Japan street rules: top tips for Japan travel, from restaurant reservations to transport faux pas
How not to be a nuisance – and generally offend everyone – on your
next trip to Japan, according to CALLUM MCDERMOTT.
9 best Phuket resorts for a luxury island escape
Our expert edit of the best resorts on Thailand’s biggest island is your ticket to an unforgettable holiday.
Four reasons why Hibiki 40 Year Old Whisky is the ultimate expression of Japan
This is one of the most significant releases in whisky history – but there’s only 400 bottles. Here’s why Hibiki 40 Year Old is the paragon of Japanese whisky, as well as how to get an exclusive tasting at its Australian unveiling.
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Why a travel advisor is the secret to a perfect – and unique – holiday
Whether you’re looking to tick things off the bucket list, discover new layers to your favourite destination, or want to try a totally new experience, a travel advisor can design a trip that’s completely tailored to you.
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Sydney welcomes Ennui, a handsome new restaurant with a wine bar soul
Step inside the heritage-listed space, right by the Capitol Theatre, for a fun drinks list and a menu that’s very French – but also not very French at all.
This Spanish region has seven Michelin star restaurants
Catalonia brings so much more to the table than Barcelona, with its obsession for tapas and unfinished cathedrals. Here we explore two of our favourite pockets of Catalonia, which also happen to play host to some of the best restaurants in Spain.
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Song Bird, Neil Perry’s three-storey Chinese restaurant, opens alongside Bobbie’s – a basement cocktail bar
Perry considers this 230-seat, mostly Cantonese restaurant in Double Bay, to be a Chinese counterpart to Margaret, packed with his “greatest hits.” Downstairs, you’ll find Bobbie’s, a clubby basement bar fuelled by jazz and Martinis.
The best tiny homes in and around Perth
From petite suburban stays to cosy cabins in the bush and by the beach, Perth and its surrounds are home to some of the best tiny homes in the country.
Best luxury Adelaide hotels to consider for your next trip
From glamorous art-deco Adelaide hotels to secluded luxury lodges in the Adelaide Hills, the South Australian capital has luxury hotel options in spades.
Why pork is the real hero of Thai cuisine
Porkfat’s owner Narin “Jack” Kulasai is carving the way.
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Three ways to have a luxurious all-American road trip
Because it’s about the journey and the destinations…
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Applications for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition are now open
The prestigious competition is now taking applications for the Pacific Region. Here’s how to enter — plus the all-star line-up of judges for 2024.
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The Sanderson is launching a monthly cocktail-pairing degustation
We spoke to the slick CBD restaurant’s head chef about its new BYO Cellar Thursday offer and its cocktail degustation collaboration with sister bar Eau de Vie – both exciting additions to a restaurant that’s all about celebrating special moments with unforgettable experiences.
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Seven of our favourite new restaurants, bars and hotels from around Australia
From Melbourne cocktail bars to luxe Hobart stays and Adelaide’s favourite new bistro.
Just in: Parcs is reopening
Parcs, the inventive low-waste Melbourne restaurant that closed suddenly in June, is back – and it’s headed up by Brae’s former head chef
Hero, Karen Martini’s much-loved Melbourne restaurant, has closed for good in controversial circumstances
The ACMI’s critically acclaimed in-house restaurant closed abruptly yesterday.
Gildas, a San Sebastián-inspired wine bar follow-up to Firedoor opens in Sydney
It's a tribute to the five years chef Lennox Hastie spent living and working in the Basque Country. There's Spanish wine, sherries and vermouths – served alongisde pintxos, share plates and other drinks-friendly snacks.
Coming soon to Melbourne: March, Peter Gunn’s casual spinoff to Ides
Food by one of Victoria’s best chefs and drinks from one of Melbourne’s favourite wine lists. Ides’ new next-door neighbour is worth getting excited about.
The Patch, a family-friendly bar and restaurant, opens in Tomakin
The 226-seater is the latest in a long line of openings on New South Wales’ South Coast.
A year after it was gutted by a fire, Leonardo’s Pizza Palace is finally reopening in Melbourne
The Carlton favourite has been dearly missed. It’s celebrating its much-anticipated return with a big old pizza party this weekend.
Acclaimed Sydney fine diner Automata is closing for good later this year
Clayton Wells' beloved Chippendale restaurant is the latest in a string of prominent restaurants to close.
Coming Soon to Melbourne: Bud of Love, an online wine store becomes a wine bar and bottle shop
What started as a lockdown side project is now graduating to IRL status. When it opens in Footscray, Bud of Love will be an intimate little wine bar, with bottles available to drink in or take away.
