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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
Antara will make way for a new venue that suits the city's current market.

‘The challenging times weren’t going to go away’: String of restaurant closures in Victoria

A wave of high-profile Victorian closures is signalling a brutal winter ahead for the hospitality sector.

  • Emma Breheny and Quincy Malesovas
Louis Couttoupes of Onzieme

Restaurant of the Year nominee Onzieme closes as ACT’s dining scene struggles

Aggressive poaching and light-rail construction are among the issues affecting venues, including Bar Rochford and Pilot. “It feels like death by a thousand cuts.”

  • Gareth Meyer
Chef-restaurateur Andrew Burns at his burger shop 2 Smoking Barrels, following the closure of his hatted Wollongong restaurant Babyface Kitchen.

After the hospitality boom, regional NSW restaurants are closing one after the other

More than 60 high-profile restaurants and cafes have shut in the past 18 months. “It is, hand over fist, a million times more challenging.”

  • Bianca Hrovat
Flying Fish in the former Balla site.

Flying Fish to close in Pyrmont after more than 20 years

But it’s not the end of the story for the popular seafood restaurant.

  • Scott Bolles
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The Catchment Brewing Co, in West End.

Brewpub closure to leave hole in heart of West End pub scene

The 11-year-old inner-city haunt has joined a lineup of local brewpubs closing amid rising operational costs.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Chef Peter Gunn is calling time on Ides in Collingwood.

Is Melbourne’s one-time hottest food strip losing its grit?

Smith Street has long been defined by its diversity and grungy energy. But things are changing, with decade-old fine diner Ides closing and fast-food chains moving in.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Abraham Zailaa is the third generation owner-chef at Fatima’s Lebanese Restaurant.

‘We’re coming back’: The future of Abdul’s, Fatima’s and Sydney’s original Little Lebanon

For the first time, third-generation owner-chef of Abdul’s Lebanese Restaurant reveals reason behind the shock closure.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Wentworth Bar opened on the horseshoe terrace.

Sydney’s original five-star hotel splits with high-profile hospo group after just over a year

House Made Hospitality’s four new venues joined the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth as part of its recent $60 million revamp but will soon vacate the historic hotel.

  • Scott Bolles
Lona Misa was Ovolo South Yarra’s hotel restaurant.

Five Melbourne restaurants close, including a decorated vegan spot

A wine bar, a beloved Middle Eastern eatery and venues linked to well-known chefs have decided to bow out.

  • Dani Valent and Donna Demaio