Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

KylieKwongatSouthEveleigh

Sincetheclosingofthecity’smuch-lovedmodern

ChinesedinerBillyKwonginJune2019,Sydneysiders

andvisitorsalikehavebeenwaitingforKylieKwong’s

nextventurewithbatedbreath.Now,thebeloved

Sydneychefis bringinghernextprojecttolifeinthe

newinner-cityprecinct,SouthEveleigh.Whilethe

conceptis yettoberevealed,wedoknowthatthis

eaterywon’tbeanythinglikeherpreviousrestaurants.

DinerscanstillexpectKylie’sauthenticandmeaningful

versionofAustralian-Chinesefarebutwillbeserved

ina completelynewsetting.Emphasiswillbeon

collaborationwiththelikesofproducefromJosh

Niland’sFishButchery,PalisaAnderson’sBoonLuck

FarmandSouthEveleigh’sIndigenous rooftop garden.

South Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW●

KylieKwong.Opposite:a selectionof

house-made charcuterie at Nomad.

Core

Thelast,andquitepossiblymostanticipated,of

CrownTower’sstringofrestaurantopeningsis set

forFebruary,followingonfromWoodcut,a’Mare

andtherenownedNobu.Corewillbethesecond

ofitskind– anAustralianreplicaoftheMichelin-

starred,farm-to-tableeateryinLondon’sNotting

Hill.HeadedbyEnglishchefClareSmyth,themenu

willherosustainablyandlocallysourcedproduce,

drawinginspirationfromSydney’sdiversefloraand

fauna.If therestaurant’sLondonmenuis anything

togoby,guestscanexpectdelicatelybalanced

seafooddishespresentedwithcreativityandflair,

alongwithtendercutsofmeatanda selection

ofintricate,fruit-forwarddesserts.

CrownTowers Sydney, Barangaroo, NSW

Ploos

Sydney’ssubterranean,inner-cityGreekhaunt,

Alpha,haslaydormantinrecentmonths,with

renovationsattheCastlereaghsitesetfor

completionnextmonth.Butthere’ssomething

else in the works from the team behind the

Mediterraneanhotspot:Ploos.SettoopeninMarch,

therestaurantis headedforCampbell’sStores,

a redevelopeddiningprecinctnexttoCircularQuay,

whereexecutivechefPeterConistishasbeenrunning

Alpha’stemporarypop-up.Expect Crete-Cypriot

creationswithbarseating.

CircularQuay West, The Rocks, NSW

Misono

JWMarriottResortandSpahasinvested$35million

in therebrandofitsGoldCoasthome,andwithit

comesa line-upofneweateries.Misono,thestandout

ofthebunch,is a Japaneserestaurantwitha twist.

It combinesfourdifferentdiningexperiences,

meshingthemintoone“laneway”thatwillinclude

a teppanyakidiningroom,anintimateizakaya,

a tearoomandsushibar.Inspiredbythebustling

streetsofHarajuku,thecollectivespacewillalso

featurea specialJapanesewhiskybar,complete

withitsownterraceoverlookingthehinterland.

HeadchefHenryBongayhasdesigneda teppanyaki

menubasedontheatreandperformance,withthe

aimofcreatinga funandplayfulatmosphere.

158 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise, Qld

GOURMET TRAVELLER 73

WORDS GEORGIE MEREDITH & KARLIE VERKERK (MISONO).