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 Jaffles are filled with kimchi and bolognese.

Intra

The home of the jaffle in Canberra.

  • David Matthews
The dining room.

Hotel Canobolas

A grand pub from the team behind The International.

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B-Side is a cafe and wine bar in Braddon.

B-Side

A cafe and daytime eatery that delivers hit after hit.

  • David Matthews
Night market crispy chicken  (with Sichuan seasoning).
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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
Chicken salt and thyme doughnut.

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
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Joris Zhao (standing) opened the shop with her retired parents.

Eight seats, three staff, impossibly light dumplings: Tiny shop leaves a big impression

There are dumplings and then there are Aunty’s. Squeeze into this family-run shop for a dreamy experience where everything is made fresh that day.

  • Emma Breheny
The covered courtyard is reminiscent of a 1950s Californian drive-in or a 1980s McDonald's.
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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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Shaws Bay Hotel in East Ballina.

Shaws Bay Hotel

Ballina prawn rolls on the banks of Shaws Bay.

  • David Matthews
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Word’s out about this 16-seater, so queue early, fly solo or bring ‘one well-chosen friend’

The restorative cooking at Glebe’s new BYO Korean gem is worth the wait, from simmering broths to kimchi udon and home-style bibimbap.

  • Lee Tran Lam

The incredible, gravity-defying pizza putting Sydney’s Little Italy back on the map

It’s so tricky to make this pizza that you’ll rarely find it in restaurants, but this Naples-born chef is nailing it.

  • Erina Starkey