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Contemporary

Hay St Market.
10/20

Haymarket’s revamped Paddy’s Markets vowed to be a first-rate food hub. It didn’t deliver

It might serve a very good martini and excellent chips, but Callan Boys chalks it up as another entry on Sydney’s board of missed opportunities.

  • Callan Boys
The signature green, yellow and red negronis.

This New York-style bar serves a negroni in three colours

Like its sibling venues Bar Planet and Cantina OK, this new Campari-hued cocktail bar does one thing exceptionally well.

  • Erina Starkey
Raw tuna with stracciatella and a fragrant lemon-myrtle dressing.

A new day-to-night restaurant arrives with a globetrotting menu

Banksia serves dishes that take inspiration from across Europe, Asia and beyond.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The exterior.

The Shop & Wine Bar

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

A spread including house-made pita, burrata, white bean hummus, mortadella and basturma.

Misc

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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Chicken schnitzel sandwich.

Marko’s Schnitzel

This venue is a finalist for best sandwiches in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Rare cheese, a cheesecake-inspired kakigori with pineapple compote.

Sebastian Kakigori

This venue is a finalist for best treats in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Matcha and pistachio tarts from Yin Viennoiserie.

Yin Viennoiserie

This venue is a finalist for best treats in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Elster’s moody and polished interior.

Elster

This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Vasse Felix.
15/20

Pioneering spirit: this longstanding cellar door remains a key Margaret River address

Vasse Felix might be a regional pioneer, but this powerhouse has zero interest in trading on reputation alone.

  • Max Veenhuyzen

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