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Akti’s dining room.

Hellenika chef heads up new Greek restaurant on the wharf

Akti, meaning coast in Greek, is your port of call for charcoal-grilled kontosouvli skewers and bubbling saganaki on the Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf.

  • Erina Starkey
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Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant just scored a hat

Must-order lamb, bouncy gnudi and a cassata for the ages are among the compelling reasons to visit Osteria Mucca.

  • David Matthews
Local designer Luchetti Krelle captures all the best bits of Australian life by the coast.
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This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’

Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.

  • Myffy Rigby
Yan’s dining room feels much cosier than the building it inhabits.
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‘Damn good value’: Why it’s worth visiting this humble suburban bolthole

Locals flock to one-hatted Yan for natural-born-killer dishes humming with garlic, a towering dessert and moments of elegance.

  • Callan Boys
Pear monaka, a pear-shaped croissant brushed with amaretto syrup and filled with pear compote and hojicha ice-cream. It rests on a bed of dulcey whipped ganache, ginger caramel and brown butter crumble.
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How many croissant-based dishes can you eat and still be excited about croissants?

“For dessert? More croissant!” Is Lune Lab’s $90 menu an experimental novelty or Melbourne must-do?

  • Besha Rodell
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Prawn laksa made with dairy milk.
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Does this reborn Malaysian institution still deliver after six decades? Here’s our verdict

Beloved family-run restaurant The Malaya has served Sydney since 1963. Now it’s opened slick new digs near Circular Quay.

  • Kevin Cheng
The dining room’s arched Gothic-style windows face Collins Street.
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This restaurant will write a menu to suit your whims. But how does that work in practice?

This gorgeous city venue promises each diner a bespoke menu, a bit like having a private chef. But with food this good, Dani Valent questions the need for such a gimmick.

  • Dani Valent
Inside Warung Agus, a Balinese restaurant in West Melbourne.

Warung Agus

Balinese roast pork and much more.

Preparing the duck.

Simon’s Peiking Duck

A singular dining experience, at once casual and celebratory.

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This mood-lit Japanese grill house isn’t just another tick-a-box yakitori joint

A seat at Ibushi’s handsome bar is the perfect spot to watch chefs grill meat and fish over charcoal at Sydney’s expansive new fine-dining precinct.

  • Callan Boys

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