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NewsBondi's Porch and Parlour Has Expanded Next Door
Bondi's home of the Breaky Bowl finally has more seats.
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NewsLotus Dumpling Bar Opens in Sydney CBD
Get fancy (and Instagrammable) with a Lotus dumpling high tea.
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NewsMike McEnearney Named Creative Director of Carriageworks Farmers Markets
Redfern's hub of artisanal, biodynamic and organic produce is on its way to London’s Borough Markets-level.
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NewsNeil Perry Announces Plans for Five New Burger Project Locations
The Rockpool executive chef is bringing his burgers down south.
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GuideFamous Sydney Takeaway Spots to Try Right Now (and What to Order)
Sydney’s food scene has a short attention span — until it finds something really good. These are the takeaway spots that have inspired queues, Instagram posts and repeat visits.
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GuideHonda ZR-V-Approved: The Honda Team's Favourite Spots
The Honda team's own picks across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne: the spots they keep going back to and would probably take you to themselves.
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GuideX-Factor Venues Made to Impress Even the Most Jaded Out-of-Towners
Restaurants and bars across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide worth showing off to the friend you've been trying to talk into moving closer.
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GuideSunset Picnic Spots to Stake Out and Claim Early Before the Crowd
Picnic grounds across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with room to spread a blanket, crack open a bottle and settle in just as the sky turns pink.
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GuideRoad Trips Just Outside of Town to Fill an Entire Day Out
Nine day trips close enough to squeeze in before dinner, from high tea in a 1904 hydropathic retreat to a solar-powered treetop park in the Otways.
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GuideQuick Lunch Spots to Get You Out of the Office and Back Fast
Nine lunch spots fast enough to squeeze in between meetings, from a Florence import with a queue out front to a dumpling bar that plates in minutes.
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GuidePubs to Settle Into and See Out a Long and Lazy Sunday Session
Twelve pubs made for a lazy weekend sesh with mates — a beer garden to claim, a few pints to work through, and nowhere else you need to be.
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GuideOpen-Flame Restaurants That Cook With Fire and Smoke
The restaurants across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide where coal, ironbark and open flame do all the cooking instead of a gas line.
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GuideNeighbourhood Restaurants the Locals Try Hard to Keep Secret
Nine neighbourhood restaurants locals would rather you didn't find out about, from a Collingwood taverna with no menu to a Paddington bistro carving duck tableside.
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GuideMarkets Where You Can Do Your Whole Weekly Food Shop in One Go
The produce markets across Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane where one lap of the stalls sorts out the week's shopping, coffee in hand.
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NewsMelbourne's Nutella Obsession Causes Australia-Wide Shortage, Chaos Ensues
Melbourne, you big ol' hazelnuts.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal's Dinner to Replace The Fat Duck in Melbourne
Farewell snail porridge, hello meat fruit.
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NewsThe Grounds of Alexandria to Open New CBD Venue
Alexandria's garden paradise is heading to George Street.
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NewsMeet the Cats of Sydney's New Spaced-Themed Cat Cafe
We get to know the four-legged catstronauts of Catmosphere.
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NewsCafeSmart Lets You Donate $1 from Your Morning Coffee to Charity
Down your third or fourth coffee for the day, guilt-free.
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GuideTwelve New Restaurants to Try in Sydney Right Now
Here's what's trending among Concrete Playground's hungriest readers.
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CafeSonoma Bakery Rose Bay
779 Shop 1 New South Head Road, Rose Bay
Rose Bay's magnificent corner bakery reopens after a refurbishment making it even lighter, brighter and more welcoming.
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CafePapi's Birria Tacos
20 Smidmore Street, Marrickville
This cult Mexican taco truck has gone permanent, trading wheels for walls, and the consommé is worth the trip alone.
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CafeBottom of the Harbour Seafoods
21 The Esplanade, Mosman
A family-run fish and chip shop that's been feeding Balmoral Beach locals since 1989.
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CafeSalumerie Bondi
75-79 Hall Street, Bondi Beach
Salumerie's fourth outpost brings Neapolitan deli energy — and laneway aperitivo sessions — to Bondi.
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CafeTOUCH WOOD
1B Bridge Road, Glebe
Sydney Fish Market's sun-washed all-day spot reimagines brunch classics with a seafood focus.
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CafeHippo Espresso
468 The Esplanade, Warners Bay
One of the most beloved cafes in the state can be found in Warners Bay.
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BarKahii Kissaten
364 Kent Street, Sydney
Start your day with matcha and croissants and end it with wine and oysters — all at this inner-city spot.
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BarThe Old Rosebud
654 Darling Street, Rozelle
Stop in for your morning flat white or arvo takeaway wrap before a walk along the harbour.
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CafeSplash Coffee
2A Station Street, Petersham
The Soulmate team has reinvented the pool canteen with this nostalgic cafe right by Petersham Park and the Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend
Whether it's gourmet coffee, old-school hamburgers, indie flicks or the very best Splendour in the Grass sideshows, Concrete Playground has you covered.
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NewsDurty Nelly's in Paddington has Been Reborn as The Village Inn
Serving up burwiches and stout-braised lamb, this modern establishment pays dues to its past.
