They’re two of the finest dining experiences in Australia and New Zealand or anywhere in the world.
Last week, the Lunch Magazine team tried both within days of each other.
It’s Thursday afternoon and my colleague and I wander through Merivale’s Ivy restaurant precinct before arriving at the corner of Pitt Street and Angel Place in Sydney’s CBD.
It was the screams of late-teenage girls which ratcheted up the alarm bells most on a recent meal at new Sydney Greek dining hotspot Olympus in Surry Hills – part of the $500 million reinvention of the old Surry Hills Mall nee Redfern Plaza.
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.
It’s Friday afternoon and my colleague has managed to show rudimentary navigational skills to discover one of Sydney CBD’s more recent dining additions.
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.
Whether or not you’re a tourist, it’s hard not to smile when you’re walking through the city and suddenly see the tips of the beautiful white Opera House or glimpse a little troupe of adventurers climbing across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.