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Eating out

Journalist and television presenter Sarah Abo.

‘I prefer pubs to bars’: The low-key dining and drink spots TV presenter Sarah Abo loves most

For Today show co-host Sarah Abo, beer trumps wine, bread is best with butter, and chocolate desserts are almost impossible to resist.

  • Jane Rocca
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
Fish and chips at the new-look Nielsen Park kiosk.

Fish and chips on the beach? The Kiosk at Nielsen Park reopens after three years

This much-loved Shark Beach spot is back just in time for Sydney’s summer holidays with a new look, coffee, avocado toast and cocktails.

  • Scott Bolles
James Lancaster on the floor at Hazel Kitchen & Bar.

From seances to sirloins: Former Sydney spiritualists’ home now has a flash new restaurant

A new restaurant is now open at Gymea’s Hazelhurst Arts Centre, a site once feared by some locals as housing “witches and warlocks”.

  • Scott Bolles
The Age Good Food Guide 2025.

Meet the people behind the Good Food Guide

Ahead of this year’s Good Food Guide Awards on Monday night, we asked the people behind the chef’s hats to tell us how it all comes together.

  • Sarah Norris, Emma Breheny and Ellen Fraser
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Canteen Pizza.

Mid-week wonders: dining bargains and meal deals to get you through the hump day slump

Including approachable fine dining, one-dollar chicken wings, half-price pizzas and all the mussels you can eat.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Kiln restaurant is housed 18 stories above Ace Hotel Sydney.

From mates from interstate to lunch with mum: 10 not-too-spendy spots for every kind of catch-up

When it comes to dining out, one size (or budget) definitely does not fit all. Here are 10 interesting options for lunch to suit almost every person in your life.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Chef Shannon Martinez has two new venues at Marvel Stadium as part of the stadium’s overhaul of its food.

‘I probably couldn’t trust anybody who doesn’t like Italian food’: Chef Shannon Martinez’s hits – and misses

The vegan-chef-to-the-stars is all about punchy flavours, whether that’s in her kitchen, her cookbooks or when dining out.

  • Jane Rocca
Panellists at the Sydney Good Food Symposium.

‘Creep checks’ and personal expression encouraged: How hospitality culture is evolving

The cream of Sydney’s hospitality crop came together to discuss culture challenges in the industry at the latest Good Food Symposium.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Coming soon: the Good Food app.

Reviews, maps, recipes and more: Good Food is cooking up Australia’s most useful food app

It’ll include 900 Good Food Guide reviews, 10,000 recipes, nutrition advice and more. And the “nearby” function will help you find great food, fast.

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