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NewsUber Is Delivering Gelato Messina to Your Office This Friday
This might be even better than that time they were delivering kittens.
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NewsNeil Perry to Open Second Burger Project Store in Parramatta
Parramatta natives will never need to venture far from home again.
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NewsErskineville's Got a New Community-Oriented Pop-Up Eatery
Get a taste of Erskine Villa, the new restaurant the inner west suburb literally asked for.
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EventField Day 2027
Fri, 1 Jan, 2027
The Domain, Sydney
Field Day is kicking off its 25th year with a bang, adding Australian dance export Mall Grab to its already massive NYD lineup.
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EventGolden Hour 2027, Featuring Amyl and the Sniffers
Thu, 4 Mar, 2027
Bondi Beach, Sydney
Three of Australia's most exciting acts are heading to Bondi Beach for a sun-soaked summer send-off with plenty of punk-rock bite.
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EventClub Amalfi at Watsons Bay Hotel
Multiple single dates
Watsons Bay Hotel, Watsons Bay
Make Sundays feel a little more European, as this monthly Amalfi-inspired session returns to the harbourfront.
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EventMeadow X ABSOLUT TABASCO Hottest Brunch
Sun, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov 2026
Meadow Music Room, Cronulla
Meadow Music Room is hosting a 90-minute bottomless brunch throughout November, with two-course dining, spicy cocktails and live music from its resident artists.
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EventHot Halloween at Meadow Music Room
Sat, 31 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov 2026
Meadow Music Room, Cronulla
Meadow Music Room is hosting a Hot Halloween party with Yolanda Be Cool, a red dress code and ABSOLUT® TABASCO™ cocktails.
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EventUNHOLY / DIVINE at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Thu, 8 Oct 2026, Thu, 29 Oct 2026
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This arts venue may have been evicted, but it refuses to stay dead and returns with three nights of art, drag and debauchery.
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EventBenson Boone Wanted Man Tour Australia 2026
Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
After demand prompted venue upgrades on his last Australian tour, Benson Boone is coming back for nine arena shows across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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EventBoyz II Men Australia and New Zealand Tour
Thu, 26 Nov - Sun, 6 Dec 2026
Various locations, Sydney
Prepare for a crash course in 90s music history as Boyz II Men, Salt-N-Pepa and Bell Biv DeVoe tour Australia and New Zealand.
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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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EventTwo Door Cinema Club at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 22 Nov, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Having just announced a second Sydney show, this era-defining indie-dance band will perform their acclaimed debut album in full.
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NewsBeloved Melbourne Burger Joint Huxtaburger to Pop Up in Surry Hills
Find out what burgers Melburnians are drooling over at Harpoon Harry.
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NewsAustralia's Getting Into Healthy Vending Machines
These wholesome Australian companies are shaking up the fast food game.
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NewsHartsyard's Andy Bowdy Opens Online Cake Store
Enmore's dessert wizard has branched out on his own.
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NewsHalf-Popped Corn Is the Newest American Snack Food Trend
Bottom-of-the-popcorn-bag lovers, this one's for you.
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NewsFive Places to Dine with a View in The Rocks
Take in sea, sky, Bridge, House, schnitty and chateaubriand.
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NewsJustin Hemmes Gets to Keep His Coogee Pavilion
After eviction notices landed on his doorstep in May, the Merivale monarch has settled things with his landlord.
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NewsYou Can Design Your Own Bespoke Chocolate Bars with Chocolab
And they'll deliver them right to your door.
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NewsNewtown Social Club Is Getting Some Balls
The south King Street venue is getting a meatball menu and a big ol' renovation for its birthday.
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NewsHarris Farm Wants You to Eat the Whole Cow with New 'Curious Cuts' Line
Cheap niche beefy bits, comin' atcha.
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NewsSalt Meats Cheese to Open Parramatta Emporium
Alexandria's Italian food emporium is venturing west.
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NewsAllen's Lollies to "Delete" Spearmint Leaves and Green Frogs
The confectionery giant's Party Mix is getting a little less green.
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NewsCake Artist Katherine Sabbath Is Hosting the Most Instagrammable High Tea Ever
Charge your phone. This is going to be unfathomably pretty.
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NewsUber and OzHarvest Are Delivering Gourmet Lunches to Your Office Today
Ditch that soggy sandwich, Neil Perry and George Calombaris made you lunch today.
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NewsBennelong Set to Open at the Opera House
Peter Gilmore's serving both casual and fine dining — with a purely Australian focus.
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NewsN2 Extreme Gelato Is Handing Out Free Batman-Inspired Ice Cream
There's no Mr Freeze, but there are syringes filled with citrus ‘fear toxin’ bitters.
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NewsLuis Tans Is Bondi's New Mysterious Peruvian Resident
Latin American and Asian fusion from five rather eclectic Sydneysiders.
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Which Australian Venues Made the 2015 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards Shortlist?
Our best gin distilleries, beachfront pavilions and velvety hotel bars are all up for the top spots.
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NewsFive Innovative Restaurants to Try in The Rocks
Hatted chef Mark Best conducts his more casual experiments in The Rocks. And he's not alone.
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