Monique Lane

Bar Ume - CLOSED

478 Bourke Street, Surry Hills

Bourke Street's Ume has gone casual with burgers and a sizeable whisky and sake selection.

Saint Peter Is Paddington's New Nose-to-Tail Seafood Restaurant

Chef Josh Niland is making the most of the whole fish.

Paddo Inn

338 Oxford Street, Paddington

Expect casual drinks and contemporary snacks in the front bar, and Matt Moran-created grill in the dining room.

Big Poppa's

96 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

A late-night cheese, wine and hip hop bar.

A Handy Guide to Coffee Tasting

You'll be hosting your own coffee cupping sessions in no time.

The Rise (and Revival) of Vermouth in Sydney

Not just something you find in your Negroni (or your grandma's liquor cabinet).

White Taro - CLOSED

67 Albion Street, Surry Hills

Western and Southeast Asian worlds collide at this Surry Hills cafe.

Hoost - CLOSED

98 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills

A small Surry Hills restaurant serving up just one main dish per night.

Introducing Courtyard Bar: built by friends with benefits

Courtyard Bar is the latest newbie causing a stir on Potts Point's notorious Bayswater strip. With a winning formula of friends with benefits, however, they might just last.

Sixpenny

83 Percival Road, Stanmore

A tiny seven-table restaurant in culinary ghost town Stanmore is turning heads.

The Bridge Room - CLOSED

44 Bridge Street, Sydney

You can tell a lot of hard work and attention to detail has gone into every element of this restaurant.

The Rook

Rooftop 56-58 York Street, Sydney

This rooftop bar will have you digging on lobster almost as much as our lobster-obsessed American friends.

Frankie's - CLOSED

50 Hunter Street, Sydney

Part dive bar, part New York-style pizza parlour, part blast from the past in the form of 80s metal.

A Bluffer’s Guide to Champagne

With Concrete Playground's bluffer's guide to wine prepare to become a bona fide wine aficionado.

Fourth Village

5a Vista Street, Mosman

Fourth Village, like going to any Italian home means you're dragged into a fun, loud place where good food is never far away.

Kepos Street Kitchen

96 Kepos Street, Redfern

All-day Israeli dining, where you can have falafel for breakfast, lunch and dinner.