Grace MacKenzie

Grace MacKenzie is Broadsheet Sydney’s food and drink editor.

Snack Bar: A Beachy Rotisserie Window, a Star Chef’s Ramen and More Local Food News, October 11, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Plus, Yo-Chi continues its takeover, a charcoal party at Freda’s and the openings we got excited about this week.
The $39 Bread and Butter We Don’t Mind Paying For
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink At Tilda, the swish new CBD restaurant, the starter is elevated to main event – thanks to a trolley and a mountain of whipped Pepe Saya, scooped tableside with salad servers.
Where Chefs Eat: Quay’s Passionate Young Sous Is Into Tamales, Pizza and Pistachio Praline
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Juan Taborda cut his kitchen teeth at Eleven Madison Park, the three-Michelin-star New York dining room. Now he’s learning from the “incredibly talented” Peter Gilmore – and working on his own fine-dining-ready tamale.
Where Chefs Eat: Josh Niland Thinks One Sydney Bread Roll Is a “Timeless Masterpiece”
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The chef’s skills and philosophy on fish are world-renowned, but where’s he eating in Sydney?
Song Bird Was the Most Stressful Opening of Neil Perry’s 42-Year Career – Was It Worth It?
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink With his restaurants, bakery and fabulous new bar, the veteran chef’s locked down one Double Bay block. But his latest (and last) opening tested his limits.
At Self Raised Bread Shoppe, a Tenacious Pastry Pro Takes Viennoiserie to the Next Level
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Deeply golden, laminated crusts carrying whipped mascarpone. A winning take on the viral Dubai chocolate. Take the first look at the hit bakery’s hot new menu.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in September 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Seafood platters or smoky skewers by the beach, a revamped dining room by the Rockpool team, two new pasta stops for the inner west, and queue-worthy gelato in the west.
This One Thing: A Golden, Oozy Shakshuka Danish From a Rozelle Bakery
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The slightly spicy Fabbrica Bread Shop treat is the ideal wake-up food if you’re always trying to decide between eggs or a pastry.
Snack Bar: Free Coffee at Superfreak, a Cheesy New Burg and More Local Food News, September 27, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Plus, Lennox Hastie wants you to pitch your pintxo, a Ngaiire gig with a dessert bar and fish’n’chips in a favourite laneway.
Slice Shoppe, an Inner West Pizzeria With the “Whole Shebang”, Is Coming Soon from the Self Raised Team
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink After opening Bexley’s Snack Shoppe in February, the team’s going again – merging the My Mother’s Cousin pizza MO with the Shoppe family name, and delivering New York-style pizza in “retro Pizza Hut” digs.
Mandatory Sexual Violence and Harassment Training Under Consideration for All NSW Bar Staff
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Following campaigning by What Were You Wearing?, the NSW Government is looking into new RSA training, making it clear that “everyone who works in a licensed premises has a role to play”.
First Look: Fabbrica’s Got a Strong Hand, With the Pasta Pros Now Holding a Pair of Kings
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Love Tilly Group returns to the inner west, opening in a patch of Newtown with very nice neighbours. Plus, its silky cacio e pepe joins a Mapo collab and a fully-fledged bar.
Now Open: After a False Start, Neil Perry’s First “Real Bar” Bobbie’s Is Grooving in Double Bay
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Garibaldi is fluffy, the service is slick and the charm is unmistakably New York.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, September 20, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Niland puts meat on the menu, a wine party returns and free lemon-curd-stuffed brioche buns at Baker Bleu.
“We Just Want To Keep Doing What We Do”: The Future of Five Sydney Pubs Is at Risk
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink In the latest development for Public Hospitality, Ricos Tacos gets a new owner.
Swillhouse Appoints Ex-Solotel CEO and a “Culture and Transformation” Consultant After Criticism
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The group behind Hubert and Le Foote is taking “significant steps” towards building a better business, says its leadership team.
Booze Mecca P&V Wine Merchants Opens the Pop-Up North Sydney Needs
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The wine-store-meets-bar is loved in Newtown and Paddington, but Mike Bennie and Louise Dowling are crossing the bridge (and bringing their bottles) to a pop-up Euro-style spot at a Sydney Metro station.
Oat Flatties, Micro-Roasteries and Westward Moves: What’s Going On in Sydney’s Coffee Scene?
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink At this point, coffee is a religion. Especially in the inner west. In partnership with Oatly, we chat to Ben Richardson, of Stanmore’s Brighter Coffee, about the evolution of coffee culture in Sydney and how to create community around a good brew.
Coming Soon: Party-Ready Island Radio Adds Bright Blue Floors and “Tropical Futurism” to Surry Hills
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’s one part of the Lana and Grana team’s pair of Surry Hills openings, both readying for guests this spring.
New Hire: Thanks to Samuel Rozsnyoi, Dear Sainte Eloise Now Has a Hungarian Edge
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Potts Point laneway has a head chef fresh from the Cafe Paci kitchen, and he’s making a sweeter take on a tiramisu. Plus, the long-adored snack that had to stay.
Wunderlich Lane’s Full Dining Line-Up Brings a Super Clutch of Hospo Talents Together in Surry Hills
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Lumi team’s involved, and we’re welcoming Island Radio, a “neighbourhood cocktail and wine tavern”, Olympus from The Apollo team and plenty more.
Merivale Showed “Hundreds” of Staff CCTV Footage of Guests Having Sex
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Following yesterday’s allegations of inadequate support of sexual assault victims, the ABC reports that uncensored video showing public urination and sex in a lift was shown to staff at awards event The Merivales.
Where Chefs Eat: Sauce Queen Elizabeth Hewson Knows Pasta, Cream Puffs and Sydney’s Best Cookie
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Saturday Night Pasta star knows pasta (obviously). But her picks across the city – like bot chien in Marrickville and a warm spot for a group – prove she knows Sydney too.
The ABC Alleges Sydney Hospitality Giant Merivale Inadequately Supported Sexual Assault Victims
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink After speaking to a number of patrons and ex-Merivale staff, the national broadcaster reports allegations of on-the-clock drug use, staff not being “allowed to say no” to intoxicated customers, and female guests being put in potentially unsafe environments.
I Went to the Dentist and I... Liked It?
11 Oct 2024
Home & Lifestyle When I was a teen, an orthodontist determined that I needed a monster of a contraption in my gob for a year. With braces to follow. Naturally, I swore off all dental professionals. But a recent trip to a new Sydney dentist flipped it for me.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in August 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Our favourite new pub’s pulling beers, there’s a team of friends in a beloved Redfern space, a Japanese bakery for Wolli Creek and plump cream puffs in Surry Hills.
Au Revoir, Bistrot 916! The French Fave’s Final Service Has Been Called
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The days of perfect meals at pretty pink tables are numbered, with the Clam Bar team’s debut restaurant meeting the wrecking ball soon.
Coming Soon: 20 Venues Still To Arrive in Sydney This Year
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The new pair from the Bar Copains team, a loved pasta bar for the inner west, a mega venue from the group behind Shell House, and names for two party-ready Surry Hills freshies from the Lana crew.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 30, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink There are $10 mini Martinis at a triple-decker venue this month, plus Saturday smoothies and Sunday coffees on the house, bottomless fajitas for $35 and a rooftop wine party hosted by Deliquente.
This One Thing: Fire-Licked Oysters in a North-Side Dining Room
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink With the Metro finally running, for CBD-side residents, these pepper-topped flambadou bivalves are more in reach than ever.
