Eating out
Lunch and a beer at a hatted restaurant for just $25? 10 of Sydney CBD’s best lunch specials
From wagyu beef burger and a drink at Charles Brasserie and Bar to noodle bowls and a wine or beer at Spice Temple for just $25. Let’s do lunch like it’s 1995.
- Isabel Cant
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