News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Sydney This Week
Here's all of the restaurant openings, tour announcements and city news that caught our attention over the last seven days.
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in technology, design, fashion and the arts, we like to keep our finger on Sydney's pulse.
Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past week that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
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NewsGoodbye Raja: Potts Point's Vibrant Indian Fine-Diner Is Shutting Its Doors for Good in May
The Raja crew announced the news via the restaurant’s Instagram, with its final service on Saturday, May 4.
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NewsComing Soon: Urbnsurf's First Sydney Surf Park Has Started Pumping Out Waves Ahead of Its May Opening
The 3.6-hectare site is the brand’s second in the country, and features a lagoon about the same size as the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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NewsNow Open: JAM Is Merivale's New Tokyo-Inspired Record Bar on George Street That's Home to 15,000 Vinyls
Taking cues from Tokyo’s listening bars, this George Street newcomer boasts a wide-spanning collection of records with Japanese snacks to pair.
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NewsVivid Food's 2024 Lineup Features Top International Chefs, Fire Kitchen at The Goods Line and a Messina Milk Bar
Manoella Buffara of Brazil’s Manu Restaurant will get cooking in Sydney — and Michelin-starred chefs Max Coen, Sally Abé and Ivan Brehm are on their way, too.
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NewsMeet Naala Badu: The Art Gallery of NSW Has Finally Named Its $344-Million Extension That Opened in Late 2022
AGNSW’s original building, which boasts a sandstone facade dating back to the 19th century, also has a new moniker: Naala Nura.
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NewsNow Open: The Magical 'Harry Potter' Forbidden Forest Experience Has Arrived in Australia
The Briars Community Forest on the Mornington Peninsula has been turned into a ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ haven.
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NewsNow Open: Fabbrica Pasta Bar Has Returned with an 80-Seater Venue in A Tavola's Old Darlinghurst Digs
The new Fabbrica Pasta Bar maintains its famed pasta, top tipples and elegant charm, while also carrying on its predecessor’s legacy.
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NewsUpTown Is the New Sydney Precinct That's Been Established Behind Circular Quay to Help Revitalise CBD Life
The part of town in the CBD’s north now has a new name as part of a $38-billion renewal, which is transforming the area into a thriving cultural hub.
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NewsConcrete Playground Has Submitted Two Panels for SXSW Sydney 2024 — and You Can Help Make Them Happen
We’re keen to dive into the state of socialising and hospitality at this year’s SXSW Sydney, and back up our 2023 panel on youth, information and the digital age — and we need your votes.