Why vegetables are so expensive right now (and when we can expect prices to go down)
“I really, to be honest, cannot think of any vegetable I would say is cheap – anything that’s grown in the ground is expensive at the moment.”
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Fenton Food & Wine, a community-focused farm-to-table café and restaurant, opens in Melbourne
The meat comes from the family livestock farm and the produce comes from a plot of land the owners are learning to harvest. This neighbourhood bistro is out to prove that sustainable eating doesn’t have to be a special occasion.
Opening today: Manon, an opulent all-day brasserie for the Sydney CBD
6am croque madame? Late night steak frites? The dining room or the alfresco terrace? This opening – in one of Sydney’s marquee locations, at the base of the QVB – is one to get truly excited about.
Seven of our favourite canned cocktails
Canned cocktails are like a hybrid between hard seltzers and bottled cocktails. And they’re coming to a summer near you. Here are some of our favourites – expect to see eskies filled with them in a few months’ time.
How to get into vermouth, with Dave Verheul
It’s the quiet achiever in a good Negroni, the unsung hero of every Martini, but now, vermouth is stepping out on its own – ready for its moment in the spotlight.
QT Newcastle opens this week, in a historic heritage building
There are 104 rooms and suites, a restaurant from a chef with Michelin star experience, and a rooftop with sweeping views (and a killer whisky collection).
Rodd & Gunn’s new restaurant is one Brisbane’s biggest and most ambitious openings of the year so far
The Lodge Bar & Dining is in a beloved building on the busiest corner of Fortitude Valley, has a menu by one of New Zealand’s most venerated chefs and a wine list by New Zealand’s only Master Sommelier.
Two of the Melbourne wine world’s best have just opened a bottle shop in Newcastle
She’s a wine educator and the daughter of Gerald Diffey – the owner of the legendary Gerald’s Bar. He’s worked in some of Melbourne’s finest restaurants, bottle shops and wine bars. Together they own Vera, Newcastle’s most exciting new wine retailer.
Quickfire Catch-up: Toby Stansfield, a new chef for the Old Fitz
“Playing with nostalgia is really what I want to be doing … so there’ll be a shorter hands-friendly menu at the bar and then some fun, flirty stuff happening in the bistro.”
Cookbook of the week: Yiayia Next Door
A heart-warming book about helping others and overcoming grief, packed with traditional Greek recipes.
Ace Hotel Sydney is finally open and taking bookings
It’s the first southern hemisphere location for the acclaimed American hotel chain. Rooms are now available, lobby restaurant Loam is open for business, and chef Mitch Orr’s Kiln is just weeks away.
Adam Liaw goes off-camera with his first podcast: How Taste Changed the World
The seven-part series explores the ways in which sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami tastes have influenced humans. And it features big names like Dan Barber, Fuchsia Dunlop and Yotam Ottolenghi.
Josh and Julie Niland launch Fish Butchery Delivered
Get some of the best fish in Sydney delivered, plus ready-made meals, condiments, and meal kits (including the Nilands' famous tuna cheeseburgers).
The Sofitel Melbourne has just completed its long-running refurbishment
The $15 million renovation of each of the 360 rooms, which took 18 months, has given one of Melbourne’s best-known hotels a beautiful spruce-up.
Connie’s, a retro Italian diner and rooftop by the Everleigh and Bar Margaux team, opens in Melbourne
The latest venue by Michael and Zara Madrusan is a celebration of Michael’s Italian upbringing. Come for alfresco spritzes, deep pan pizza, and plenty of pasta.
Coming soon to Sydney: a Negroni aperitivo bar with food from a former sous chef at The Apollo
There are 12 Negronis on the menu and a sizeable roster of post-dinner digestivi – from Amaro Montenegro to Sorrento-style limoncello. The food line-up is all about Italian share-plates, plus free Negroni-infused salami sticks.
First verdict: The Rover, Sydney
This old dog from the team behind Bistecca and The Gidley has picked up some new tricks, with a major spruce-up to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Parlar, a new Catalan restaurant from the Franca team, opens in Sydney’s Potts Point
Catalonia, the Spanish region that borders France, inspired the Spanish restaurant that borders Franca.
Da Orazio reopens at Bondi Beach, back where it all began
Chef Orazio D’Elia has returned to the restaurant that kickstarted his career. Classics like the pizza and porchetta are back, but the casual coastal restaurant has picked up some new tricks.
