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.

  • Callan Boys
Vadouvan eggs:Poached eggs drizzled with spiced ghee and garnished with zaatar over herbed carrot puree and lemon labne.

Is breakfast the new dinner? This rooftop cafe adds fine dining touches to brunches

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

  • Dani Valent
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
Ellen’s serene and clean-lined interior.

This sunny cafe is a tranquil oasis serving coffee custard and honeycomb espresso

Menu stars at serene and clean-lined Alexandria cafe Ellen include a cracking fish burger and a brilliant emerald halloumi and pea salad.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The sushi train,imported from Taiwan,fits the narrow Bourke Street site.
13.5/20

It’s super weird,fun and accessible,but a few things almost send this big-name sushi train off track

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.

  • Besha Rodell
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Sails overlooks Lavender Bay,Luna Park,the bridge and beyond.
14.5/20

If you’ve ever searched ‘harbourside restaurants with a view’ this revamped diner will float your boat

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

  • Terry Durack
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
14/20

This contemporary bar and bottle shop is committed to thinking global,but serving local

A menu of modern pub dishes and a focus on smaller,emerging producers ensures Besk remains one of the city’s key neighbourhood pubs.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The Bristol,on Sussex Street in the CBD,has been given a head-to-toe redesign

The Bristol Arms is back and it’s nothing like the old Retro you remember

Forget the daggy dance music. The beloved Sussex St boozer has been reborn as a Greek souvlaki rooftop bar from hospo veteran Peter Conistis,with a fully fledged restaurant next to come.

  • Scott Bolles