NORTHERN RIVERS
f you’re taking a trip along Australia’s East Coast this summer, you’ll be greeted by a bounty of excellent openings. In Byron Bay, head to the newly opened Jonson Lane precinct. At the new , you’ll find Sarah Ellison interiors and punchy Asian eats. Next door, at , ex-Grossi Florentino chef Matteo Tine is on the pans doing modern Italian snacks. Think sweet fermented pumpkin atop a delicate blue swimmer crab tartlet; or albacore tuna smoked and cured in a Katz’s