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Lemongrass pork sausage and egg muffin.

Bored with brekkie? Try the lemongrass sausage muffin at this cafe-bar unlike anywhere else

A co-founder of ACME and a fourth generation Vietnamese restaurateur have partnered to open an intimate all-day diner with a fresh take on the familiar.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Wes Lambert CEO of Restaurant and Catering Industry Association at Woodland Kitchen in Neutral Bay. Wes discusses the crisis in the restaurant industry. 15TH November 2019 Picture Renee Nowytarger / SMH

‘Bloodbath’: Sydney restaurants brace for one of the toughest winters on record

One industry figure labels the coming season “the great storm of 2026”, with several seasoned operators noting a drop in trade of about 15 per cent.

  • Scott Bolles
Beppi's owner Marc Polese.

Sinatra and Rihanna’s favourite Sydney restaurant celebrates 70 years

With autographs from Harrison Ford and ABBA also in its guestbook, Beppi’s has a growing number of Gen Z fans coming for the institution’s history and veal saltimbocca.

  • Scott Bolles
Nick Hildebrandt, Khanh Nguyen and Brent Savage are teaming up on a new venue.

Team behind King Clarence announces new South-East Asian grill

The crew will also open a “debaucherous and crazy” cocktail bar with Chartreuse slushies, fried chicken and live music until late.

  • Erina Starkey
The Manzo double steak sandwich.

This $210 steak and beetroot sanga might be Sydney’s most expensive sandwich

The CBD’s north end is fast becoming the go-to spot for sirloin lovers, welcoming Manzo Bisteccheria with its “unapologetically OTT” sandwich, plus several other steak-centric restaurants.

  • Scott Bolles
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Rice Face dishes at Palisa Anderson's new food-court eatery.

Come for the rice bowls, stay for the pandan Ice Magic at Chat Thai’s new food-court diner

Rice Face is serving some of the best value lunches in the CBD, and owner Palisa Anderson says her chicken rice stands up to the greatest she’s tried in South-East Asia.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Nick Hildebrandt and Brent Savage celebrate 20 years of Bentley Restaurant and Bar with an indefinite pause to recalibrate.

‘Everything has a timeline’: Sydney fine dining institution Bentley to close

The 20-year-old restaurant “was loud, bold, and changed the face of fine dining.” The decision follows a wave of high-end restaurant closures.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Bar Bruno's interior features exposed brick.

Odd Culture joins the Italian party with warm new neighbourhood-style osteria, Bruno

From Peroni focaccia to radicchio spritzes, the hospitality group behind The Old Fitzroy and The Duke of Enmore is taking a fresh look at the familiar cuisine.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The new upper tower dining room, once home to Quay, is now The Oriana restaurant.

Beer garden, martini bar and $280 steaks: The dining hub taking over Quay’s old digs

A first look at The Oriana. The James Squire taphouse is out, luxury seafood towers are in, plus a beer garden, martini bar and restaurant – all with harbour views.

  • Bianca Hrovat
From left: Chefs James Tai and RJ Lines at The Hideaway.

Former Bentley and One Penny Red chefs bring a touch of Gidley glamour to the east

The duo want to put the area’s untapped pockets on the culinary map. Plus a new pizzeria by Bourke Street Bakery’s founder and a diner by the Bambini Trust crew.

  • Scott Bolles