Kensington Street Social

Chippendale NSW 2008 Brasserie - KSS completes the trio of restaurants at the Old Clare, after Automata and Silvereye. Of these, it is the most approachable: fun and happening

Restaurant	Kensington Street Social
Street address	3 Kensington Street
Suburb	Chippendale
State	NSW
Postcode	2008
Phone	02 8277 8533
Website	kensingtonstreetsocial.com
Style	Brasserie
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
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Reviews & Notes	"The food swerves; it’s a user-friendly collection from which you can build the meal of your needs. ... KSS is pleasant but unremarkable. Moreover, it’s solid and predictable. I’m not surprised to see it pumping."
Reviewer	John Lethlean - The Ausralian 5.2.16 3.5/5
Reviews & Notes	"... the very practised kitchen is acing it already. ... no button un-pressed with a high/low menu that straddles snacks, flatbreads and hotdogs alongside more upscale dishes."
Reviewer	Terry Durack - Sydney Morning Herald 2/2/16 15/30
Reviews & Notes	"And while there is a local focus, the menu — built for sharing — retains an English feel. Some diners might find this exciting and new; others might find some of the sensibilites slightly dated for Australian tastes."
Reviewer	Elizabeth Meryment - Daily Telegraph 27/1/2016
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Kopi-Tiam

Chippendale NSW 2008 Asian

Restaurant	Kopi Tiam Spice Alley
Street address	Kensington Street
Suburb	Chippendale
State	NSW
Postcode	2008
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Website	kensingtonstreet.com.au/
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Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
Other Awards
Reviews & Notes	"Kopi-Tiam – a mini hawker lane paved with cobblestones, fairy lights, unforgiving little metal chairs (nobody’s behind could enjoy these, surely?) and tables filled with food stalls selling everything from single chicken wings (only a buck!) to hotpots and nasi lemak."
Reviewer	Myffy Rgby - Sydney Morning Herald 13/10/15
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Silvereye

Chippendale NSW 2008 Contemporary European

Restaurant	Silver Eye
Street address	20 Broadway
Suburb	Chippendale
State	NSW
Postcode	2008
Phone	02 8277 8520
Website	http://www.silvereye-restaurant.com.au/
Style	Contemporary European
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
Other Awards
Reviews & Notes	"Silvereye has many highs. But in its own quiet way, its lightness and grace may come to help redefine degustation dining in Sydney. Which is no small feat."
Reviewer	Elizabeth Merryment - Daily Telegraph 6/10/15 8/10
Reviews & Notes	"There are some truly great young chefs cooking in Sydney at the moment, and Miller is one of them. Silvereye is a beguiling mix of Scandinavian ethos, Australian produce and culinary derring-do delivered by engaging staff in a charmingly blond, new-age dining room. Never mind that it offers the longest degustation in Sydney. It only occasionally feels like it."
Reviewer	Terry Durack - Sydney Morning Herald - 6 October 2015 16/20
Reviews & Notes	For while I enjoy everything here – the lightness, the rawness, the emphasis on vegetables/herbs, the astringency of many elements, the “natural” aesthetic of the dining room that showcases it all – the food doesn’t rise often enough to levels of extraordinary pleasure.
Reviewer	John Lethlean 28/11/15 3.5 maps
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Automata

Chippendale NSW 2008 Contemporary

Restaurant	Automata
Street address	The Old Clare Hotel, 5 Kensington Street
Suburb	Chippendale
State	NSW
Postcode	2008
Phone	02 8277 8555
Website	automata.com.au
Style	Contemporary/Japanese
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
Other Awards
Reviews & Notes	"A degustation menu that doesn't drag."
Reviewer	Terry Durack 29/9/15 15.5/20
Reviews & Notes	"Automata is not for those who like to play it safe. But if you are prepared to leap into the unknown, you may well find the future."
Reviewer	Elizabeth Merryment - Daily Telegraph 29/9/15 8/10
Reviews & Notes	"...this place has the poise of a veteran and some of the most utterly delicious new food Sydney - Australia, even - has seen."
Reviewer	John Lethlean - The Australian 25/6/16 4.5/5
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Ester

Chippendale NSW 2008 Contemporary

Restaurant	Ester
Street address	46-52 Meagher Street
Suburb	Chippendale
State	NSW
Postcode	2008
Phone	02 8068 8279
Website	http://ester-restaurant.com.au/
Style	Contemporary
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides	2016 GFG 2 hats; 2015 GFG 2 hats
Awards Gourmet Guide	2 stars
The Australian Top 50	2015 AustMag Top 50 & 2014
Restaurant & Catering Awards
Other Awards
Reviews & Notes	"Ester reflects the rise of Sydney's young guard and the trend towards casual dining. Yet its seemingly simple approach belies a sophistication in the kitchen.
Reviewer	Joanna Savill - GFG 2015
Reviews & Notes	"The super-casual, drop-in wine bar feel. The professional, yet affable swagger of service. The wood-fired oven at its beating heart. Ester is the home of clever, stripped-back cooking embracing contemporary dining trends with a nod to Asia."
Reviewer	John Lethlean - The Australian 22/8/15
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LP's Quality Meats

Chippendale NSW 2008 Bar & smokehouse

Restaurant	LP's Quality Meats
Street address	Suite 1, 16 Chippen Street
Suburb	Chippendale
State	NSW
Postcode	2008
Phone	02 8399 0929
Website	lpsqualitymeats.com
Style	Bar & smokehouse
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides	2016 GFG 1 hat
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50	2015 AustMag Equal 51st after Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
Other Awards
Reviews & Notes	"... focused, fashionable menu"
Reviewer	Necia Wilden, Australian 15/11/14
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