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April 2021 hit list: Where to eat and drink in Sydney this month

The best bar, cafe and restaurant openings so far of 2021 to add to your must-visit list.

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A wedge of Ben's apple pie with vanilla ice-cream.
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Good, good, good vibrations at High Hopes Roadhouse, Bilpin

  • Terry Durack
Bone-in O'Connor premium grass-fed sirloin from South Gippsland.
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Woodcut restaurant a new jewel in the Crown

  • Terry Durack
A classic bowl of fish and chips.

Fish Shop reels in the classics at Bondi

  • Candice Chung
A layered morning bun ready for dipping into coffee.

Small Talk's coffee and snacks inspire a devoted following in Dulwich Hill

  • Lenny Ann Low
Duck frites: Juicy fingers of crisp-skinned, pink-tinged, dry-aged duck breast with golden fries.
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Potts Point goes to Paris at Bistrot 916

  • Terry Durack
Tomatoes and peaches with tarragon, crispy chilli and fennel seed.
14/20

Free-wheeling Cafe Freda's brings party vibes to Taylor Square

  • Terry Durack
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The slimline beverage menu includes just six cocktails, including a Coffee Negroni.

Maybe Sammy's younger sibling Sammy Junior opens opposite the CBD Hotel in Sydney

  • Scott Bolles
The bavette steak comes pink and glistening inside, and darkly crusty outside, smothered in skinny, skin-on fries.
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Young star chef brings punk pub food and old favourites to the Old Fitz

  • Terry Durack
Crisp-fried Hawkesbury River School prawns with lemon myrtle, togarashi and Kewpie mayo.
14.5/20

Bar Elvina makes a splash in Avalon

  • Terry Durack
Crispy pork jowl, soy, ginger and pickled pineapple.
14.5/20

The Pines brings the beach party to Cronulla

  • Terry Durack
Calves' shin, snail and garlic pie.
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Go the whole hog at Porcine

  • Terry Durack
Tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil pizza.
14.5/20

Pizza with a personal touch at Ria Pizza and Wine

  • Terry Durack
Tempura Kuon has only 10 seats.

Tiny temple to fried food Tempura Kuon opens in Haymarket

  • Scott Bolles
The lamb barbacoa features a slow-cooked lamb shoulder that hangs like fine ribbons on a tortilla.

Family ties strengthen La Farmacia's taste of home

  • Candice Chung
Mushroom bourek.

Food Theatre puts on a plant-based show worthy of an encore

  • Candice Chung
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Loopcreative designed the interior for Locali by Romeo's.

Eataly-inspired venue Locali by Romeo's opens on George Street

  • Scott Bolles
New venture: Sydney playwright-director Wendy Beckett.

Sydney playwright-director Wendy Beckett opens restaurant in Glebe

  • Scott Bolles
Restaurateur Ussi Moniz Da Silva has overseen the design of the sprawling Mexican restaurant.

Sinaloa brings Mexican food and DIY tacos to Double Bay

  • Scott Bolles
Roasted beetroot, light vinaigrette with merlot vinegar and coffee beans, capers and black mulberry from the new Lorraine's menu.

The Robin Hood Hotel in Waverley unveils multi-million-dollar makeover

  • Scott Bolles
The Grumpy Baker is expanding once again.

Grumpy Baker opens in Hyde Park

  • Scott Bolles
The pain-staking renovation included tiles that were reproduced from the originals.

General Gordon Hotel reopens in Sydenham after fire

  • Scott Bolles
Trolley service has arrived: Prawn and chive har gau.

Yum cha on the menu as Madam Chu's rolls into Bondi

  • Scott Bolles
Daero Lee (left) and Illa Kim of Soul Deli.

Fashion meets Seoul food at Soul Deli in Surry Hills

  • Scott Bolles
The refurbishment unearthed an original terrazzo mosaic floor.

Five Dock's relaunched family-friendly Illinois Hotel serves up southern-style fried chicken

  • Scott Bolles
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A new crew has moved into the former Vulcan's site in the Blue Mountains.

Ates restaurant to open in former Vulcan's site in Blackheath

  • Scott Bolles
Clockwise from top left: Laal maas (meat curry), pepperberry chicken, nandu kuzhambu (crab curry), appam, garlic naan.

Foreign Return offers regional Indian dishes in Surry Hills

  • Scott Bolles
Brioche french toast with blackberries, black figs, freeze-dried mandarin and Golden Gaytime-inspired ice-cream at Soul Tree Cafe.

Fancy a Gaytime at breakfast? Cult classic inspires a Soul Tree Cafe dish

  • Scott Bolles
Moreton Bay bug two ways with gochujang aioli and brown butter.

Korean restaurant Jung Sung opens in Chippendale

  • Scott Bolles
Brooklyn Crispy's pizzas cater to humans and their best friends.

Brooklyn Crispy takes the doggie dining-out game up a notch in Potts Point

  • Scott Bolles
Roasted globe artichoke, preserved lemon, sorrel, almond at Crafted by Matt Moran.

Where to eat in Sydney (and beyond) right now

  • Myffy Rigby

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