Good for a first date
- Review
- Sydney
Forget pineapple: a’Mare’s new pizzeria is pushing delicious into unorthodox territory
Renowned Italian chef-restaurateur Alessandro Pavoni’s new venture offers a few divisive manoeuvres for adventurous diners.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- Melbourne
Andrew McConnell’s genre-defining dining room comes of age, and is as buzzy as ever
Cumulus Inc. invented the Melbourne wine-bar-slash-restaurant game, and remains a standard-bearer of great service, fantastic wine and exciting share plates.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Melbourne
So Frenchy, so cheap: Good Food’s verdict on Frenchie, where almost everything is $14
There’s a giddiness to eating here, but is the food any good? Besha Rodell visits the vibey French restaurant.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Surry Hills
Bubble tea in cocktail form? It’s the drink on everyone’s lips at this fun Surry Hills bar
Taiwan’s most famous export is given the grown-up treatment at Linla. Serve with crispy chicken, and you’re set.
- Kevin Cheng
- Review
- Melbourne
It’s not hot or new, but this classic laneway bar has still got it, especially after midnight
Under this archway, in this quintessentially Melbourne laneway, absinthe still makes the heart grow fonder.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Potts Point
Chicken salt doughnuts? These plush, herby snacks are so much better than they sound
Find hand-rolled rings fried to order and bulging jam-and-cream-filled doughnuts at this new hot spot in Potts Point.
- Erina Starkey
- Review
- Sydney
If you’re looking for new, fun and exciting date night options, this bar nails the brief
Live jazz, a friendly crowd and a crisp, briny and savoury spin on the daiquiri are the order of the day at Odd Culture’s brand new York Street bar.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- The Rocks
Sahtein’s food is made to luxuriate over, but its dining room still lacks one thing
In the age of the two-hour turnaround, this beautiful new venue lets you linger. But something’s missing from this landmark site.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- Haberfield
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.
- Callan Boys