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Go-to dish: Chicken schnitzel with mash and gravy ($27).
14/20

Goodbye, pokies. Hello, oysters and ‘pretty bloody good’ schnitty at this reborn Redfern boozer

A team of young operators has brought a new look and nostalgia-fuelled tricks to The Bat & Ball Hotel.

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St Jude’s Cafe in Redfern.

St Jude’s Cafe

For more than 12 years, St Jude’s has been the go-to spot for the quintessential cafe experience.

The Bearded Tit in Redfern.

The Bearded Tit

Celebrating queer culture, visual and performance art since 2014, the mood-lifting neighbourhood bar also pours a mean negroni.

Arcadia Liquors in Redfern.

Arcadia Liquors

This Redfern fixture remains as reliable and unpretentious as ever.

Go-to dish: Grilled beef tongue, jicama and salted chilli.
15/20

The pasta might have caught your attention, but there are other delights at Attenzione!

The wine bar-restaurant is big on personality and flavour, plus great cocktails, mystery wine and head-scratching dish names.

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Computer render of The Eve Hotel, which opens at Redfern in November.

Redfern’s cool new hotel opens soon. The team behind Bistecca invites everyone to eat there

“If it goes belly up it’s on us,” says Liquid & Larder co-owner James Bradey of plans to open an all-day lobby eatery and a Mexican rooftop restaurant.

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Chipotle barbacoa beef taco (left) and al pastor pork and pineapple taco.
14/20

Does the new Ricos Tacos mark a return to form for The Norfolk’s courtyard?

This might be my favourite incarnation of Toby Wilson’s taqueria to date, in what might be the most colourful pub in the state.

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Go-to dish: Red-braised bird might be a half chicken with a gnarly foot to nibble on.
15.5/20

Don't miss the namesake dish at Redfern's swish new Chinese restaurant Redbird

Redbird is the kind of smart, all-purpose package Sydneysiders will flock to, writes Callan Boys.

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A sunny Saturday lunch is the ticket at Fontana.
15/20

Swaggering spirit at Fontana in Redfern

The team from Don Peppino's open Club Fontana at the Ron's Upstairs site.

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Paneer tikka jaffle with mint and tamarind chutney.
14/20

Review: 'This Indian jaffle will warm you like wearing socks straight out of the dryer'

Sydney's Flyover Fritterie and Chai Bar serves savvy Indian street-food with a focus on chickpea-flour fritters.

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