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Fiorinis in Orange.

Fiorini’s

Pull up for handmade pasta between wine tastings.

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The dining room.

Hotel Canobolas

A grand pub from the team behind The International.

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Lucetta Dining, Lords Place.

The Good Food guide to Orange, from the best pub meals to tasting menus

Despite the winter temperatures, there’s no hotter place in regional NSW for wine, long lunches and pasta by the fire.

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The covered courtyard is reminiscent of a 1950s Californian drive-in or a 1980s McDonald's.
14/20

Where does a food critic take his baby for her first big day out? This retro diner, of course

While this new venture shares DNA with its Haberfield sibling, it has a new menu starring Philly cheesesteak, house-made Cheez Whiz and tallow-fried hash browns.

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SingleThread's elaborate hassun course.

Bathers’ Pavilion’s next three-Michelin-starred residency may be the ‘meal of the year’

The Mosman restaurant is going all out for SingleThread’s upcoming residency, from custom ceramics to more than 20,000 flower bulbs planted for the $690 menu.

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Outside The Globe Hotel.

The Globe Hotel

A true local’s spot.

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My Father's Yeeros.
13.5/20

For juicy yeeros and chips, it’s hard to resist the all-ages pull of this family-run Greek shop

The menu is stripped back here: marinated meat, swaddled in pita or served with Greek salad; souvlaki that puts up just enough fight with the teeth and, good heavens, those chips!

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Breakfast board loaded with fried eggs, ful medames, zaatar manoush, labneh, cold-cuts, assorted pickles, fresh vegies and village cheeses.
14/20

Merrylands’ hot brunch spot serves a breakfast board loaded with the lot

Kabul House is still hugely popular, but young families and Zoomers are flocking to impressive modern Middle Eastern restaurant Iftar.

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14/20

The 50 combos at this Italian-inspired panino shop are all ‘killers with delicious fillers’

More than 50 sandwich options have been created for tiny regional paninoteca and wine bar Arno Deli.

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Wingello’s $18 burger with the lot.

Everything to eat and drink on a Southern Highlands road trip (plus one burger you shouldn’t miss)

The best places to pull over for a pub schnitzel, steak frites or smoky beef hor fun noodles in Bowral, Bundanoon and beyond.

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