Dry-aged half duck mishwe at Nour in Surry Hills.
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Nour

Playful,boundary-pushing twists on traditional Lebanese food.

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From nursing to bar tsar:The ambitious restaurateur taking over Sydney’s food scene

Ibby Moubadder opened Newtown cafe Cookoo Callay just over a decade ago. Now his hospitality group operates several hatted restaurants and a new rooftop bar.

  • Scott Bolles
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It’s easy to see why this Middle Eastern restaurant is thronging every Saturday lunchtime

Nour’s new chef sure knows how to have fun with Middle Eastern food.

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Kingsley Smith at China Diner in Bondi.

Why this ‘too big’ Bondi restaurant is slashing seats to survive

China Diner is closing its Hall Street doors to make way for a beachside branch of restaurateur Ibby Moubadder’s Henrietta chicken shop.

  • Scott Bolles
Go-to dish:Falafel crumpet with parsley and quail egg.
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Nour reboots Middle Eastern cooking

Nour digs deeper into the riches of Middle Eastern cuisine and reworks them with respect and relevance.

  • Terry Durack
There's no baba ghanoush at Nour,but you'll find a smoked labna with tomato and eggplant chunks.
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Is there any Middle Eastern restaurant like Sydney's Nour?

Baba ghanoush is outlawed,but there are plenty of crowd-pleasing dishes at this highly original restaurant.

  • Terry Durack