Always wanted to try Australian food? Check out new Isla & Co. in West Palm Beach

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The Smashed Avocado Toast with delicata squash, pickled onion, feta, and pepitas at the new Isla & Co. in West Palm Beach.

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Tom Rowse pours an espresso martini at the restaurant Isla & Co in West Palm Beach.

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The restaurant Isla & Co. recently opened in West Palm Beach.

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The Espresso Martini is a favorite at Isla & Co. in West Palm Beach.

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The Isla Benedict with salmon lox, pickled onion, hollandaise on top of toasted sourdough and served with a side salad.

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The spicy shrimp vodka rigatoni at the restaurant Isla & Co in West Palm Beach.

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The restaurant Isla & Co. recently opened in West Palm Beach, and the dishes reflect the ethnic diversity of Australia, the native homeland of the owners. The menu is influenced by the continent's history of immigration from England, the Mediterranean, Italy and more recently Southeast Asia.

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The fish and chips with yuzu kosho, tartar sauce at the restaurant Isla & Co in West Palm Beach.

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The restaurant Isla & Co recently opened in West Palm Beach. On the menu are brunch and dinner dishes from "down under" — a nod to co-owners Barry Dry and and Tom Rowse's Australian roots and the country's melting pot of cultures, including flavors from England, the Mediterranean and southeast Asia.

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An all-day cafe from New York's Parched Hospitality Group, this 140-seater had a soft opening in early December next door to Grandview Public Market in West Palm Beach's growing Warehouse District.

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The coffee program is elevated at Isla & Co.

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Isla & Co. was recently opened in West Palm Beach by, from left, executive chef Matt Foley and co-owners Barry Dry and Tom Rowse.