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Stitch Coffee in Marrickville.

The verdict on three new Marrickville cafes, and one life-changing yoghurt to rule them all

We’ve got the low-down on when to go, what to eat, and which one is right for your next weekend.

  • Bianca Hrovat
A roast beef sandwich at The Press.

The Good Food guide to Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith

From giant house-made Wagon Wheels to hatted Italian, the NSW Riverina has a wealth of great bakeries and restaurants – if you know where to look.

  • Alexandra Carlton
Danielle Alvarez's carbonnade flamande (Belgian beef and beer stew).
EASY

Beef-up your weekend with Danielle Alvarez’s ‘utterly delicious’ stew

Caramelising the onions, braising with a dark ale and finishing with mustard and brown sugar add layers of complexity to a standard stew.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Lemon myrtle biscuits.

These lemony biscuits are great for all ages and any time of day (or even the freezer)

Using good-quality butter takes these tea-time treats to another level.

  • Elder Bruno Dann and Tahlia Mandie
Chefs Mitch Orr (left) and Luke Davenport at the Palomar in 2025.

High-profile chefs depart hatted restaurants in Sydney hotel shake-up

Mitch Orr is one of three acclaimed chefs to recently leave the dining rooms and kitchens they were appointed to direct.

  • Scott Bolles

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Eating out

Loulou Bistro in Martin Place offers buy-one-get-one-free steak every Monday night.

This $59-for-two steak special at a hatted city restaurant is an absolute steal

From bottomless steak (yes) to premium cuts, here’s how to still get your steak fix when prices are high.

  • Isabel Cant
Three Blue Ducks Burradoo.

Here’s your July dining hit list (feat. Three Blue Ducks’ latest venture)

Nasi kuning (cone-shaped towers of rice tinted yellow with turmeric).
14.5/20

Medan Ciak’s new spin-off eatery is ‘Temu’ in the best sense

  • Helen Yee
Sushi Hub was swift to implement the new labelling requirements.

Sushi menus will soon be different. Here’s what you need to know

  • Dani Valent

New on the app

The darkly crusted croissants.
  • Review

The spot for darkly crusted croissants and cardamom buns

B-Side is a cafe and wine bar in Braddon.
  • Review

This all-day eatery in Canberra delivers hit after hit

Crispy chicken rice.
  • Review

A second location for crispy chicken rice and Phnom Penh noodles

Hong Phuoc Asian Grocery.
  • Review

An Illawarra Road institution for hard-to-find Asian ingredients

Tacos and Pho Mary at Titus Jones.
  • Review

A tequila-focussed bar serving spicy margs and crispy fish skin tacos

Meat is hand-carved off the spit at The Yeeros Shop.
  • Review

A Marrickville institution for spit-roasted gyros and well-portioned chips

The Fold is the namesake sandwich made on a chargrilled Turkish flatbread.
  • Review

This cafe is named after its bestseller: a folded Turkish sandwich

Woods Cafe in Bangalow.
  • Review

Your first port of call for batch brew and polenta cake in Bangalow

The bar area.
  • Recommended

Legendary Leichhardt restaurant opens second outpost after 27 years

Penne alla 'nodka' at Sugo, Bexley North.
  • Recommended

Upgrade your pasta with a fried chicken cutlet at this Italo-American diner

Diner-style pancakes.
  • Recommended

The spot for rolled omelettes and diner-style pancakes in Marrickville

Kaysone Sweets in Cabramatta.
  • Review

Check the counter for banana fritters at this Laotian snack shop

Recent reviews

Meadow Music Room in Cronulla.

Hot choc profiteroles and filthy margaritas rule at the moody Meadow Music Room

  • Myffy Rigby
Nasi kuning (cone-shaped towers of rice tinted yellow with turmeric).
14.5/20

Why Medan Ciak’s new spin-off eatery Temu Kangen is ‘Temu’ in the best sense

  • Helen Yee
Lua by Luke Nguyen at Sydney Fish Market.
14.5/20

Try the three-time ‘world’s best rice’ winner at Luke Nguyen’s new Lua

  • David Matthews
Gabi greets customers as Kevin pours the warm chicken bone broth.
13/20

Put down the corporate slop, pick up a delish lunch bowl at Kim’s Korean Deli

  • Bianca Hrovat
Double beef and cheese burger.

Double beef, golden buns, American cheese: Don’t miss Park St. Diner’s burger

  • Bianca Hrovat

Good Food Guide

Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year Thi Le.

