Taverna’s menu pays homage to the Greek heritage of co-owner Angie Giannakodakis.

Carlton’s exciting new Greek Taverna is here for a good time,not a long time

Owners Angie Giannakodakis and Guy Holder are looking for a permanent home for the new concept,popping up in the Carlton terrace formerly known as Epocha.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Bar owner Liam Ganley in his just-renovated Irish bar,which has remained busy.

An icon closes and St Kilda restaurants slump as diners head to the pub instead

Iconic restaurant Prince Dining Room is the latest closure in the bayside suburb as price-conscious punters turn to pubs to stretch their dining dollar.

  • Dani Valent
Potato bhaji with goat’s curd and shiraz caviar at Khanaa.

‘You just can’t make money’:Veteran chef closes most of his Sydney restaurants

Tough trading conditions have forced Opel Khan to shut a string of venues,including his latest affordable eatery Bistronomie.

  • Scott Bolles
Masons of Bendigo.

‘We want to pass the tongs on’:Beloved hatted Bendigo restaurant is closing after 12 years

Popular regional restaurant Masons of Bendigo has been a champion for local produce for more than a decade,but for the owners,it’s time to move on.

  • Richard Cornish
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
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Moon Mart will permanently close on September 22.

Treasured West Melbourne cafe closing due to ‘circumstances beyond our control’

Much-loved cafe Moon Mart,famous for its excellent Japanese- and Korean-influenced sandwiches and rice sets,is closing this month. But it’s not all bad news.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Crabbe Hole cafe a few years after opening.

Did free swim seekers cause the sudden closure of Bondi Icebergs’ 17-year-old cafe?

The popular poolside eatery has closed after swelling numbers created workplace issues,says one stakeholder.

  • Scott Bolles
Left to right:Waiwing Lau,Vincent Lim,Howin Chui.

Nearly 50 Chinese restaurant closures forces change by next generation

The lazy Susans have ceased spinning at some of Sydney’s best-known Chinese restaurants. But young operators are shunning tradition and charting a new path.

  • Scott Bolles
The Unicorn Hotel at 106 Oxford Street,Paddington.

The Unicorn calls last orders,ending an era for the pokie-free ‘proper Aussie pub’

Fans of its wing-on chicken schnitzel and Jatz with French onion dip still have time to visit the Paddington boozer before the operators finish up.

  • Sarah Norris
The Barangaroo restaurant when it opened in 2016.

Sydney dining scene hit with its biggest closure yet

Cirrus Dining co-owners Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt of the Bentley Restaurant Group have announced the waterfront venue will have its final service on September 1.

  • Scott Bolles