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Sydney’s newest rooftop bar is perched atop the Cartier flagship store.
14.5/20

Sydney’s hot new rooftop bar is worth dressing up for – if you can get a table

Japanese-inspired three-bite snacks star at Joji, the new high-energy CBD bar from the team behind Nour in Surry Hills and two-hatted Aalia in Martin Place.

  • Callan Boys
The bar at Alma’s.

Alma’s

Bar Copains’ sister venue, just 130 metres up the road.

  • Erina Starkey
Gigi Rooftop overlooks suburban Thornbury and beyond.

There are plenty of new rooftop bars in Melbourne, but there’s still nothing like Gigi

The suburban view is not spectacular, exactly – but there’s something special about golden hours spent on this summer-only sundeck.

  • Dani Valent
Red velvet seats and timber panelling has helped transform a onetime bike shop into a rococo bordello.
Critics' Pick

‘Glammed-up bordello appeal’: Peek inside the southside bar where photos aren’t allowed

Come for the stellar French wine list and stay for the snacks at this exciting update to one of the city’s best-loved bistros.

  • Besha Rodell
The duck-terrine burger at Bar Margaux.

Bar Margaux

Duck frites, martinis and mischief well past midnight.

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Peel back the lid of the chicken curry pot pie to reveal chunks of chook and vegetables.
Critics' Pick

He runs a two-hat city restaurant, so why is this chef serving pies?

The new project from Lee Ho Fook’s Victor Liong appears to have “affordable, healthy, and quick” as its watchwords.

  • Besha Rodell
Go-to dish: Seafood hot pot.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

This seafood hot pot is some of the best value in the city right now

Our tip: split a steamboat between a group of four at the new-look Spice Temple.

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Apollo Inn feels like a cosy hideaway.

Apollo Inn

Andrew McConnell’s debut bar is proof his talents extend beyond innovative dining.

Ox tongue skewers with with crispy garlic.
Critics' Pick

Bar Spontana

Funk, fire and fantastic cocktails.

Baked oysters are part of the retro-tinged fun at Poodle Bar & Bistro.
Good Food hat15/20

Poodle Bar & Bistro

Ostentatious and wickedly smart.

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