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NewsChippendale Favourite Freda's Has a New In-House Food Offering, Cheesy Grin
Pizzas will be replaced by a selection of salumi, oysters and pretzel toasties.
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New in Town: Sydney
We've spoken to the teams behind Sydney's most anticipated openings, so you can take a look inside before you make a booking.
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GuideFive Restaurants with Set Menus Perfect for a Meal with Friends This Summer
From unlimited hoppers to a 13-plate Mediterranean feast.
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NewsLankan Filling Station Is Giving Their Delicious Hoppers a Permanent Home
Set to open in late April, the Sri Lankan eatery will also serve up curries, sambols and a new string hopper.
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NewsNewtown's Hartsyard Has Reopened with a Fresh Look and Menu
The fried chicken is gone, but in its place is scampi tartare and bread made with spent grain from Young Henrys.
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NewsTen Kid-Friendly Restaurants and Cafes in Sydney Where You Can Eat Like a Connoisseur
Yes, we CAN have it all.
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NewsThe Best Restaurants in Sydney to Take Your Dad This Father's Day (or Any Day)
Spoil the paternal figure in your life with a memorable Father's Day lunch or dinner at these standout Sydney restaurants, bars and cafes.
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GuideThe 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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GuideWhere to Find the Best Steak in Sydney
From dry-aged cuts to highly marbled wagyu — we've got no beef with this list of the best places to slice into a juicy, perfectly seared and expertly rested steak.
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NewsThe Best Restaurants in Sydney to Take Your Mum This Mother's Day (or Any Day)
Spoil the leading lady in your life with a memorable Mother's Day lunch or dinner at these standout Sydney restaurants, bars and cafes.
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NewsTen Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Sydney
Have your very own adult Easter hunt this year, running around the city to find the best hot cross buns and Easter eggs.
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GuideThe Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast
These are the best restaurants in Sydney celebrating the Year of the Snake this Lunar New Year.
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GuideThe Best Italian Restaurants in Sydney
Find where you'll be carb-loading next in Sydney — whether it's in the form of pasta, pizza or panzanella.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Sydney
Whether you like your scoops creamy, salty, deep-fried or vegan, you can find them here.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Pizza in Sydney
From pepperoni-topped slices to vegan rounds, if it's pizza you're craving, we've got you covered.
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GuideThe Most Popular Restaurants in Sydney for 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from dazzling hawker markets to Japanese dining hubs — and lots of pasta, of course.
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NewsMassimo Bottura Has Opened an Ultra Luxurious Restaurant with Gucci
Part of Florence's brand new Gucci Garden, the 50 seater will serve globally inspired dishes from one of the world's most famous Michelin-starred chefs.
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NewsKey Tips on Opening an Attractive and Successful Cafe From the Brains Behind No. 19
It's all about good design, great people and excellent coffee.
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NewsDomino's Taps Into the Vegan Cheap Pizza-Lover Market by Introducing Vegan Cheese
You can add vegan mozzarella to your margherita for $2.95.
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NewsMessina Is Serving Up Epic Gelato-Biscuit Hybrids at Sydney Festival
It's the first time Messina's disco biscuit range has been available in Sydney.
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NewsMeet Highfield Caringbah, the New Rooftop Bar Serving up Views of the City In Sydney's South
The multi-story venue features a pizza joint, an American diner, a rooftop cocktail bar and a classic Aussie pub.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Have Predicted Seven Food Trends for 2018
Including meals enhanced by virtual reality, and eating dishes purely because they'll help you sleep.
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RestaurantOsteria Luna
68 King Street, Sydney
A moody underground osteria serving Italian classics with a touch of red-sauce swagger.
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RestaurantAambra
518A Old South Head Road, Rose Bay
Housed inside a heritage-listed former church, this Rose Bay restaurant serves refined, flame-kissed Levantine fare.
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RestaurantKODA Sydney
20 Curtin Place, Sydney
This high-energy, Japanese-influenced grill in the former Monopole site slings lasagne gyoza, caviar chicken tenders and robata-fired seafood.