“Gut-Wrenching”: Top Hospo Names Respond to the State of the Industry (and Ask What We Can Do Now)
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink “If we all put a tenth of an effort into figuring out the answers as we do into something as fundamentally inconsequential as drinks, what could we get done?”
Say “I Do” With Shot Gin Weddings, a Glitzy New Pop-Up in a Marrickville Distillery
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’s Sydney’s first pop-up marriage registry, and it’s been styled to “high heaven” with a Vegas-meets-Luhrmann vibe. Plus, shots of gin for all.
First Look: AP Supply in Surry Hills Is the Only Place You Can Buy Its Plump Pistachio Cream Puffs
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Dougal Muffett is doing “the baker’s duty”, tackling queues at this takeaway-only joint. You’ve likely lined up for his deep-brown croissants or cheese-topped focaccia slabs at AP, but he’s got new exclusive baked goods and roasted-croissant soft-serve.
Swillhouse Awards Revoked and Swillfest Wine Fair Cancelled: An Industry’s Response
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink On Wednesday, the Sydney Morning Herald published explosive claims of sexual misconduct at Swillhouse. There’s been swift, industry-wide fallout since.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 23, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink 200 free ice-cream-stuffed pastries, a Latin festival in Marrickville, bottomless pasta-inspired pizzas and hazelnut lattes on the house in Bondi.
The Sydney Morning Herald Publishes Explosive Claims of Grave Misconduct Across Swillhouse Venues
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The reports detail rampant on-the-clock drug and alcohol use, sexual misconduct and a leadership team that failed to adequately respond to complaints.
“We Weren’t Even Told”: The Old Fitz Slapped With 8pm Curfew in Wake of Vibrancy 2.0 Reforms
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink On a summer night, the Dowling Street corner of the adored Woolloomooloo boozer is where you want to be. But it’s had its licence quashed – with the buck passed back to the pub.
Trains Are (Finally) Rolling Under Our Harbour, and Marrickville Pork Roll and Mary’s Are Open Too
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink With the flash new Victoria Cross station – part of Sydney Metro’s new city line – commutes between Barangaroo and North Sydney are now just three minutes. Plus, Mary’s burgers, P&V wines, Rosheen Kaul’s favourite bubble tea and iconic banh mis await.
It’s Froomesworld, and We’re Just Living In It
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment Debut author Lucinda Price, aka Froomes, gets candid about fans, her eating disorder, and the power of a Scottish mother yelling “Disgoostang!”
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 16, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Bar Heather comes to Sydney, bottomless carbonara pizzas at a brand-new restaurant, free fruity skincare with your weekend sweet treat and more local food and drink news.
Just In: The Ezra Boys To Open Teddy, an Aussie Bistro With a “Triple-A” Menu in the Old Raja Digs
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink After calling time on its Indian dining room in May, the coupled-up team is back with a lasagne-meets-cacio e pepe number, salt and vinegar fries and a cherry-topped dessert. And it all arrives very soon.
Paddington’s Unicorn Hotel Just Changed Hands, Here’s What We Know About Its Future
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink While there’s news of a refit, what we really wanted to know was whether that gloriously golden chicken parmie is going anywhere.
Yum Cha Trolleys Are Rolling at Kiln, and Two Star Chefs Are Joining Mitch Orr in the Kitchen
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Fratelli Paradiso’s Trisha Greentree and Melbourne’s Rosheen Kaul are on dumpling duty in the Ace Hotel’s rooftop dining room. Each of the eight courses at the one-day-only event have one mandate: “cute and faux traditional”. Book in quick.
This One Thing: A Snazzy Take On an Arnott’s Monte Carlo in North Sydney
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The classic bickie wins the grocery-store line-up, but this elevated serve takes the flavours to new heights – and adds layers of house-churned gelato.
First Look: The Bat & Ball Is Brand-Spanking New, With a “Never Ending” Happy Hour and Funky Fit-Out
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The pool tables and sports broadcasts remain, but you’ve never seen the space this schmick. There are buck-a-shuck oysters and whopping schnitties, plus drink-in wines at take-home prices.
Where Chefs Eat: Lankan Filling Station’s O Tama Carey Chats Yum Cha and Taking Hoppers Off the Menu
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Sydney chef’s known for her spice-fuelled offering and the Monday Buryani series that welcomes guest chefs (like Neil Perry) to her kitchen. We chat to the chef about her top spots in the city, while Lankan evolves with a new menu and refreshed energy.
Just In: The Swillfest Line-Up Is Out, With Top Chefs, Roving Performers and Aussie Wine Aplenty
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Swillhouse’s creative director tells us to expect masterclasses by Maurice Terzini, tarot readings, market stalls, pop-ups from a hot clutch of distilleries and more. Be quick, tickets are available now.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 9, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Free Palomas at El Primo Sanchez, hemp-powered lip balms with your weekend matcha, bargain Martinis in Newtown, an inner-west bakery pops up by the beach and Chiswick by the harbour.
“The Most Challenging Market”: Seven (More) Sydney Closures
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Regardless of size or style of venue, our hospitality teams are up against it. Saying goodbye is a breezy holiday-ready cafe, two beachside restaurants and the Bentley team’s seafood-powered bistro.
Seven Darling Pieces for Your Home That’ll Earn Nonna’s Tick of Approval
11 Oct 2024
Home & Lifestyle Get gran on your team with a sweet swan serving dish handmade in Melbourne, a bright olive oil bottle or a set of sunny pinstriped napkins. And remember to call her more.
This One Thing: A Saucy Pico at a Brand New Diner in Redfern
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink This pasta is new to Sydney’s scene, and is singular in its mochi-like texture. It started out as a joke, but has quickly become a signature.
Coming Soon: Bistro Grenier’s Uplifting the Odd Culture Loft, Adding a French Bistro to King Street
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Exclusive natural wines, steak frites and a self-saucing maple syrup pudding are due to arrive before winter’s end.
First Look: Table Manners Is a Big Win for Bronte, Packing Assassin’s Spaghetti and a Killer Fit-Out
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Euro-leaning dining room is the shiny new jewel on a modest stretch of Macpherson Street, where you can snack happily, drink happily or lean in to a luxe dinner.
Coming Soon: Kariton Sorbetes Continues Its Sydney Groove With a New Store for the West
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Melbourne-born ice-cream house opened to fanfare in Burwood this May, and now it’s going for round two in the Eastern Creek Quarter.
Five To Try: The Elite Bottomless Menus in Sydney Right Now
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink There’s a time and a place for bottomless brunch. The time’s usually a belter-worthy celebration, and the place should be one of these.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 2, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Free burgers at Will’s, a steak and scotch dinner, a disco party in the CBD powered by top bartenders and free coffee on Saturday.
Just In: The Bentley Crew’s Cirrus, “One of the Best Seafood Restaurants in the World”, Is Closing
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The bright seafood-forward bistro took over the old Noma site in 2016. But eight years later, despite its accolades, final service has been called.
This One Thing: Lean Into Euro Summer With This Outstanding Affogato
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink House-made fior di latte gelato cocoons a creamy shot of Artificer coffee, and you can get it from 11.30am, Friday till Sunday.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in July 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Perhaps the coolest cafe in Sydney opened, alongside a Korean deli taking food-court food to higher heights, a suave new Mexican spot, a dining room for a star bakery and more than one place for an icy treat.
Coming Soon: Love Tilly and Bentley Group Alumni To Open Diner-Bar Combo in Historic Sydney Building
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Opposite the Capitol Theatre in Haymarket, the two-storey restaurant has a border-crossing menu with an old fave from the Darlo wine bar. Plus cocktails from an Ex-Earl’s Juke Joint bartender.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, July 26, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The final Dry July push, what could be the hottest custard tart in town, a celebratory twice-baked croissant, the best bowls of pasta under $30, and more local food and drink news.
