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NewsGiant Plate-Sized Xiao Long Bao Dumplings Are the Food Trend Australia Needs
Served with a god damn straw.
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NewsHow Sydney's Lockout Laws Have Really, Truly Affected Your Saturday Night
We asked former ABC host and intellectual property lawyer Tom Glasson to turn the 151-page Liquor Law Review into one easy read.
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NewsKeep Sydney Open Is Holding Another Huge Anti-Lockout Laws Rally
A casual 15,000 showed up last time.
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NewsA Look at All the Local Food You'll Be Eating At Parramatta's Music Festival The Plot
Epic burgers, local beers and chewy caramel-doused Dutch waffles.
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NewsCuckoo Callay Team to Open Contemporary Lebanese Restaurant Nour in Surry Hills
It's going to be a huge 120-seater.
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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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NewsThe Garden Is Vine Double Bay's New Al Fresco Bar
Vine has opened the garden bar of your wildest dreams, just in time for spring.
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NewsSir Chapel Bistro and Brewery Joins The Tramsheds Lineup
Bistro-style dining and craft beer brewed on-site.
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NewsSaint Peter Is Paddington's New Nose-to-Tail Seafood Restaurant
Chef Josh Niland is making the most of the whole fish.
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NewsThe Homesick Expat's Guide to Finding Food From Home
Return to the UK, China, Asia, India and Africa – through your mouth.
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NewsCamperdown's Hampshire Hotel to Be Resurrected by Lord Gladstone Crew
Prolific Sydney publican Paddy Coughlan has snapped up a genuinely hidden Camperdown gem.
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RestaurantShaffa
80 Albion Street, Surry Hills
The flavours of the Levantine have a Sydney home at this Albion Street eatery.
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RestaurantArre
182-184 Australia Street, Newtown
Australia Street has welcomed an ambitious Mexican-Australian restaurant where crickets and cocktails are the order of the day.
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RestaurantBenetti's
2 Princess Street, Brighton-Le-Sands
Brighton-Le-Sands has a new home of woodfire pizza, aperitivo, long lunches and coastal views over lazy sunsets.
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RestaurantGrappa The Rocks
107-109 George Street, The Rocks
They say if it ain't broke, don't fix it, so the menu at the new spot will stay true to the Leichhardt offering of classic Italian dishes.
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RestaurantFranca
81 Macleay Street, Potts Point
An ice-cold mini martini with an oyster and caviar, is the ultimate way to start an meal at Franca, setting the tone for an elegant yet relaxed evening out.
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RestaurantThe James
89-113 Kent Street, Millers Point
Tableside Beef Wellington brings a sense of theatre to the evening, as do showstopping desserts such as sticky toffee soufflé.
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RestaurantLinla
413 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
A playful pan-Asian eatery serving the likes of paper bag-shaken fried chicken, fairy bread bao and a bubble tea cocktail.
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RestaurantLas Palmas Manly
West Esplanade, Manly
The garden bar and taqueria, just steps away from Manly Wharf is accessible via a 15-minute ferry from the CBD.
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RestaurantSaint Peter at The Grand National Hotel
161 Underwood Street, Paddington
Josh Niland's nose-to-tail (scale-to-tail?) seafood restaurant is a must-visit.
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RestaurantThe Flynn
2A Bligh Street, Sydney
The Flynn aims to offer restaurant-level food and service without the hefty price tags.
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NewsAsia's Best Cocktail Bar Is Popping Up in Melbourne and Sydney
Singapore's 28 Hongkong Street is coming to Aus for three nights only.
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NewsGrumpy Donuts Is Opening a Permanent Store in Camperdown
More maple bacon doughnuts more often.
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NewsGuillaume Brahimi Opens New Bistro and Patisserie in Sydney's CBD
Now you can get your steak frites and fresh croissants in one place.
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NewsSydney Dessert Wizard Andy Bowdy Is Opening His Own Cafe
His epic cakes and pastries are coming to an Enmore shopfront later this year.
