Other restaurants in New South Wales
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Pass Café
One of the best cafes in Byron with a super outdoor deck surrounded by trees and birdlife. The fare includes avocado on toast and fresh squeezed juices.
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La Piadina
A piadina is a filled flat bread common in northern Italy, and the Zizioli brothers are the only ones serving them in Sydney. Fillings include prosciutto, rocket, mozzarella and ndjua, a kind of spicy sausage. Have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but whatever you do have them – they’re delicious!
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Pizza Mario
This is the only pizzeria in Sydney to be given the seal of approval from the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana – the governing Naples body established to ensure pizzaioli (pizza makers) aren’t corrupting the trade. Not surprisingly, the pizzas are kickin’ (as is the tiramisu).
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Blancmange
This good-looking bistro prides itself on simple honest food using great produce. The modern European menu is not extensive (there are just four entrées and mains), but it changes regularly. Check out the cool artwork by the likes of Ben Quilty and Bill Henson while waiting for your order.
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Splash
The verandah view across Town Green to the water provides the perfect setting for a treat-yourself dinner. Seafood is the chef’s special talent, from the simple (grilled dory and chips) to the exceptional (king prawns and goats-cheese gnocchi). Lunch set menus ($20) are a cheaper option.
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Hurricane’s Grill & Bar
Good luck getting a seat at this hugely popular steak-house that specialises in juicy Australian beef steaks and racks of ribs marinated and grilled in a secret basting sauce. If you can’t stand the queue, there’s a takeaway window (Hurricanes Express) next door with a pared-down menu.
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Guzzle Tandoori
The restaurant’s not pretty, but you’re not here for the decor: you’re here for the cheap and very cheerful (halal) Pakistani/Indian food. Squeeze in next to the cabbies (it’s a taxi driver fave) and order a beef vindaloo or butter chicken accompanied by freshly made naan bread.
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Zacharys
It’s not surprising that this diner-cum-bar in central Kings Cross is so popular – Thursday is all-you-can-eat pizza night ($22 per person). But this is no fast-food joint: the low-slung sofas and rich timber finishes lend an air of sophistication while the masses tuck in.
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Gallery Restaurant
This French-focused restaurant forms part of the Fine Art Gallery housed within a grand old Katoomba residence. Wander through the gallery between courses and admire (or buy, depending on how much wine you’ve consumed) the paintings, sculptures and glassware on display.
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White Bull
Armidale’s telltale blue-grey bricks are still in place but the White Bull hasn’t been shy giving the interior a makeover. This is a pub worthy of a bit of lippy, with couches for chilling, a bar with boutique beers and a bistro menu that rises above the usual pub grub.
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Café Bariloche & Patisserie
Everything about this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cafe is authentic small-town Argentina, from the no-frills decor and the modest window display to the delicious beef-mince empanadas. Stuffed with paprika, cumin, egg and green olives, they are the best in town.
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Rum Diaries
It’s cool, it’s intimate and it has 91 different rums from all over the world on its menu. It also has an innovative tapas menu. Try ‘the Diaries’ – a three-step appetiser comprising grilled chorizo, a shot of dark rum and a chaser of caramelised pear.
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Arabella
Bringing a touch of Beirut to Sydney is this lively modern Lebanese restaurant that serves up falafel and fried kibbe with fervour. It’s BYO and there’s no corkage fee, so you’ve no excuses not to shake it when the belly dancing starts.
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Moo Moo Café
Take the Chinderah Bypass halfway between Brunswick Heads and Murwillumbah to the town of Mooball and its legendary Moo Moo Café. It is famous for its bovine obsession, with cow and farm kitsch aplenty.
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Plan B
Owned by the folks who run Becasse, one of Sydney’s finest dining establishments, is this shoebox cafe that serves incredible Wagyu beef burgers. It also offers gourmet panini, sausage rolls, pastries, cakes and muffins.
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Albion Café
Albion Café is a corner pub conversion complete with floorboards, open fire, excellent coffee and a breakfast menu that includes corn fritters with bacon, poached egg, spinach and spicy tomato chutney.
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Ribs & Rumps
A great one for the guys (and girls with man-size appetites) is this lively top-floor diner overlooking the beach. Expect sizzling steaks, finger- licking ribs and precariously stacked burgers with all the trimmings.
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Via Abercrombie
The best sandwiches in town are the ones made in this hole-in-the-wall cafe located down a narrow alley. The bread is homemade and the chilli chicken (its speciality) is delicious. Expect queues at lunchtime.
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Mill
In the heart of town, the Mill is Cowra’s oldest building, where the millstone first turned in 1861. The region’s Chardonnay has tickled many a palate; enjoy it here with a cheese platter.
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Terry Catherine’s
This BYO establishment has gorgeous views from the back verandah and cosy couches when the weather turns. The raison toast stack with bananas, maple syrup and walnuts ($10) is a fine way to start the day.
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Piccolo
Cushioned window seats add to the allure of this cute and contemporary Italian eatery. Entrées include a leek, goats cheese and mushroom tartlet or for main, veal scaloppine in lemon and white wine sauce.
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Corner
This trendy eatery a block or two away from the town centre is bright, airy and open with plenty of pavement for sitting outside. Specialities include hearty gourmet salads, big enough to eat as mains.
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Mike’s Seafood
We love the slogan – ‘It’s all good!’ And it is. This great little takeaway specialises in paper parcels of fishy goodness. After 4.30pm on Tuesday it’s ‘buy one, get another for a buck’ night.
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Parakeet Café
This colourful cafe dishes up hearty staples along with the odd surprise such as the tempura hoki with chips. There are a couple of couches, a courtyard out back and wireless internet access.
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Cafe Zuppa
This friendly mountain cafe brews excellent coffees and hot chocolates. The belly-warming burgers and sandwiches are foolproof, but the more experimental dishes are sometimes hit-and-miss.
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