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Wood and water

Woolloomooloo institution KINGSLEYS, located on Sydney’s iconic Finger Wharf, has seen its interiors and menu revived with a makeover. A new line-up from head chef Lars Svensson includes three share-style dishes from the recently installed Josper charcoal oven: wagyu rib on the bone with chimichurri, Victorian lamb shoulder with a Spanish romesco sauce, and barbecue riverine grain-fed short ribs. (Plantation Lady cocktail pictured below.) kingsleyssydney.com.au

Out with the old…

Merivale has shuttered Papi Chulo to make way for a new Cantonese concept on Manly Wharf, QUEEN CHOW MANLY, which will open this winter following a refurbishment. “We have had a lot of fun at Papi these past four years, but felt the time was right to evolve the space and its offering. Queen Chow has been a tremendous success in [Sydney’s] inner-west, so we’re going to take the very best bits from there and create something really special for Manly,” says Justin Hemmes, CEO of Merivale. merivale.com.au

For lovers

Melbourne hot-spot Windsor has a new resident, LOVER. Headed up by Paul Turner, formerly of Cutler and Co, Donovans and Qualia, the menu is filled with shareable tapas-style dishes (pictured top) for starters, and substantial mains.All this is served up in a low-lit salon of hidden nooks on buzzing Chapel Street. loverlover.com.au