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Chef Corey Costelloe in the kitchen at his Marrickville venture.

First look: Former Rockpool chef opens high-end bistro in Marrickville

Farm-fresh produce, vintage wine and excellent steaks take top billing at Corey Costelloe’s new Chapel Street venture in the former Stix Cafe site.

  • Scott Bolles
Ali Gibson Roy behind the bar.

Stonkingly good bar food and Euro aesthetic set this stylish inner west spot apart

Pets and children are welcome at new Marrickville small bar We Three, run by a mother-and-daughter duo serving excellent snacks.

  • Lenny Ann Low

‘A little bit tacky’: Why Sydney’s inner west is flocking to this kitschy, colourful Filipino spot

Purple soft-serve, hearty Filipino breakfasts and takeaway milk bun brekkie rolls are customer favourites at Tita modern carinderia.

  • Lenny Ann Low

This coffee spot is capital-S Serious about caffeinated brews (including its $35 cuppa)

The beans will put your nous to the test, but there’s plenty to like for non-coffee-geeks too, including one of Sydney’s best potato dishes.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Rockpool culinary director Corey Costelloe.

Sydney’s ‘biggest free agent chef’ swaps Rockpool Bar & Grill for premium pop-up in Marrickville

A whole cow is already on order with farmer David Blackmore for Corey Costelloe’s new Chapel Street venture in the former site of Stix Cafe.

  • Scott Bolles
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Tita’s Carinderia in Marrickville is inspired by the Tita (Aunty) Marlene, and these Filipino women in food represent the “modern tita” the cafe wants to champion. 
L-R: Kat Kat, Kimberley Cruz, Karen Rodrigueza-Labuni and Christine Knight. Luisa Brimble

Times are tough in cafe land, but these new inner-west venues are up for the challenge

Try a new pastry bakery-cafe in Stanmore and two Marrickville arrivals: a fresh Filipino spot and a modern brutalist space serving signature beverages.

  • Bianca Hrovat

Marrickville’s new ‘hidden little gem’ keeps everyone happy with next-level club food

Simple, stripped-back food is winning fans among old-timers, families, friends and kids alike at this new clubhouse eatery.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Field + Fin’s Grant McGregor, Daryl Byrne and Marna Eringa at their new urban aquaponics farm in Marrickville.Dominic Lorrimer

The inner-west farm where you dine among barramundi and mushrooms

Discover a new dining experience unlike any other in Sydney.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Pizza rosso with extra peppers and fermented chilli sauce from A.P Bakery at Wildflower Brewing and Blending.
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‘This conversation-stopping pizza slice is the most delicious thing I’ve eaten in Sydney this month’

A.P Bakery at Wildflower Brewing and Blending is quickly becoming my favourite place to drink beer and eat bar snacks in Australia.

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Apple muffin.

Gluten Free Friends is a fun trip to treats-ville, minus the wheat

There’s no gluten but this inner-west ray of sunshine has plenty of flavour.

  • Lenny Ann Low