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Half-chicken with French onion soup toast.
14.5/20

Heritage farmhouse meets natural wine at this new bread fanciers’ hang-out

The All Purpose Bakery team brings “posh RSL” vibes and a no-bookings policy to a refurbished sandstone cottage on Oxford Street, serving rissoles, steak, oysters Kilpatrick and all things bread.

  • Callan Boys
Choose a seat to suit your mood at basement bar Mr Mills.

Mr Mills

A moody basement bar that’s all about Spanish snacking.

  • Emma Breheny
Crullers and spiced almonds.

This semi-hidden CBD spot for two-hatted snacks takes orders until 11pm

Clocktower Bar at Shell House is a deep-red cocoon of cocktails and crullers nine storeys above the street.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Mister Grotto is set among a new strip of venues on Australia Street.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Mister Grotto is the ‘smart-casual fish shop that’s long been missing from Sydney’

The Continental Delicatessen crew blend South American cuisines with North Carolina fish camp vibes at this inner west seafood bar.

  • Callan Boys
The pizza boasts strong ties to Rome’s destination bakery, Pizzarium Bonci, where Alfred’s owner spent time honing his skills.
14.5/20

Late-night funhouse brings elegant pizza, splendid drinks and loud rock to CBD

While Alfred’s takes pizza seriously, it’s equally committed to great drinking.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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The main salon at Gigi.

Gigi

A slinky spin-off bar to big sister Entrecôte.

  • Sidney Venus
Sydney’s newest rooftop bar is perched atop the Cartier flagship store.
14.5/20

Sydney’s hot new rooftop bar is worth dressing up for – if you can get a table

Japanese-inspired three-bite snacks star at Joji, the new high-energy CBD bar from the team behind Nour in Surry Hills and two-hatted Aalia in Martin Place.

  • Callan Boys
The bar at Alma’s.

Alma’s

Bar Copains’ sister venue, just 130 metres up the road.

  • Erina Starkey
Gigi Rooftop overlooks suburban Thornbury and beyond.

There are plenty of new rooftop bars in Melbourne, but there’s still nothing like Gigi

The suburban view is not spectacular, exactly – but there’s something special about golden hours spent on this summer-only sundeck.

  • Dani Valent
Red velvet seats and timber panelling has helped transform a onetime bike shop into a rococo bordello.
Critics' Pick

‘Glammed-up bordello appeal’: Peek inside the southside bar where photos aren’t allowed

Come for the stellar French wine list and stay for the snacks at this exciting update to one of the city’s best-loved bistros.

  • Besha Rodell

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