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Top eateries biting the dust amid challenges in Australia’s dining scene
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Mr Tetsuya Wakuda (left) said his restaurant, a Sydney landmark, would close at the end of July, and Ms Kylie Kwong (right) plans to close Lucky Kwong at the end of June.
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SYDNEY – In September 2020, Mr Nick Mathews-Bowden took the bold step of opening a restaurant in Sydney despite the city being in the middle of a Covid-19 lockdown.
Yet, to the delight of Mr Mathews-Bowden and Mr Kirk Mathews-Bowden, his business partner and husband, the restaurant, Ezra – serving Israeli-influenced cuisine – was a roaring success.

