Sydney’s dining scene has had numerous trailblazers over the years and they’ve tended to lead us towards a new way of dining or they create signature experiences that last the test of time.
While Brexit took the United Kingdom out of the European Union, it couldn’t stop London continuing to morph into more of a European city as its food culture continued to broaden.
Le Pain Amsterdam
Spuistraat 266 hs Amsterdam , 1012 VW
While the European Union as an idea doesn’t quite unite the people of Europe, one daily ritual does… the enjoyment of bread.
Mestni trg 15, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
The streets of Ljubljana are abuzz on the day the city’s favourite sporting son Luka Doncic has been traded from American NBA team the Dallas Mavericks to the famous Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lunch Magazine team was back out exploring in 2024 experiencing some of the best food and accommodation escapes and here’s what we loved:
Restaurant of the year
Bennelong Sydney
Bennelong oozes sophistication.
While Australia has predominantly made its name as an exporter of rocks and crops, there has been a quiet export revolution going on over the last decade and it’s influencing the world’s palate – in particular South-East Asia’s.
The Ivy has continued to grow over the years, taking over prime real estate in Covent Garden (a natural), Marylebone, Chelsea, Kensington, as far west as Wimbledon and a few hours further, to Bristol, one of the foodiest cities outside the big smoke.