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Portuguese tart with miso caramel at Tenacious Bakehouse.

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Sydney hit list March 2023: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From Nomad's cool younger siblings to pastries with passion, here's what's hot this month in Sydney.

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Going northside: Co-owner Josh Niland at Petermen in St Leonards.

Josh and Julie Niland open Petermen in St Leonards

  • Scott Bolles
Portuguese tart with miso caramel.

Don't miss the miso caramel custard tarts at Tenacious Croissant

  • Lee Tran Lam
The Lucky Bee's cheeky mix of art, friendliness and good food makes it feel more than a place to eat, pay and leave.
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Ettalong Beach's Lucky Bee is a mix-and-match Asian adventure

  • Terry Durack
Like its older sibling, Middle Eastern flavours run through the breakfast and lunch menu at Lucien Baked Goods.

Lucien Baked Goods makes pastries with passion in Parramatta

  • Lenny Ann Low
Go-to dish: Rigatoni with fermented chilli, piquillo peppers, black lime and marinated goat's cheese.
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Mod. Dining puts on a better lunch than any other Australian gallery

  • Callan Boys
The hot chicken and gravy roll.

Mama's Boy makes the mother of all chicken sandwiches

  • Lenny Ann Low
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Beau Bar is more grown-up than its sibling Beau & Dough.

Nomad's cool younger sibling Beau Bar opens in a Surry Hills laneway

  • Scott Bolles
Beau & Dough's manoush with za'atar and cheese.

... joining the manoush-focused Beau & Dough

  • Scott Bolles
Harissa spatchcock, garlic toum, fattoush salad and labneh with oregano, pistachio and green olives at Zaffi.

Lebanese restaurant Zaffi is a late-night party in the CBD

  • Scott Bolles
The Vermuteria team (from left): Dave Spanton, Michael Drescher and Michael Delany.

Old-school Euro aperitif bar Vermuteria opens in former Cafe Hernandez site

  • Scott Bolles
Hearthe is supplying Stanmore with pastries and cakes.

Black Star Pastry founder Christopher Thé opens Hearthe in Stanmore

  • Scott Bolles
A reuben at Lenny Briskets.

Lenny Briskets food truck opens New York-style sandwich shop

  • Scott Bolles
El Primo Sanchez is writing the next chapter of the Oxford Street pub formerly known as The Rose.

El Primo Sanchez brings Mexican colour and flavours to Oxford Street

  • Scott Bolles
Spanish flavours dominate the menu at Bar Lucia in Potts Point.

Potts Point says hola to Spanish-inspired Bar Lucia on Kellett Street

  • Scott Bolles
Some of Ragazzi's signature dishes will be on the Fabbrica pasta and wine bar menu.

Fabbrica team to open pasta and wine bar at Balmain's Exchange Hotel

  • Scott Bolles
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After a years-long restoration project, the Imperial is open again and it boasts a heady menu.

Glorious food matches the view at The Imperial Hotel in Clifton

  • Lenny Ann Low
Spaghetti, clams and tomatoes with charred peppers and Berkelo sourdough country loaf. 

Bar Berkelo opens at The Palms nursery in Terrey Hills

  • Scott Bolles
Another smart Italian seafood restaurant by the sea? Go on, then.
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Sala serves seafood by the sea in Pyrmont

  • Terry Durack

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