Callan Boys
National eating out and restaurant editor
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- Darlinghurst
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.
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- Review
- Sydney
This new two-hatted grill is so good, our critic booked it for his birthday
Eleven Barrack pushes beyond the usual surf-and-turf trappings to create a singular restaurant, complete with a baby grand and live pianist.
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- Review
- Newtown
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.
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From ‘splitting the G’ to the perfect pour: Eight things you need to know about Guinness
A marketing idea has made the dark stuff as popular as ever. This St Patrick’s Day we explore Ireland’s greatest invention (sorry Bono), and the drinking game that’s gone global.
- Callan Boys and Andrea McGinniss
- Review
- Frenchs Forest
This ‘raucously cosy’ club serving schnitzels and schnapps is still going strong after 45 years
The pokie-free Austrian Club has an infectiously warm vibe, deer-based taxidermy and excellent apple strudel.
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- Review
- Sydney
This new CBD restaurant serves excellent pho – just don’t ask for bean sprouts and Thai basil
An An steers clear of the Saigon-style pho that dominates Sydney, instead championing its cousin from Vietnam’s north.
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Eight of the best Thai restaurants to visit in Sydney
Take your pick of these communal feasts, tasting menus and speedy venues for solo bowls of crab curry.
- Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
- Review
- Redfern
Move over Totti’s, Olympus makes a bid for Sydney’s long-lunch crown
There isn’t a more in-demand restaurant in Sydney right now, but does the food (and service) live up to the hype?
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- Review
- Hurstville
‘The value here is phenomenal’: Don’t miss the $14 signature soup at this tiny eatery
If you’re into cumin, salt and all things lamb-related, make Shang Lamb Soup in Hurstville your next dinner destination.
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- Review
- Newcastle East
Why this charming bistro is Newcastle’s new hatted dining destination
The handsome, historic site on Bolton Street finally wins back a chefs’ hat with the arrival Bistro Penny.
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