It’s not like us to squeal on the latest hot to trotter trend but we have found a sty-lish new kind of meet market which is the ultimate pig-me-up. Red Lantern’s Pauline Nguyen and Mark Jensen take us to the streets of Vietnam then over to the USA to experience Portland’s smoky BBQ scene. It’s...
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Longrains Dives Into Indian Cuisine with Subcontinental
Longrain can do no wrong; we fell in love with Shortgrain and the Bunker Bar, where we relished the camouflage style darkness and enjoyed random music fuelled evenings on those oh so comfy banquets which made it really difficult not to say “Oh go on, I’ll stay for another one”. Sam Christie’s basement bar has...
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Luxe for Less at Foveaux Street Dining
Moloko is cranking out ‘Sing it back’ as the 80’s and 90’s fest soundtrack progresses to ‘Pump up the Jam’. Wooden boards heaving with Bondi’s Nelson Road black rice and quinoa cob loaves land on your table as you kick back on the comfy red leather banquettes. For fans of Darrell Felstead’s hatted Foveaux which...
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Spice I am Gets Fired Up
“Honey the taxi is waiting… have you got everything?” You do the mental check list; lipstick, keys, phone and purse. Yep got it all. Except you’ve forgotten one essential thing – the all-important fire extinguisher. The Spice I am crew are at their chilli weaponry best as Chef Sujet Saenkham serves up Southern Thai food with...
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Chuka down to a new groove at Bar H
We love a good mash up; just think Kimye, Tomcat and Bennifer who create their own special celeb blend. No national food type is sacred either; we have tucked into Eurasian, TexMex and Chindian so get limbered up to do the Chuka (not the Haka – baby George now owns that one). All across Japan...
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Crown Street Fish Shop drops its anchor
The three ‘S’s – Sand, Sea & Surry Hills come alive in this new spot on Crown Street. Whilst the whooshing sounds are from cars zooming past (rather than waves) Crown Street Fish Shop does a lot to transform your environment into a seafaring wonderland. This is easy, breezy dining whether you eat in or...
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Sugarcane Restaurant’s new hawker shakeup
You know that holiday you’ve been promising yourself? Wandering the markets of Bangkok, eating rice cakes in Laos and mopping up a Rendang curry with a flaky roti on the streets in Penang; well it can wait! Sugarcane’s reinvention kicks off with the edgy urban Asian street art designed by Giant (Red Lantern & Chow...
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Chow down at Chow Bar, new contemporary Chinese Inn by Chef Chui Lee Luk
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...
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Nomad No Place Like Home
It’s rather ironic that the newest eatery in Surry Hills is called Nomad, but feels just like home. The team behind Nomad Restaurant has gone out of their way to make sure you feel like it’s your own abode – the 100 year old warehouse has been decked out in comfy wooden tables, soft mood...
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Riley Street Just Upped the Ante
High ceilings, a big ol’ marble bar and a hell of a lot of good wine make for happy hearts (and stomachs) at Riley Street’s newest café and wine bar. If you’re a fan of Newtown’s sweetheart Bloodwood, then you’ll love this new little wine den – coming to us courtesy of their award-winning wine guru Gabrielle...