Nearly 50 Chinese restaurant closures forces change by next generation

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.

  • byScott Bolles

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Dainty Sichuan returns with a luxe new look,name and rejigged menu. But is the spice still right?

Dainty Sichuan returns with a luxe new look,name and rejigged menu. But is the spice still right?

With more than 100 items on the rejigged menu,it’s easy to get confused – or greedy – at the renovated and rebranded Sichuan stalwart.

  • byDani Valent
Warm up with $5.90 noodles and lip-tingling dishes at this hot Chinatown spot
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Haymarket

Warm up with $5.90 noodles and lip-tingling dishes at this hot Chinatown spot

Spicy Joint tackles the “good,fast,cheap” brief with impressive,dependable results.

  • byCallan Boys
Dumplings,FOMO and minding your teas and queues:Your Perth dim sum guide

Dumplings,FOMO and minding your teas and queues:Your Perth dim sum guide

Assemble some friends and clear a weekend morning:one of the world’s great brunching rituals awaits.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
When ingredients are king:New cafe brings Perth a taste of the Himalayas

When ingredients are king:New cafe brings Perth a taste of the Himalayas

Bhutanese yellow rice and butter tea for breakfast,noodle soups in savoury beefy broth,momos in spicy,creamy gravy – affordable food to enjoy on the run.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
Canton Lane serves some of Perth’s finest dim sum from inside a suburban shopping centre
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Perth

Canton Lane serves some of Perth’s finest dim sum from inside a suburban shopping centre

Yes there will be a queue on weekends,but the quality of chef Alvin Ooi’s cooking is worth waiting for.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
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If you like Korean barbecue,head to Wang Wang for something a bit different
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Malvern

If you like Korean barbecue,head to Wang Wang for something a bit different

This Chinese barbecue restaurant showcases the food of the north-eastern Qiqihar region.

  • byDani Valent
‘Outrageously juicy and tender’:This kebab place sells lamb skewers at a steal
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Clayton

‘Outrageously juicy and tender’:This kebab place sells lamb skewers at a steal

Bay Aka BBQ’s fall-apart chargrilled meat hits like premium wagyu.

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

  • byEmma Breheny
Firepop’s new Enmore Road home set to sizzle with huge open grill and a ‘crazy’ new dish

Firepop’s new Enmore Road home set to sizzle with huge open grill and a ‘crazy’ new dish

The first look at the popular pop-up that has finally found a home in Sydney’s inner west.

  • byBianca Hrovat
Gallery:Country Chinese restaurants
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Gallery:Country Chinese restaurants

Justin McManus explores regional Victoria’s Chinese restaurants.