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December 2021 hit list: Where to eat and drink in Sydney this month

The best bar, cafe and restaurant openings so far of 2021 to add to your must-visit list.

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Michelin-starred chef Clare Smyth of Sydney's Oncore restaurant.

Barangaroo's jewel Oncore by Clare Smyth to finally open

  • David Matthews
The luxury rooftop restaurant at Shell House opens today.

Dining Room & Terrace opens at Sydney CBD's $14 million Shell House

  • Scott Bolles
Totti's Rozelle 2021 images for Good Food. 

Two years in the making, Merivale finally opens Totti's in Rozelle

  • Scott Bolles
Lana is on the first floor of Hinchcliff House, an 1870s wool store transformed into a multi-level Italian dining experience.
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Sydney's CBD strikes back at Lana

  • Terry Durack
Bright new executive chef Thomas Gorringe is taking over from Joel Bickford at Aria.
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Fine-tuning fine dining at Aria

  • Terry Durack
Raymond Carbonaro and Monique Emmi at the Dulwich Hill spot.

Say cheese! The Larder lifts lockdown blues

  • Lenny Ann Low
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New member of Parramatta's cafe scene: Toufick Chami at his venue Meraki Merchants.

Naturally sweet delicacies at Meraki Merchants

  • Pilar Mitchell
The dark timbers at Lola's Level 1 frame the changing light of Bondi outside.
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Right place, right time at Lola's Level 1

  • Terry Durack
Mix and match your doughnut and ice-cream flavours.

It takes two to make the doughnuts this good at Duo Duo

  • Lee Tran Lam
Upstairs, downstairs: Ursula's two levels of dining are a fusion of old and new.
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Discover Paddington’s secret sauce at Ursula's

  • Terry Durack
Fuelled by a love of family-owned New York delis, this new cafe is pulling in the crowds.

Forget My Kitchen Rules, family rules at Frank's Deli

  • Lenny Ann Low
The husband-and-wife owners of the popular new bakery aim to bake as close to 7am as they can.

Rise and dine: Goodwood Bakeshop keeps it fresh in Marrickville

  • Pilar Mitchell
La Salut completes a European triumvirate for the Love Tilly Group.
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Sip the Spanish way at La Salut

  • Terry Durack
The star pithivier from LuMi's degustation menu is filled with wagyu brisket at Lode.

Are Sydney's Lode Pies worth the hype?

  • Lee Tran Lam
Enrico Tomelleri (left), Giorgio De Maria and Mattia Dicati at their new restaurant Paski in Darlinghurst.

Paski Vineria Popolare fires up Paddington renaissance

  • Scott Bolles
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Caviar and champagne at the newly opened Sky Bar.

Sky Bar opens at Sydney mega-venue Shell House with a flood of bookings

  • Scott Bolles
Poke bowl at Home by Cornhill Coffee, Neutral Bay.

Home by Cornhill Coffee brings the brunch degustation to Neutral Bay

  • Scott Bolles
New pastry and pie shop Lode is opening on Crown Street.

Chefs from two-hatted LuMi restaurant open Lode Pies and Pastries in Surry Hills

  • Scott Bolles
Anything But Humble pushes boundaries with its pie and sausage roll line-up.

Anything But Humble serves up pork belly pies and cheeseburger sausage rolls

  • Scott Bolles
The sunny, open-air setting at Woolloomooloo during its Amalfi Way days.

Farewell to The Amalfi Way as Il Pontile takes over in Woolloomooloo

  • Scott Bolles
Casa Merida in Kellett Street, Potts Point, specialises in Mayan food and Mexican spirits.

Casa Merida brings ancient Mayan flavours to Potts Point

  • Scott Bolles
Jane head chef Victoria Scriven (left), founder Tristan Rosier and group head chef Kevin Oh.

Surry Hills degustation restaurant Arthur to open sibling Jane on Bourke Street

  • Scott Bolles
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