Eating out
Sydney airport dining set for take-off in chef Luke Mangan’s ‘slick and modern’ new venue
Flight delays are about to become a whole lot more appetising as Luke’s Bistro & Bar prepares to open in December, complete with champagne and oyster bar.
- Scott Bolles
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New owners aim to return Healesville Hotel to its glory days
The gorgeous old country boozer is in new hands. Will handmade pasta and snacks like ’nduja sausage rolls restore its daytrip destination status?
- Emma Breheny
Duo behind Pyrmont’s tiny taqueria bring small-batch Mexican spirits and Oaxacan food to Glebe
Mezcologist Diana Farrera and partner chef Manuel Diaz of Nativo Mexican are bringing their expertise and talent for fine-dining and drinks to Mexican bar and restaurant Nu’u by Nativo on Glebe Point Road.
- Scott Bolles
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First look inside the Grossi family’s new pub venture, Puttanesca at Clifton Hotel in Kew
Melbourne’s first family of fine dining - and a former Carlton football star - take on a pub with a colourful past, and bring along some of their favourite dishes.
- Dani Valent
Hatted restaurant a’Mare turns bar into casual osteria serving affordable Italian snacks and fun drinks
Quick pastas star alongside antipasto and aperitivo at Alessandro Pavoni’s latest venue-within-a-venue, a’Mare Cucinetta at Barangaroo.
- Scott Bolles
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- Melbourne
A hearty welcome back to one of our all-time Melbourne favourites, French Saloon
Operating as an events space since 2021, this distinctly Melbourne restaurant is back, and it’s as good as ever.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Bondi Beach
‘The dishes should have their own Instagram account’ at this popping new Bondi spot
The old A Tavola site is now Raw Bar’s spicy little sister, serving beautiful dishes and turning up the music for the beach crowd.
- Terry Durack
Brisbane’s best restaurant openings of 2023 – so far
From an easy, breezy Southern Californian-style taco spot to a ritzy art deco-inspired diner in classic heritage building, here’s what to check out.
- Matt Shea
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- Long lunch
50 of Sydney’s best long lazy lunch spots that go beyond the sandwich
Whether they’re on the waterfront, in the inner city or worth a longer drive, Sydney’s leisurely lunch spots are just perfect for sitting back, relaxing and soaking it all in.
What to expect when ‘the greatest convenience store on earth’ opens in Newtown
Redfern Convenience Store will replicate the ingredients of its cult success in second location.
- Bianca Hrovat
The setting point: Restaurant cutlery is better now, but not necessarily simpler
Congratulations to whomever invented these picker-upperers; they are utterly useless.
- Terry Durack
