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IN terms of hospitality precincts, Howard Smith Wharves, under the famous Story Bridge and overlooking the CBD is a behemoth. Relative to the population, it delivers more dining options and watering holes than any single district the river city has ever seen.

Catering for those looking for a casual beer and a pizza to special occasion dining with all the trimmings, a plethora of event spaces from giant sheds to attractive, repurposed out buildings, this development has it, a two-level, 200-plus seat Cantonese-style restaurant with Sydney’s Longrain, Bentley and Tetsuya alum, Louis Tikaram taking control of the wok burners. More recently he headed up the opening team of EP&LP, a popular Asian fusion restaurant in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.

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