European bistros are having a moment in Sydney. South End just hit Newtown; Epula opened in Martin Place; Palm Beach welcomed The Corner. If you can’t get steak frites in your neighbourhood, maybe start petitioning. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
Category: Food & Drink
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First Look: Lox in a Box Opens a Beachy Bistro, and an ex-Ester Chef is Leading the Kitchen
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First Look: Taste the Best of Spain, France and Italy at Epula, Tapavino’s New Restaurant
With its soaring ceilings, sunlit atrium and soft archways, 1 Martin Place (aka the GPO) is one of Sydney’s most beautiful buildings. Restaurant owners are catching on. In mid-2024, Alejandro Saravia moved in with Latin American eatery Morena. And now, the group behind Spanish hotspots Bar by Tapavino, Balcon and Born, has opened Epula in a former shoe shop. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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Stanmore’s Pint-Sized Baking 101 Goes Big on Fluffy Cinnamon Scrolls and Airy Chiffons
Baking 101 began with a piece of chocolate cake. “I was at a kid’s birthday party,” founder Kelly Kim tells Broadsheet. “The cake was so yummy, I asked my friend, ‘Who actually baked this?’” Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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First Look: Algorithm Brings Butternut Toasties and Two-Toned Matchas to Potts Point
Within a week of opening, Algorithm’s new little sibling is packed. In the bright afternoon sun on bustling Darlinghurst Road, locals sit around feasting on truffled eggs folded with Grana Padano and chives, and sipping on cold brews layered with silky house-made cream. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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First Look: Rockpool’s New CBD Dining Room Is All About One Thing
Image credit: 24 York “If you don’t like steak and chips, this isn’t the place for you.” Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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Loulou’s of Milson’s Point Opens a Silver-Ceilinged Bistro in Martin Place
When I think about French food, I think (longingly) about big, herby pats of butter; lush, creamy sauces; and melty, gooey cheese. But it turns out I’m daydreaming all wrong. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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Meet Cafe Cressida: The Sweet Cafe Sibling to Paddington’s Ursula
Image credit: Yusuke Oba If you lived in Woollahra 25 years ago, your afternoon tea plans probably revolved around Margie Agostini’s orange cake. The Sicilian-inspired dessert was a hit at Caffe Agostini, in the Queens Court terrace, which closed in the early 2000s. Now the tucked-away space has been revived with Cafe Cressida, by chef Phil Wood and his partner Lis Davies. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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Monopole Wine Bar and Restaurant Enters a New Era
Image credit: Yusuke Oba Monopole has long been French-leaning. But it was in 2020, when Monopole moved from Potts Point to the city, that conversations about going all the way first came up. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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