The bar’s bistro menu is a drawcard on weekends.
14.5/20

The regional wine bar with a menu so good,I should have booked an extra night

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

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Bar Spontana’s fitout features brick walls,exposed roof trusses and colourful artwork.
14/20

Funk,fire and fantastic cocktails:This secret bar might be the Thai diner of your dreams

Bar Spontana is one of those spots that feels like a secret,and a really juicy secret at that.

  • Besha Rodell
Go-to dish:Coral trout and its parts.
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Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant,and it’s in a former pub

Josh Niland’s tasting menu showcases the near-limitless potential of fish. But it’s not all livers and eyes and “oh,my!”

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The space is compact and buzzy with a touch of glamour.

From breakfast to late-night lattes,this all-day eatery is a buzzy beachside spot

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.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Go-to dish:Grilled beef tongue,jicama and salted chilli.
Good Food hat15/20

The pasta might have caught your attention,but there are other delights at Attenzione!

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

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Bonito with palm heart and pomelo.
13/20

It has a new hotshot Sydney chef and great service. So why has this St Kilda stalwart lost its hat?

The room,drinks and service are all great. But the umami-forward food leaves our critic feeling baffled.

  • Besha Rodell
Crisp-skinned red mullet on sauce Americaine with fregola.
Good Food hat15/20

‘Make a mess’:This beachside bolthole puts the fun into fine dining

Head chef Luke Churchill’s menu is simultaneously serious and playful,running from sultry little snacks to big-ticket,kick-up-your-heels items.

  • Terry Durack
The “killer” cauliflower dish.

Why this ‘killer’ charred cauliflower stopped our reviewer in her tracks

It didn’t look that different from a hundred other vegan offerings around town. Eating it was a different story.

  • Dani Valent
14.5/20

Coogee dining was a hard sell during winter. Until this beachside wine bar reinvented itself

A refreshed menu from experienced fine-dining chefs takes beachside bar Coogee Wine Room from popular local haunt to fully fledged restaurant.

  • Terry Durack
Comedor is a good-looking space set in a century-old warehouse.
Good Food hat15/20

New modern Mexican brings the fiesta to the inner west,and gets a hat straight off the bat

Comedor nails warehouse party vibes,with a buzzy open kitchen,park views and plenty of salsa.

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