Eight To Try: Picnicky Breakfast Plates Are Taking Over Sydney – and We’re Into It
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A winner at a “big fat Greek deli”, a generous Euro-style serve in Rushcutters Bay and plenty with jammy eggs and pickles.
This One Thing: Steak Frites Baguette from Frank’s Deli
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The hefty winter special is only available three days a week – and it’s the best way to get into the Olympic spirit.
Six To Try: Sydney’s Best Bowls of Pasta for Less Than $30
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A list that started as a gift to a friend is now a clutch of carby bowls for you to get to – stat – including two beachside lasagnes and more than a few rotating specials.
First Look: It’s Bluebird Days Only at Kakigori Kaiji, Haymarket’s New Specialty Shaved-Ice Stop
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The mountains of fluffy white snow are carved from glassy blocks of perfect ice imported to Australia. And this is the only place in Sydney you can get it.
Six Cutting (or Serving) Boards to Dress Up Your Kitchen
11 Oct 2024
Home & Lifestyle From sellout post-consumer plastic styles and wooden checkerboard designs to a retro beauty made from repurposed skate decks, these blocks will level up cooking prep, cheese platters and benchtop decor.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, July 19, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Chica Bonita’s brekkie burritos return for one day only, a limited run of Goldstreet Dairy bombolini, free froyo for psychologists, $25 pasta and more local food and drink news.
Just In: Beau, Nomad’s Laneway Wine Bar Sibling, To Call Last Service This Weekend
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Surry Hills wine bar opened in early 2023, just 200 metres down the road from its favoured older sibling – and it’s the latest to join the city’s hospo closures.
With Its Sunny Interiors and Buttery Porridge, Is Superfreak Sydney’s Coolest Cafe?
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink YSG Studio captained the fit-out, an in-demand Sydney caterer drove the menu, and two from the Soulmate team are in charge at Marrickville’s latest daytime addition.
This One Thing: AP Bread’s Salted Pistachio and Rhubarb Flan
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The two-toned beauty is a funky play on a Parisian flan – and the deeply golden, buttery base is the perfect vessel.
Just In: The Maybe Group Splits From Public Hospitality, Jon Adgemis’s Flailing Empire
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink “[We] believe we can best serve our venues by bringing them back under The Maybe Group’s wing.”
Greek Tavernas and Dumplings: Seven Sydney Chefs Share Where They Dine When They’re With a Crowd
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink We asked Lennox Hastie, Junda Khoo, Michaela Johansson and more to weigh in on the top Sydney spot for when you need room for a big group.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, July 12, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Baba’s Place heads east, a new happy hour at Le Foote, free froyo for garbos, midnight ramen and more local food and drink news.
This One Thing: Chashu Pork Belly and Ramen Egg Pie from Blood’s Bakery
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink First pork belly is slow-braised in soy, sake and ginger. Then nori, shallots and sesame jump in. And a gooey egg on top. Get all the details – then nab it from the Instagram bakery this week.
Coming Soon: The Apollo Team Readies to Open Olympus, a 200-Seat Greek Restaurant in Surry Hills
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Expect food from the mountains with a “touch of Athenian flair” under a staggering oculus that ensures year-round al fresco dining is possible.
Orchard St Founder Kirsten Shanks Calls Time on Her Clutch of Holistic Health Cafes and Dispensaries
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink “Holding true to our vision and unwavering lack of compromise on quality and integrity over the past few years has taken more energy, time, resources and love than we imagined possible.”
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, July 5, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Free lunch in Bondi, a Swill Mag pizza party, $33 bottomless dinner at Marta and free birthday feeds for Leos and Virgos.
Bookings Are Open at Alessandro Pavoni’s Soon-to-Arrive Summer Hill Osteria
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Postino Osteria will be one of the hottest spots to eat – and you can grab a springtime seat now. Plus, notes on the four-course (and affordable) set menu.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in June 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A Michelin-recommended ramen joint, a trio of new Filipino stops, a teeny laneway taqueria and more than one dining room worth travelling to.
Wedges With Sour Cream and Chilli Rule at 20 Chapel, Corey Costelloe’s Marrickville Newbie
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Opening to a booked-out three days, 20 Chapel is driven by a team of friends who are hospo old hands. Beyond the potatoes, there’s a sell-out handkerchief steak and an impressively honeyed finisher.
Where Chefs Eat: Lennox Hastie Doesn’t Do Takeaway, but He Rates One Pizza Joint in the ’Burbs
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink While you wait for a reservation at Firedoor, head into one of the chef’s favourite haunts in Sydney. There’s an excellent bakery, a hole-in-the-wall matcha joint and a family-run Korean restaurant with an excellent lunch.
Coming Soon: Superfreak Brings Slick Interiors and a Menu by Aplenty to Enmore Road
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Two from the Soulmate team are behind the new Marrickville project, which transforms the old Goods space with a nourishing menu, nostalgic baked goods and an all-out fit-out.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, June 21, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Free froyo for teachers, magnums of Moet on the house and a wine-fuelled weekend special at Cafe Freda’s.
Fashion, Art, Sake and Miyake: Three Last-Minute Events To Head to Tonight
11 Oct 2024
Art & Design A lobby party for PAM’s collab with Ace Hotel (that you can shop now), an Issey Miyake archive sale and an arty launch in the city.
First Look: Tacos Tacos Tacos, a Tiny Taqueria by the Caravin Crew, Pops Up in a Potts Point Laneway
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The cosy neon-lit Mexican joint looks like it’s been there forever – and the tacos are strong contenders for the best in the city.
Now Open: A Steamin’ Hot Trio of New Specialty Coffee Stops
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink One’s pouring a house-roasted brew in an industrial area, another’s got free coffees all day on Friday, and the other’s just here for a good time (not a long time).
Be Quick: Nab 20 per Cent Off Your Bill at Good Luck, Totti’s or Mimi’s
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Are you eyeing off the sensational fried eggs at Good Luck? Got a booking already? You’ve got 48 hours to lock in a sneaky discount at your next Merivale date.
Just In: Public Hospitality Loses Control of CBD Greek Restaurant Alpha
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The news comes just over three months after the group announced ex-Masterchef judge George Calombaris as the leader of the venue’s kitchen.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, June 14, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A triplet of hot new aperitivo hours, a raclette party pack, free froyo for vets, and more local food and drink news.
Closures: The Sydney Venues That Have Shut Up Shop in 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink While the higher cost of living is definitely a factor, more than one of these favourites has a date with a wrecking ball. There’s the heartbreaking closure of a weekday-only lunch spot, a boundary-pushing Indian dining room and the go-to for a yellowfin cheeseburger.
New Hire: The New Cafe Freda’s Head Chef Chats Parisian Bistro Plates and the “King of Vegetables”
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The golden corner is an adored stop for a drink, and Gaspard de Rancourt – the new head chef, just arrived from France – is adding plates that remind him of home. Plus, the best bowl of ramen he’s had in Sydney.
Table Manners, A Euro-Leaning Wine Stop, Is Cruising Into a Beachy ‘Burb Soon
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’s the first solo project from an Armorica alum, who's delivering a menu that stars a Puglian pasta he first saw on Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy.
Attenzione: A Hot Italian Diner (With Ragazzi DNA) Is Moving Into an Adored Redfern Space
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Between them, the four friends (and newly formed team) have Ragazzi, Fabbrica and Yellow cred, and they’re hellbent on creating the kind of restaurant they’d want to spend their free time in. Plus, how to get a taste before they open.
