Prawn laksa made with dairy milk.
14/20

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
Wild,housed in a former country fire station,has generous windows that open to the street.

Wild

Crowd-pleaser for locals and daytrippers alike.

Good Food hat15/20

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.

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Bougatsa and coffee.

Clarence and V

Tomato,strawberry,oyster,prawns,lemon aspen and green ants.
Good Food hat15.5/20

New chef,new tricks for ultra-hip rooftop restaurant Kiln

One of Australia’s most internationally lauded chefs never to have run a restaurant in his home country writes a delicious new chapter for Sydney’s Ace Hotel.

  • David Matthews
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Inside the Barragunda dining room.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

The Mornington Peninsula’s newest two-hatted fine-diner is very fancy – but still a bargain

Barragunda gives critic Besha Rodell hope for the future of dining in Victoria.

  • Besha Rodell
The Savage Coffee Parabolic fillter coffee ($30).
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Is it worth paying $30 for this cup of coffee at Fitzroy’s shiny new cafe?

Don’t worry,$5.50 flat whites,as well as bagels and other popular items,are also available at Toby’s Estate sleek new flagship venue.

  • Dani Valent
Billy Wong.
14/20

If little of the original Golden Century remains,is it still Golden Century? The verdict

For devotees of the Cantonese icon,the reborn GC might feel like your parents have moved from your childhood home into flash new digs. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find yum cha with a better view.

  • Myffy Rigby
Half-chicken with French onion soup toast.
14.5/20

Heritage farmhouse meets natural wine at this new bread fanciers’ hang-out

The All Purpose Bakery team brings “posh RSL” vibes and a no-bookings policy to a refurbished sandstone cottage on Oxford Street,serving rissoles,steak,oysters Kilpatrick and all things bread.

  • Callan Boys
December will mark the ten-year anniversary of Embla.
Good Food hat15.5/20

This dark,moody wine bar is our critic’s go-to because it’s exactly what Melbourne does best

This decade-old CBD favourite is still as dynamic as the day it opened.

  • Besha Rodell