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   TOP BUSINESS RESTAURANTS

Tre Scalini

Crnr Liverpool/Yurong Sts, East Sydney. Tel 331 4358 Well-established, well-run Italian frequented by the media; booking essential

Choys Jin Jiang

Queen Victoria Building, George St, City. Tel 261 3388 Fabulously decorated traditional Chinese.

Doyles

11 Marine Parade, Watsons Bay. Tel 337 2007 The most famous seafood place in Sydney, right on the beach.

Rockpool

109 George St, City. Tel 252 1888 Culinary wunderkind Neil Perry creates unpredictable seafood dishes and mysterious meats with a Thai influence. Strictly for the gourmet or for clinching the big deal.

Beppi's

Cnr Yurong/Stanley Sts, East Sydney. Tel 360 4558 Sydney's best-known Italian, opened in 1956 by Beppi Polese, full of old fashioned atmosphere.

Paganini

43-45 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. Tel 552 1541 Stylish, relaexed, excellent Italian food. Good wine list. Near, but not in, city.

Darley Street Thai

30 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross. Tel 358 6530 Trendy, pricey, cosmopolitan, innovative.

Pond Restaurnat

62-63 Kellet Street, Kings Cross. Tel 368 0555 Mediterranean-flavoured modern Australian, excellent wine list, bit above average price.

Ristorante Mario

73 Stanley Street, East Sydney. Tel 331 4945 Hip joint, where Hollywood heavies would feel at home and local industry-ites already do.

  FUN PLACES TO EAT

2 O'Connel St, Newtown. Tel 516 2191 Small, noisy, friendly, busy. Cheap and delicious Greek food. Take your own wine but book first.

Thai Orchard

151 Military Rd, Neutral Bay. Tel 9908 2625 Relaxed atmosphere, consistently excellent food and pleasant service.

Narai Thai

346 Victoria St, Darlinghurst. Tel 331 1390 Small, friendly and always superb. Get a window table and watch the crowds pass by.

The Hard Rock Cafe

121 Crown St, Darlinghurst. Tel 331 1116 Same as all the others around the world, and just as popular.

Le Kiosk

Marine Parade, Manly. (Shelley Beach) Tel 9977 4122 Beachside cottage in a secluded bay (go by cab) with fine food and good wines; great for discreet lunch.

Il Perugino

171 Avenue Rd, Mosman. Tel 9969 9756 Small and noisy but excellent and good fun; you must book ahead. and you should take your own wine.