Paper Daisy

Cabarita Beach NSW 2488 Contemporary - It's a winner wrote John Lethlean of this new venture on the north coast of NSW.

Restaurant	Paper Daisy
Street address	21 Cypress Crescent
Suburb	Cabarita Beach
State	NSW
Postcode	2488
Phone	02 6676 1444
Website	halcyonhouse.com.au
Style	Contemporary
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50	2015 AustMag Top 50 & Hottest Regional
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Reviews & Notes	"Paper Daisy is a triumph. Sweet, in fact. But in a considered fashion."
Reviewer	John Lethlean - The Australian 1/8/2015 4 maps
Reviews & Notes	"... simple, produce-driven, seafood-heavy menu fits the Mediterranean-slash-nautical vibe beautifully."
Reviewer	Sharnee Rawson - Courier Mail 21/7/15 31/40
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Baraka

Pyrmont NSW Middle Eastern -Is run by food rescue service OzHarvest with a percentage of each night’s takings donated to the charity.

Closes at expiration of lease at end of August 2015.

Restaurant	Baraka
Street address	56 Harris Street
Suburb	Pyrmont
State	NSW
Postcode	2009
Phone	02 8065 3657
Website	barakaoz.com.au
Style	Middle Eastern
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
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Reviews & Notes	"... food is a modern look at Middle Eastern cuisine without falling into the fusion formula. Rather it’s a considered hat-tilt to the food of [the chef's] mother’s kitchen, and those who share borders with his homeland, Lebanon."
Reviewer	Anthony Huckstep - Daily Telegraph 2/6/15 7/10
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The Thievery

Glebe NSW 2037 Lebanese - part bar part restaurant that the Telegraph called fun without being too faddish.

Restaurant	The Thievery
Street address	91 Glebe Point Road
Suburb	Glebe
State	NSW
Postcode	2037
Phone	02 8283 1329
Website	thethievery.com.au/
Style	Lebanese
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"... a Middle Eastern street food fix that’s a complete steal."
Reviewer	Anthony Huckstep - Daily Telegraph 19/5/2015
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Firedoor

Surry Hills NSW 2010 Contemporary - Delivering "something truly spectacular, yet so simple" is the high praise given by the Telegraph's critic Anthony Huckstep

Restaurant	Firedoor
Street address	23-33 Mary Street
Suburb	Surry Hills
State	NSW
Postcode	2010
Phone	02 8204 0800
Website	firedoor.com.au
Style	Contemporary
Awards Fairfax Good Food Guides	2016 GFG 1 hat
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50	2015 AustMag Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"The kitchen has no gas. Instead two ovens burn a selection of woods, from fruit and nut trees ... to create coals, not flames, on which to cook. It’s not a manly fleshfest. It’s light, considered and cleverly relies on heat and smoke to accentuate ingredients. ... sophistication in simplicity."
Reviewer	Anthony Huckstep - Daily Telegraph 12/5/2015 9/10
Reviews & Notes	"...Oh, and some beef. The beef. The steak that may spoil you forever."
Reviewer	John Lethlean - The Australian 30/5/15 4 maps
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Nel Restaurant

Surry Hills NSW 2010 Contemporary - "Whimsical and retrospective, yet very now" is the verdict of the Telegraph's critic.

Restaurant	Nel.
Street address	75 Wentworth Avenue
Suburb	Surry Hills
State	NSW
Postcode	2010
Phone	02 9212 2206
Website	nelrestaurant.com.au
Style	Contemporary
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50	2015 AustMag Equal 51st after Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"Nel cleverly bridges the gap between local and groundbreaking — at an appetising price point."
Reviewer	Anthony Huckstep - Daily Telegraph 28/4/2015 8/10
Reviews & Notes	"Robinson's cooking is interesting, well-crafted and likeable, in that mod-regional British way. The no-choice format is ideal for those who reckon they've made enough decisions at work and don't need another one in their lives, but me, I'd prefer either fewer things on each plate, or fewer plates. Your choice."
Reviewer	Terry Durack - Sydney Morning Herald 21/4/15 14.5/20
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Two Fold

Sydney NSW 2000 Greek - A pair of My Kitchen Rules twins strut their stuff for real.

Restaurant	Two Fold
Street address	The Civic Hotel, 388 Pitt Street
Suburb	Sydney
State	NSW
Postcode	2000
Phone	02 8080 7063
Website	civichotel.com.au
Style	Greek gastropub
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"Dishes drift from Greek to gastropub."
Reviewer	Anthony Huckstep - Daily Telegraph 9/6/15 6/10
Reviews & Notes	"... pub food peppered with Greek flavours. Because nothing says beer-soaked Grecian like identical-twin reality television celebrities. And for this crowd – mostly loud guys in various states of suit – it obviously works."
Reviewer	Myffy Rigby - Sydney Morning Herald 11/8/15
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The Public

Cammeray NSW 2062 Mediterranean - Something of a cross between a bar and a restaurant.

Restaurant	The Public
Street address	429 Miller Street
Suburb	Cammeray
State	NSW
Postcode	2062
Phone	02 9925 0050
Website	thepubliccammeray.com.au/
Style	Mediterranean
Awards 2014 Fairfax Good Food Guides
Awards Gourmet Guide
The Australian Top 50
Restaurant & Catering Awards
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Reviews & Notes	"... walks a tightrope of passable pub grub and restaurant refinement with a series of hits and misses. You can head down the burger and schnitzel route, but you’ll be better rewarded by a Mediterranean sojourn."
Reviewer	Anthony Huckstep - Daily Telegraph - 26/5/2015 6/10
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