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    Now Open: Antica Is the Cosy Italian Diner in North Sydney That's Giving Classic Dishes a Culinary Glow Up

    Expect familiar flavours and show-stopping platings, plus a vast menu of Italian wines at this new venue from an award-winning team.

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    China's Globally Renowned Tea Brand HEYTEA Has Just Opened Its First Flagship Sydney Store In the CBD

    This international tea brand with a focus on real ingredients has expanded its global reach to Sydney for the first time.

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    Coming Soon: BeerFest Is Sydney's New Drinks Festival That's Pouring Quality Tipples From Aussie Producers

    Following its previous editions in cities around the country, this celebration of local brews and makers will launch its first Sydney fest in 2024.

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    Coming Soon: Redfern's The Bat and Ball Hotel Is Opening Its Revamped Digs in August

    This Redfern stalwart will be reopening its doors in early August — and it'll host a huge party to celebrate its return to Cleveland Street.

  • Guide

    Five Inner West Pubs to Hit For Good Vibes and Great Feeds On a Night Out

    There's a feed for every group and occasion to be found at these Inner West gems.

  • News

    Messina's Annual Greatest Hits Drop Is Back for 2024 So You've Got 40 Flavours of Gelato to Stock Up On

    This year, the dessert chain will make 20 of them available for preorder, then release 20 more spread across its weekly specials for a month.

Latest Guides
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    First Look: RAFI Urbnsurf Is the Stylish Diner and Bar Overlooking Sydney's Manmade Surfing Lagoon

    The second of Applejack Hospitality's two eateries at NSW's only artificial surf park is bringing sophisticated seafood and sustainable cocktails to Homebush.

  • Guide

    Hola Amigos: Five Latin American and Spanish Restaurants for Cocktails and Comida with Your Mates

    Move aside espresso martinis, there's a new coffee cocktail in town — and these venues are shouting the first 43 orders.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Song Bird, the Huge New Modern Cantonese Diner by Neil Perry, Is Opening in August

    The famed chef’s three-level Chinese eatery will be his third venue in Double Bay, with a new underground bar also on the way.

  • News

    Harajuku Gyoza Has Given Its Coveted Japanese Air Cheesecakes a Super-Photogenic Mont Blanc Spin

    For its latest mashup, the chain has combined two viral desserts into one dish, which comes in strawberry and matcha flavours.

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    Now Open: Superfreak Is Marrickville's New All-Day Eatery From Two of the Minds Behind Soulmate and Splash Coffee

    This ambitious new venture centred around nourishing meals for health-conscious diners has set up shop in the heart of Marrickville.

  • News

    Huge News for Sydney's Hospitality Scene: The Maybe Group Has Ended Its Partnership with PUBLIC

    After just over a year spent working together, Vince Lombardo and Stefano Catino have officially parted ways with Jon Adgemis.

Latest Places
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    How to Sip and Sample Your Way Through Barangaroo House

    This ambitious three-tiered venue features a public bar, cosy vinyl bar and picturesque rooftop spot overlooking the harbour.

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    Coming Soon: Olympus Is Surry Hills' New Greek Garden Diner From the Team Behind Potts Point's The Apollo

    The latest addition to Jonathan Barthelmess' restaurant portfolio will bring the hospitality of a Greek village to a major new hospo hub.

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    Now Open: Tokyo Lamington Has Quietly Opened a Brand-New Bakery Concept in the Heart of Marrickville

    The new location has the delicious cubes with surprising flavours you know and love, plus a whole new range of baked delights.

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    Now Open: Tommy Panini Is Brookvale's New Italian Sandwich Bar From Mariah Carey's Former Private Chef

    If a generously loaded sandwich made from folded pizza dough sounds like your idea of a good time, Brookvale is beckoning.

  • News

    Good Times Abound with the Arrival of Comedor — a Love Letter to Mexican Cuisine in Newtown

    This Australia Street newcomer dishes up modern Mexican fare that draws from chef Alejandro Huerta's roots and experience working at some of the world's best restaurants.

  • News

    First Look: The Four-Venue Hospitality Precinct in Sofitel Sydney Wentworth's Multimillion-Dollar Renovation Has Been Revealed

    Two bars and two restaurants will make the reimagined hotel one of the hottest dining destinations in the city when it opens later this year.

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  • Guide

    The Most-Viewed Bars in Sydney for 2024 So Far

    Beloved drinking holes, new brewery bars and a whole lot of rooftops — they’ve all grabbed your attention this year.

  • Guide

    The Most-Viewed Restaurants in Sydney for 2024 So Far

    These are the spots you went looking for so far this year, from stunning harbourside restaurants to hidden Inner West eateries — and lots of pasta, of course.

  • Guide

    The Most-Viewed Cafes in Sydney for 2024 So Far

    Revamped inner-city favourites, new spots from local stalwarts and bakeries that had you lining up around the corner — these all made the list of your most clicked-on cafes for 2024.