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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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EventJosh Cohen: Radiohead for Solo Piano II
Sat, 23 May, 2026
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Berlin-based Australian pianist Josh Cohen brings his Radiohead-endorsed solo piano show — paired with a real-time visual installation — to City Recital Hall this May.
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EventFirst Nations and Australian Fine Art Auction at Art Leven
Fri, 15 May - Tue, 19 May 2026
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Woolloomooloo
Presented publicly for the first time, the collection headlining this auction and exhibition captures a lifetime of advocating for First Nations art.
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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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EventPyrmont Festival
Sat, 23 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Pirrama Park, Pyrmont
The annual event returns, and it's once again bigger than ever, welcoming flavours and makers from all over NSW to Pirrama Park alongside games and entertainment.
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EventSheltering at the Sydney Opera House
Wed, 3 Jun - Sat, 13 Jun 2026
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Bangarra Dance Theatre returns to the Sydney Opera House this June with Sheltering, a powerful triple bill exploring First Nations stories and connection to Country.
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EventSydney Comedy Festival at Bondi Pavilion
Wed, 6 May - Sun, 17 May 2026
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach
Experience two weeks of world-class comedy by the sea at Bondi Pavilion.
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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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NewsRandwick's DOG Hotel Opens an Upstairs French-American Eatery, Duke's Bistro
Complete with two specially designed rotisseries.
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NewsGood Food Month Reveals Chock-a-Block 2016 Sydney Program
Gear up for an epic midnight feast at Golden Century.
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NewsThis Genius Australian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Discarded Coffee Grounds
And they're planning to open an urban mushroom farm in Melbourne.
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NewsCircular Quay's Huge New Dining Precinct Gateway Sydney Is Now Open
Your CBD lunch options just got a whole lot better.
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NewsFive Things You Didn't Know About Gin
Which country drinks the most gin? And where did the G&T originate?
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NewsDevon on Danks Is Packing Up Shop and Heading to Barangaroo
Bittersweet news for fans of the beloved Waterloo cafe.
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NewsMelbourne's Cult Burger Joint Royal Stacks Has Opened in Sydney
Sydney, hail your new burger king.
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NewsFratelli Fresh Open Food Court Pizza Spinoff Fratelli Famous
And they're launching with free pizza.
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NewsThe Oaks Hotel Has Transformed into a 1930s Art Deco Den
Who else but Sibella Court would be behind this?
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NewsThe Paddington Inn Is the Latest Sydney Pub to Undergo a Modern Makeover
It'll have new interiors from The Dolphin's designer as well as a new menu.
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NewsIntercontinental Double Bay's Outrageous Rooftop Bar Is Reopening to the Public
Don't let the door get you on the way out, winter.
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GuideThe Best Places To Take Your Dad This Father's Day
Take dear old Dad out on the town and give him a Father's Day to remember.
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NewsCubby's Kitchen Is Surry Hills' New Lebanese Pop-Up Restaurant
A family-run restaurant from the team behind Toko.
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NewsDomino's Is Delivering Pizza by Drone in New Zealand Now
*Ride of the Valkyries plays in the background*
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NewsThe Eau De Vie Team to Open Carvery and Whiskey Bar Mjolnir in Redfern
The theme will be "contemporary Viking luxe".
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NewsThis New Service Lets You Send Evil Fortune Cookies to Your Enemies
From the Cards Against Humanity crew — who else?
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NewsWolli Creek's Getting a New Makers, Growers and Designers Market
From the folks behind Chippendale's Brewery Yard Markets.
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NewsA Gigantic Rooftop Beach Party Is Coming to a Sydney CBD Hotel
Mystery beers by the pool? We're in.
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NewsLegendary Sydney Club Goodbar Is Reopening on Oxford Street
Sydney's newest old club, sitting right outside of lockout zone.
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NewsPokemon-Inspired Burgers Are Hiding at Hashtag Burgers' Sydney Pop-Up
Go catch 'em all in your mouth.
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NewsCarriageworks Is Launching Another New Foodie Night Market for Spring
It's aptly called The Spring Night Market.
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NewsA Short History of a Pub Classic: The Ploughman's Lunch
Where did this meal of bread, cheese and pickle come from? Why has it stood the test of time?
