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Your July hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

A bargain $35 vegan omakase experience, Mona Vale’s new ‘Boathouse meets country club’ and a former Rockpool chef’s new high-end bistro in Marrickville.

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With a near-perfect score of 19/20, this is now Australia’s top-rated restaurant

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Kimusabi.

New ‘sushi’ spot offers bargain $35 omakase experience just off Newtown’s meat-free mile

  • Lee Tran Lam
The Stallion with ham, salami, prosciutto, mortadella, provolone, olive tapenade, pesto and sun-dried tomato.

This hidden kiosk in a business park makes a ‘glorious’ steak sanger to a 40-year-old family recipe

  • Lenny Ann Low
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Icon review: Why one of Sydney’s oldest Indian restaurants is also one of its hottest

  • Terry Durack
Whiting parma (top left) and campanelle pasta carbonara with house-cured kingfish collar (centre).
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Bet you’ve never had a parma or a carbonara like these before, Sydney

  • Terry Durack
Dan dan noodles.
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Warm up with $5.90 noodles and lip-tingling dishes at this hot Chinatown spot

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This neighbourhood Italian adds a dash of lemony sunshine to winter (and tiramisu)

  • Terry Durack
Catalina is still immensely popular after three decades in business.
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Icon review: Is a long lunch at Catalina still a great day out?

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The toasted pastrami sandwich.

‘Ramen shop’ vibes, gooey croque monsieur and pour-over brews flow at this inner west coffee spot

  • Lenny Ann Low
Little Joe 350g scotch fillet, cooked a la plancha, comes with rocket and lemon.
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Why Matt Moran’s new Italian steakhouse is the talk of the town

  • Terry Durack
Omakase chef Takashi Sano (ex-Sokyo) at Azuma.

One of Sydney’s oldest Japanese restaurants reopens – with something special up its sleeve

  • Bianca Hrovat
Chef Corey Costelloe in the kitchen at his Marrickville venture.

First look: Former Rockpool chef opens high-end bistro in Marrickville

  • Scott Bolles
Rush hour at Happy Ramen in Cabramatta.

Get on board Japan’s DIY noodle craze at this TikTok-famous Cabramatta cafe

  • Bianca Hrovat
The Mona Social club sandwich.

Top chefs launch opening menu at Mona Vale’s new ‘Boathouse meets country club’

  • Scott Bolles