Grill Americano, the latest restaurant from Chris Lucas, is now open in Melbourne’s CBD
It’s the latest in a string of openings for the renowned restaurateur. This time, it’s all about classic Italian cocktails, Tuscan bistecca and handmade pastas.
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First verdict: Aalia, Sydney
This beautiful Martin Place restaurant – by the team behind Nour – has a refined, shareable menu featuring an all-star cast of Middle Eastern dishes, ideas and flavours. It’s a new winner for Sydney’s CBD.
One of New South Wales’ best regional restaurants is throwing a raffle for flood-relief
There are seven prize packages to win, which include vouchers for accommodation, drinking, dining and wellness. The cut-off for ticket purchase ends soon.
Now open: Matt Moran’s country pub, with a restaurant and boutique hotel to follow
The beloved chef has family ties to the small town of Rockley, and the pub’s reopening yesterday marks the first stage of his ambitious plan to revitalise the area.
The Continental Sorrento begins its long-awaited reopening this month
Following a $100 million refurbishment, the landmark Mornington Peninsula pub – with its multiple venues, new Intercontinental hotel and adjoined spa and wellness centre – is poised to become one of the biggest destinations in the region.
Melbourne is getting its first Four Seasons hotel, inside “the tallest vertical garden in the world”
It’s the city of four seasons in one day, but its Four Seasons is years away.
This Sunday: an online flood relief raffle with some great prizes
The fundraiser, organised by Sydney’s Bar Suze, has over 25 prizes – including a two-night stay at a retreat in the Byron hinterlands, original artwork, natural wine packs, coffee subscriptions, restaurant vouchers, and more.
QT Sydney’s Gowings Bar and Grill reopens today, with a reinvigorated direction and a new menu
The evolution for the well-loved restaurant, presided over by chef Sean Connolly, is inspired by the steakhouses of New York’s Little Italy.
A late booker’s guide to Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2022
Plenty of great events are yet to sell out, here are our favourites.
Supporting Sydney’s nurses: how Kylie Kwong and Addison Road Community Organisation are banding together to help
“It’s to say, we acknowledge what you’ve been through and what you’re going through now, and we really want to spoil you.”
Heaps Normal has just released its highly anticipated second beer
Its first beer, the Quiet XPA, has been a phenomenon in the non-alcoholic beer world. Now its latest, Another Lager, is set to take the brand to a whole new audience.
A multisensory restaurant from two of Australia’s best chefs – in Momofuku Seiōbo’s old space – opens in Sydney soon
It’s the latest effort from Federico Zanellato and Karl Firla, the owners of Restaurant Leo, and it’ll be unlike anything they – or Sydney – have tried before.
Bigger, better, as vegan as ever: Shannon Martinez’s Smith & Deli reopens in Melbourne
The influential plant-based deli has hopped over from Fitzroy to Collingwood. And together under the one roof with its sister restaurant, Smith & Daughters, the new spot is poised to become Australia’s biggest vegan destination.
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Now open: Jane, a smart-casual Sydney restaurant steeped in Aussie nostalgia
The menu, the wine list and the cocktails are an all-Australian affair, and it’s set in an inviting space that seamlessly places old-school design cues within a modern context.
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Now open in Sydney’s CBD: Mumu, a lively restaurant from Dan Hong
The low-lit spot is open till late (properly late) and has a menu packed with Southeast Asian street food classics inspired by Hong’s travels.
Four Australian venues honoured in the World’s 50 Best Bars Awards
It’s the best showing for Australia since 2015.
Coming soon to Sydney: Paski, a wine bar and restaurant by 10 William St and 121BC alumni
It’s a two-level ode to pasta and Italian natural wines, by a trio of hospitality pros.
Nomad Melbourne, the long-awaited follow-up to the Sydney original, is finally open on Flinders Lane
“Opening a restaurant over Facetime is not an easy thing to do.”
Now open in Melbourne: Manzé, a Mauritian restaurant and wine bar with a seafood-leaning menu and natural wines
Mauritius has a diverse cuisine, but the focus here is on its South Asian and East African influences. Plus, there's a drinks list dominated by expressive natural wines.
First look: Quay’s newest dessert
Snow egg, white coral, the eight-texture chocolate cake – all have entered Quay’s dessert hall of fame. Now Peter Gilmore is hoping to replicate their sweet success with his latest and greatest final course.
Josh and Julie Niland set to open a second Fish Butchery in Sydney
The Niland seafood empire shows no sign of slowing down. Fish Butchery the second will be double the size of its predecessor (and yes, the double tuna cheeseburger will be on the menu).
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