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Open fire

This retro servo draws crowds with live music, fire pits and deep-fried lasagne sangas

Crackerjack snacks including pork cordon bleu buns and fried fish sandwiches are among the fleeting specials at this laid-back community spot.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Tartine gives toast the bistro treatment.

Tartine

Handsome corner spot draws a following for its namesake open sandwich.

The firelit dining at Tanswell’s Hotel, Beechworth.

Tanswell’s Hotel

Grand heritage hotel with fresh ideas and broad appeal.

Half-chicken with French onion soup toast.
14.5/20

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.

  • Callan Boys
Homely and warming at Earth Walker & Co.

Cosy up with flame-licked food at this candlelit cafe and restaurant

Lush and dramatic dishes made from seasonal produce over an open fire are at the heart of Coledale’s cosy coastal cafe-restaurant Earth Walker & Co.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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The dining room is a bona fide looker, all brooding leather, original terrazzo sandstone and cedar.
Good Food hat15/20

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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The historic Victoria Hotel was built in 1868.

The Victoria

A beautifully renovated gem in Rutherglen.

  • Richard Cornish

Seven Creeks Hotel

A Federation-era pub with a landscaped beer garden.

  • Richard Cornish
The roaring fireplace at the Merrijig Inn.

Merrijig Inn

A historic pub with a fairy light-festooned beer garden.

  • Richard Cornish

Gunbower Hotel

Dry-aged steaks worth stopping for.

  • Richard Cornish

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