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The SMH Good Food Guide Awards 2017: Best New Restaurant Finalists

Terry Durack and Myffy Rigby

Automata in Sydney is darkly glamorous with dishes such as lemon posset, blueberry, lemon thyme and black sesame.
Automata in Sydney is darkly glamorous with dishes such as lemon posset, blueberry, lemon thyme and black sesame.Edwina Pickles

When it comes to dining out in Sydney, we're all about looking forward, not backward. And our restaurants are a perfect example of that – often small, always perfectly formed, offering everything from basement smallgoods, interpretive Chinese food with a side-serve of Mariah Carey, candlelit French with a booze-fuelled twist and new wave Turkish thrills and grills. The most exciting opening in past 12 months, the finalists of this award set the eating agenda, start conversations and represents everything that's fresh, hot and interesting about eating.

And the finalists are…

This is serious snacking for fun lovers. See the grilled lettuce covered in shavings of roast venison liver swiftly followed by raw plums in dressed in fermented juice and mustard oil covered in nasturtium leaves. The wine offerings are pitched live and local, far-reaching and very specific, along with ultra personal service whether you're bar-or-tableside.
This is serious snacking for fun lovers. See the grilled lettuce covered in shavings of roast venison liver swiftly followed by raw plums in dressed in fermented juice and mustard oil covered in nasturtium leaves. The wine offerings are pitched live and local, far-reaching and very specific, along with ultra personal service whether you're bar-or-tableside.Nikki To
Mercado does a gourmet toastie.
Mercado does a gourmet toastie.Supplied
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The McConnells may own the lion's share of inner Melbourne but the Abrahanowicz-Valores are making a pretty good fist of taking Sydney's inner west. They're part owners of Mary's Burgers. The Continental Deli is keeping Australia Street well fed on tinned fish and sherry. And their latest addition, a middle eastern bar and restaurant on the infamous Marie-Louise salon site, is flavouring Enmore Road with thrills and grills.
The McConnells may own the lion's share of inner Melbourne but the Abrahanowicz-Valores are making a pretty good fist of taking Sydney's inner west. They're part owners of Mary's Burgers. The Continental Deli is keeping Australia Street well fed on tinned fish and sherry. And their latest addition, a middle eastern bar and restaurant on the infamous Marie-Louise salon site, is flavouring Enmore Road with thrills and grills. Cole Bennetts

So you've had your fill of these brand newbies but what of this list of restaurants you'll never get to visit?

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide award night, presented by Citi and Vittoria, is on September 5. The Guide will be on sale in newsagents and bookstores from September 6, with all book purchases receiving free access to the new Good Food app.

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Terry DurackTerry Durack is the chief restaurant critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and Good Food.
Myffy RigbyMyffy Rigby is the former editor of the Good Food Guide.

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