Bar Spontana’s fitout features brick walls,exposed roof trusses and colourful artwork.
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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!”

  • Callan Boys
Crisp-skinned red mullet on sauce Americaine with fregola.
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‘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
14.5/20

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
No-waste cake.

Our reviewer visited this food co-op four times to try the chef’s tongue-wowing cooking

Let Eilish Maloney and her team at Moss Vale cafe The Studio by The What If Society do all the hard work for you by dreaming up local,seasonal dishes that will bring you back again and again.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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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.

  • Callan Boys
The go-to dish:Chilli oil parfait is a riot of bold flavours.
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Lygon Street favourite gets a new chef,and a hot new ‘mind-bending’ chilli oil dessert

Always a place that showcases Melbourne dining,Etta has been reinvigorated by a new chef bringing Asian-influenced flavours to the fore.

  • Besha Rodell
14.5/20

Jackets off! The city’s born-again Japanese canteen is already chockers with corporate types

After closing in December,popular all-rounder Azuma returns to the CBD.

  • Terry Durack
Ammos.
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Cancel that Greek island resort holiday;come to this new waterfront restaurant instead

A meal at Peter Conistis’ Ammos soon turns into a joyful feast of dishes many of us grew up loving.

  • Terry Durack
Plate 2 with beef brisket,pork belly and fries and hot wings.

Y’all are welcome to join the smoky,charry action at this Texas-inspired brisket joint

The co-owners of Brisket Boys travelled to the US to try every style of American-style barbecue. Now they’ve brought melty slow-cooked meats to Penrith.

  • Lenny Ann Low