Fine dining
Sydney fine-diner moves up in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants longlist
The three-hatted seafood restaurant didn’t crack the top 50, but came in much higher than last year.
- Callan Boys
‘Is that legal?’ Hospo identities share weirdest customer requests
From a surprising celebrity encounter to interpretive dance in the dining room, restaurant workers strive to accommodate even the most surprising diner desires.
- Scott Bolles
- Exclusive
- Just open
Brighton finally gets the luxe big-name restaurant it has been waiting for
The 200-seat fine diner and wine bar is top chef Ian Curley’s first restaurant outside Melbourne’s CBD. Here’s what to look forward to when Baix opens next week.
- Tomas Telegramma
Top chef at three-hatted Vue de Monde to open ‘destination diner’ this year
A once-derelict pavilion is being rebuilt as a fine diner. Here’s what’s in store for Melbourne’s hottest restaurant opening of 2025.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Opinion
- The Empty Plate
Is caviar worth the exorbitant price? No, but here’s why I must buy it anyway
Terry Durack buys oscietra caviar for himself every birthday. And time stops whenever he eats it.
- Terry Durack
Backstreet pubs to pizza joints: 30 top spots from Victoria’s restaurant young guns
The next gen of front-of-house talent spills on the places you’ll find them on their days off.
Three-Michelin-starred restaurant returns to Sydney with $590-a-head menu
L’Enclume had a waitlist of 2000 tables at its first Bathers’ Pavilion pop-up. It now wants to take the experience to “another level”.
- Bianca Hrovat
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- Just open
Exclusive first look inside the new luxury grill from the Bentley and Monopole team
Eleven Barrack, the Bentley Group’s grand new CBD steakhouse, takes inspiration from luxe grills in New York, Paris and London, serving classic dishes with contemporary spins, such as pork bolognese with prawns.
- Scott Bolles
Hatted Punch Lane restaurant Sunda to close on Saturday, weeks after chef’s exit
The owner plans to move Sunda outside the city, with a new restaurant concept is slated for the CBD space.
- Tomas Telegramma
Top serves: Your essential guide to eating and drinking at this year’s Australian Open
Whether you’re taking the kids or maxing out the credit card, this year’s tournament has a menu to match. Choose from shattery fried chicken, two-hat restaurants, vibrant noodle salads or money-can’t-buy moments.
- Donna Demaio
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