Here’s the quick version: Ester is a new restaurant in Chippendale, backed by the guys behind Vini, Berta and 121BC. It’s run by Mat Lindsay, and before you go in, you suspect it’ll end up with a high scorecard. After all, this chef used to be at 121BC (Kristen Allan raved about his food at […]
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Ester, Chippendale
August 5th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 1 Comment »
Farmhouse Kings Cross, Rushcutter’s Bay
May 29th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 2 Comments »
Here’s how to escape to the country without arguing over maps, stockpiling snacks for the road trip or overthinking which songs should be played through the car speakers. Farmhouse Kings Cross in Rushcutter’s Bay is a shortcut to rural charm that’ll save you on travel time, keep you extremely well fed and, in fact, has […]
Osteria di Russo & Russo, Enmore
April 29th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 3 Comments »
Adding to the outbreak of great new places in the Newtown/Enmore area is Osteria di Russo & Russo, which just opened on Enmore Road. The laziest of glances would suggest that it’s just another Italian restaurant, but this establishment is full of take-you-by-surprise qualities. The endearingly old-school interiors have a time-warp feel, but the menu […]
Brickfields Bakery, Chippendale
February 23rd, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes, Favourites | 4 Comments »
Brickfields, the new cafe-and-bakery-in-one in Chippendale, is full of things to like. There’s the “Dranks” selection, which includes Lebonade ($4) and home-made sodas (the Peach one is lovely and lush), and your beverage comes in a half-litre carafe, which you get to splash out into tumblers. It’s both classy and fun – no wonder the […]
MoVida Sydney, Surry Hills
October 9th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 3 Comments »
You no longer need a boarding pass (or tolerance of long bus trips) to get into MoVida. The well-regarded Melbourne institution has just opened its first NSW outpost in Surry Hills. And while it’s less than a week old, MoVida Sydney arrives with a robust, in-built fan base – the type that will excitedly single […]
Hartsyard, Newtown
June 11th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 7 Comments »
The old Gourmet Viking site in Newtown has been regenerated into Hartsyard, a brilliant new restaurant run by Gregory Llewellyn and Naomi Hart. The couple score “A for effort” on many fronts: for making their own cocktail syrups, coaxing heirloom vegetables and intriguing herbs from their own greenhouse/garden and ingeniously constructing bar shelves from plumbing […]
Sixpenny, Stanmore
March 26th, 2012 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 3 Comments »
Sixpenny in Stanmore may be named after faded currency, but this new restaurant has plenty of sparkle and worth. It’s the long-awaited venture for Daniel Puskas and James Parry, the brilliant prize-winning chefs who last created course-by-course magic together at Oscillate Wildly. They’ve been wanting to open their own establishment since they left that fine […]
Momofuku Seiobo, The Star, Pyrmont
November 22nd, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 16 Comments »
There was megawatt hype surrounding Momofuku Seiobo before it even opened a few weeks ago, and the restaurant didn’t so much quietly launch as blast off. With supercharged interest in David Chang’s new Sydney venture – his first outside his New York empire – every minor move and detail was reported on before diners even […]