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RestaurantFlaminia
61 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Giovanni Pilu's long-awaited follow-up to his celebrated Freshwater restaurant celebrates the great port cities of Italy.
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RestaurantGrill Americano
1 Chifley Square, Sydney
Melbourne restaurateur Chris Lucas' celebrated Venetian-inspired steakhouse has landed in a historic Sydney location.
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RestaurantRick Stein at Coogee Beach
242 Arden Street, Coogee
The beloved British chef brings his legendary love of seafood to one of the city's most beautiful stretches of sand.
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RestaurantMAGMA by Dany Karam
1 Bartley Street, Canley Vale
The acclaimed chef's long-awaited return brings destination dining to a dramatic, marble-clad space in Sydney's south west.
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RestaurantSan Pancho
276-278 Marrickville Road, Marrickville
A Marrickville taqueria that represents Mexico instead of reinventing it.
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RestaurantHazel Kitchen and Bar
782 Kingsway, Gymea
A Gymea hideaway that specialises in breezy, relaxed feeds no matter where the sun is in the sky.
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NewsThe Good Filo Is Bringing Authentic and Inventive Greek Treats to Sydney's South
On the menu: traditional moussaka and baklava, plus an array of Greek pastry hybrids.
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GuideSydney Cafes That Serve Booze with Brunch
Along with killer breakfast dishes, these spots also serve up cocktails and wine suitable for morning drinks.
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NewsThe Most Memorable Things We Ate in Australia in 2017
The standout dishes we're still thinking about — even months down the track.
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GuideSydney's Most Popular Restaurants of 2017
The new openings and old favourites you flocked to this year.
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NewsMelbourne Japanese Pizza Bar Sash Is Setting Up Shop in Surry Hills
Sashimi pizza is heading north.
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NewsBourke Street Bakery Has Created an Exclusive Tart Inspired by AGNSW's Rembrandt Exhibition
Celebrating the Dutch Golden Age with two Sydney icons and several Dutch masters.
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EventHayu FanFest
Sat, 15 Aug, 2026
Secret Location in Sydney, Sydney
Bringing reality TV into the real world, this streaming platform's landmark event is headed to Sydney for the first time.
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EventGallery Brave Naughty Nice Emporium Christmas Pop-Up
Mon, 8 Dec - Fri, 19 Dec 2025
Gallery Brave, Surry Hills
Put a mischievous twist on gift-giving and visit this time limited emporium in Surry Hills.
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EventRoyal Otis x Salomon Secret Bondi Gig
Fri, 19 Dec, 2025
Secret Location in Bondi
Live in the moment, as this indie pop duo is about to light up a secret, phone-free Bondi stage, bringing the tunes and the shoes to match.
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Event$1 Croissants at Loulou Milsons Point
Thu, 18 Dec, 2025
Loulou Bistro, Boulangerie & Traiteur, Milsons Point
This North Shore three-in-one French eatery is celebrating its fourth birthday by offering its signature sourdough croissant for an unbeatable price.
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EventRon Mueck: Encounter
Sat, 6 Dec 2025 - Sun, 12 Apr 2026
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
AGNSW’s larger-than-life summer blockbuster is the biggest exhibition of acclaimed sculptor Ron Mueck's work ever staged in Australia.
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EventSanta's Christmas Picnic at Tumbalong Park
Sat, 20 Dec - Sun, 21 Dec 2025
Tumbalong Park, Sydney
Santa’s heading to Tumbalong Park for a sunny festive picnic packed with food, fun and family magic.
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EventAll About Women 2026
Sun, 8 Mar, 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Hear centrepiece talks from change-making heads of government, justice-seeking journalists and razor-sharp authors as part of this powerhouse lineup.
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EventOperation Sickie at The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre
Multiple single dates
The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre, Marrickville
It's every Australians right to chuck a sickie, so let this Marrickville boozer reward you with big discounts on six occasions this summer.
