Modern Australian Archive

  • Relish Cafe, Avalon

    Relish Cafe, Avalon

    My friend at work is an Avalon resident and has always been talking about her fave local cafe Relish. Last Saturday we decided to drive up to the Northern Beaches and try it for ourselves. Relish Cafe sits at the end of a small row...

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  • Open Air Cinema

    Open Air Cinema

    Our Rating: 7/10 Chandon Bar and Good Living Restaurant Mrs Macquaries Point (Adjacent to Royal Botanic Gardens) Sydney This is one of my most favourite things to do in Sydney in summer — the Open Air Cinema. Located directly opposite the Opera House it commands...

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  • Le Bistro at The Union Hotel

    Le Bistro at The Union Hotel

    Our rating: 7/10 I love this makeover at the Union Hotel. It’s fresh and unique, and far from just a normal pub upgrade. You can tell that a lot of thought had gone into the refurbishment. The theme is French, and the back bar has...

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  • Bills

    Bills

    Our Rating: 8.5/10 I’m sure you’ve heard the myths. The queues are long, it’s the best scrambled eggs in Sydney or it will set you back $50 a head for breakfast. After a visit to Bills on a grey Saturday morning, I can now dispel...

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  • El Circo

    El Circo

    Our rating: 8.5/10 We’re off to run away and join the Circus. Thought not any old circus. This is a circus with drag queens, a 9 course degustation menu, burlesque dancing and more. The home of this circus is the Slide Lounge, and every Sunday...

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  • KAWA Cafe

    KAWA Cafe

    Our rating: 7/10 Everyone is made to feel welcome at Kawa Cafe. From our prime outside table we had a good position to watch the comings and goings. Goths at one table, a gay couple at another, tourists with maps out and some 40 somethings...

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