Checking In: At Bells at Killcare’s Latest Luxury Addition, Every Room Is the Best Room
11 Oct 2024
Travel Just over an hour north of Sydney sits the renowned boutique stay, where an expansive property boasts a kitchen garden, a classic restaurant, a Hamptons-style pool and now, a few more places to stay.
Where Chefs Eat: Danielle Alvarez on Her Pistachio Obsession and the Best Birria Tacos in Sydney
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Sydney Opera House’s culinary director is hosting two special dinners for Vivid Sydney – and she’s got some excellent recs for where to eat in our city.
Will Public Hospitality Survive 2024 in One Piece?
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Jon Adgemis’s hospitality empire – including Maybe Sammy, El Primo Sanchez and Ricos Tacos – is in financial peril. After months of speculation, a failed $500 million refinancing attempt and alleged tax raids, the group’s secured a $400 million lifeline. Here’s what we know.
My Sydney: Magician Harry Milas Chats Pancakes, Lightning Ridge and the “Greatest Show” in Town
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment After a sell-out season in the US, the local creative’s show The Unfair Advantage is back at the Harbour Bridge pylon. Here he shares his picks of the city – including the pub he’s “never met a dickhead” at.
Just In: Clayton Wells Steps Away From Public Hospitality
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It comes exactly 12 months since the Sydney chef joined the hospitality group as creative culinary director.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, May 31, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Half-price pasta bowls in the city, a top Latin American chef in a Sydney kitchen, Spanish brunch at Una Mas and more local food and drink news.
The Best Thing I’ve Eaten Lately: Our Favourite Dishes in Sydney Right Now
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Autumn brings brighter mornings, an oft-welcome cool change and the start of soup weather (important). Here, the Broadsheet Sydney team shares their top bites of the season.
Bright News: Sydney’s Rainbow Crossings Have Had a Progressive Lick of Paint
11 Oct 2024
City File There’s been an update to the city’s two technicolour crossings, recognising the diversity of Sydney’s LGBTQI+ community. The rainbow-championing councillor who first proposed the update fills us in.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in May 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The biggest Asian supermarket in Australia joins a neon-lit oyster saloon, a taproom from the “godfather of craft beer”, playful Filipino scoops in Burwood and a roving gelato cart down south.
Ari-Gateaux: Black Star Pastry Brings Its Pop-Up Izakaya to Sydney Next Month
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink For one weekend in June, sweets and sushi will collide at the bakery’s Rosebery digs. Be quick, bookings are essential.
A Sydneysider Has Been Named Australia’s Best Bartender (for His Espresso Martini and Taco Garnish)
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Diageo World Class Bartender Awards were held in Sydney last night, and Jake Down – who’s behind the bar at a psychedelic spot in Newtown – came out on top.
Lulu Is Pushing $2 Gyozas, Spicy Margs and $5 Serves of That Revved-Up Prawn Toast This Week
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Raw Bar’s little-sister restaurant just turned one, and it's passing on the good vibes to Bondi diners all week – with a different special every day.
Firedoor’s Lennox Hastie and Tedesca’s Brigitte Hafner Are Swapping Kitchens
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The powerhouse chefs, both known for woodfired cooking, are doing one-off feasts together in Sydney and Melbourne.
First Look: The Hook, an Oyster-Shucking Saloon by the Vermuteria Team, Opens in Kings Cross
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It's the third (and biggest) bar from David Spanton, the drinks expert behind “a little Bermuda Triangle” of neighbourhood drinking dens. Live piano nights join a theatrical shucking bar and grilled oysters served four ways.
Where Queen Nigella Ate in Sydney: Part Two
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink She professes her love for a fiery Chippendale spot, a duo of pasta palaces and the dining room she made a return to – and pays tribute to Kylie Kwong’s soon-to-close eatery.
The Skin Bar’s Samantha Appel on the Facial Treatment That Will Make You Ditch Botox
11 Oct 2024
Fashion The skin needling expert on what to know if you’re considering booking an appointment – plus get 40 per cent off your first visit.
A Marrickville Distillery Has Just Taken Out Gold at the World Rum Awards
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Every spirit at vibey booze house Ester has now been recognised on the international stage – even these yet-to-be-released cane spirits.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, May 17, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A month of ramen returns to a favoured Potts Point dining room, a collab dinner at Porkfat, last chance for Huge Moves and more local food and drink news.
The Bagel Lords at Lox in a Box Are Ramping Up Dinnertime With a Roll Call of Hefty Burgers
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The team’s pulling a carby switcheroo, subbing in burger buns and opening up at night with its After Hours menu. Head in for a zingy fried chicken or buffalo haloumi number, plus beer-battered onion rings and tenders.
Now Open: Sandy’s Serves Up Casual Poolside Fare at Urbnsurf, From the First Waves Till the Last
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The brand new wave park in Homebush is open, and there are hefty hashbrown-filled burritos, hotcakes and the tacos “Sydney was lacking” to fuel the barrels.
The “Fendi of Fish Shops”, Uncut Seafood Delicatessen, Fires Fresh Catch Over a Lava Grill
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The just-opened Bondi joint is a bit special – and there are no hot chips in sight.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, May 10, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A stand-out wine party returns to the Ace, Aplenty makes a cameo appearance at Cafe Freda’s, brekkie bargains in the CBD, and more local food and drink news.
Last-Minute Saviours: Eight Tasty Ways To Spoil Mum (and the Mum Figures in Your Life) on Sunday
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A last-minute wrap of local baked goods (and booze) for those among us who leave everything to the last minute.
Seven To Try: Sydney’s Best New Sandwich Shops For a Winning Lunch
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Find a whopper of a salad sandwich in Earlwood and an Uzbek chicken one in Surry Hills, or brave inner-west lines for a Filipino brekkie serve with banana ketchup.
“We Want To Go Out With a Bang”: Cheery Redfern Bar The Sunshine Inn Is Closing
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The team’s wrapping up the venue’s four-year tenure with a menu of favourites and $15 Negronis – and another Sydney hospo talent is moving in.
Coming Soon: Tokyo Samba Marks Chase Kojima’s Return to the Sydney Scene
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The 100-seat Japanese steakhouse is opening in Bankstown this winter. The menu has a Brazilian edge, there’s a nori side and rice as a carb option. Plus, everything’s halal.
Coming Soon: Lune’s Flagship Sydney Store Arriving in Rosebery This Year
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink We were expecting the renowned Melbourne croissanterie to hit a heritage Oxford Street site in Darlinghurst. Instead, it’s taking over an inner-south neighbourhood. Plus, word on the CBD satellite store.
First Look: Bar Lettera Is the Swish All-Day Spot Making a Strong Case for Hotel Restaurants
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The all-day newcomer joins a flurry of fresh (or soon-to-come) openings in North Sydney. Head in for a brekkie of locally foraged mushrooms, a power lunch or check in for a leisurely trip through the menu.
Five Minutes With Chef Nobu: The Pioneer Chats Aussie Produce, Princess Di and the World’s Best Cook
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink We caught up with the chef, who’s Down Under this month hosting a three-city run of events.
Sip and Snack: Mini Martinis (With a Perfect Aussie Gin) Join One-Bite Wonders Around Town This Month
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Four Pillars’ savoury Olive Leaf gin is the hero in 11 of our favourite restaurants – and chefs at each have designed a special snack to go alongside.
Chop Chop: You’ve Gotta Be Fast To Get a Fat Tuesdays Chopping Board
11 Oct 2024
Home & Lifestyle Meg Yonson has a hot item on her hands. Her brightly speckled boards are a sell-out many times over – and they’re made in Sydney out of 100 per cent recycled post-consumer plastic.