  • News

    The Best Advice Ever: Rosheen Kaul on Supporting Young Chefs, the Future of Australian Cuisine and Being a Sponge for Knowledge

    We spoke with Rosheen Kaul about writing her next cookbook, collaborating with other chefs and judging 2024's upcoming S.Pellegrino Young Chef of the Year Academy competition.

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    Now Open: Madam Ji Is the Contemporary Indian Joint Adding Spice to Darlinghurst's Dining Scene

    Classic dishes and boundary-pushing fusions are on the menu at a restaurant inspired by the "resilience and freedom" of women in Indian culture.

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    The Best Advice Ever: Tarts Anon's Gareth Whitton and Koko Black's Remco Brigou on the Value of Collaboration

    When a top chocolatier and pastry chef come together, magic happens — and this pair told us all about it.

  • News

    First Look: North Sydney's Vibrant Hospo Hub Is Ready to Welcome Its First Guests at Four All-New Venues

    The four flagship venues of the newly minted dining destination will be overseen by top Sydney chef Rhys Connell.

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    Coming Soon: Celebrity Chef Manu Feildel Is Launching a New Bistro in a Historic Inner West Pub

    At the TV personality's charming new bistro, guests can expect rustic French fare in a dining room that could have been plucked from the streets of Paris.

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    KFC's Latest Pop-Up Will Get You Celebrating a Chicken-Filled Midyear Christmas in the Blue Mountains

    At the Colonel's Lodge, you'll spend two nights in a wood-panelled mansion with unlimited KFC Christmas spreads to feast on.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Monopole Is Relaunching as a Fine French Restaurant with a New-Look Dining Room

    After 12 years in the upper echelons of Sydney's dining scene, Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt's CBD fine-diner is entering a new era.

  • Guide

    The Best (and Cosiest) Bars and Pubs with Fireplaces in Sydney

    Warm up over fireside beers, whisky cocktails and gravy-covered roasts.

  • News

    Sammy Junior Is the Latest Venue to Close in Sydney as the City's Hospitality Crisis Continues to Deepen

    A string of hospitality closures in recent months has claimed major Sydney stalwarts, recent openings and celeb-backed ventures alike.

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    "If These Walls Could Talk...": We Chatted to the Owner of VASCO to Hear the Secret to Controlling Chaos For Over a Decade

    Sydneysiders love a venue with character — Sid Chand shares what makes his Surry Hills joint and its brand new Newtown sibling so special.

  • Feature

    Lost In The Laneways

    Uncover unique watering holes and eateries tucked down some of Sydney's best laneways.

  • News

    Sour and Sweet: Everything You Need to Know about Amaretto Sour

    Celebrate golden hour with a classic cocktail made best with an Italian liqueur.

  • News

    Chef Motokichi Yukimura From Kyoto's Kichi Kichi Is Bringing His Viral Omurice Back to Australia

    This is the second time in 2024 that the Japanese chef is hitting Sydney and Brisbane to whip up his specialty dish.

  • News

    Colombo Social's New Mum Cha Series Is Inviting Top Aussie Chefs to Cook Alongside Their Mothers

    There will be a new mother-son takeover of the Sri Lankan diner's kitchen every month, serving up an intimate one-off ten-course lunch.

  • News

    Now Open: Hang 10 Is the New Craft Distillery Transforming Old Bread Into Boutique Spirits on the Northern Beaches

    From the oven to the glass, this pioneering process is combatting food waste in a uniquely local way.

  • News

    Not-So-Sweet News: Sydney Favourite Donut Papi Is Closing After a Nine-Year Tenure

    Marrickville's crowd-favourite doughnut spot is bidding farewell — and to honour its nine-year-long service, it'll be bringing back its greatest hits.

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    Now Open: 170 Grammi Is the Roman-Style Pizzeria From the Via Napoli Crew That's Dishing Up Carbonara Pizza in Surry Hills

    Even when you're not in Rome, you can do as the Romans do thanks to the latest game-changing venue from Sydney's OG pizza pioneer.

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    Josh Niland's Latest Cookbook Has Won One of the Top Gongs at the 2024 James Beard Awards

    Chinese Australian food writer Hetty Lui McKinnon was also named among this year's top cookbook authors, illustrators, designers and food journalists.

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    Just In: Castlereigh Street's Late-Night Asian Eatery Hey Chú Is the Latest Sydney Spot That's Closing Its Doors

    You'll no longer be able to "pay your uncle a visit" at this Castlereigh spot, which is shutting its doors before the week is out.

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    Coming Soon: ATTENZIONE! Food and Wine Is the Lively New Neighbourhood Bistro From a Fabbrica and Ragazzi Part-Owner

    Expect full-bodied drops, snackable street eats, delicious pastas and classic antipasti from this vibrant diner backed by some impressive hospitality expertise.

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    Wine and Dine Your Way Through Winter at These Must-Try Lake Macquarie Restaurants

    Taste your way across one of the largest lakes in the Southern Hemisphere with this locally curated foodie guide.

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