Heritage trust

Operating a restaurant within a heritage-listed building comes at a cost. Namely, the challenge of restoring, renovating and cooking under strict limitations. But according to Bentley’s Brent Savage, the historic spaces are well worth the cost and effort. “It’s an absolute privilege to go into these buildings on a daily basis,” he says. From booming banks and the glory days of print media, there are a number of Australian restaurants serving diners a glimpse of bygone eras; with original architecture and features adding historic charm to the overall dining experience.

NSW

BENTLEY

In 1856, inquisitive readers gathered at The Herald Corner, where Pitt, O’Connell and Hunter Streets meet in the CBD, to pick up straight off the presses housed in a grand