Where Chefs Eat: Raja’s Ahana Dutt Chats Long Lunching at Porcine and “Spectacular” Vietnamese
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The welcoming Indian diner in Potts Point is calling time this week, but there’s still time to dine. Book in – then visit the head chef’s top spots around Sydney.
Just In: Cleveland Street Stalwart The Bat & Ball Is Being Revamped by an All-Star Team
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The boozer on the busy corner is part way through a big reno, but when it opens there’ll be a menu of pub classics and “really good, long happy hours”. Plus, there’s a 2am licence.
Ella Mittas’s Cookbook Documents Greek Travels And Kitchen Time
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Starting off as a sell-out self-published project, the chef’s debut cookbook Ela! Ela! transports you to coastal Turkish towns, kitchens in Crete and her Greek-Australian family dinner table.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in April 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A flash new dining room shining bright under Bridge Street, a transportive ramen shop (where you order via ticket machine), a new hood for Fabbrica and an old-school sanga shop for Earlwood.
The Nilands Have an Opening Date for the New Saint Peter, and You Can Book In Now
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink When the pioneering restaurant makes its move into Paddington’s Grand National, it’ll add fine dining to a locally loved pub – and 14 hotel rooms to the Nilands' stable.
Queen Nigella Lawson’s in Sydney – Here’s Where She’s Been Eating
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The celebrity chef and food writer has been dining around town – from a Bondi institution and a Haymarket fave, to a Marrickville warehouse restaurant and the CBD joint helmed by her “culinary hero” – and waxing lyrical as she goes. Plus, the NSW-made vermouth she adores.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, April 26, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A south coast pop-up at a Darlo wine bar, sashimi tacos and highballs at three fave Japanese diners, a $10 (cash-only) menu in the CBD and more local food news you need.
First Look: Say “Maido!” to Maido, the New Coffee and Shokupan Spot by Provider Store and Artificer
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The teams have transformed Provider’s Surry Hills workshop space into an absolute beaut of a cafe. And, dedicated shokupan toasters are currently on their way from Osaka.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, April 19, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Tasty news, super quick: an adored Potts Point restaurant calls time, the return of Quay’s snow egg, a pasta-powered degustation by the harbour and free froyo for your granny.
Sad News, Sydney: Raja, the Ezra Team’s “Unapologetically Indian” Restaurant, To Close Next Month
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Astronomical grocery costs, ever-rising interest rates and uncontrolled rental markets have taken another victim. “I totally understand where people are coming from. It’s just becoming tighter and tighter and tighter.”
First Look: Mike Eggert Captains Good Luck, the New Merivale Shining Bright Under Bridge Street
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The team is hesitant to slap a label on its highly anticipated diner. Bolstered by flavours from across Asia, the menu’s approachable and the dining room’s flash. And, there’s a new bread to get excited about.
Just In: Quay Is Bringing Back the Snow Egg for 10 Nights
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The spectacular dessert – catapulted to fame on Masterchef in 2010 – has not been seen on the menu for six years.
First Look: Capybara Bathing Brings Magnesium Pools, Hot-Stone Saunas and Ice Scrubs to Surry Hills
11 Oct 2024
Fashion The serene side-street digs come courtesy of a group of mates – most of them architects – and the hot’n’cold offering is inspired by wellness rituals across Europe and Asia.
Where Chefs Eat: Alessandro Pavoni, of A’Mare and the Soon-to-Come Postino Osteria, Keeps It Simple
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Make a date with the chef’s go-to butcher, his oceanside coffee stop and the restaurant he rates as a city icon.
Coming (Very) Soon: Merivale To Open Jam, a 15,000-Disc Record Bar in the CBD
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Japanese-inspired spot has been kept under wraps by the hospo giant. It arrives this week with Filet-O-Fish-inspired spring rolls, yuzu highballs on tap and togarashi Margaritas.
Stefano Catino on the Maybe Cocktail Festival, Which Is in Full Swing for Its Second Year
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Star bartenders from across the globe descend on Sydney this week, popping up in some of our best bars. In the festival’s final days, head down for excellent cocktails and events that will elevate your weekend.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, April 12, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Superb things are happening around town this week, including a free ceramics session (with a sausage sizzle and locally brewed beers), 300 free Margaritas, and a grand Latin American restaurant opening on Monday.
Martin Place To Welcome Morena, a 200-Seat Latin American Restaurant From Top Melbourne Chef Alejandro Saravia
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A major force in Melbourne’s dining scene, Saravia’s anticipated Sydney venue will open on Monday April 15.
Just In: Josh and Julie Niland to Close Two Sydney Spots This Weekend
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Doors are closing on Rose Bay’s Charcoal Fish and the pair’s Oxford Street butcher – but The Grand National Hotel is coming soon.
New Hire: A Cafe Paci Alum Is on the Pans in a Flash CBD Kitchen
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Brad Guest’s most recent kitchen was that of the ripper King Street wine bar. Now, he’s going bigger. Plus, what’s kept him in the industry for over a decade, and the best thing he ate this week.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in March, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The month has delivered one editor’s “favourite restaurant of 2024”, plus everything from an ’80s micro-pub and an 18-course Korean omakase to an all-day waterside joint for bright Roman pinsa.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, March 28, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Here’s your snappy update, Sydney. A new CBD spot for Fabbrica brekkie sandwiches, a House of Mince party, a food festival up north and new fridge-fillers.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, March 22, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Here’s your snappy update, Sydney. Find a red-hot pizza party (with the Bush team in the kitchen), a soon-to-launch Korean happy hour and free pandan-waffle coffee.
Bargain Alert: There Are $5 Burritos and Bowls at Guzman Y Gomez – For One Day Only
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink And free coffee, too.
Coming Soon: With Fior, the Jane Team Is Adding a 120-Seat Dose of Fun to the Shire
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The lucky southern locale is in for gelato trolleys, an oyster-shucking bar and an aperitivo hour from the happy-hour experts.
Where Chefs Eat: Aplenty’s Michaela Johansson on Sharing at Sean’s and Spaghetti Frigatelli
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Johansson’s not like a regular caterer – she’s a cool caterer. And she knows where the best spots in our city are.
Coming Soon: Tenacious Pizza, a Collab From an Unlikely Pair of Oxford Street Hotspots
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink One team knows pastry. The other knows beer. Together, they’re doing pizza.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, March 15, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Get in the know, stat. Find free bacon-and-egg bao in Bondi, a pop-up dinner at Loam, a new focaccia-powered lunch menu and a playful gluten-free cake.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Isobel Whelan-Little, The Caterpillar Club’s Kitchen Captain
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The former head chef at the now-closed LP’s Quality Meats talks about her new gig running Swillhouse’s spectacular club – and Italian plates at its neighbourhood-style Italian joint.
Re, Matt Whiley’s Pioneering Sustainable Bar, Finds a New Home in Redfern
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The no-waste Eveleigh bar quietly called last drinks in February, but it’s already locked in a new home on Cleveland Street (where a much-loved Catalan wine bar closed suddenly last year).
First Look: Martina Is the All-Day Rose Bay Destination for Roman Pinsa by the Water
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The charming spot is the second from Flavio Carnevale, who’s doubling down on the bakery-meets-osteria format.
Nine To Try: Easter Treats for When You’ve Had Enough Hot Crossies
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Choc-laden bao, spiced lamingtons, Nutella babkas and more.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, March 8, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Get in the know, stat. There's a produce market celebrating the start of the season, the Incu x Messina collab we didn't know we needed, Margaritas on the harbour and $10 burritos.
