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1 MANLY GREENHOUSE (above), a beachfront bar and restaurant by Greg Anderson and Patricia Nunes, has drifted into Sydney’s northern beaches. Taking shape in the former Shore Club hotel, the venue offers a street-level bar with all-day menu, a middle-level grill, and a rooftop suffused with light and festooned with greenery. Go for woodfired pizzas, wines on tap and tranquil views of Manly Beach. 2 With its inky walls, shadowy lighting and intriguing Japanese fare, HONTO in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley casts a spell. Chef Nathan Lastevec has collaborated with Tokyo native Kogi Ohori for dishes such as yellowtail with avocado cream, prawn doughnuts with kimchi mayo, and whole snapper karaage; its ‘drumstick’ with tuna and avocado is pictured above. Honto is the sister venue to Longtime, celebrated for retooling Thai specialties. 3 Steak frites enthusiasts will thrill to the sublime version at Melbourne’s GARÇON PARIS STEAKHOUSE (above right). The pasture-fed porterhouse steak is served with Café de Paris butter, golden fries and a leafy salad. All the bistro codes are here, from escargots to moulesmarinieres, as well as timber chairs, pendant lights and a playful split-level room with cues from ’80s Paris. You half expect French style icon Ines de la Fressange to saunter in.