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NewsAvocado Beer Is a Possibly Delicious Invention
An LA brewery has created a guacamole-inspired beer to celebrate the beginning of avocado season in California.
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NewsRolling Stone Pop Up Bar to Hit Darlinghurst
The Rolling Stone Live Lodge will create an experience of the legendary magazine in bar form.
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NewsA Bluffer’s Guide to Oysters
Everything oyster is illuminated in conversation with chef Sean Connolly.
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NewsThe Secrets of Regent Place
Grey city block on the outside; fantastic wonderland of Asian culture inside.
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NewsLolly Bag Cake Plus Five More Courses at Asian Dessert Degustation
Bernard Yu and Yen Yee of Melbourne's LuxBite and Anna Polyviou of the Sydney Shangri-La combine delicious forces.
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NewsPlating Up: The Bespoke Tableware Inspired by Chefs
Chefs lend a hand in creating unique tablewares, fit for their food.
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GuideCheers to the Years: Sydney Small Bars That Have Become Mainstays in the CBD Nightlife
From hidden speakeasies to wine bars, these are the establishments we keep going back to time and time again.
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GuideThe Best Sydney Restaurants to Make a Group Bookings
These sprawling Sydney spots are here for you when you're looking to book for a group of ten or more people.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Yum Cha in Sydney
It's a truth universally acknowledged that it is impossible to leave yum cha feeling hungry.
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GuideNail That Crucial Third Date with These Memorable Date Night Spots in the CBD
Because there's nothing like a mariachi band to bring a couple closer.
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GuideThe Best Mexican Restaurants in Sydney
Head to Sydney's top Mexican restaurants for seriously good tacos and tamales, rare mezcals and many, many margaritas.
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GuideThe 20 Best Pubs in Sydney
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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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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GuideHow to Spend a Charming Day and Night in the Inner West Pockets of Balmain and Rozelle
Discover the harbourside suburbs that are bursting with lush parks, tasty pints and delicious eats.
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GuideA Day and Night Guide to Paddington
From fine art and fancy dinners to sublime pub feeds and twilight bevvies, Paddington's still got it going on.
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GuideAll of the New Sydney Openings That You Need Add to Your Must-Visit List in 2024
Discover your next favourite dish or drink at one of these fresh Sydney haunts.
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NewsThe Eight Best Greek Restaurants in Sydney
From the ancients to the imaginative contemporaries, Sydney's got great Greek going on.
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NewsDrink ‘n’ Dine to turn the Oxford Tavern into an American BBQ Beerhouse
Drink 'n' Dine are stripping Petersham's Oxford Tavern of its risque reputation.
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NewsGet Gelato Messina Delivered to Your Door For One Day Only
The ice cream gods have answered our delicious and lazy prayers all at once.
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NewsThe Seven Best Breakfast Buffets in Sydney
They say it's the most important meal of the day, so you may as well stretch it out to several platefuls.
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NewsFive Coffee Events in Five Days at The Rocks Aroma Festival
The Aroma festival is setting up at The Rocks and it's about to wake you up to all kinds of coffee experiences.
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RestaurantEat at ROBs
621 Darling Street, Rozelle
Whether you're looking for a new go-to or are after a burger that'll curb the craving, you'll find what you're after at this Rozelle locale dedicated to hefty smash burgers.
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RestaurantSuburgia Redfern
231 Chalmers Street, Redfern
You'll be spoilt for choice at this burger joint in Redfern, which boasts a wide-spanning menu of dishes that are inspired by Sydney suburbs.
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RestaurantBar Infinita
10 Saint Johns Avenue, Gordon
An Italian restaurant in Gordon churning out woodfired steaks, handmade pasta and next-level antipasti.
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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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RestaurantSanta Catarina
152-156 Clarence Street, Sydney
A Oaxacan restaurant with an outrageous mezcal collection hidden away in Sydney's YCK Laneway precinct.
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RestaurantKuro
368 Kent Street, Sydney
A hatted Japanese bar and restaurant inside a historic CBD sandstone building.
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RestaurantLuna Lu
7-27 Circular Quay West, The Rocks
Experience elevated Asian fusion farm-to-table at this modern restaurant overlooking Sydney Harbour.
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RestaurantIzgara
215 Clarence Street, Sydney
Lively wine bar energy meats elevated Turkish street eats at this CBD eatery for post-work dates or a lively gathering with your crew.
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RestaurantSplash 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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NewsThe Ten Best American Diners in Sydney
Delve deeper than burgers with these surprising, always-fun eateries.
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NewsGuillaume Brahimi to Sail from the Opera House
Is casual dining on the way to Sydney's most spectacular location?
