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July hit list: Where to eat and drink in Sydney this month

Add these bars and restaurants to your July must-do list.

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The iconic confit ocean trout.

Rediscover a trendsetter at Tetsuya's

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The old grogram cocktail, featuring stout and house-made spiced rum.

Take a rum-fuelled Caribbean flight at The Lobo Plantation

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The muffuletta, a pressed baguette of olive, mortadella, salami, ham, provolone, peppers and artichokes.
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New-mood canteen food at Clayton Wells's new all-day diner

  • Terry Durack
Marron with sweetbreads, pumpkin and vanilla.
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Generation next is on song at Aria

  • Terry Durack
Must-try: Wok-fried pork belly with red curry paste, beans and kaffir lime leaf.

​Khao Pla brings the heat to North Ryde

  • Andrew Levins
Roast chicken with corn and leeks from the bistro menu.
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Step in from the cold at Taralga's warm Argyle Inn

  • Terry Durack
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House-made bagel filled with smoked salmon, cream cheese, pickled beet and red onion.

Good Fella cafe brings bagels, coffee and brio to Bella Vista

  • Angie Schiavone
Go-to dish: the Old City platter at Lillah.
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A wealth of flavours on a silver platter at Lillah

  • Terry Durack
Go-to dish: Chocolate, dulce de leche, buckwheat and cocoa nibs.
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New chef, new buzz at The Gantry

  • Terry Durack
Giovanni Pilu (right) with head chef Rey Ambas of AcquaFresca by Pilu at the Harbord Diggers redevelopment.

AcquaFresca to bring authentic Italian to Harbord Diggers in Freshwater

  • Scott Bolles
Arepa promises quick service, casual restaurant and takeaway.

Arepa brings gluten-free Venezuelan corn pockets to Enmore Road

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The Wine Library in Woollahra has new owners and a new approach.

Former Monopole and Merivale team take over Woollahra's Wine Library

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Two new ventures: Biota chef James Viles.

Bowral's Biota restaurant opens pop-up in Chippendale and Barn near Bowral

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Waterside dining: The sandstone homestead is perched on a dam.

John Singleton opens rustic restaurant-bakehouse Saddles on the central coast

  • Megan Johnston
Omelette at Ortzi, Surry Hills.

Ortzi brings Basque back to Surry Hills

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A selection of main courses from the Stables in Paddington.

Former horse stables opens as restaurant in Paddington

  • Scott Bolles
Raw carrot cake, made without gluten, sugar or dairy products.

Rosie's brings wholesome good times to Coogee

  • Scott Bolles
Chef Justin Bull at his new Bronte venue, Huxton's.

Young guns fire up Bronte cafe, Huxton's

  • Scott Bolles
Etelek's salted quail eggs, matzo and native lime.

Etelek pops up at old Gastro Park site in Potts Point

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