Food & Drink Reviews

Via Alta literally means High Street (the same as the street where it is situated) and is a classic neighbourhood Italian trattoria. With bare tables and casual friendly service by day, transforming with white table cloths for a more elegant restaurant setting by night, the contemporary Northern Italian restaurant is a delicious joint venture from Alessandro Pavoni (Ormeggio and Chiosco) with talented Head Chef Alex Keene (MasterChef alumni and Ormeggio), and restaurateur Bill Drakopolous.

"That's what happens when you have beer taps" Kittyhawk Groups Operations Manager Dre Walters responded when I wondered why so many blokes were drinking beer. Week 2 at new Kittyhawk Bar Sydney, Friday afternoon 5pm and the new joint from the Lobo…

New Darlo Country Club brings a complete change of look and pace to Sydney, Darlinghurst and Victoria Street.

Bennett has raised the bar to deliver what is possibly the new next best thing.

I don't know about you, but I think that Sydney has some of the best craft beers in the World. No longer just the beverage of choice for hipsters, independently crafted I.P.A's, lager, ales and stouts can be found in bottle shops and hotels all ov…

Norton Street Leichardt is having an Italian Renaissance and leading the way are third generation restaurateurs Matteo Galletto and Michele Rispol with all day dining with fabulous Italian food from Head Chef Bryan Gerlini.

‘No one in Sydney is doing this’, he told us. ‘There are plenty of good Italian restaurants you can go to but this is something different. Like the street food they sell at home in Naples.’

Ibrahim Pastry, a 35-year-old Rockdale institution set up by Khalil in 1983 and it’s a real family place.

If you had to describe Lemonia Café Annandale in one word, it would certainly be ‘zesty’. Jessica Rayner reports.

With its superb drinks, the fun of the cocktail wheel, some seriously tasty but fun bar food and loads of different entertainment, we rate Knox Street Bar as one of the best, if not THE best small bar in town.