Five Minutes With Lauren McKenna: The Log Cabin Head Chef on Precise Plating and Cooking With Heart
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Italian-Australian has spent time in the Otto, Est and Three Blue Ducks kitchens, but has found her place somewhere free of a chef’s jacket, focusing on the simple things.
The Best Thing I’ve Eaten Lately: Our Favourite Dishes in Sydney Right Now
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Summer brings all manner of nice things: golden rays, a streak of public holidays – and some of the year’s best dining. Here Broadsheet Sydney editors and staff pick their top bites of the season.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Openings We Got Excited About in February, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Make it a hot start to the season’s dining with the city’s freshest openings.
Coming Soon: The Pellegrino 2000 Team To Open Neptune’s Grotto, a Basement Italian Joint in the CBD
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink While the diner is still in its planning phase, our money’s on number four delivering the same bravura seen across the rest of the stable.
El Jannah’s Next Store Is Hitting Crows Nest – Very Soon
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The favoured bird is in flight, bringing its roast chooks, chippies and garlic sauce to the lower north shore.
“Is This Real?” Dive Into Pleasure Club, the Late-Night Sensory Explosion From Odd Culture
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The long-awaited late-night Newtown club is opening tonight, with an adult take on Passion Pop, late-night dogs and a roster of world-renowned artists – like Jazz Sabbath.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Cam Syme Aka “Mr Fix-It” at Cantina Ok and Centro 86
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Mucho’s new addition is a reformed "wine snob", whose typical workday includes searching for kilos of gochujang in Chinatown, repairing Bar Planet’s beer fridge and staring at spreadsheets.
Smith & Daughters Pioneer Shannon Martinez on “Meatheads” and Slowing Down
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The chef and restaurateur behind some of Melbourne’s top plant-based spots talks mock meat experiments, the challenge of working through cancer treatment, and how she's encouraging her chef-friends to cook more vegan food.
Fishbowl Is Delivering $5 Bowls This Week Only
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Don’t pack leftovers this week, kids.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, February 16, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Rushing around? Here’s a snappy look at what’s going on in town – including free eggs on Saturday morning, a tiny offering with big vibes at Bar Morris, and Bar Liberty’s chef heading north for one night only.
Just In: Beloved Annandale Cafe Cornersmith Is Closing
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink "We tried bloody hard and while our passion and purpose hasn’t changed, our bodies, brains and bank balances are a bit exhausted.”
Just In: Sophie Ellis-Bextor Is Headlining a Mardi Gras Party This Month
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment DJ, gonna burn this goddamn beach right down.
Coming Soon: An Argentinian Grill for Balmain, Round Two From the Marta Crew and a Fan-Favourite Chook Flies North
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Sydney’s 2024 openings are off to a hot start. Here are three soon-to-arrive restaurants to keep on your radar.
Sun Ranch Is a Slice of Cali-Cool in the Rainbow Region
11 Oct 2024
Travel "Good morning, hot muffin": This shimmering 55-acre ranch in Bangalow outside Byron Bay is the hottest new stay in the country.
My Sydney: Buffet’s Nikki To and Sophie McComas-Williams on What’s Tasty in Our City
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Dumplings in Potts Point? Pizza in Thirroul? Afghan food in Merrylands? You’re in for only good things if you eat where this creative duo does.
Dan Hong Chats Lunar New Year, Mahjong and What’s In Store for 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink After celebrations this weekend, the star Sydney chef is taking on Crazy Rich Asians star Remy Hii in a game of mahjong – which you can attend too.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, February 9, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Rushing around? Here’s a snappy look at what’s going on in town – including market-price mud crab on Mondays, a Sydney-distilled gin’s big prize and a ripper bagel-fuelled meal deal.
Hey Romeo, Spoil Your Sydney Sweetie With One of These Local Treats
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Go big on the love this Valentine's Day – a bouquet of petalled tarts from a star bakery? Custard tarts on their doorstep? All good ideas.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Liz Dodd, Soul Dining’s Head Sommelier
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Shangri-La’s former head somm has downsized the dining room, joining the team at the intimate Korean restaurant.
Just In: Ex-Rockpool Culinary Director Corey Costelloe’s Next Move is Ultra Luxe
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Neil Perry’s successor was one of a clutch of senior staff members let go from Hunter St Hospitality last week. What comes after 15 years at Rockpool? Costelloe says, “there’ve been a lot of meetings”, including this luxurious opportunity.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in January, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Start the year strong with a meal, a drink or a coffee at one of our hot new opens.
Coming Soon: Pleasure Club, the “Fever Dream” of a Bar From the Odd Culture Team, Is Opening This Month
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The basement space in Newtown is half cocktail bar, half live performance venue – and we’ve got intel on the entertainment line-up and the drinks.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, February 2, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Short on time? Here’s a snappy look at what’s going on around town – including the slice of wedding cake made by a world-renowned pastry chef, a pasta party at The Crix, coffee for a cause and free Margaritas.
Now Open: Find a Pretty Line-Up of Japan-Made Cheesecakes at Letao on George Street
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The cult-followed fluffy favourites – which all star Hokkaido milk – made it to Melbourne last year, and now they’re in Sydney’s CBD.
Where Chefs Eat: Junda Khoo of Ho Jiak, Sydney
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Malaysian-born restaurateur and chef shares his go-to spot for an after-service feed, where he’s heading for family lunch and the doughnut he likes despite his total lack of a sweet tooth.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, January 25, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Short on time? Here’s a snappy food run-down – including a new Friday taco night, a whopping croissant available next week and some hotspots to catch the Hottest 100.
Free Coffee Fuels Emu Parade, the Not-For-Profit Cleaning Up Sydney’s Beaches
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Roland Davies is making waves with his barista skills and a miniature fire truck called Trish.
Coming Soon: Walk-Up Bakery Window Snack Shoppe, From the Self Raised Team, Readies for Opening in Bexley North
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’s Roman focaccias, pastrami-loaded brekkie muffins and iced Milo on tap at the Carlton bakery’s “little brother” – but will it beat the lines at Self Raised?
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, January 19, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Rooftop Margs by the beach, DJs on superyachts, sandwich specials and a CBD spot scooping tiramisu tableside.
“Get the Lawyers on Stand-By”: Totti, an Italian Restaurant in Paris, Looks Mighty Similar To Merivale’s Bondi Mothership
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink “Don’t they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? I’m not sure I agree with that,” says Justin Hemmes.
Coming Soon: Everything We Know About Urbnsurf, the Wave Park Complete With a Poolside Rafi
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink We’re just months away from Urbnsurf Sydney, where the dining – along with the swell – is no afterthought. Expect multiple venues and menus for all, whether you’re donning a wetsuit or not.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, January 12, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink There are tasty things on the house – sandwiches in Bondi and tapas in Potts Point – and an old school fish’n’chipper at the Opera House. Plus, a dry red for your head.
Coming Soon: The Swish Intercontinental Auckland Is Preparing To Open, Complete With Flash Middle Eastern Restaurant
11 Oct 2024
Travel Local chef Gareth Stewart is captaining the spice-fuelled menu, which spans a lavish dining room, bar and in-room offering.
Coming Soon: Melbourne’s Favoured Filipino Ice-Cream House Kariton Sorbetes To Hit a Buzzy Sydney Locale
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A neighbourhood with plenty of late-night buzz has been chosen for Kariton’s first NSW home, where signatures – like vanilla and cheese, and ube – will join fortnightly specials.
