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WITHOUT

RESERVATION

MELBOURNE
CATCHUPON:DiStasioCittà(distasio.com.au/citta)and
Kazuki’s(kazukis.com.au)arebothupfornewrestaurant
oftheyearinGourmetTraveller’s upcomingRestaurant
Awards,sonowis a goodtimetoseewhatthehypeis
about.Incaseyoumissed it,there’salsoScottPickett’s
newItalianplace,Lupo, inCollingwood,whichreplaced
thebelovedSaintCrispin(luporestaurant.com.au).
GETAROUNDNOW:Chef-restaurateurJessiSingh(ofBabuJi in
StKilda)continueshisirreverentapproachtoAustralian-Indian
cuisineat newrestaurantDaughterInLaw(daughterinlaw.com.au).
LOOKFORWARDTO:ChrisLucasof ChinChinfamewillopen
hisFrenchybistroandwinebar,Bâtard, onBourkeStreetnextyear.
He’salsoteamingupwithMartinBennandVickiWild(ex-Sepia,
Sydney)fora high-enddiningventureinthemassive 80 Collins
development—set to be a foodie hub when it opens in early 2020.

SYDNEY
CATCHUPON:ThehottesttablesintownarestillatItalian-ish
jointsAlberto’sLounge(CBD;albertoslounge.com)andDonPeppino’s
(Darlinghurst;donpeppinos.com.au).Haven’tbeenyet?Gettoit.
GETAROUND NOW: Thismonth, Longrain’sformer digs in
SurryHillshostsbelovedAdelaideeateryOranafora residencycare
ofchefJockZonfrillo(restaurantorana.com). TheoldFlyingFish
venueat JonesBayWharfhasfoundnewlifeasChuukaundertop
chefsVictorLiongandChaseKojima(chuuka.com.au). Forsome-
thingmorecasual,dropin toLittleFelixin theCBD,the60-person
cocktailbaroffshootofFrenchbistroFelix(merivale.com).
LOOKFORWARDTO:DanHongis abouttoreopenhismodern
AsianbistroandbarLotusinPottsPoint.We’realsoanticipating
the sibling to Bondi’sTotti’s in the CBD(merivale.com).

Clockwisefromleft:Di

StasioCittà;dry-aged

duck,blackberriesand

radicchioatKazuki’s;

dishesanddecorat

Alberto’s Lounge.

Thelatestandgreatest

happeningsinthefood

anddrinkscene—and

thefutureopenings

toaddtocalendarnow.

By Elle McClure

CULTURE