Cafe Find: Barrel One Sydney

The flowers are fresh, the coffee is hot and the banter is rolling. At Barrel One Sydney, a coffee-roaster-cum-cafe, that’s about all it takes. Daniel Agapiou had been in the coffee game for a while before he decided to open his own cafe, in September 2017. The space ”“ parked in Brookvale, in the industrial northern […]

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Restaurant Find: Bar Lourinhã Melbourne

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Set behind Melbourne’s iconic Hotel Windsor, amidst an array of bars and restaurants is Bar Lourinhã, a Mediterranean inspired restaurant that has become a modern institution. Executive chef Matt McConnell and his wife Jo Gamvros opened Bar Lourinhã in 2006. The menu is concise and made to share, […]

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Restaurant Hotspot Find: The Pantry Manly, Sydney

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There isn’t a much more picturesque option for a Sydney breakfast than somewhere beachside. So The Pantry Manly ”“ a breakfast-to-dinner eatery perched off the sand of Sydney’s Manly Beach ”“ is the trifecta: next to the swell, championing local and seasonal produce, and celebrating all-day leisure. The space brought beachgoers together long before it […]

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Restaurant Find: Kisumé Melbourne

The three block stretch of Flinders Lane from Spring Street to Swanston Street has become Melbourne’s golden row of fine casual dining. Kisumé Melbourne is yet another brilliant example of Asian food served and set in an Australian way. Chris Lucas opened Kisumé Melbourne in May 2017 with an appreciation for New York style sushi […]

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The Curators: Fashion Designer Livia Arena’s Melbourne

1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) With a brand new studio-factory set up located behind her retail store, Melbourne-based Livia Arena is making waves. ”˜Contemporary elegance with an exceptional quality in fabric and construction, all designed and made locally’ is perhaps the best way to describe Livia Arena’s dedication to quality in garment design […]

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Cafe Find: Devon at Barangaroo Sydney

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With the closure of Devon’s Danks location in late 2016 came the call to reincarnate the venue elsewhere. Zacharay Tan took head chef Morris Baco to Barangaroo and Devon at Barangaroo Sydney was born, pairing much-loved favourites with a constantly developing environment. Hanging orb lights, wood tones, and tables and chairs from the former site […]

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Restaurant Find: The Provincial Sydney

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It’s the robust meat, from the three-tired smokeless grill, that this restaurant is known for ”“ pork chops or beef cuts cooked atop charcoal made from apple or grape wood. But make sure you leave room for dessert – painstakingly placed edible flowers, sharp granitas, and assorted textured bits are composition notes in the symphony of sweet […]

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Restaurant Find: Harry’s Bondi Sydney

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Harry’s Bondi, a former convenience store-turned-cafe-turned-restaurant off the main drag in Bondi Beach, serves some of the best hotcakes in town. Chef Bryan Callaghan is all about dietary awareness, serving gluten-free, sugar-free dishes rich with nutrition and edible flowers. His plant-based dishes don’t skimp on size; they’re full-bodied in flavour and colour. Quinoa fritters (a […]

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Restaurant Find: Lucky Suzie Sydney

Zacharay Tan has a talent for synthesis. At Lucky Suzie Sydney, he combines the best of his other venues (Devon Cafe’s cosiness, the style and creativity of recently-closed Devon on Danks, and the forward-thinkingness of recently-opened Devon at Barangaroo) with a heavy dose of passion and a stellar team. The fit out, like the other […]

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Restaurant Find: Atlas Melbourne

Newly opened Atlas Dining in Melbourne’s south side is helmed by one seriously talented young chef. At just twenty-two, Charlie Carrington has become the youngest chef in history to be awarded a Hat, Australia’s Michelin star, and he’s just getting started. Inspired by a nine-month trip around the world while interning in some of the […]

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