Red-Hot Locals: The Spicy Sydney-Made Condiments To Add to Your Pantry, Stat
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All seven of these firecrackers are great – we tested them ourselves. And they’re made within our city limits, which is always a plus.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, January 5, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink
Destination Dining: Roast-Chook Joint Birds of Paradise, From the Duo Behind Fleet, Is Worth the Trip to Brunswick Heads
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink This sunny eatery from the fine-dining team beams onto the Rainbow Region’s food scene, spinning locally raised birds over mangrove charcoal, with scoops of veg-heavy sides and knockout ice-cream in support.
Where To Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Sydney, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Ring in the fresh year with standout banquets, cocktails by the water, spectacular vantage points of the fireworks and plenty of party.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in December, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Start the year strong with a meal, a drink or a coffee at one of our hot new opens.
How To Spend 24 Hours in Sydney
11 Oct 2024
Travel The must-dos, must-sees and absolute must-eats in Sydney.
Now Open: Marani Deli, a Nostalgic Newtown Provisions Store From an Ex-Cafe Paci Chef
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Bring your own vessel to this homey corner spot and fill it with golden Victorian-made olive oil. You can also pick up local cheese, salumi sliced to order and “the paradise of anchovies” from Sicily. Plus, oysters on select Saturdays.
The Ones That Got Away: New Bars and Restaurants the Broadsheet Sydney Team Missed in 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Listen, we’re out and about more than most, but in a city flush with starry new openings, only so much time and dwindling bank balances, there’ll always be somewhere you don’t make it to.
Hot on the Heels of Le Foote, Swillhouse Opens The Caterpillar Club, a Jazzy Cocktail Bar and Lounge in a Former Strip Joint
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink You can dance all night – it’s open till 4am – or slink into a red leather booth with a Pina Colada and one of the city’s best cheeseburgers. Or sneak into a hidden tiki bar serving cocktails you can’t get anywhere else.
Where Sydney Chefs Eat Gelato
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The pistachio from a Newtown gelateria is getting a lot of love, Anita Gelato is in hot competition with Messina, and a Redfern spot still nails it.
Where Sydney Chefs Eat Fish’n’Chips
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink We’ve asked some of the city’s best chefs (and restaurateurs) to weigh in on their favourite fish’n’chippers in town – an inner-west, sustainability-focused eatery remains the hot ticket this year, but there’s some new entries to the list in 2023.
What Broadsheet Sydney's Team Ate and Drank (and Loved) in 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Burgers (for brekkie and dinner), salty snacks and baked goods – carbs ruled the roost this year.
Just In: Mary’s and Marrickville Pork Roll To Cross the Harbour Bridge, Heading Up the Victoria Cross Station Dining Precinct
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Sydney Metro station will connect the CBD and North Sydney like never before. A three-minute trip from Barangaroo means even city slickers could nab a Mary’s burg on their lunch break.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, December 5, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Wine to take home and a 35-kilo wheel of Comté at The Ace – this is the snackable food news you need for a stellar week.
First Look: The Waratah Jazzes Up Darlinghurst With Colourful Australiana-Inspired Cocktails
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Icebergs executive chef Alex Prichard is captaining the menu, while a winning bartender is behind the booze. The sun-drenched verandah will be the spot to sit this summer – with a house spritz and “scallops squared”.
Hencla Adds a Touch More Holiday Vibe to Bondi, Courtesy of Beads and Bubbles
11 Oct 2024
Home & Lifestyle The breezy store is filled with trinkets you’ll want to touch: beaded bracelets, perfect shells and Moroccan ceramics. If you like nice things, this is the place for you.
Now Open: There’s Leopard-Crust Cacio e Pepe Pizza From the Pizza Bros on a Party-Starting Erskineville Pub Rooftop
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Pizza Bros, Joey Pepperoni and Marty McFly, have found a permanent inner-west home for their standout pies. And they’ve got a woodfired oven that shines gold.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in November, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Consider this your ticket to a month of red-hot dining in freshly opened venues.
Zucchini Flowers For Spring, Groundbreaking(ly Delicious): Seven To Try in Sydney Now
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink While the ricotta-stuffed florals are oft-ordered and usually delightful, there’s a clutch of Sydney dining rooms doing something a little more special.
Bite Size: Five New Things in Sydney You Need To Know This Week – November 29, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment Just-launched bottomless menus to take you across the globe, a pop-up dinner series atop an iconic landmark, a new chef-in-residence for a Darlo cafe, a Clam Bar cocktail ingredient delivered to your home, and a long-missed spicy condiment back for just a moment.
All Aboard: Sea Raes Sails Into Sydney Harbour Again, Delivering Byron’s Impeccable Vibes to Sydney
11 Oct 2024
Travel Available for day and overnight charters, the luxe yacht sleeps eight and comes with a crew that’ll take care of everything – including a culinary team with direction from the Raes chef.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, November 24, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The snappy food and drink news you can use: a weekend of Palestinian pastries in Alexandria, a wine-filled second birthday party, ceviche happy hours and more.
Five Minutes With Rhiann Mead, the Pastry Chef Stocking Up the Sweets on a Lavish Venue’s Dessert Trolley
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink With a career pivot, training from a top Sydney chef and a recent screen debut on Dessert Masters, Mead's current job is providing unadulterated delight.
First Look: Cronulla Scores Bobby’s, a Charismatic Med-Leaning Diner With Ripper Ocean Views
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’s a spot with a menu – from a Totti's alum – to match the views across a classic Aussie beach scene.
The Internet’s Favourite Kitchenware Brand, Our Place, Launches in Australia
11 Oct 2024
Home & Lifestyle And lots of our own favourites – like Julia Busuttil Nishimura and Jessica Nguyen – are already cooking with the aesthetically pleasing, colourful pans.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, November 17, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The snappy food and drink news that’ll have you eating cacio e pepe slices by two of our city’s finest Italo joints near Central.
Just In: Artisanal Butter Brand Pepe Saya Partners With the Amish Community As It Expands Into the United States
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The successful dairy producer will make its organic cultured butter outside of Sydney for the first time, working with a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Just In: A Sydney Bar Takes Out Number One Spot at the Top 500 Bars Ceremony Overnight
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The win sees yet another accolade given to the party-powered CBD bar, which joins 22 other Aussie boozers on the list.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, November 10, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The snappy food and drink news that’ll have you queuing for katsu in Rosebery, stat.
(Slightly) Hidden Gems: The Hole-in-the-Wall Sydney Spots We Can’t Get Enough Of
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The stars of the city are down side streets, in industrial areas and cosied up to car washes.
Now Open: Black Star Pastry Brings Its Famous Watermelon Cake and Kimcheese Toasties to Chatswood
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The futuristic kiosk is only the second store to offer the bakery’s full range of treats, and there’s some newcomers on the menu too.
Tableside Theatrics and Parisian Charm: Five Must-Order Dishes From Parlour, the Neo-French Restaurant Inside a Maximalist CBD Hotel
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Late-night raclette toasties, bursts of flame and old-world charm – the all-day, late-night bistro has it in spades.
Love Tilly Group Splits With Public Hospitality, Walks Away From La Salut and Fabbrica Balmain
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink “We can no longer, in good faith, continue to run our venues together with Public Hospitality.”
First Look: Record-Spinning Wine Den Busby’s Arrives in Paddington, Complete With a Tight Cocktail List From Maybe Sammy
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’s a bar from an all-star cast: Mike Bennie on the wine, an award-winning team on cocktails and Clayton Wells on food. The best bits? A fried-potato number and BYOR (that’s bring-your-own-records) nights.
