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Tiramisu croissant at Layers Bakery in St Leonards, Sydney.

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

Glebe’s new regional Mexican restaurant, a fancy hotel dining room for Penrith, a bagel high tea in Marrickville and a destination croissanterie with spectacular choc-rippled pastries. The best venues to see and be seen at this October.

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The dining room is decked out in soft oak and steel-blue hues.
Good Food hat15/20

Is swanky Sydney steakhouse Poetica the Rockpool Bar & Grill of the north?

  • Callan Boys
Jack’s Creek hanger steak fritz with fries.
14/20

Could Marcel Bar and Bistro be the ambitious restaurant western Sydney needs?

  • Terry Durack
Sob cup noodle.

Michelin-trained chef serves $3.30 onigiri and $13 noodles in Otogo’s Zen-like surrounds

  • Lenny Ann Low
14/20

Bubbling cauldrons worth queueing for at Hansang’s new Chinatown outpost

  • Callan Boys
Kin.

Bayside spot Kin is worth the drive (or ride) for grazing with a glass in hand

  • Lenny Ann Low
Hoppers, served plain or with an egg, are a must.
14.5/20

Family-run Sri Lankan restaurant Kurumba is as exciting as any new concept

  • Terry Durack
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June’s open and sunny shopfront.

Bright and breezy June puts a Mediterranean spin on cafe classics

  • Lenny Ann Low
The assorted tempura selection ($38).
14.5/20

Izakaya Tempura Kuon’s deep-fried seafood is a light and lovely surprise

  • Callan Boys
Chilli and spicy meats give the spaghetti carbonara a south-east Asian skew.
14/20

Kirribilli’s Bacari serves ‘intriguing takes on Italian-leaning dishes’

  • Terry Durack
Falafel bowl.

Falafels and hummus flow at cruisy northern beaches cafe Queen Ester

  • Lenny Ann Low
Pulpo escondido (grilled octopus on chintextle paste with huitlacoche and tostada) with chile relleno (poblano chilli stuffed with shiitake picadillo over mole verde).
13/20

Try a taste of Oaxacan food and mezcal at Nu’u by Nativo

  • Terry Durack
Tiramisu croissant.

Don’t miss the choc-rippled pastries at destination croissanterie Layers Sydney

  • Lee Tran Lam
Potato bhaji with goat’s curd and shiraz caviar.

Khanaa brings ‘avant-garde Bengali cuisine’ to Surry Hills

  • Scott Bolles
The Strand Hotel has been revamped, opening new rooftop bar Kasbah.

Rooftop bar Kasbah and Bistrotheque restaurant are rocking The Strand

  • Bianca Hrovat
Prawn dumpling, egg white cloud, flying fish roe.

Pearl boasts live seafood, mud crab dumplings and Harbour Bridge views

  • Scott Bolles
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The House of Lechon & Karenderia’s signature lechon pork.

Try Filipino-style pork at The House of Lechon in a Blacktown backyard

  • Scott Bolles
Jamon Iberico, petit bosque and guindillas from Iberica.

Easy Tiger and Iberica open in Bondi (and stay tuned for another venue)

  • Scott Bolles
Corner Deli by Lox in a Box takes over the disused Cornersmith site on Illawarra Rd.

Sydney’s first bagel high tea lands at Lox in a Box in Marrickville

  • Bianca Hrovat
The rooftop bar

Jacksons on George is back, and it’s nothing like the grungy pub you remember

  • Scott Bolles
Caravin owners Greg Bampton and Phil Stenvall.

Wine bar meets restaurant at Potts Point’s Parisian Caravin

  • Scott Bolles

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/sydney-eating-out/sydney-hit-list-october-2023-hot-new-and-just-reviewed-places-to-check-out-right-now-20230929-p5e8pp.html