An awarded artist's tips for coastal eats

Award-winning artist Eliza Gosse creates paintings that depict mid-century modern design and Australian buildings.

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Dover Heights

Neighbourhood

Dover Heights is a coastal, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dover Heights is 9 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.

Wahroonga

Neighbourhood

Wahroonga is a suburb in the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire.

National Art School

Art school

The National Art School, located on Gadigal land in Darlinghurst, Sydney, has celebrated a century at the former Darlinghurst Gaol site. Its art education roots date back to 1843 when John Skinner Prout conducted classes at the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts on Pitt Street.

Bill and Toni’s

Italian restaurant

Relaxed, unfussy locale with pasta and meat dishes upstairs and espresso and gelato downstairs.

The Long Goodbye

Cocktail bar

Bespoke and classic cocktail bar using house-made liqueurs in the heart of Darlinghurst.

Axl Bazaar

Vintage clothing store

Artist Athena Levendi has scoured the world’s fashion capitals to bring back Oscar De La Renta, RM Williams, Comme des Garcons, Prada and Chanel pieces, as well as ’60s and current-season garments.

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