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NewsAn After-Dark Dessert Market Is Coming to Sydney for Vivid
It will pop up at Circular Quay with kurtosh ice cream cones, cinnamon scrolls and gluten-free doughnuts.
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NewsChippendale Favourite Freda's Will Now Be Open Later on Weekends
It has finally got approval to stay open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights.
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NewsFive London Specialty Coffee Shops Where You Can Track Down a Top-Notch Flat White
So you don't have to go frantically running through the streets of Soho in search of a coffee that's up to par.
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NewsMoon Park Team to Open New All-Day Eatery in Potts Point
Taking over the Bourke Street Bakery space, Paper Bird will serve up Korean, Japanese and Chinese spins on breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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NewsIf You Are the One Host Meng Fei Is Opening a Noodle Restaurant in Melbourne
We only hope his noodles are as spicy as his insults.
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NewsSneaky Possum Is Chippendale's New Multifaceted Neighbourhood Bar
"To try and encapsulate it in one go, we're telling people it's a gastrobar."
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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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NewsT Totaler Opens Tiny Tea Bar in Sydney's CBD
Newtown's brew crew are serving up cold drip tea, sparkling teas and tea lattes from a tiny new city space.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Luxe Foodie Holidays in Melbourne, Hobart and the Barossa Valley
Two nights of luxury accommodation followed by all the delicious food, drink and scenery you can handle.
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NewsThe Grounds of Alexandria to Finally Open New CBD Outpost
The new venue will hark back to the old days of the city, with old-school service, cake trolleys and shoe shines while you wait.
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NewsA Guide to Eating and Drinking in New Zealand's Bay of Islands
From a farmers' markets to a boutique vineyard and the oldest licensed restaurant in the country, here's where to refuel on your Northland adventure.
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NewsA Dedicated Marshmallow Cafe Is Opening in Chicago
Serving up bourbon, Kahlua and champagne marshmallows, taco s'mores and toasted marshmallow lattes.
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NewsMagnum + Queens Is Australia's New Sommelier-Curated Online Wine Shop
Expect carefully selected, sustainable, craft varietals from Virginia Selleck's latest venture.
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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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NewsDevon Is Doing Electric Purple Soft Serve for Vivid
Barangaroo's eateries are brightening up their menus with psychedelic ice cream, colour-changing tea and glowing cocktails.
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NewsSydney's Long-Standing Flinders Hotel Has Been Revamped (Again)
The venue is relaunching with a big party and one hour of free booze.
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NewsErskineville's Rose of Australia Has Opened a New Top-Floor Cantina
Howard's is a laidback space doing whisky sours with Barossa Shiraz floats, and coca-cola sorbet with buttered popcorn for dessert.
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NewsLotus Dining Open New Darlinghurst Yum Cha Restaurant Madame Shanghai
Dumplings, barbecue and a $130 Negroni abound at the newest addition to one of Sydney's favourite dining groups.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Being Transformed Into Twin Peaks' Double R Diner
Sydney and Melbourne, get ready for cherry pie and free Twin Peaks-themed gelato.
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NewsA Tavola Has Opened a New Flour Eggs Water in Surry Hills
Renaming and revamping their Crown Street pasta palace, Besser, under a more united brand.
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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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NewsCarriageworks to Bring Back Their Food Night Market for Vivid Sydney
Addressing issues from the last market, this one will have double the space and food.
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NewsPotts Point's Waterman's Lobster Co. to Reopen as a Specialty Wine Bar
The newly-named Dear Sainte Eloise will leave the laneway lobster rolls behind for an indoor-only, moody wine den.
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NewsSalt Meats Cheese Have Launched Their First Food Truck
The Sydney favourites are hitting Brisbane's roads with Truffle Mortadella pizzas and Oreo calzones.
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NewsMeet Sydney's New Barrel-Aged Wild Beer Brewery, Wildflower
"This same beer could have been made 150 years ago."
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NewsAustralia's First Japanese Microbrewery Is Coming
Harajuku Gyoza is making the leap to on-site brewing at their new Gold Coast restaurant.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do During Aussie Wine Month in Sydney
Narrow down your options at Australia's biggest annual celebration of wine.
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GuideFive Things to Do During Aussie Wine Month If You're In New South Wales
Narrow down your options during Australia's biggest annual celebration of wine.
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NewsPotts Point's Gastro Park to be Replaced with More Casual Eatery, Antipodean
As the name suggests, chef and owner Grant King will be focusing entirely on Australian and New Zealand produce.
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NewsAustralia's Got a New Greek Wine Festival
Oinofilia is the latest niche wine event from the crew behind Pinot Palooza and Game of Rhones.
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NewsMisschu's Nahji Chu Is Back With New Sydney Yum Cha Bar, Cha Li Boi
Yum cha gets new life with Pac-Man dumplings, vegan sliders and bubble tea cocktails.
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NewsThere's a New Tiny Bar Hidden Inside Merivale's Queens Hotel
Made for small private party bookings — but if you're lucky, you can just pop in.
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NewsA Pastry Pop-Up Has Opened Inside Brewtown Newtown
Hobart's lauded Sweet Envy is churning out pastries, pies and pecan sticky buns.
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NewsWhat Do The World's Best Sommeliers Think of Australian Wine?
Following the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, we shared a local glass with a few professional wine drinkers and gauged their thoughts.
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NewsGelato Messina's Handmade Gelato Bon Bons Are Back for Mother's Day
Do NOT eat these handpainted gems before you give them to your Mum.
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NewsFive Alternative Wine Varieties to Take to Your Next Dinner Party
Swap your regular bottle for some Mencia, Pétillant-Naturel or Zinfandel.
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NewsA Look Inside Messina's Gelato Appreciation Class
Try desserts that aren't on the menu, taste every gelato flavour in the case, and hear insider titbits.
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GuideSydney's Ten Best Dog Friendly Bars
Where both you and your pooch can have a well-earned brewski.
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NewsOzHarvest Has Opened Australia's First Food Scrap Supermarket
All produce is rescued from restaurants and businesses, and shoppers can pay what they like.
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NewsDoughnut Time Expands Heaving Empire with New Surry Hills Store
You thought Doughnut Time was done with new stores? They've just launched new digs on Crown Street.
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NewsRedfern Is Getting a New Bar from the Scout's Honour Team
Sydney's home of chicken 'n' chips sandwiches is moving into bar territory — just a few blocks away.
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NewsHow Good Cooks Become Great Chefs with Papi Chulo's Catalina Fuentes
Want to run your own kitchen? You need more than a couple of cookbooks under your belt to break the big time.
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NewsTwo Newtown Favourites Are Teaming Up for a Tex-Mex Barbecue Pop-Up
Expect giant beef short rib tacos, smoked brisket whiskey and smoked jalapeño tequila.
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NewsMONA Is Launching a Super Rare Beer Dedicated to Video Store Clerks
Moo Brew Wet Hop is "a super rare beer for super rare people".
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NewsReynold Poernomo Has Opened a Second KOI Dessert Kitchen in Ryde
It will act as a cafe, a cooking school and a space for monthly chef's table dinners.