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NewsThe Six Best Pies in Sydney
On the quest for puffy pastry, generous fillings and bottoms that remain miraculously un-soggy.
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NewsNew Newtown: The Neighbourhood’s Ten Best Recent Openings
Ten new places that have enhanced rather than replaced the suburb's classic spirit.
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NewsLord of the Fries Is Coming to Sydney
Melbourne's fast-food chain is breaking into Sydney come September.
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EventBar Subterranean by The Midnight Special
Friday, May 24 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Drink like Dylan at this trippy pop-up bar in the Sydney Opera House, complete with Archie Rose cocktails, groovy lighting and retro 60s vibes.
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EventMessina Milk Bar
Friday, May 24 - Saturday, June 15, 2024
The Goods Line, Ultimo
Gelato choc bars, Milo sundaes, finger bun ice cream and nostalgia aplenty is on the menu at Messina's contribution to Vivid Fire Kitchen.
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EventVivid Residence: Kiln x Manoella Buffara
Tuesday, June 4 - Thursday, June 6, 2024
Kiln, Sydney
For three nights, Manoella Buffara of Brazil's Manu Restaurant is getting cooking with Mitch Orr and the Kiln team.
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EventVivid Chef Series
Sunday, May 26 - Saturday, June 15, 2024
Various Sydney venues, Sydney
Vivid’s annual exploration of fine-dining is back with a series of incredible culinary collaborations at top Sydney restaurants.
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EventThe Big Design Market
Friday, September 20 - Sunday, September 22, 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Bring your deepest tote bag to browse the work of 250 artisans, tastemakers and original creators from across Australia.
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EventVivid Fire Kitchen
Friday, May 24 - Saturday, June 15, 2024
The Goods Line, Ultimo
This flame-fuelled al fresco food court returns to Vivid for another year of blazing bites and smoking-hot cooking demos along Ultimo's Goods Line.
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EventVivid Food: Coyoacán Social Pop-Up Cantina
Friday, May 31 - Saturday, June 15, 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
South Eveleigh's beloved Mexican joint has landed a pop-up stall inside the Carriageworks precinct as part of Vivid 2024's huge food program.
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EventVivid Food: The Warakirri Dining Experience
Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
The dinner series returns for another year, with a night of native ingredient-starring dishes and First Nations storytelling helmed by chef Sharon Winsor.
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EventDeath of a Salesman
Wednesday, May 22 - Sunday, June 23, 2024
Theatre Royal Sydney, Sydney
Anthony LaPaglia leads an all-star cast in Neil Armfield's new production of Arthur Miller's "great American play".
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EventSynthony Australia
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8, 2024
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
What happens when tunes by Swedish House Mafia, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim and Avicii get the orchestral treatment? This dazzling show.
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NewsThe Ten Best Thai Restaurants in Sydney
It's official: Pad Thai has replaced pizza as Sydneysiders go-to dish of choice. As our culinary tastes reorient to the East, Concrete Playground explores some of Sydney's best Thai eateries, from the stalwarts and the style-setters and everything in between.
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NewsConcrete Playground Talks Meat with Gavin Baker from Little Hunter
We learn about smoking and curing meats from a chef who earned his chops at the Fat Duck and with Justin Timberlake.
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NewsParramatta Road: The New New Orleans?
The desolate stretch from Sydney University to Lewisham is set to become a hub of live music and nightlife.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Guide to Where Bartenders Drink
Listen to the experts, they'll tell you where it's at.
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NewsEl Loco Slides Over to Slip Inn
The colourful Mexican cantina moves from the harbour to the courtyard.
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NewsThe Sydney CBD’s Ten Best Small Bars
Sydney's CBD is packed with hidden, intimate small bars. Here's where to find the best of 'em.
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NewsThe Ten Best Cocktail Bars in Sydney
Long gone are the days where 007's "shaken not stirred" will cut it.
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NewsThe Ten Best Hangover Breakfasts in Sydney
Whether with a plate full of grease or a refreshing smoothie, these places do the trick.
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NewsA Guide to Sydney’s Best Smoothie Spots
Looking to cool in the summer heat? Check out our favourite smoothie joints.
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NewsThe Ten Best Beer Gardens in Sydney
Concrete Playground has scoured the city and collected for you our pick of the best beer gardens around. This one's on us.
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NewsThe Ten Best Pubs in Sydney
If there's something that Australia does well, it would have to be pubs. Arguably, Sydney has a few of the very best.
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NewsThe Ten Best Breakfasts in Sydney
Whether your thing is fresh, organic produce or pancakes with a side of bacon, Concrete Playground's list of the best breakfasts in town has got you covered.