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Hordern Pavilion
Fri, 6 Mar, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Off the back of a headline festival appearance, this Belgian techno superstar is heading to Sydney for this tour's one and only sideshow.
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EventChristmas at Darling Harbour 2025
Mon, 17 Nov - Thu, 25 Dec 2025
Darling Harbour, Sydney
With a stacked lineup of free festive fun, Darling Harbour 2025 is ready to melt the heart of even the grinchiest among us.
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NewsBike Share Service Ofo is Raising Funds for OzHarvest
Until December 23, each Ofo ride in Sydney and Adelaide will help feed a hungry Australian.
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NewsButter, Sydney's Fried Chicken and Rare Sneaker Dispensary, Is Launching a Parramatta Outpost
The Surry Hills eatery's second store will be equal parts chicken sandwich and Yeezys.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting a New Big Thing — in the Form of a Giant Milo Tin
Big Banana, Big Pineapple, Big Milo Tin?
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NewsMatt Moran's Three-Tiered Waterfront Venue Barangaroo House Is Now Open
It will have a ground-floor bar, a 180-seat restaurant and a rooftop bar with views over the harbour.
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NewsAnnouncing Concrete Playground's Best of 2017 Sydney Award Winners
The very best new Sydney bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs, events and spaces of the year.
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NewsVegemite Has Released an Icy Pole Recipe and People Are Confused
The most Aussie summer treat since the Sunnyboy (RIP).
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NewsNigella Lawson Is Coming to Australia to Talk All Things Food
She'll join social psychologist Hugh Mackay in both Sydney and Melbourne this January.
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NewsBakedown Cakery Has Opened a New Flagship Store and Chocolate Studio
Jen Lo is bringing her sweet treats to the Lower North Shore.
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NewsThis Is What Merivale Is Going to Do with Woollahra's Hotel Centennial
The Woollahra pub will reopen this week with a new menu.
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GuideSydney's Best New Cafes of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Sydney's cafe scene this year.
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NewsHip Hop-Loving Ethical Burger Joint 4 Ounces Is Expanding to Leichhardt
The sustainable fast food chain brings its music-inspired, guilt-free burgs to a second location.
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NewsBen & Jerry's Will Give Out Free Ice Cream Cones to Celebrate Marriage Equality
The frozen dessert brand tops off their long history of support with free sweet treats.
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NewsLong-Awaited Seasonally Changing French Restaurant Été Has Opened at Barangaroo
It's not only the dishes that change with the weather, but the interior, too.
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NewsSydney Market Favourite Donut Papi Opens Permanent Digs in Redfern
And their new space means more sweet treats in more flavours.
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GuideSydney's Best New Restaurants of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Sydney's restaurant scene this year.
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NewsHere's What You'll Be Eating Between Shows at Sydney Festival 2018
Backing up a month-long program of shows, activities and carnival-style experiences, the Festival Village will feature eats from your favourite Sydney food vendors.
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NewsA 'Refined' Suburban Chicken Shop Is Coming to Menai in Sydney's South
The team behind Cronulla's Blackwood Pantry is bringing fancy bird to the 'burbs with Little Bonny's.
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FeatureBest of 2017 Sydney
These 36 outstanding Sydney ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.
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FeatureNew in Town: The Duke of Clarence
A particularly ambitious reimagining of an 1800s British tavern in a CBD laneway.
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NewsThe Newport to Add Bert's, a 1930s-Style Brasserie Overlooking the Water
Merivale's northern beaches pub will open a decadent new dining room in early 2018.
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NewsGelato Messina Has Taken on the Humble Trifle for This Year's Christmas Lunch
Tell your nan she doesn't need to make a trifle this year.
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NewsThis Pun-Filled Pop Culture Cookbook is Kickstarter's Latest Gem
Featuring 'Chicken Kebob Dylan', 'Fleetwood Mac & Cheese', 'Gin Diesel' cocktails and and 'Wu-Tang Clam Chowder'.
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NewsNewtown's Hartsyard Will Close to Undergo a Major Transformation
The eatery's famed fried chicken will be taken off the menu.
