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Grill Americano.
Good Food hat15/20

Buzzing with Italian energy, Grill Americano brings the theatre back to a night out

Does Sydney have the appetite for another CBD steakhouse? This Melbourne import, all Italian flair and big-grill energy, says yes.

  • David Matthews
Bar Demo.

Dive into cult wines and deliciously unhinged cocktails at this cute 50-seat bar in Newtown

Excellent bartending pedigree, chef takeovers, footpath seating and a custom-built hi-fi system bring big concept energy to Bar Demo on Enmore Road.

  • Myffy Rigby
Pork and fennel sausage with fior di latte, zuni pickle and confit garlic.
14.5/20

This neighbourhood gem captures the seasons with its vivid pizza toppings

With a former Pizza Madre chef, 72-hour-fermented dough and smoked mozzarella, it’s easy to see why the community has embraced this tiny pizza shop.

  • Lee Tran Lam
The Aambra courtyard.

From a converted church to an English pub: Hottest openings in Sydney’s east this summer

There’s also a deli serving lasagne sandwiches and $2 Italian-style stand-up espresso, and Orazio D’Elia’s new “no pizza” trattoria.

  • Scott Bolles

Sydney’s frenzied appetite for a 9000-year-old ingredient pulls crowds at this fast-food kiosk

Fans of Hoa Hung include an ex-Aria chef. They come for tofu “chips”, spongy snackable triangles and soy milk that’s like drinking liquid popcorn.

  • Lee Tran Lam
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Flaminia.

Team behind two-hat Pilu open harbourside Italian restaurant (minus one thing)

The husband-and-wife team behind the award-winning Freshwater venue launch Flaminia at the iconic Toaster building.

  • Scott Bolles
Lee Ho Fook Sydney.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20Critics' Pick

Lee Ho Fook was revolutionary in Melbourne. Now it’s in Sydney, does it live up to the hype?

When Victor Liong opened more than a decade ago, he brought a refreshing high-wire approach to Chinese food. Can his venue be replicated in Sydney?

  • David Matthews
Watermans launches in the One Sydney Harbour development behind Watermans Cove.

The 18 restaurants, cafes and bars to put on your list for December, Sydney

You’ll find somewhere for every kind of end-of-year catch-up this month.

From left to right: Cousins Alessandro Ranieri, Alessandro Riillo and Luigi Ranieri.

Prepare to wait, but the 11 panini staples are worth it at this tiny sandwich shop

The Italian-born cousins behind Luigi Panini build sandwiches from eight kinds of salumi, ultra-creamy stracciatella and house-made pesto.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Good Food hat15/20Critics' Pick

Continental Deli crew’s new Newtown spot channels New York vibes with a cherry on top

Joe’s Tavern has opened in the former home of vegetarian venue Flora, and it’s quite the flip: out with the mushroom bolognese, in with a pig or lamb plate.

  • Callan Boys

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