From fine dining to home-cooked-like-grandma, there’s no need to head into central Sydney for a top Chinese meal. Chatswood, the Chinatown of the North Shore, has it all. We’ve visited some of the most popular restaurants to bring you five of the best. 1. General Chao General Chao is a super hip, Chinese-Asian fusion venue...
Dumplings and cocktails – in the words of a wise little Mexican girl “porque no los dos?!” (cue a cheering family and a celebratory mariachi band). That’s why the clever folk at The Drunk Dumpling, Newtown’s newest dumpling joint, have made sure that if you feel like one, or the other, or both (always both)...
We like to be fed and given drinks while we wait to be fed and given more drinks. It’s a common theme here in Melbourne for restaurants that have large wait lists to open up smaller holding venues that offer cocktails and a taste of the food menu. We’re not complaining, it’s very clever really....
For those of us who have been to Hu Tong before, we know the dumplings are worth their weight in gold, if that makes any sense in reference to dumplings. You get the point though. Those who haven’t been need to take a long serious look in the mirror and ask themselves why. But, the...
October! It’s finally here, that glorious time of the year when the days are long and Hyde Park is taken over by dumplings and Danish pancakes. The Good Food Month Night Noodle Markets is back again and you know what that means. Bring on Din Tai Fung dumplings, Mamak roti and Chat Thai sticky rice....
You know the cool kid at school who got all the good things in life? It feels like Emporium Melbourne is the new cool kid in Melbourne. It’s seen a lot of good things open, but lucky for us, they are here for our enjoyment. New Shanghai has opened its doors. Cue dumpling mania. Let’s...
From the burger boom to Mexican mania, Sydney’s food trends come and go but when it comes to dumplings, this city is never satiated. When Din Tai Fung first opened in World Square, it took dumplings to a new level. The foodies flocked to try this international dumpling dynamo – which started as a street stall...
Drinking boutique beers and munching on dumplings has never looked so good. Chapel Street has welcomed Zhou Zhou found above Oriental Tea House, with open arms. From David Zhou and he team behind Oriental, you can expect the food offering to be solid. And you’d be right. But the other draw card here are the...
Melbourne has an intimate relationship with dumplings. Well, we know we do. And now there’s a new kid on the dumpling block to cosy up to. Meet Charlie’s Dumplings. Tucked into High Street Prahran, the tight space has been designed by renowned architects DC Group & Newline Design. Executive Chef Dylan Roberts, who we remember...
As you enter Chow Bar waving gold cats greet you as a symbol of good luck, but with hatted chef Chui Lee Luk (ex Claudes of Woollahra) wiggling the wok, you won’t need it. If it wasn’t for the views onto Oxford street with the odd French poodle prancing past you could believe you’re in...
