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Salt Meats Cheese serves up Italian soul right by Sydney harbour

Salt Meats Cheese serves up Italian soul right by Sydney harbour

Salt Meats Cheese at Circular Quay brings a modern Italian dining experience to Sydney’s iconic harbourside waterfront, blending authentic pizzas and pastas with a vibrant, family-style atmosphere

Apr 9, 2025
Chef Joel Bickford on his early career in hospo and what you should order at The International

Chef Joel Bickford on his early career in hospo and what you should order at The International

The Culinary Director of The Point* Group chats with Esquire about his childhood in the Blue Mountains, formative years in hospitality, and the menu at his new multi-storey venue

Mar 10, 2025
OTTO head chef Richard Ptacnik on 20 years of Italian excellence

OTTO head chef Richard Ptacnik on 20 years of Italian excellence

At the helm of one of Sydney’s Italian institutions for a decade and a half, the chef chats with Esquire about what’s kept his outlook for innovation so . . . fresh

Dec 10, 2024
See inside Esquire’s intimate end of year celebration with Hublot and Hennessy

See inside Esquire’s intimate end of year celebration with Hublot and Hennessy

Friends of Esquire recently came together for an exclusive evening of fine dining, masterful watchmaking and ultra-rare liquor tasting. Here’s what it was like

Nov 29, 2024
A beachfront restaurant in Sydney’s West

A beachfront restaurant in Sydney’s West

Excuse the cliche, but Rafi at Urbnsurf is quite literally making waves

Oct 14, 2024
Bopp & Tone might be Sydney’s best kept secret

Bopp & Tone might be Sydney’s best kept secret

Tucked away at the heart of Sydney’s CBD is Bopp & Tone, a buzzy restaurant with an interior inspired by postwar nostalgia and one of the best menus in the city

Oct 14, 2024
A trip to Southeast Asia’s most underrated food scene

A trip to Southeast Asia’s most underrated food scene

Throughout Asia, Penang is famous for its food. But outside of the region, its hawker markets, affordable fine dining and eclectic cultural fusion remain vastly underrated – but not for long

Sep 30, 2024
Catalina restaurant celebrates 30 years of elegant waterfront dining in Sydney

Catalina restaurant celebrates 30 years of elegant waterfront dining in Sydney

Catalina, Sydney’s beloved waterfront icon, is celebrating 30 years this September with all the elegance and flair that has made it a dining destination for three decades.

Sep 10, 2024