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THERE’S beeen a swathe of modern Greek restaurant openings in Sydney over the past few months. Perama, the longtime Inner-West favourite helmed by noted chef David Tsirekas, returned to its original Petersham location and M.I.M by 1821 took up the spot vacated by Jamie’s Italian in Pitt Street. But the big fish, so to speak, was the re-opening of Alpha restaurant in the CBD following its 15-month closure for a multi-million-dollar revamp.

The chef is the redoubtable , widely hailed as the pioneer of contemporary Greek cuisine in Sydney through his starring roles at Cosmos, Eleni’s and Omega. The stunning new fitout by (Nour, Mama Mulan) truly

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