Everything you need to know from The Age Good Food Guide 2026 Awards

Grilled octopus at Tzaki in Yarraville.

The 127 most influential, delicious restaurants in The Age Good Food Guide

The Age Good Food Guide Awards

The ultimate guide to the Good Food Guide

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Pizzetta bianca and pizzetta rossa.

The 150 most influential, delicious restaurants in the SMH Good Food Guide

Young Chef of the Year Jen Kwok Lee and Chef of the Year Lauren Eldridge.

Everything you need to know from the SMH Good Food Guide 2026 Awards

Recipes

Brown sugar pudding.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s brown sugar pudding

This is a riff on a Canadian classic that is often made with maple syrup, though this brown sugar version is much more affordable.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
One-tray smoky tomato meatloaf with mustard and parmesan roasted broccolini.
EASY

One-tray smoky glazed meatloaf with mustard broccolini

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Ebi tama don (prawn and egg rice bowl).
EASY

Ebi tama don (Japanese prawn and egg rice bowl)

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Pork belly tacos.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s pork belly tacos

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw

Recipe collections

Dan Lepard's spinach and rosemary macaroni cheese.

Golden bubbling goodness: 30+ ways cheese and butter make everything better

Lasagne is a dish that will mend broken hearts.

Classic hits: Your 50 favourite recipes of the year (so far) are a blast from the past

A scatter of crisp, garlicky crumbs at the end elevates a classic tuna mornay.

From tuna mornay to chocolate cake: June’s most popular recipes are nostalgic and very nice

Katrina Meynink’s chorizo and potato gem patatas bravas.

Sofa so good: 35 irresistible snacks for sports-loving couch potatoes

Lemony fennel lasagne.

Six luscious vegetarian lasagnes to make this weekend

Golden syrup dumplings.

Get saucy: Nine old-school winter puds to sink your spoon into this weekend

Roast chicken on baked rice with tomato, cumin and bay leaves.

10 Karen Martini one-pots worth inviting your mates over for

Hokkien noodles with chicken and broccoli.

Turn up the heat: Quick, warming stir-fries to chase away the chill

Julia Busuttil Nishimura's pumpkin and feta filo pie.

Filo-sophy 101: Five golden, flaky pies to make this weekend

Adam Liaw’s Classic Beef and Red Wine Stew

Adam Liaw’s essential beef stew, plus 20 more of May’s popular recipes

Adam Liaw’s one-pan rosemary chicken and potatoes.

14 throw-together tray bakes for the time-poor and tired

Use your favourite type of chocolate for the ganache, which cloaks the caramel.

28 of Emelia Jackson’s beautiful and best weekend bakes

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Tips & advice

A wonky pumpkin is the hero of Jane de Graaff's budget veg box.

Food bills keep rising but these tried-and-tested-tips can help ease the pain

  • Jane de Graaff
C is for crunch, in this case lettuce.

How to make the perfect ‘picky plate’ using your fridge and pantry stash

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Smile if you've made it to the second half of the season.

The MasterChef contestants we did (and didn’t) see making it this far

  • Ben Pobjie
Protein shakes are more popular than ever.

Cutting back on coffee? Five dietitian-approved drinks to help kick-start the day

  • Susie Burrell
RecipeTin Eats' super tender lamb shanks in red wine sauce.

The 10 golden rules for a rich, tender stew  (without a slow cooker)

  • Dani Valent

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Drinks

Neil Perry's braised veal osso bucco.

Australian-Italian wines to try (featuring something different for the heartiest fare)

  • Huon Hooke
Winter wine recommendations

Wintry wines to try right now (featuring a mate for sticky date)

  • Huon Hooke

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Young Chef of the Year Jen Kwok Lee and Chef of the Year Lauren Eldridge.

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Loulou Bistro in Martin Place offers buy-one-get-one-free steak every Monday night.

This $59-for-two steak special at a hatted city restaurant is an absolute steal

  • Isabel Cant
Stitch Coffee in Marrickville.

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  • Bianca Hrovat
Lemon myrtle biscuits.

These lemony biscuits are great for all ages and any time of day (or even the freezer)

  • Elder Bruno Dann and Tahlia Mandie
A roast beef sandwich at The Press.

The Good Food guide to Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith

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Chefs Mitch Orr (left) and Luke Davenport at the Palomar in 2025.

High-profile chefs depart hatted restaurants in Sydney hotel shake-up

  • Scott Bolles