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    Two Australian Eateries Have Been Named in the Top Five Pizzerias in the Asia Pacific for 2024

    Melbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar and Sydney's Al Taglio couldn't be split at the 2024 50 Top Pizza awards.

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    Pantry Story Is the New Parramatta Road Bakery That's Already Garnering Lines Around the Block

    You'll find kimchi focaccia, beef brisket hand pies and pandan cookies at this new Stanmore bakery.

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    Coming Soon: Neptune's Grotto Is the Moody Northern Italian Restaurant That's Opening Underneath Clam Bar

    After hosting Taylor Swift at Pellegrino 2000, Dan Pepperell, Mikey Clift and Andy Tyson are opening a fourth playful Sydney venue.

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    The Best Set Menus in Sydney That You Can Order for Under $100

    Remove the decisions and sample the best of the menu — without breaking the bank.

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    Matkim Is the Tiny Korean Omakase Restaurant Now Open in Circular Quay's Sydney Place

    This intimate dining experience serves inventive and artistic Korean dishes to just eight people each night.

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    Cheese Alert: Australian Dairy Festival Mould and Its All-Inclusive Tastings Are Returning for 2024

    More than 100 varieties of cheese will be on offer when this all-you-can-sample dairy festival starts touring the country from May.

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    Manly's New Small Bar Henry G's Is Here to Level Up the Northern Beaches' Wine and Snack Game

    The team behind Donny's Bar has opened a cosy new venue specialising in vino, pintxos and tinned fish.

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    Inner-City Italian Diner Secolo Has Reopened as a Pop-Up at The Exchange Hotel in Balmain

    Secolo is back to revive the Fabbrica Balmain space for a little while before The Exchange Hotel gets a makeover.

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    The Best Cafes (and Coffee) in Parramatta

    These cafes pair exceptional coffee with stellar brunch dishes, making them some of the best daytime haunts in Parramatta.

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    Now Open: Pleasure Club Is the Hedonistic New Newtown Bar From the Odd Culture Crew

    From 4pm to 4am Pleasure Club invites you to indulge in high-concept cocktails and expect the unexpected.

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    Cult-Favourite Charcoal Chicken Shop El Jannah Is Opening Its First North Shore Outpost

    El Jannah's god-tier garlic sauce will hit Crows Nest in March, finally bringing the beloved chain to Sydney's north.

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    The Private Members' Club for Elite Wine Lovers 67 Pall Mall Is Opening Its First Australian Site in Melbourne

    Master sommeliers will be pouring over 1000 covetable wines by the glass across three exclusive floors of bars and dining rooms.

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    Unmissable Food and Booze Vendors at This Year's StickyBeak Festival, As Picked By Our Writers

    Need help navigating the epic lineup at StickyBeak 2024? Let our writers lead you in the right direction.

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    Don't Miss the Maybe Cocktail Festival When It Returns in April with Legends of the Global Bar Scene

    The world's best bartenders will be pouring at Sydney's drinking establishments for the Maybe Cocktail Festival 2024.

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    KFC Is Giving Away Free International Trips So You Can Enjoy Its Fried Chicken Around the World

    You just need to look for the chain's international products in the KFC app, then place an order — and you could win an overseas getaway.

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    Krispy Kreme Is Giving Swifties (and Everyone) a Free Doughnut Today If You Head in Wearing Friendship Bracelets

    Whether you're lucky enough to be seeing the 'Eras' tour or not, you'll find some happiness in the form of free doughnuts.

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    Influential Inner West Cafe Cornersmith Is Closing Down at the End of February

    The beloved Annandale cafe is shutting its doors — but the team promises "Cornermsith isn't over!".

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    Now Open: Experience Culinary Flights with British and Australian Influences at Novotel City Centre's Birdie Bar and Brasserie

    Come for the Fremantle octopus, stay for the epic garlic bread at this lush Bird-themed bistro and bar.

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    Now Open: Re'em Yarra Valley Has Brought Refined Chinese Eats and Boutique Hotel Rooms to the Famed Wine Region

    The sleek new restaurant, cellar door and boutique hotel boasts views across the rolling vineyard and Yarra Valley region.

