Sydney
- Review
- Haberfield
This egg-yolk yellow cafe and its ‘Happiest Meal’ is a sunny way to start to the day
The ridiculously popular Happyfield cafe leaves all other joints that don’t take bookings for dead. This naturally begs the question, why?
- Callan Boys
Gin of choice for hatted Sydney restaurants opens ‘Willy Wonka’ bar to public in Marrickville
Try every one of Ester’s gins (including a new release) at their first Sydney venue.
- Bianca Hrovat
- Review
- Chippendale
Each piece of Joy’s Korean triple-fried chicken is ‘a golden meteorite of crunch’
Loyal fans visit Joy Korean Fried Chicken’s cheap and cheerful shopfront for its tongue-tingling flavours and tender plump meat.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Rockley
Why Matt Moran’s country charmer is worth a stop on your next road trip
Counter meal classics share billing with a Chef’s Menu that takes things up a notch, including a terrific take on prawn toast.
- Terry Durack
Australia’s largest plant-based (and powered) supermarket opens in Newtown
From artisan ‘cheese’ to bottled ‘egg’, Green’s Supermarket shows there’s far more to vegan products than lentils and tofu.
- Bianca Hrovat
Browse records during dinner at this inner-west institution turned old-school dive bar
Dulwich Hill’s Lazy Thinking has transformed the former The Sausage Factory site into a music store and restaurant in one.
- Bianca Hrovat
Greek venue Topikos to close as pub operators behind The Orient Hotel move into Bondi
With the closure of several upmarket venues, will casual and cruisy spots prove more popular in the beachside suburb?
- Scott Bolles
Izakaya Tempura Kuon brings the art of high-end deep-frying to the Sydney CBD
The secret ingredient is cracking open a $500 drum of cold-pressed oil every two days.
- Scott Bolles
Fun, fast, furious and ‘a little chaotic’: Merivale to bring the Jimmy’s Falafel pita party to Oxford St
The popular Middle Eastern eatery from Merivale will open a couple of doors down from sister restaurant Fred’s on a Paddington strip now on a major upward trajectory.
- Scott Bolles
- Review
- Ultimo
Former Aria chef serves up fine-dining skill for food-court prices at Taiwanese hole-in-the-wall
You’d be lucky to crack the $20 mark for one of Omar Hsu’s rice bowls at his cheap and very cheerful eatery Ommi Don in Ultimo.
- Lee Tran Lam