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NewsMerivale Is Finally Opening Their Casual Paddington Chicken Shop
The old-school chicken shop gets a new spin with The Paddington's revered roast chooks, hot rolls and fish finger sandwiches.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal Is Launching Vegemite Ice Cream for Australia Day
This sweet treat pays homage to a true-blue Aussie legend.
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NewsWhat Are 'Sanctuary Restaurants', and Why Are They Popping Up Around the US?
Creating discrimination-free environments for diners and hospitality workers.
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NewsEastside Grill Is Chippendale's New Restaurant Inspired by NYC's Meatpacking District
With acclaimed executive chef Stanley Wong behind the wheel.
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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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GuideThe Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast
Ring in the Year of the Horse this Lunar New Year at one of these stellar Sydney restaurants.
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GuideThe 25 Best Pubs in Sydney
From century-old locals to new and reimagined favourites, these are the venues that define Sydney's pub culture.
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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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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 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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News4A Is Running Rickshaw Food Tours of Chinatown for Chinese New Year
Be pedalled around Haymarket in a rickshaw designed by artist Louise Zhang.
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NewsCould Facial Recognition Technology Change the Way We Order in Restaurants?
Probably not, but a Beijing KFC has introduced the technology anyway.
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NewsA Guide to Food and Drink in New Zealand's Christchurch Region
Opportunities for memorable eating experiences abound.
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RestaurantTera Bar
255 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills
The vibrant venue showcases seasonal, contemporary dishes alongside a specially selected list of sake and wines
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RestaurantManzo Bisteccheria
50 Bridge Street, Sydney
Decadent and deluxe dishes include roasted bone marrow with brioche, and a slow-cooked, crumbed, and deep-fried wagyu lasagna.
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RestaurantThree Blue Ducks Burradoo
6 Railway Road, Burradoo
Five- or seven-course menus showcase the hyper-local produce across refined dishes, set in a heritage farmhouse.
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RestaurantElliott's
79 Elliott Street, Balmain
With a fresh design, an energised team and a dedicated live music program, Elliott’s has all the makings to become a neighbourhood favourite.
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RestaurantCà Phê Mai
Kiaora Lane, Double Bay
The star of the show is the nourishing and comforting signature pho gà, developed around a family recipe passed down through generations.
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RestaurantArthur
544 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
One of Surry Hills' most loved restaurants reopens with a new look, menu and feel.
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RestaurantThe Oriana Sydney
Circular Quay West, The Rocks
With many levels and different offerings, The Oriana allows its customers to explore the space to find their place.
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RestaurantTam Jiak
1 Bridge Road, Glebe
Tam Jiak, which translates to gluttony, is built around the joy of indulgence, offering diners a generous, playful, and memorable dining experience.
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RestaurantMeadow Music Room
6 Cronulla Street, Cronulla
At the heart of the venue is the music program, which spans spinning vinyl to live jazz duos kick late-night DJ sets.
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RestaurantBar Bruno
18-20 York Street, Sydney
"We see 'neighbourhood' as less about geography and more about connection. Bar Bruno will always offer guests...the same, consistent experience of thoughtful food and genuine hospitality."
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NewsThe Sydney Festival 2017 Eats Guide
Grab a bite before the show — within walking distance of your venue.
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NewsAustralia Could Be Getting Its First Centre Dedicated to Food Culture
Will smashed avo be written into history?
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NewsKitchen By Mike's New Canteen Set to Open at Sydney International Airport
Now this is airport food.
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NewsThese New Chocolate Blocks Let You Stack Your Favourite Flavour Combinations
Fancy shortbread, fairy floss, watermelon, blackcurrent or matcha choccies — or a combo of a couple?
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NewsA Restaurant Dedicated to Avocados Is Opening in Amsterdam
All the creamy, green deliciousness you could ask for.
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NewsBurger Head Is Penrith's New Burger Joint from Sydney's Top Fine Dining Chefs
With Momofuku Seiobo, Quay and Master minds in the kitchen.
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Event'ELLE' Fashion Pop-Up at So Familia With Prime Video
Sat, 4 Jul - Sun, 5 Jul 2026
So Familia store, Newtown
From Bel Air's preppy glamour to Seattle's moody grunge 'fits, one Newtown boutique is bringing the Elle Woods energy to Sydney ahead of the prequel series' release.
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EventCassian: Day-to-Night Australia Tour 2026
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
This Grammy Award-winning producer is headed home this spring, transforming parks and club grounds into euphoric openair dance parties.
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EventCedar & Salt Nordic Sauna at Manly Wharf
Thu, 11 Jun - Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Manly Wharf, Manly
This Nordic-inspired sauna is heating up the harbourfront, pairing cedar steam sessions with chilly swims and a cold drink.
