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Come Out and Play: The Offspring Have Announced a 2025 Australian Arena Tour with Simple Plan

After The Offspring's 2024 Melbourne gig sold out in 30 seconds, they're coming back to Australia for a four-city trip in 2025.

Guide

The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Week

Stock up on Christmas presents at a bunch of festive markets, discover the secrets of an ancient empire at a groundbreaking exhibition and catch the last week of events celebrating the rebirth of Sydney's OG nightlife heartland.

News

Great Scott!: 'Back to the Future: The Musical' Is Making Its Australian Premiere in Sydney in 2025

After hit seasons in West End and on Broadway, the award-winning stage version of everyone's favourite time-travelling 80s flick is zipping Down Under.

News

Childish Gambino Has Cancelled His 2025 Down Under Tour So There'll Be No Summertime Magic After All

It was meant to be the rapper and hip hop star's first trip our way since 2019 — but just like his North American, UK and European dates, it's no longer happening.

News

When a Delightfully Strange Screen-to-Stage Australian Musical Happens: Paul Hodge and Simon Phillips Chat 'Round the Twist'

Have you heard the word about Queensland Theatre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre's new adaptation of the beloved 90s series? We chatted to the composer/playwright and director behind it.

News

Fifteen of the Most Unique Stays You Can Book Around New Zealand

Spend a few nights in a leafy treehouse, a beautifully restored truck perched right on the bay or even a mountaintop cabin with views for days.

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CP Staff Picks: The Best Summer BBQ Meals, According to Our Editors

These recipes pack maximum flavour with minimal effort.

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The Ultimate Singapore Food Guide (For More Than Chilli Crab and Chicken Rice)

You’ll be ordering like a local in no time.

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Guide
The Best New Restaurants and Bars in Sydney You Need to Visit

Discover your next dining obsession with our cheat sheet to the best new venues in town.

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Is This Sydney's Fanciest Sandwich? Sandoitchi Has Joined Forces with Vic's Meat to Create a Decadent Wagyu Sanga and Yes, We're Drooling Too

Diners can also sample a surprising dessert special featuring wagyu fat chocolate mousse fusing Japanese flavours with top-quality produce.

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Kyiv Social Is Celebrating the Opening of Its New Dining Space on Grafton Lane with a $59 Six-Course Menu and a Super-Cheap Happy Hour

Sydneysiders now have even more delicious ways to support displaced Ukrainians and war orphans with these new deals from the Plate It Forward Hospitality Group.

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Coming Soon: Bar Julius Is the Colourful Euro-Coded Bar and Diner at the New Luxe Boutique Stay The Eve

The team behind Sydney stalwarts The Gidley and Bistecca will be delivering multiple venues at the plush hotel at the Surry Hills Village development.

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Latest Openings

Restaurant
Neptune's Grotto

Bridge Street, Sydney

Indulge in the hand-crafted pasta dishes and a to-shelf wine list at this newly opened venue from the team behind Clam Bar.
Bar
The Light Brigade

2A Oxford St, Woollahra

Woodfired pizzas and cocktails, plus a rooftop that's 83 metres above sea level.

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Restaurant
The International

25 Martin Place, Sydney

A trio of stylish venues from one of Sydney's top restaurant groups have brought a new level of refinement to 25 Martin Place's hospitality precinct.
Restaurant
Delta Rue

101 Phillip Street, Sydney

This elegant Vietnamese fine diner at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth combines old-world charm with some playful flourishes.
Restaurant
Fabbrica Bread Shop Coogee

214 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee

You can now enjoy this fan-favourite bread shop at its new beachside location, complete with new delights and Roman-inspired treats.
Restaurant
Fat Pomelo

16 Ocean Street, Narrabeen

The northern beaches just scored a new go-to destination for hearty pan-Asian cuisine in a dining room with a citrus-inspired design.
Bar
Mountain Culture Brewery Redfern

158 Regent Street , Redfern

Enjoy fan favourites and rotating new brews at Australia's fastest-growing craft brewer's third outpost — and its first in the inner city.
Bar
The Light Brigade

2A Oxford St, Woollahra

Woodfired pizzas and cocktails, plus a rooftop that's 83 metres above sea level.

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Bar
Wentworth Bar

101 Phillip Street, Sydney

This leafy rooftop retreat is an oasis of fun where you can kick back with friends as you sip oversized cocktails and bop to pumping DJ sets.
Bar
JOJI

388 George Street, Sydney

This sophisticated Japanese-inspired rooftop bar and diner in the heart of Sydney's CBD has skyline views and Tokyo vibes.
Bar
Frankie Cadillac

87 Albion Street, Surry Hills

Surry Hills has a new "home of the negroni", where you can take an unconventional cocktail journey into a world of house-made vermouth.
Bar
Sky Bar

37 Margaret Street, Sydney

The cherry on top of Shell House is a refined drinking den with a mid-century spirit serving up sophisticated snacks and crafted cocktails.

Arts & Entertainment

Love Arts & Entertainment experiences? Navigate the best venues and events near you picked by our expert curators at Concrete Playground.

News
Come Out and Play: The Offspring Have Announced a 2025 Australian Arena Tour with Simple Plan

After The Offspring's 2024 Melbourne gig sold out in 30 seconds, they're coming back to Australia for a four-city trip in 2025.

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Great Scott!: 'Back to the Future: The Musical' Is Making Its Australian Premiere in Sydney in 2025

After hit seasons in West End and on Broadway, the award-winning stage version of everyone's favourite time-travelling 80s flick is zipping Down Under.

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News
Childish Gambino Has Cancelled His 2025 Down Under Tour So There'll Be No Summertime Magic After All

It was meant to be the rapper and hip hop star's first trip our way since 2019 — but just like his North American, UK and European dates, it's no longer happening.

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News
When a Delightfully Strange Screen-to-Stage Australian Musical Happens: Paul Hodge and Simon Phillips Chat 'Round the Twist'

Have you heard the word about Queensland Theatre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre's new adaptation of the beloved 90s series? We chatted to the composer/playwright and director behind it.

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News
The NGV's Huge Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Will Feature Ten Immersive Installations — Which Is a World Record

The Japanese artist's latest Australian showcase will include more of her immersive environments than has ever been assembled in one place before.

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Fifteen of the Most Unique Stays You Can Book Around New Zealand

Spend a few nights in a leafy treehouse, a beautifully restored truck perched right on the bay or even a mountaintop cabin with views for days.

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The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend

Explore a huge three-day Christmas food and wine market, tuck into a festive-themed degustation and take a virtual time-hop back to ancient Egypt.

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The Mightiest Tiny Houses You Can Book Around NSW

Escape reality with a few nights spent in a secluded mini abode.

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Five Ways To Turn Your Apartment Balcony into a Summer Haven

Ditch the sweltering city heat for your very own urban retreat this summer.

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This sophisticated Japanese-inspired rooftop bar and diner in the heart of Sydney's CBD has skyline views and Tokyo vibes.
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You can now enjoy this fan-favourite bread shop at its new beachside location, complete with new delights and Roman-inspired treats.
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More than 20 vendors are serving up international street eats at this vibrant food court in the Inner West.