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The famous CWA scones.

Missed the CWA scones at the Easter Show? This hidden spot serves them up all year round

The CWA Tea Rooms offer sweet and simple pleasures such as raisin toast, a glass of milk or cordial and those famous scones, all for just a few dollars.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Dim Joy House.
14.5/20

This restaurant hidden inside an RSL offers old-school Cantonese for a new generation

The chefs at Chatswood’s Dim Joy House hail from Chinatown’s greats – East Ocean, Emperor’s Garden, Golden Century, Silver and Marigold.

  • Terry Durack
Swordfish empanada.
Good Food hat15/20

Can’t snag a table at the new Restaurant of the Year? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

The new three-hat home for chef Josh Niland’s fish cookery includes a walk-in bar serving seafood-led snacks such as swordfish empanada and curry fish pie.

  • Terry Durack
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The Panorama Bar on the rooftop of The International.

Team behind glam CBD venue Shell House opens rooftop bar at huge new hospo hub

The rooftop Panorama Bar and ground-floor Wine Bar have opened at multi-storey venue The International in the former Botswana Butchery site at Martin Place.

  • Scott Bolles
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Tilda.
Good Food hat15/20

This seafood-led restaurant puts the glamour (and a hat) into hotel dining

Tilda brings hustle and bustle to a born-again hotel in Sydney’s CBD, with a grand seafood tower, market-priced lobster and mud crab.

  • Terry Durack

Too far from the beach? This cafe delivers surfy vibes 20km from the ocean

Sandy’s cafe at an inland surf park feels like the real seaside deal.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Go-to dish: Chicken schnitzel with mash and gravy ($27).
14/20

Goodbye, pokies. Hello, oysters and ‘pretty bloody good’ schnitty at this reborn Redfern boozer

A team of young operators has brought a new look and nostalgia-fuelled tricks to The Bat & Ball Hotel.

  • Callan Boys
Boscaiolo pizza with pork sausage, mushrooms, garlic cream and grana padano cheese.
14/20

Fill up on first-rate pizza then fill your trolley five metres away at this supermarket spot

The Tonino’s International menu is built around pizza and pasta with a big ol’ fried chicken sandwich thrown in for good measure.

  • Callan Boys
Owners Ted Kang and Eunseok Lee at Theeca in Darlinghurst.

This dynamic Darlo spot dishes up simple, fresh fare and candlelit vibes

From day to night, cafe-restaurant-bar Theeca serves up uncomplicated and super-fresh seasonal dishes.

  • Lenny Ann Low

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