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EventFabbrica x blonde. Organic Ring Making Class and Set Menu Experience
Sat, 27 Jun, 2026
Fabbrica Pasta Bar Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst
Learn to craft your own bespoke ring, then celebrate with this much-loved Italian eateries' greatest culinary hits.
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EventUncontained Arts Festival 2026
Fri, 26 Jun - Sun, 28 Jun 2026
Belgrave Street, Kogarah
From inflatable creatures to LED drum shows, this kaleidoscopic after-dark experience returns with creativity and wonder inspired by nature and sustainability.
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EventSouth African Film Festival
Sun, 21 Jun - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various cinemas across Australia
The eighth run of SAFF will see 33 films direct from South Africa come to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand.
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EventHSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival
Wed, 10 Jun - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Various Palace Cinemas around Australia, Moore Park
The annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American filmmaking returns to Australian screens this winter.
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EventThe Music of the Lord of the Rings
Thu, 16 Jul - Sat, 18 Jul 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Explore the music of The Lord of the Rings like never before, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Art of the Score.
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EventAvatar: Forms of Vishnu
Sat, 20 Jun - Mon, 5 Oct 2026
Naala Badu Building, AGNSW, Sydney
This massive exhibition explores the many forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu, as depicted in 200 works that span 1500 years.
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EventBastille Festival
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Circular Quay, Sydney
Warm up this winter — this four-day soirée is taking over Circular Quay and The Rocks with French food, wine and entertainment.
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NewsSeven Must-Try Foodie Experiences in Auburn
Take yourself on a DIY food trail through cauldron-made Turkish Delight, saffron ice cream and otherwordly kasar cheese.
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NewsTen Australian-Owned International Restaurants Worthy of a Holiday
For when you're overseas, but want to be close to home.
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Guide12 Killer Summer Recipes from Some of Australia's Best Chefs
Entrees, mains and cocktails from Porteno, Kitchen by Mike, Matt Stone, Big Poppa's and more.
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GuideConcrete Playground's Most-Read Food Stories in 2016
Fried chicken 'n' sneaker joints to 'New Nordic' basement bars.
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GuideSydney's 50 Most Popular Restaurants of 2016
Catch up on the year's most buzzed-about establishments.
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NewsThis New York Company Prints Edible Selfies On Cookies, Cupcakes and Coffee
Why just upload your selfies to Instagram when you can eat them?
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GuideYour Guide to Dining Out in Sydney on Christmas Day
Swap the roast pork for a dozen dumplings this year.
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NewsMatt Moran's Solotel Just Bought the Clovelly Hotel
No changes are expected to be made — for now.
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NewsThis Non-Profit Lets You Book a Restaurant for Valentine's Day and Help End Hunger
A Table to End Hunger is bringing purpose to one of the most stressful days of the year.
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The Summer Guide to Sydney 2016/17
Slap on your invisible zinc and get out there. Blue skies wait for no one.
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NewsMelbourne's Insane Vegan Cafe Matcha Mylkbar Is on its Way to Sydney
Vegan eggs and crazy blue algae lattes are coming.
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NewsMelbourne's Gingerboy Is Popping Up in Sydney This Summer
Expect yellow curry, creme brûlée and Vietnamese coffees.
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NewsAnnouncing Concrete Playground's Best of 2016 Sydney Award Winners
The very best new Sydney bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs, events and precincts of the year.
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NewsSokyo's Chase Kojima Set to Open Rice Burger Bar Gojima
Bun-less burgs are comin', care of one of Australia's top chefs.
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NewsAustralia's Best Locally-Made Icy Poles to Cool Down with this Summer
Sunny Boys, move to the back. These local pops, blocks and poles do summer right.
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NewsGelato Messina's Christmas Cake Is a Delicious Festive Response to Sydney's Lockout Laws
Make a creamy cultural statement at Christmas lunch.
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NewsMerivale Reopens Enmore's Queen Victoria Hotel as Cantonese Restaurant and Cocktail Bar
Say hello to Queen Chow and The Smelly Goat.
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NewsA Look Inside Porteno's New Surry Hills Restaurant
Doors have shut on Cleveland Street as a new chapter for the meatmasters begins.
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NewsLotus Dining Open Casual Spinoff Papa Bo Min in Sydney's CBD
Get Lotus dumplings and desserts to takeaway.
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NewsRestaurateur Luke Mangan Is Launching His Own Chicken Burger Chain
Chicken Confidential will be a new string of burger joints that are all about the bird.
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GuideSydney's Best New Cafes of 2016
Honouring the best new cafes on Sydney's cafe scene this year.
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GuideSydney's Best New Restaurants of 2016
Honouring the best new arrivals on Sydney's restaurant scene this year.
