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Your November hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From the grand-daddy of glam rooftop bars to a new hawker-style food market from the Burwood Chinatown team, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

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The level four terrace has been transformed into a cool, blonde, Scandinavian haven.
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‘Cool, blonde haven’: The MCA’s new fine-diner Canvas has a revolving door of big-name chefs

  • Terry Durack
The intimate dining room.

‘Wisps of magic’: Messina Creative’s six-course degustation is all-ages fun

  • Lenny Ann Low
Owners Ted Kang and Eunseok Lee at Theeca in Darlinghurst.

Dynamic Darlo spot Theeca dishes up simple, fresh fare and candlelit vibes

  • Lenny Ann Low
Boscaiolo pizza with pork sausage, mushrooms, garlic cream and grana padano cheese.
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Fill up on first-rate pizza then fill your trolley five metres away at Tonino’s International

  • Callan Boys
Beef noodle soup.
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Surry Hills noodle bar Ama’s Chinese Thai $20 beef soup is ‘damn good’

  • Terry Durack
Beverly Hills Chinese Restaurant.
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This suburb has its own Chinese restaurant walk of fame, but Beverly Hills Chinese Restaurant is a gem

  • Callan Boys
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Tacos Tacos Tacos’ chef Joe Valero hails from Guadalajara in Mexico.

This chef ate more than 200 tacos in Mexico before opening tiny taqueria Tacos Tacos Tacos

  • Lee Tran Lam
Nour
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It’s easy to see why Middle Eastern restaurant Nour is thronging every Saturday lunchtime

  • Callan Boys
Manu Feildel at his new restaurant, Bistro Red Lion by Manu.
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The verdict on TV chef Manu Feildel’s French bistro in a Sydney pub

  • Callan Boys
Chicken inasal is marinated in calamansi, ginger, garlic, lemongrass and spiced coconut vinegar.
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Vinegary, smoky, spicy: Charming Darlo diner Takam packs a proudly Filipino punch

  • Terry Durack
The Cut Bar and Grill is back in its subterranean basement after a hiatus.
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Nostalgia (and pigs in blankets) return at rebooted hatted steakhouse The Cut at The Rocks

  • Terry Durack
Mondeghini meatballs come with lemony mayo.
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Roll up to Summer Hill’s Postino Osteria for nostalgic Italian with a high chance of meatballs

  • Terry Durack
Curried egg sandwich.

Surry Hills cafe It’s Recess slings old-school sangers (and killer pythons) for all ages

  • Lenny Ann Low
Izy.Aki began as a pop-up in The Rocks and has now moved to Paddington.

Saint Peter site on Oxford St reborn as Japanese-inspired eatery Izy.Aki

  • Scott Bolles
Restaurateur Ibby Moubadder says nursing and hospitality are “both about looking after people”.

Team behind Aalia and Nour opens glam rooftop bar Joji in Sydney’s CBD

  • Scott Bolles
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The Boathouse Group has opened its first surf club operation in North Wollongong.

The Boathouse Group opens first surf club venue in North Wollongong

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Team behind Burwood Chinatown opens hawker-style food market in surprising location

  • Scott Bolles
Pork katsu set at Don’s.

Kings Cross welcomes Don’s Katsu from Bones Ramen team and reborn celebrity bar Pelicano

  • Scott Bolles
Restourant Garaku during the opening preview night of the New Japanese mega-hub in Sydney on Oct 10, 2024.

Australia’s most ambitious Japanese food precinct has opened in Sussex Street

  • Scott Bolles
The fifth-floor horseshoe terrace at the Wentworth Hotel reopens on Friday, October 25.

The grand-daddy of glam rooftop bars reopens at Sydney’s OG celebrity hotel as Wentworth Bar

  • Scott Bolles
Ouzo Bar & Dining opens in Darlinghurst in mid-October 2024, serving cauliflower with Jerusalem artichoke on its opening menu.

Ouzo Bar & Dining opens in Darlinghurst, joins Sydney’s cauliflower craze

  • Scott Bolles
Tilda’s mixed grill with sides and condiments.

Sydney’s OG celeb hotel Sofitel Sydney Wentworth gets four very glam new venues

  • Scott Bolles

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