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Pie, creamy mash and peas are the $22 special at The Woolwich.

From posh pies to juicy pork chops: 10 of Sydney’s best pub dining specials

Dining out just got more affordable and fun, with these great value specials all for under $30 a meal. Meet you at the pub!

  • Isabel Cant
Moreton Bay bug club sandwich.

‘Leave your table manners at home’ at this new beachside spot with fine-dining cred

Neighbourhood restaurants are having a resurgence, says the co-owner of new Bronte venue Table Manners.

  • Scott Bolles
Passionfruit and raspberry cake.

This tiny, swoony, sunny bakery shop is like a country fair stall in full bloom

The Tart Sisters in Ashfield is one of best bakery shops in Sydney, selling golden savoury tarts, oven-warm brioche, chubby pastry pies and sweet fruit-laden treats.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The Odd Culture Group plans to open Bistro Grenier on King Street.
L-R: Sabrina Medcalf, James Thorpe,  Nick Zavadsky, and James MacDonald.

King Street is about to get its first French restaurant, and it’ll be cooler and cosier than most

Odd Culture Group has announced plans to open Bistro Grenier, serving lesser-known French classics in a cosy converted loft.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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
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Left to right: Waiwing Lau, Vincent Lim, Howin Chui.

Nearly 50 Chinese restaurant closures forces change by next generation

The lazy Susans have ceased spinning at some of Sydney’s best-known Chinese restaurants. But young operators are shunning tradition and charting a new path.

  • Scott Bolles
The Unicorn Hotel at 106 Oxford Street, Paddington.

The Unicorn calls last orders, ending an era for the pokie-free ‘proper Aussie pub’

Fans of its wing-on chicken schnitzel and Jatz with French onion dip still have time to visit the Paddington boozer before the operators finish up.

  • Sarah Norris
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
The Barangaroo restaurant when it opened in 2016.

Sydney dining scene hit with its biggest closure yet

Cirrus Dining co-owners Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt of the Bentley Restaurant Group have announced the waterfront venue will have its final service on September 1.

  • Scott Bolles
The Classic smashburger with chips and watermelon soda.

Your August hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From cult Japanese ramen to social-media-sensation smashburgers, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

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