Spiced lamb cigars and chilli snapper with dips and salad.
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Teta Mona

Budget-friendly banquets and BYO.

The Chifa menu combines Chinese and Peruvian influences.
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Casa Chino

Chifa dishes and more in a spacious courtyard.

Ox tongue skewers with with crispy garlic.
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Bar Spontana

Funk,fire and fantastic cocktails.

Ima Asa Yoru in Brunswick.
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Ima Asa Yoru

Day-to-night dining dressed in Yves Klein blue.

Bar Magnolia is an intimate French bistro in Brunswick.
Good Food hat15/20

Bar Magnolia

Bistro de force of the north.

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Inspired by a quintessential New York City bodega item,it’s the best handheld breakfast Sandwich Watch has had all year.

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Bar Spontana’s fitout features brick walls,exposed roof trusses and colourful artwork.
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Funk,fire and fantastic cocktails:This secret bar might be the Thai diner of your dreams

Bar Spontana is one of those spots that feels like a secret,and a really juicy secret at that.

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Casa Chino is a moody space with a long list of cocktails to go with the Peruvian-Chinese food.

Fusion food gets a bad rap,but this beautiful new Brunswick restaurant breaks the mould

Behind a heavy wooden door you’ll find Casa Chino – a special new spot for chifa,Peru’s beloved mash-up of local ingredients with Cantonese cooking.

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Bright blue noren (bunting) surrounds the bar counter.
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One of the city’s standout Japanese cafes has a new home and new night moves

Asa yoru means day and night,which sums up the change for Ima Cafe,now in bigger premises with izakaya-style bar snacks.

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‘Honest,interesting,fatty’:This cosy Brunswick newcomer is the stuff of French bistro fantasies

This is real,unpretentious French cooking,and it’s ‘bloody lovely’,reviews Larissa Dubecki.

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