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XO pipis in a fruity chilli sauce with egg noodles.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Does Neil Perry’s new Chinese restaurant Song Bird hit all the right notes?

Dive into a big bowl of pipis and wrap Peking duck in pancakes at the veteran restaurateur’s grand new banquet house.

  • Terry Durack

‘It’s my last restaurant’, Neil Perry vows as he opens Chinese-inspired 240-seater

Three-level venue Song Bird is an ode to Sydney’s Cantonese restaurants, with an opening menu that leans heavily on classics.

  • Scott Bolles
Bobbie’s co-owners Linden Pride (left) and Neil Perry.

First Look: Chef Neil Perry opens first standalone bar with New York bar guru

The veteran chef has devoted $3 million to Bobbie’s bar in Double Bay, with a drinks menu sweeping from a New York Mini to a White Chocolate Espresso Martini.

  • Scott Bolles
GOOD FOOD. Terry Durack review at Lotus in Double Bay on November 19, 2020. Photo: Anna Kucera

Why hospitality operators doing it tough are opting for ‘semi-closure’

Upmarket Double Bay restaurant Lotus is ditching dine-in and will switch to takeaway-only service.

  • Scott Bolles
Twelve piece sashimi selection.
14/20

This glam Japanese-inspired spot aims to be Double Bay’s Nobu. Does it succeed?

The team behind Matteo has opened Tanuki, an Expensive Handbag sort of place serving popcorn shrimp, tuna tacos and “new style” sashimi.

  • Terry Durack
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Martina’s new premises in Rose Bay.

These harbourside suburbs are booming with delicious new venues

Rose Bay and Double Bay are drawing diners in once again, with a new bakery-osteria, a revamped institution, and a contemporary Japanese-inspired joint.

  • Scott Bolles
Trevalla sashimi ($34).
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

‘Fish that stops conversation’: Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year Margaret, the review

Neil Perry’s Margaret is one of Australia’s great fish restaurants, and a family affair too.

  • Callan Boys
The corner of Bay and Knox streets, Double Bay.

Is this Sydney suburb becoming the Rodeo Drive of restaurants?

Double Bay’s dining renaissance continues with a project by the Matteo crew, a rooftop restaurant, a Neil Perry eatery and a jazz bar in collab with the New York bar tsar behind Dante.

  • Scott Bolles
Poached chicken with green goddess sandwich.

‘Neil Perry magic between each slice’: Double Bay spot offers the (baked) goods for a fraction of fine-dining prices

A trip to Perry’s patch, opposite tree-edged Guilfoyle Square, feels just like sitting in the south of France, replete with excellent sandwiches, dazzling sourdough croissants and crusty bread with golden crackling chew.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Next Door is next door to Margaret, the Double Bay restaurant that is, in many ways, the culmination of Neil Perry's long and storied career.
14.5/20

The best of neighbours at Next Door by Neil Perry

Next Door is next door to Margaret, the Double Bay restaurant that is, in many ways, the culmination of Neil Perry's long and storied career.

  • Terry Durack

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