The Best New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings of 2023

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The Best New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings of 2023

These are the 2023 newcomers that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.

The Abercrombie Hotel

Dance the night away at this massive Chippendale venue, which boasts multiple dance floors, a rooftop bar and a bottle shop.

Raja

You'll find underrepresented Indian dishes from a former Firedoor chef at Ezra's next-door neighbour.

Self Raised Bread Shoppe

After mastering the art of pizza dough, the My Mother's Cousin Team has moved on to baked goods with the goods.

Longshore

Chippendale's seafood-focused restaurant and wine bar offers up luxe sustainable dining in the former Automata space.

Enmore Country Club — CLOSED

Natural wines, local beers and nostalgic cocktails are at the heart of this retro 70s-style bar in Cottonmouth Records' former digs.

Le Foote

The Swillhouse team's long-awaited opening in The Rocks functions as a Euro wine bar, a Mediterranean bistro and a good-times pub.

Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant

Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant offers three levels of dining in the former Golden Century site, including yum cha, mango pancakes and late-night feeds.

Promenade Bondi Beach

Enjoy nostalgic cocktails, flavoursome seafood and takeaway coffee at this multi-dimensional beachside venue.

Palazzo Salato

You'll find this 120-seat haven for all things pasta and wine in a heritage-listed Clarence Street building, hailing from the team behind Ragazzi and Love, Tilly Devine.

Vermuteria

Piccolo Bar's David Spanton brings vermouth on tap and salty nacks to a historic Kings Cross space.

Clam Bar

The Bistrot 916 crew returns with an up-market New York style steak and seafood restaurant that takes no half measures.

Ricos Tacos

From food truck to multi-story drinking and dining venue in just a few short years.

Jacksons on George

This CBD stalwart is back under the guidance of Maurice Terzini with inventive pub feeds, a European bistro and an expansive rooftop bar.

Derrel's

A loveable BYO Indian diner with a big naughties energy from The Lady Hampshire's Brendan King.

Shadow Baking

A brilliant bakery from three Messina head chefs that's only open three days a week.

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