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The “intimidating” fried chicken sandwich.

13 of Sydney’s best things between sliced bread in 2024

Here are some of the best things between bread from the year that was.

The butter croissant at Lune.

Lune Croissanterie

A croissant shop at a metro stop.

  • Erina Starkey
Continental Deli’s new canned Christmas pudding in all its glory.

Christmas pudding in a can? Sydney’s tinned food revival keeps rolling

Newtown’s most famous deli is now canning pudding (and custard), and a bar dedicated to all things tinned is set to open at Paddy’s Markets.

  • Scott Bolles
Exotic rose, Alphonso mango and tutti frutti ice-cream.

This sweet and spicy spot sells 32 Indian-inspired ice-cream flavours

Parramatta’s coolest hot spot Icy Spicy offers a tempting all-vegetarian menu, from chilli ice-cream to fried beetroot momo.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Neptune’s Grotto.
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Terry Durack saves one of the year’s best openings until last for his final review

The Clam Bar team’s new Italian diner is a nostalgic party serving a fresh remix of Italian dishes. And it makes a fittingly fabulous venue for Terry Durack’s last review.

  • Terry Durack
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Juno and Sons.

Come for the cheesecake, stay for the community spirit at this interesting corner store

“You walk in and you can get everything,” says the owner of Juno and Sons shop and cafe in Elizabeth Bay.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The outdoor tables at Cafe Freda’s are hot property.

Redevelopment claims one of Sydney’s most popular late-night venues

The popular people-watching spot at the junction of Oxford and Flinders Street will reopen in a new location in 2025.

  • Erina Starkey
Comedor is a good-looking space set in a century-old warehouse.

‘It wasn’t a great place to work’: Hatted Newtown restaurant closed until further notice

The popular Mexican bar and restaurant, which received rave reviews after opening in July, has already paused service.

  • Scott Bolles
The plain butter croissants at Lune.

Lune Croissanterie

Croissants worth queueing for.

  • Erina Starkey
Chicken liver Paris-brest with onion jam at Cafe Paci.

Terry Durack on ‘The Unforgettables’: 11 Sydney dishes he’ll never forget

The outgoing Sydney Morning Herald’s chief restaurant critic reveals some of the most memorable dishes from a lifetime of food reviewing.

  • Terry Durack

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/sydney-fp5