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

    Affordable midweek meals, whole suckling pig, South American wines, and a Fernet-Branca and Coke cocktail — they're all on offer in the former Efendy space.

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

    Maiz 2.0 brings weekend brunch with loaded tortas, an affordable set menu and a special Yulli's corn cerveza to the old Hartsyard digs.

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    Now Open: The Kitchen's Doing Something Exciting at Sheraton Hyde Park's New Restaurant Sydney Common

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

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    Chef Motokichi Yukimura From Kyoto's Kichi Kichi Is Bringing His Viral Omurice to Australia

    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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    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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    The Cantina OK! Team Has Nailed the Brief Once Again with Its Expansive New CBD Cocktail Bar Centro 86

    A top-secret Pitt Street basement has been transformed into a bustling underground cantina with one-of-a-kind cocktails until 2am, seven days a week.

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    Freebie Alert: Donut King Is Giving Away Free Hot Cinnamon Doughnuts Today

    The freebies are celebrating the 'Mean Girls' movie musical — so on Wednesdays, we now eat doughnuts.

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    Now Open: Tanuki Is Double Bay's Fun-Loving New Izakaya with an Ex-Sushi e Chef at the Helm

    The Matteo team has opened another Bay Street winner with this vibrant new Japanese bar and diner.

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    There's Something for Everyone at Clarence Street's New Basement Cocktail Bar Now and Then

    Pét-nats and sage-infused spritzes meet shandys and sherry cobblers at the new subterranean spot from the Door Knock team.

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    Massive New 104-Seat Peruvian Restaurant Callao Has Just Opened Its Doors in Barangaroo

    Callao is the stunning new Nikkei diner that's bringing a crudo- and steak-heavy menu to Barangaroo Avenue.

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    Newtown's Highly Anticipated New Underground Live Music and Cocktail Bar Is Finally Opening in February

    The Odd Culture Group is opening Pleasure Club just off King Street — with a 4am license and cocktails from Re's Matt Whiley.

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    The 25 Best Bars in the Sydney CBD

    If you find yourself in Sydney's CBD and in need of a few bevs, drop by any of these exceptional bars. You'll find experimental cocktails, low-intervention wines, local beers and heaps of refined eats.

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    Where to Dance and Drink the Night Away in Hong Kong Like the Locals Do

    Unleash your inner night owl with recommendations from a Hong Kong local with a serious nightlife pedigree.

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    Ten Sydney Date Ideas That Aren't Just 'Grabbing a Drink'

    If you're seeking romance that's never stale, here's a bunch of Sydney date ideas that go above and beyond a trip to the bar.

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    Bartiga Is Double Bay's Sunny New Southeast Asian Restaurant and Neighbourhood Bar

    A former Tetsuya's chef leads the way at this sunny corner spot offering XO pipi linguine, red curry bug rolls and beef rendang sausage rolls.

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    Raise Your Tinnies: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2023 Have Just Been Announced

    For the second year in a row, Mountain Culture's Status Quo Pale Ale has taken out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll.

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    Future Brewing Is St Peters' New Cali-Style Microbrewery Pouring Boundary-Pushing Beer

    Tuck into an exciting rotation of brews from this brand-new microbrewery and taproom in Sydney's Inner West.

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    Sydney Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic

    Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails — these date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.

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    Uber Eats and Planet Ark Have Teamed Up to Solve Your Takeaway Packaging Waste Woes

    If takeaway waste is giving you the guilts, this new sustainability program will hopefully make your pepperoni pizza more palatable.

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    Odd Culture Group Is Throwing a Free Summer Street Party to Raise Cash for The Old Fitz Theatre

    A Streetparty Named Fitz will bring theatre, music, a next-level barbecue, cocktails and gelato to Woolloomooloo in February.

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    Messina Is Serving Up Cheesecake- and Pretzel-Heavy Gelato Tubs for Valentine's Day 2024

    If nothing says love to you like a tub filled with Messina gelato, you're in luck with the dessert chain's February 14 special.

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    Traditional Vino in a Modern Venue: Nick Badrice of Krondorf Wines on the History, Flavours and Future of the Barossa

    Krondorf winery is one of the famed region's producers of exceptional Barossa shiraz with a focus on sophistication without the stuffiness.

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