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    The Sunday favourite is now on the menu daily at the two-level riverside eatery — and you can add two hours of champagne, too.

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    Seaside Japanese Joint Ichi Ni St Kilda Has Been Sold and Is Shutting Down at the End of This Week

    If you can't make it down for the restaurant's final week of service, you can always hit up its younger sibling Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya in Fitzroy.

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    Casa Esquina Is Balmain's Friendly New Argentinian Restaurant From the Tequila Mockingbird Team

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    Cooee Cafe and Restaurant Is Cannon Hill's New 200-Seat Spot for a Caffeine Fix, Bite and Cocktail

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    Maiz Has Moved Its Vibrant Mexican Eats and Bottomless Brunch to a Sleek New Enmore Road Space

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    Now Open: Advieh Is Auckland's New Go-To Eatery for Middle Eastern Food with a Twist

    Located in downtown Auckland with stunning views of Waitematā Harbour, Advieh is sure to become a dining hotspot.

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    This popular takeaway sushi bar in Brighton now has a pastel-hued dining room and courtyard, plus a new dine-in menu full of both contemporary and traditional Japanese eats.

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    A cracking new entry to Sydney's increasingly impressive lineup of hotel-set restaurants worthy of locals' dedication.

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    The Japanese chef is doing 'meet and eat' events in Sydney and Brisbane — and he'll be cooking everyone his specialty dish.

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    Lune Is Serving Up Limited-Edition Ice Cream Sandwiches Made with Croissant Ice Cream to See Out Summer

    This sweet treat takes a Lune pain au chocolat, then fills it with ice cream made using pastry-infused milk and caramelised croissant pieces.

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    Now Open: The Lower North Shore Has Welcomed Its Latest BYO Stunner Niche Mosman

    This crowd-pleasing breakfast joint offering bottomless rosé brunch transforms into a cosy neighbourhood diner with brown butter swordfish and $8 happy hour wines as the sun sets.

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    Whittaker's Has Released a Limited-Edition Easter Chocolate Inspired by the Humble Hot Cross Bun

    You've heard of a chocolate hot cross bun, but what about a hot cross bun in chocolate form?

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