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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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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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NewsAlcohol Might Be Banned From the St Kilda Beach Foreshore
After 5000 people partied in the area on Christmas day, the City of Port Phillip council is considering other measures.
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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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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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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 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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GuideSydney's Most Popular Restaurants of 2017
The new openings and old favourites you flocked to this year.
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GuideSydney's Most Popular Bars of 2017
The rooftop bars, themed hangouts, old-school pubs and cosy courtyards you flocked to this year.
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NewsNative Drops Is the Beautifully Designed Bondi Bottleshop Trying to Redefine Your Liquor-Buying Experience
The reimagined bottle shop offers a fashion-forward cellar door experience with tastings, talks and an all-Aussie selection.
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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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NewsA Look Inside the Icebergs Team's New 80s-Inspired Beachside Pub Bondi Beach Public Bar
It's serving up rowdy tunes, White Russians in a can and Romanesque pizzas seven days a week.
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PubCoogee Bay Hotel
253 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee
A beachside pub that's been a part of the community for 150 years.
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RestaurantThe Tropic
2 Scenic Highway, Terrigal
Terrigal Pavilion's sun-washed Mediterranean-inspired dining room is home to some of the best views on the Central Coast.
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RestaurantManly Fish & Chips
East Esplanade, Manly
This nostalgic shack by the Felons crew dishes up fish and chips, prawn rolls and RTDs on Manly Wharf.
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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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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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NewsThe Ten Best Beers To Drink This Summer
A beer snob's guide to the top hops for the summer months.
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NewsThis Californian Winery Has Created a Marijuana-Infused Sav Blanc
Rebel Coast's THC-infused wine will be on the market as soon as California legalises recreational cannabis use on January 1.
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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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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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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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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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EventTHE WORKS at Carriageworks
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 - Fri, 16 Jan 2026
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Get immersed in the inaugural season of this cutting-edge warehouse event, featuring groundbreaking electronic stars from around the globe.
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EventMov'In Bed Barangaroo Beach Cinema
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Barangaroo, Barangaroo
Catch up on classics and 2025's biggest movies on mattresses on the sand at Barangaroo.
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EventWaterworld Central Sydney 2026
Fri, 9 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
Get ready to cool off and make memories as you slip, slide, and splash your way through the holidays.
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EventSydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
Sat, 28 Feb, 2026
Oxford Street and surrounding areas, Darlinghurst
Sydney's biggest street party returns for its 48th edition, celebrating joy as power, protest and connection.
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EventDangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890–1940
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
AGNSW’s summer exhibition traces the bold journeys of 50 Australian women who reshaped the nation’s artistic landscape.
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NewsA Look Inside Australia's New Five-Storey Cube-Shaped Winery, Restaurant and Cellar Door
d’Arenberg's new structure features an art gallery, a wine inhalation room, panoramic South Australian views and 70 types of vino to taste.
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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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NewsDarlinghurst's Flinders Hotel Is Launching Weekly Saturday Morning Sunrise Parties
Roots A.M. will run from 5am till midday each week.
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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 Bars Of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Sydney's bar scene this year.
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NewsArchie Brothers Is Sydney's New Novelty Arcade Bar for Kidults
The activity-filled warehouse comes from the team behind Holey Moley and features bowling, dodgem cars, bowling and cocktails.
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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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NewsThe Mary's Team Is Opening a Specialty Bottle Shop and Wine Education Space
P&V Merchants will stock organic wine, beer and spirits, as well as its own pre-batch cocktails.
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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.
