Coming soon
Find French snacks, espresso martini slushies and BYO wine at Sydney’s new bars
Seven new and soon-to-open bars to put on your drinks list for April.
- Bianca Hrovat
A chef from one of the hottest bars in Paris to lead a new restaurant with an unusual concept
After helming the kitchen at Clamato in France, Robbie Noble has returned to Melbourne to make his mark.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Exclusive
- Paddington
Trio of hip London hospo venues to launch Sydney spin-offs at historic Oxford Street site
The Palomar restaurant is one of three venues to open at the former home of the Grand Pacific Blue Room when it relaunches as a hotel.
- Scott Bolles
RecipeTin Eats said it was Australia’s best Korean fried chicken. So why is it closing?
When this fine-dining chef turned to fried chicken, the results were so good customers were “grabbing at each other and yelling” for a table. Find out where, and when, you can expect more.
- Bianca Hrovat
Why this much-talked-about restaurant is being overhauled in its first year
The owners admit the original menu “missed the mark” with locals – now they’ve gone back to the drawing board, revealing a new all-women leadership team with impressive international credentials.
- Dani Valent
- Exclusive
- Just open
‘We want people to eat with one hand’: Porcine and P&V teams open French-inspired wine bar
L’Avant Cave will expand on Porcine’s “whole beast” approach in the kitchen while letting diners select wine from P&V’s extensive bottleshop collection.
- Scott Bolles
Top chef at three-hatted Vue de Monde to open ‘destination diner’ this year
A once-derelict pavilion is being rebuilt as a fine diner. Here’s what’s in store for Melbourne’s hottest restaurant opening of 2025.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Exclusive
- Restaurant news
Beloved inner west Spanish restaurant Bar Louise to close
The team behind Porteno will hand over the keys for the eye-catching Enmore Road property to a top Italian chef.
- Scott Bolles
What’s happening with Merivale’s original Melbourne restaurant?
The Sydney-based hospitality giant has just snapped up a new site in Melbourne, with grand plans for a drinking and dining precinct. Where does that leave its first purchase, made nearly four years ago?
- Emma Breheny
Gimmick proves golden as Sooshi Mango expands Lygon Street restaurant
The comedy trio add a new level to their nostalgic Italian diner – and they’re not the only Melbourne hospitality operators scaling up on-site.
- Tomas Telegramma
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