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The revival of this Brunswick Street landmark also raises the question: Why isn’t kangaroo schnitzel an Aussie staple?

Dive into a big bowl of pipis and wrap Peking duck in pancakes at the veteran restaurateur’s grand new banquet house.

Sincero is a charming high-street restaurant with high-concept dishes from the team behind Buono in Melbourne’s bayside.

I was not expecting a full bistro menu with too many beaut-sounding things to try. Nice one, Bar Superette.

Perched atop a suburban shopping centre, Rombe serves a daytime menu with dinner aesthetics and patisserie-style desserts.

The loft space above Odd Culture becomes the dark and moody Bistro Grenier.

The Bossa Nova pitch sounds like a drunken late-night thought bubble. But it’s a welcome measure of weirdness for this great restaurant town.

Sails had recently had a major renovation, and now feels like a relaxed luxury weekender where you’ll want to linger.

Makaveli Bondi’s footpath window bench is the perfect perch, day or night, to enjoy a chia bowl or a plate of silky beef carpaccio.

The wine bar-restaurant is big on personality and flavour, plus great cocktails, mystery wine and head-scratching dish names.