Eating out

Mapleton Public House is one of the new stars of Southeast Queensland regional dining.

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A game-changing regional restaurant is coming to the CBD this weekend

For one day only, it’s taking over one of the city’s classiest riverside restaurants. Expect a farm-to-table lunch with Story Bridge views.

Matt Shea

Above opened atop Ovolo the Valley last week.

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An intimate Valley rooftop bar opens just in time for summer

Expect live entertainment four nights a week, a Middle Eastern food menu from a celebrated chef, and cocktails and slushies by an award-winning bartender.

Matt Shea

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Take the hassle out of meal planning and entertaining by saving recipes from Australia’s top chefs and cooks in one easy place, or create your own dining hit list of Good Food-approved venues.

Poodle Bar & Bistro’s crab profiteroles.

Good Food events

Filet-O-Fish and salt & vinegar onion rings: a French dinner inspired by a Happy Meal

For one night, Melbourne’s hatted Poodle Bar & Bistro comes to Sydney. Expect mini burgers, savoury profiteroles and “cheeky, decadent” dishes.

Erina Starkey

The seafood tower at the Collins Kitchen buffet at Grand Hyatt.

Cheap eats

Buffets are booming: Four of Melbourne’s best all-you-can-eat restaurants (plus one to avoid)

Five years on from COVID restrictions, the buffet resurgence is real. Here’s what’s driving the trend and tips for getting the most bang for your buck.

Tomas Telegramma

Red Hook runs a busy weekday lunch trade, with queues for takeaway sometimes snaking down Gresham Lane.

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Classic Brisbane burger joint announces closure

You’ve got just a few weeks to get your hands on one of the city’s best cheeseburgers before Red Hook shuts up shop.

Matt Shea

Claudia Karvan on Who Do You Think You Are?

The dish

‘I don’t go to a restaurant I can’t walk or cycle to’: The local gems Claudia Karvan loves most

The Aussie actor has hospo in her veins and a strong affection for classics. She shares her favourite places to eat and drink in Sydney, Melbourne and Bali.