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Great or interesting view

The Lambington.

Canvas reframed: New chef takes over at MCA’s harbour view restaurant

James Scott’s debut menu blurs the line between food and art with an intricate lamb loin “lambington” and a steak tartare served with Sydney Opera House–shaped crisps.

  • Erina Starkey
The soaring Gotham City ceiling at Bennelong.
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Ten years on, Good Food visits Bennelong to see if it still delivers big-ticket thrills

It’s arguably Sydney’s most “Sydney” restaurant, but does the Opera House’s flagship venue still fulfil its ambition?

  • Callan Boys
Akti’s dining room.

Hellenika chef heads up new Greek restaurant on the wharf

Akti, meaning coast in Greek, is your port of call for charcoal-grilled kontosouvli skewers and bubbling saganaki on the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf.

  • Erina Starkey
Local designer Luchetti Krelle captures all the best bits of Australian life by the coast.
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This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’

Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.

  • Myffy Rigby
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This landmark guesthouse is one of Sydney’s oldest restaurants. Is it still worth the drive?

The century-old Barrenjoey House at Palm Beach welcomes day-trippers seeking water views and dolled-up versions of pub and cafe standards.

  • Callan Boys
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Estate and guest wines share menu space with thoughtful non-alcoholic drinks at Glenarty Road.
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This cosy South West cellar door restaurant is leading the way in farm-to-table eating

An unwavering commitment to grow-it-yourself plus HR wins – including a dynamic cooking duo in the kitchen – sees this regional benchmark in career-best form.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Clarence River baby octopus skewers at St Siandra.
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St Siandra

We’re all going on a summer holiday.

Lunch at Sebastian comes with water views.

Sebastian Beach Grill & Bar

A seaside portal to any European destination you fancy.

Arbory is a seasonal floating bar on the Yarra River.

Arbory Afloat

Seasonal floating bar for long, boozy lunches on the Yarra.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Lunetta, Canberra.
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Canberra’s newest hatted restaurant is a beacon of big-night energy

“Whatever the pasta is, order it,” says our critic of Lunetta, where a young chef is charcoal-grilling high on the hill.

  • David Matthews

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