Sixpenny in Stanmore has two new venues on its horizon.

Two big Good Food Guide winners are joining forces to open a surprising European venue

Chef-owner Dan Puskas of Stanmore fine-diner and Alex Kelly from Baba’s Place will open a new venue serving ‘plenty of old-school Hungarian classics’.

  • Scott Bolles
The sun-drenched dining room at Hotel Centennial.
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Hotel Centennial

Beautifully precise cooking amid eastern suburbs elan.

Wood-baked halloumi with pear and Malfroy’s Gold honey at Chiswick.
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Chiswick

Country-style garden-to-plate dining in a fancy conservatory.

Bistro Moncur’s passionfruit souffle.

Bistro Moncur

Thirty years on,there’s still plenty of tartare,steak and bearnaise to hit the brief Pignolet set in 1993.

Go-to dish:Wood-baked halloumi with pear and Malfroy’s Gold honey (plus optional rosemary flatbread,top left).
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Chiswick is a sunny Sunday lunch place. So how does it fare on a chilly school night?

The glasshouse-style garden-to-plate restaurant should deliver one of the best dining experiences in town,both on- and off-peak.

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Aquna Murray cod,chickpea panisse,vongole and bourride sauce at Bistro Moncur.
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Same,same,but different as Bistro Moncur celebrates 30 years

It’s been three decades since Bistro Moncur opened in Woollahra – so does it still stack up?

  • Terry Durack
Roasted duck for two at Hotel Centennial in Sydney.
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Don't miss the duck at this well-heeled Sydney pub

In terms of tone,not much has changed since Merivale bought Woollahra's Hotel Centennial in 2017 – but there has been a shift in the kitchen.

  • David Matthews
Grilled sirloin,cafe de paris butter and frites at Bistro Moncur,Woollahra.

Can you spot Malcolm on the mural?

There hasn't been a better time to visit Bistro Moncur in years.

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Go-to dish:Wood-fired squid,aioli and cherry tomatoes.
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Merivale's Hotel Centennial is The Paddington for grown-ups

Chefs Ben Greeno and Danielle Alvarez can practically divvy up the entire eastern suburbs between them.

  • Terry Durack
Completely delicious:whipped roe and radishes at Brigade Dining.

Brigade Dining

Massimo Mele is gone,so what's the Light Brigade's new restaurant like?

  • Amanda Hooton