Crown Street Assembly, Surry Hills

There's new life at the former Tabou site, reborn as Crown Street Assembly (not forgetting the ill-fated Black Cicada stint in-between). The decor has been completely turned around, shifting from overwhelming blacks to a sleek and sexy modern bistro. White walls, a long leather banquette and a feature bar lined with bar stools make for a hip addition to the Cleveland end of Crown Street.

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Stomachs Eleven: Tuna Belly - A Banquet

A full-grown tuna can measure up to 2.5 metres and weigh as much as 400 kilograms. These magnificent creatures are revered by sushi lovers the world over, prized for its taste and texture, especially the fatty tuna belly.

Mr and Mrs Pig Flyin' recently invited the Stomachs Eleven crew to join them in one giant tuna extravaganza. We didn't need to be asked twice!

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The Forresters, Surry Hills

Pork on your fork? We find a whole hunk at the end of ours, a pit-roasted pork neck at The Forresters in Surry Hills.

The Forresters now falls under the Drink and Dine Group with a menu designed by executive chef Jamie Thomas. He's the culinary mastermind behind sibling hotels The Norfolk, The Abercrombie and The Carrington - a playground of tastes that allows him to serve kingfish pastrami in

Via Napoli, Lane Cove

The one-metre pizza at Via Napoli isn’t just a pizza – it’s an edible catwalk, bubbling with molten mozzarella cheese and slightly smoky from the 90-second blast in the 485 degrees celsius domed wood-fired oven. Luigi Esposito, a third-generation pizzaioli – or pizza maker – arrived in Sydney four years ago and opened Via Napoli in November last year. His Naples-style pizzeria is all about