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Merimbula
The regional wine bar with a menu so good, I should have booked an extra night
I was not expecting a full bistro menu with too many beaut-sounding things to try. Nice one, Bar Superette.
- by Callan Boys
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Paddington
Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant, and it’s in a former pub
Josh Niland’s tasting menu showcases the near-limitless potential of fish. But it’s not all livers and eyes and “oh, my!”
- by Callan Boys
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Redfern
The pasta might have caught your attention, but there are other delights at Attenzione!
The wine bar-restaurant is big on personality and flavour, plus great cocktails, mystery wine and head-scratching dish names.
- by Callan Boys
These are the six best things to eat and drink at North Sydney’s Victoria Cross Station
The Good Food team checked out the new food vendors at the metro line’s much anticipated new station. Here are their picks of the lunch bunch.
- by Callan Boys, Sarah Norris and Bianca Hrovat
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Sydney
‘One to watch and then some’: Two-hatted newcomer is fancy, but also a lot of fun
Allta is one of Sydney’s best new restaurants to open this year. It’s also the most expensive.
- by Callan Boys
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Newtown
New modern Mexican brings the fiesta to the inner west, and gets a hat straight off the bat
Comedor nails warehouse party vibes, with a buzzy open kitchen, park views and plenty of salsa.
- by Callan Boys
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Sydney
Not just here to grill steaks: This ‘proper restaurant’ offers bells-and-whistles dining
With a new winter menu and head chef fresh from Oncore by Clare Smyth and Newtown’s Cafe Paci, Shell House has plenty of compelling reasons to visit.
- by Callan Boys
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Sydney
Is the ramen at this popular global chain worth waiting over an hour in line for?
Mensho Tokyo has outposts in the US, Thailand, India, China and Melbourne. Now it’s Sydney’s turn to experience the deep, long flavour of ramen master Tomoharu Shono’s unusual noodle dishes.
- by Callan Boys
‘Too boring to warrant the kilojoules’: The five most overrated French foods
Plus, five of the most underrated according Good Food Guide editor Callan Boys.
- by Callan Boys
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Ettalong Beach
Can’t get into Firedoor? Drive to this more affordable fire-driven Central Coast gem
Osteria il Coccia exclusively uses fire and coals, but unlike Firedoor, it happily accepts walk-ins and a $49 pork cutlet is big enough to share.
- by Callan Boys
Calling all applicants for the Good Food Guide’s Young Chef of the Year
The prestigious long-running award recognises Australia’s next culinary leaders. Here’s how to apply.
- by Callan Boys and Emma Breheny
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