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Woolloomooloo
OTTO RISTORANTE$$$
Kings Cross)
Forget the glamorous waterfront location and the A-list crowd - Otto will be re-
membered for single-handedly dragging Sydney's Italian cooking into the new century
with dishes such as
strozzapreti con gamberi
(artisan pasta with fresh Yamba prawns, to-
mato, chilli and black olives). Bookings essential.
ITALIAN
AKI'S$$
( 9332 4600;
www.akisindian.com.au
; 1/6 Cowper Wharf Rd; mains $21-36; lunch Sun-Fri, dinner daily;
; Kings Cross)
The first cab off the rank as you walk onto Woolloomooloo's wharf is
Aki's. And you need walk no further: this is beautifully presented, intuitively constructed
high-Indian cuisine, supplemented by a six-page wine list showcasing local and interna-
tional drops by the glass or bottle. The Kerala chilli beef is a simmering sensation.
INDIAN
TOBY'S ESTATE$
Coffee is undoubtedly the main event at this cool little charcoal- coloured roaster, but it's
also a great place for a quick baguette, a lamb salad or a wedge of cake. And the caffeine?
Strong, perfectly brewed and usually fair trade.
CAFE
KINGS CROSS CONFIDENTIAL
Mandy Sayer, author of several books set in Kings Cross, on 'the only place in Australia that never sleeps'.
The Soho of Sydney
Every great city has a racy, raffish, artistic village: Paris has Montmartre, New York has The Village, London
has Soho, and Sydney has Kings Cross. As an aspiring writer growing up in the area, I discovered my first and
most enduring muse: the pulsing vivid neon signs; the buskers and prostitutes; the strip clubs; the many artists,
actors and musicians who shared crumbling terrace houses. It also had a history of crime and corruption, dating
back to the razor gangs that roamed the back lanes in the early 20th century.
