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Swordfish empanada.
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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
Fish Butchery charcuterie plate.
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Saint Peter

Fish-based fine dining that stands above the rest.

Whipped bottarga with oven-fresh pretzel at 10 William St.
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10 William St

Revelrous wine bar, fuelled by pasta.

Choose a bottle from the shop to drink outside in the courtyard.
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P&V Wine + Liquor Merchants

Lively inner-west vibes in the east.

Beef Rossini topped with foie gras and shaved truffles at Ursula’s Paddington.
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Ursula’s

Sophisticated dining in a stylish terrace.

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The Porcine menu is both refined and indulgent.
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Porcine

A culinary adventure from haute to nouvelle cuisine.

Fred’s is a produce-driven restaurant in Paddington.
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Fred’s

Finely tuned dining, downplayed with a luxe farmhouse aesthetic.

El Primo Sanchez’s taste of Mexico.
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El Primo Sanchez

Bright and boozy tequila bar that’s bundles of fun.

Civico 47’s classic beef carpaccio.
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Civico 47

Local ristorante takes a luxe and decidedly modern turn.

Izy.Aki began as a pop-up in The Rocks and has now moved to Paddington.

Saint Peter site on Oxford St to be reborn as Japanese-inspired eatery

A new wave of restaurants is giving a fresh lease of life to the former homes of shuttered big-name fine-diners, including Izy.Aki in Paddington.

  • Scott Bolles

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/paddington-nsw-e00