Just when you thought Bondi’s new Beach House complex couldn’t get any better – Sonoma, Miss Chu, La Macelleria, Tuchuzy – along comes PaperPlanes. An impressive Mod-Jap restaurant and bar by the LL Wine and Dine Barge brothers (plus seasoned restaurateur Phil Capaldi). Tokyo Pop meets Bondi cool at this new seaside joint. Think purple...
Dining alongside a living wall of 11,000 plants might have you reaching for your hessian pants and rubber shoes – but it’s all suits and heels at this CBD eatery. Located in Australia’s most awarded ‘green’ building, Janus reaches skyscraper heights for those who love a bit of Italy in the City. Make your way...
You might wonder where to tie up the horse and hang your Stetson at this Surry Hills newbie as the fit out is more western saloon than Italian Stallion, but the The Flinders/Norfolk/Carrington boys know how to mix things up. Red tiled high tables, rattan ceiling, wagon wheel chandeliers and quirky wall hangings have created...
If the words ‘Tablefor20 at Sticky Bar’ trigger an involuntary physiological reaction in you (medically known as ‘the warm and fuzzies’), then stop, and pay attention. The boys behind the infamous Italian neighbourhood eatery have swung open doors at their new venture in Darlinghurst – Buffalo Dining Club. An ode to all things cheese, you’ll...
Just when you thought nothing could knock Eau de Vie off its best cocktail bar block, along comes The Roosevelt – an even more impressive (is that possible?) restaurant and cocktail bar by the same small bar mastermind, Sven Almenning. With a nod to yesteryear, this place oozes old Hollywood glamour. Imagine the charm of...
Just when you thought Surry Hills was at capacity with great coffee and interesting bang-for-your-buck food, it’s slapped with another worthy candidate for best new café. Owner Russell Beard, whose other gig is The Source in Mosman, has had his ear to the ground for some time about the state of inner city climes, so...
If the Italian Stallion was a butcher, you’d find him at La Macelleria in Bondi. An ode to all things red-blooded and meaty, this all-Italian butcher and salumeria (meaning cold meats) is as dark, brooding and handsome as they come. Be greeted by European men in white coats and flat caps, soak up Italian operatic...
Once a stomping ground for DIY home renovators and eastern suburb tradies, the old hardware store on Bondi’s Hall Street has had a makeover of its own and is attracting more than the ‘Four-and-Twenty’ crowd these days. Now a pumping breaky joint, come boozy lunch spot, come evening bar and restaurant, Bondi Hardware (fittingly named)...
There’s certain irony eating pork in a restaurant affectionately named Wilbur’s (after the pig saved from the slaughter house in Charlotte’s Web). However one bite of the Porchetta Roll at Wilbur’s Place and your conscience goes out the Potts Point virtual window. This luscious combo of pork marinated overnight in fennel, rosemary, thyme and confit...
Taste of Sydney food festival Like tapas, meze platters and yum cha, the appeal of a food festival is obvious. You’re faced with a variety of indulgent servings and little (or no) guilt when going back for seconds, thirds … and sevenths. At Taste of Sydney you can feast on a day of tastings and...
