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Char kwai teow at Malay-Chinese in Circular Quay.

Sydney hit list June 2023: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

A hot and happening Med-style grillhouse in The Rocks, $13 nori tacos from a former Noma chef and Surry Hills’ sexy new brasserie - here are the hottest spots in and around town to try in June.

Chef Clayton Wells has come on board as PUBLIC Hospitality Group’s culinary director

Top chef Clayton Wells turns culinary director - and new boutique Bondi hotel will be a major focus

The former Automata chef has joined hospitality group Public as it prepares to open a food-focused boutique hotel at the former Noah’s Backpackers site.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The main 50-seat dining room is lined with an Etruscan mural, giving it the air of a basement crypt.
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Hubert team’s decadent grillhouse Le Foote in The Rocks serves up big bottles of red and rum-soaked puds

Swillhouse Group’s ambitious new multi-level Mediterranean venue is a labyrinthine adventure straight out of a Fellini movie.

  • Terry Durack
The cosy beer garden.

Camperdown’s live and thumping Lady Hampshire offers late-night music and Guinness-lashed sticky date pud

Live late-night music, comfort food and sticky carpets offer a nostalgic return to pub revelry at this inner west institution.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Japanese hot dog and tamago-pan (egg roll).

Japanese hot dogs and fruit rolls straight out of a Ghibli movie at Parami cafe in Sydney’s CBD

A fine-dining chef brings finesse and portable snacks to this pocket-sized inner-city Japanese spot.

  • Lee Tran Lam
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The all-natural selection of wine at Frankie and Mo’s.

The Blue Mountains finally gets its first wine bar and bottle shop (and it was worth the wait)

New Blackheath bar Frankie and Mo’s features the widest selection of drinks in the Blue Mountains (plus a vegie-forward menu of share plates).

  • Bianca Hrovat
Hokkaido scallop and prawn toast at Lulu Bondi.

Slide into a booth at Bondi’s golden new restaurant for prawn toast with the most

The pan-Asian restaurant joins beachside siblings Harrys, Raw Bar and RND in the former home of Italian restaurant A Tavola.

  • Scott Bolles
Fried chicken sushi burgers are on the menu at Chase Kojima’s latest pop-up.

A top chef is slinging special rice-wrapped burgers for less than $20 as Senpai Burger opens in Chatswood and Burwood

The “nori-roll-hamburger” comes in fried chicken, salmon, tuna and vegan options, all for less than $20.

  • Scott Bolles
The luxe bar at Kissuu.

It had the building blocks to be a success, so why has Oxford Street’s Kissuu closed after just six months?

Co-owner Paul Schulte has pulled the pin on his two-level Darlinghurst venue.

  • Scott Bolles
Clam Bar has opened in Sydney

Sydney leaves Melbourne in the dust for top-notch restaurants

A few good laneways can’t match Sydney’s energy, innovation and all-round deliciousness, argues Callan Boys.

  • Callan Boys