire: Central Coast’s highest-rated restaurant forced to close
Italian wood-fire restaurant Osteria il Coccia in Ettalong will close after failing to rectify smoke complaints.
- Bianca Hrovat
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