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Palm Beach

Jonah’s overlooks Whale Beach.
13/20

Scuffed chairs and mushy linguine: Is Jonah’s still worth the hour-long drive from Sydney?

Callan Boys revisits the destination diner overlooking Whale Beach for the first time in years.

  • Callan Boys
Southern calamari with saltbush and sriracha mayo.
14.5/20

Easy, breezy does it at Dunes Palm Beach

Dunes has that effortless, crushed-linen, barefoot but well-heeled Palm Beach thing down pat.

  • Terry Durack
Prawn cocktail with avocado and cocktail sauce.
14/20

Pinch yourself - Palmy's new-look Barrenjoey House is real

Barrenjoey House is the beach house you have when you don't have a beach house.

  • Terry Durack
Cranky Fins
12/20

Cranky Fins Holidae Inn

Just being at Palm Beach's new hotspot makes you feel like you're wagging school.

  • Terry Durack
Barrenjoey House
13/20

Barrenjoey House

Squint and you could be in the Hamptons. Limed timbers, cornucopian displays and vases bursting ...

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The Greedy Goat

With roadside Balinese flags, open-air decking, whirring fans and upbeat tunes, the Greedy is a ...

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2108 Espresso

It's one of the easternmost cafes in Sydney, with naught but a car park between it and sand and ...

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The Boathouse

This breezy cafe stretches its decks out over the water and displays beautiful designer touches. ...

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Barrenjoey House

There are many ways you can enjoy this popular beachside favourite - inside, at a street-side ...

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Tortoise and the Hare

Once upon a time, a girl called Elle dreamed of opening a little cafe in Palm Beach. And then she ...