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Ice Works, Brisbane review by Ntascha Mirosch
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14.5/20

Iceworks

Given Terrace & Dowse Street, Paddington, QLD
  • Rating:

    14.5/20

  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    6 reader ratings

Clever, generous, Iceworks could be the next hot thing.

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sydney

The Cookhouse Randwick

141 Belmore Road, Randwick, NSW
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    9 reader ratings

The old Restaurant Balzac site has new owners and a new modus operandi.

14

melbourne

ShanDong MaMa

200 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    9 reader ratings

This no-frills Chinese diner dishes up home-style Shandong cuisine cooked by 'mama'.

1

pub food

The Cookhouse Randwick

141 Belmore Road, Randwick, NSW
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    9 reader ratings

The old Restaurant Balzac site has new owners and a new modus operandi.

14

polish

Na Zdrowie

161 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    11 reader ratings

If you're after a hearty, tasty meal, Polish restaurant Na Zdrowie has the goods.

5

pub food

The Spotted Mallard

314 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    12 reader ratings

Is it a hipster bar? A classic pub? An after-hours dining hall? Yes to all three.

2

japanese

Gypsy and Pig

391 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    12 reader ratings

This tonkatsu (fried pork) restaurant celebrates the prized, pale pork known as kurobuta.

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It's not junk food when it's on the best tables

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5

good food guide

Food guide reflects Brisbane's culinary confidence

KATHERINE FEENEY The city has moved past the idea that fine dining means high-end settings and hefty prices.

17

Coast haven

Rubicon

6A Barker Street, Griffith, ACT

A sparkling experience, fine dining that leaves you feeling very well looked after if not hyped with experimentation.

1

Asian all you can eat

Kingfish prosciutto, pickled beetroot and radish salad.
fine dining

15.5/20

Waters Edge

40 Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT

Beautifully presented classic dishes with little twists, seamless service and a lovely location make Waters Edge a very nice place for a special night.

sydney

Lemonia Cafe

4-8 Booth Street, Annandale, NSW

When brothers Garry and Dion Rodakis decided to open their first cafe, they looked to their Greek grandmother, Lemonia.

canberra

Kingfish prosciutto, pickled beetroot and radish salad.
fine dining

15.5/20

Waters Edge

40 Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT

Beautifully presented classic dishes with little twists, seamless service and a lovely location make Waters Edge a very nice place for a special night.

melbourne

Candied Bakery

81A Hudsons Road, Spotswood, VIC
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    2 reader ratings

This bright, airy bakery is a neat mix of new and nostalgic.

greek

Lemonia Cafe

4-8 Booth Street, Annandale, NSW

When brothers Garry and Dion Rodakis decided to open their first cafe, they looked to their Greek grandmother, Lemonia.

barhop

The Courtyard Bar

33 Bayswater Road, Potts Point, NSW
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    14 reader ratings

There's mutton dressed up as lamb and then there's a booty club dressed up as a boutique bar.

under $30

Foley Lane Tapas

371-373 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    4 reader ratings

A tapas bar might not be the first place you'd think of taking kids, but there are many reasons why it works.

2

american

Meatmother

167 Swan Street, Richmond, VIC
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    59 reader ratings

Melbourne's newest barbecue restaurant is hardcore but it's no Americana 'BBQ shak'.

cafe

Industry Beans

Fitzroy Street & Rose Street, Fitzroy, VIC
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    10 reader ratings

Industry Beans takes an inventive and adventurous approach to coffee and food.

contemporary

Jacques Reymond

78 Williams Road, Prahran, VIC
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    23 reader ratings

Jacques Reymond's longevity is impressive, but perhaps an even bigger wonder is that its 60-year-old namesake is still evolving.

2

contemporary

Air-dried beef with kim chi and kettle chips Esq.
Graze

16/20

Esq.

145 Eagle Street, Brisbane, QLD
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    7 reader ratings

Esq features some of the same dishes from the three-hat menu at Esquire just on the other side of the charcoal grill.

thai

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Dhom's Kitchen

13.5/20

Dhom's Kitchen

3/1A Garnet St, Cooroy, QLD

Secreted away in the sleepy country town of Cooroy, Dhom's is a rare find.

food carts

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cool cafe

Mocan and Green Grout

19 Marcus Clarke Street, NewActon, Canberra, ACT

A little gem of a place still evolving in the New Acton area.

Favourite Italian

Chargrilled King Prawns at Tosolini's.
Italian cafe

14/20

Tosolini's

London Circuit & East Row, Canberra, ACT
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    18 reader ratings

A highly likeable relaxed corner cafe that ticks the boxes for most of your eating and drinking needs.

sichuan degustation

Malamay

Burbury Close, Barton, ACT
  • Cuisine:
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    5 reader ratings

Sichuan degustation dining from the hipsters of modern fusion, the Chairman group.

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