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This mood-lit Japanese grill house isn’t just another tick-a-box yakitori joint

A seat at Ibushi’s handsome bar is the perfect spot to watch chefs grill meat and fish over charcoal at Sydney’s expansive new fine-dining precinct.

  • Callan Boys
Prawn toast joins the snack-heavy menu at 81 Bay, the wine bar next to Baix.

Ian Curley’s luxe new Brighton restaurant and wine bar has arrived

Ian Curley’s luxe Brighton restaurant and wine bar.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Chef-restaurateur Ben Shewry at Attica in 2024.
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Ben Shewry no longer consents to Attica being reviewed. Here’s why we did it anyway

Trailblazing Attica is still a world-class restaurant, and too important for us to ignore. But critic Besha Rodell finds the whole experience a little odd.

  • Besha Rodell
Lunetta, Canberra.
Good Food hat15/20

Canberra’s newest hatted restaurant is a beacon of big-night energy

“Whatever the pasta is, order it,” says our critic of Lunetta, where a young chef is charcoal-grilling high on the hill.

  • David Matthews
Cafe Di Stasio in St Kilda circa 2012.

Cafe Di Stasio

A longstanding dining institution on Fitzroy Street.

  • Emma Breheny
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14.5/20

Itching to get out of town? This cosy waterside restaurant is your new weekend destination

Chillis Cottage in Davistown is an excellent spot to enjoy oysters, cinnamon scrolls, breakfast omelettes and gelato sundaes.

  • Callan Boys
Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
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After years of trying for a reservation, our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant

Besha Rodell finally scores one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae’s hideaway restaurant and home in the mountains for an unforgettable dining experience.

  • Besha Rodell
The sundae with cherry, chocolate brownie and sherry.

Mid Air

Sky-high dining from breakfast through to post-dinner drinks.

  • Emma Breheny
Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on at Ministry of Crab.

Where to sit, the total bill and best dishes: Your cheat sheet to Australia’s first Ministry of Crab

A Sri Lankan seafood restaurant with nine international branches has opened on Flinders Lane, bringing bibs, claw crackers and the theatre of wok-cooked mud crabs.

  • Dani Valent
Winston’s offers many of the European bistro mainstays.

Winston’s

Bringing European bistro fare to the bayside.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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