Bite Size: Five New Things in Sydney You Need To Know This Week – November 2, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment Exciting technicolour prospects for some Sydney crossings, a wave of pop-ups, news on the revamp of a vibrant locale, Day of the Dead festivities and a spicy-sweet condiment being sold by the beach.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in October, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
Now Open: Get Sashimi Is Slicing Fancy Fillets Just a Hop-Skip Away From Bondi’s Waves
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink There’s plump tuna belly and hiramasa kingfish, orange-tipped surf clams and bejewelled lines of sushi – straight from the fish market to the beach.
Opening Soon: Four Hot New Sydney Venues To Put Some Sizzle in Your Summer
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Pizza by the beach, a vinyl-spinning hotel bar, a massive diner bringing an exceptional Melburnian chef north and two favoured Italian joints moving into one big corner spot.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, October 27, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The snappy food and drink news that’ll have you sipping sangria in Bondi, stat.
Five Minutes With Bec Shave, One Half of Babs, the Pop-Up Restaurant in the Midst of a Three-Month Residency in Enmore
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Both Babs and its muse Barbra Streisand are bona-fide babes: nice to look at, multifaceted, in pursuit of good times. The approachably refined diner brings a rotating daily-made pasta, a clarified Bloody Mary and a heap of community spirit.
Just In: Khanh Nguyen Is Named Executive Chef of King Clarence, the Bentley Group’s Incoming Asian Restaurant in the CBD
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The sprawling diner is bringing Chinese, Korean and Japanese flavours to one of the city’s buzziest corners.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, October 20, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in just a touch more time than it’ll take you to hit check-out on super-cute just-released vins in tins from Brunswick Heads.
Two Australian Bars Have Made the World’s 50 Best Bars List for 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Two buzzy Australian venues – Maybe Sammy in Sydney and Caretaker’s Cottage in Melbourne – landed spots on the top end of the prestigious annual ranking.
Twisted Niçoise and a Cracking Pate: Take a Sneak Peek at the Menu at Rozelle’s Incoming French Bistro, Chez Blue
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Locally adored pub The Sackville revamps its gaming room to make way for the gussied up diner. It’s helmed by an ex-Bistro Moncur chef, with a menu riffing on French faithfuls.
Five Minutes With Oscar McMahon: The Young Henrys Co-Founder Chats Drinking Beers in Sydney and His Picks of the SXSW Line-Up
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment The inner-west brewery is the official music and beer partner for the festival, which takes over Sydney’s streets this week. McMahon shares his picks of the line-up – plus his picks of our city’s dinner, drink and gig venues.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, October 13, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in slightly less time than it’ll take for you to scoff a suppli while grooving to Italian DJs at Icebergs on Sunday.
Now Open: Bondi Scores Charismatic New Tapas Bar Iberica, a Balearic-Inspired Sibling to Nearby Ikaria
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Diners are transported to a coastal Spanish village via considered design with a palette of earthy tones and artful ceramic pieces, and one-bite wonders like lemon-topped gildas joining paella and charcoaled spatchcock. Plus, a lit bread and butter.
Now Open: The W Sydney Hotel Offers 588 Luxury Rooms, Refined Restaurant Btwn, a World-Renowned Dessert Bar, and a Rooftop Pool
11 Oct 2024
Travel It's the biggest W Hotel in the world, with suites decked out by London-based designers Bowler James Brindley, a sky-high bar on levels 29 and 30, and an outpost of Janice Wong’s renowned 2am: Dessertbar.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, October 6, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in slightly less time than it’ll take for you to scoff Alex Prichard’s pop-up plates at Re- tonight.
Now Pouring: Award-Winning Gin Label Ester Spirits Opens a Marrickville Distillery and Cellar Door With Plenty of Pizzazz
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The husband-and-wife team behind the gins have opened a flagship space, where they’re both distilling and serving a tight list of interesting cocktails alongside simple snacky plates – like tomatoes on AP Bakery toast and Spanish Perelló olives.
Now Open: Look Inside the Bigger and Bolder Ricos, Where Tacos, Disco Balls and Sunday Asadas Have Taken Over The Norfolk
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Redfern stalwart has had an ’80s-inspired Mexican revamp, hosting Toby Wilson’s famed fare and a disco-ready late-night energy – and it’s ready to welcome you now.
ASRC Founder Kon Karapanagiotidis Is Happy To Share a Seat at His Table
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The remarkable Melburnian’s fresh-from-the-press cookbook Philoxenia – co-written with his mother Sia – takes a moreish dive into veggie-powered Greek classics and food’s innate ability to uphold connection to culture and identity.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, September 29, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it'll take to find the secret mezcal bar on Oxford Street.
Who Is La Prima? Head to Paddington and Follow the Smoky Scent of Agave To Find Her
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Completely hidden in the backroom of a standout Oxford Street bar is a sultry 10-person room for drinking mezcal by candlelight. Here's a first look – and the intel on how to be invited in.
First Look: Roving Gin Bar Unexpected Guest Has Set Up Shop in Marrickville, Pouring Inventive Cocktails in a Revamped Warehouse
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The working distillery is the newest spot for a sip, with as much attention paid to the fit-out as the house-made gins and cocktail list (where Messina lemon sorbet makes a cameo appearance). Plus, there’s a sneaky sweet when a plane passes overhead.
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in September, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Consider this your cheat sheet for the month.
First Look: Circular Quay Welcomes Pearl, a High-End Cantonese Diner Serving Mud Crab Xiao Long Bao, Perfected Pearl Meat and Stunning Bridge Views
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The latest opening from the group behind a swathe of Sydney dumpling bars steps it up a notch with refined dishes from Guangzhou and Hong Kong and a sweeping 30-seat balcony overlooking the harbour.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Celebrated Chef Danielle Alvarez, the New Culinary Director of the Sydney Opera House’s Event Venues
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The former head chef of Fred’s is back after a 12-month period dedicated to replenishing her energy levels, with the fresh creative role coinciding with the release of her latest book. Plus, you can catch her in conversation in her new workplace soon.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, September 22, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it a thread?).
Five Minutes With Lennox Hastie: Firedoor’s Captain Chats His Passion for Flames, a Night on the Pans and How He Unwinds After Service
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink “The fire reminds me to always listen to the ingredient, and the ingredient reminds me why I love being a chef.”
Now Open: Fabbrica Bread Shop Lands in Rozelle With Masala Croissants and Metre-Long Focaccias
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The spin-off bakery from the team behind Ragazzi branches out with its first space entirely dedicated to baked goods. Plus, it has the equipment to create an exciting new roster of treats.
Just In: The New Ricos Tacos Digs Have an Opening Date, Meaning Asada Sundays and Tacos Under Disco Balls Are in Your Future
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink It’ll be the biggest venture yet from al pastor king Toby Wilson, with tortas hamburguesas joining standout tacos – and there’s a weekend-long party to kick off the celebrations.
North Sydney’s 180-Seat Poetica Bar & Grill Is Now Open With a Glowing Custom Hearth and Flambadou Oysters
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The vast mezzanine-level space from the team behind Loulou and The Charles Grand Brasserie is a siren call for the dining scene north of the bridge. Plus, there’s a standout dessert reminiscent of a summer’s day Splice.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, September 8, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it a thread?).
All the New Sydney Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in August, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Consider this your cheat sheet for the month.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, September 1, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it a thread?).
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 25, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it a thread?).
Now Open: Odd Culture Transforms Its Newtown Bottle-O Into Spon, a Wine Bar Hybrid Where Guests Choose the By-the-Glass Offering
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The funky-drop-loving group has been granted the go-ahead to operate two licences in the one venue, meaning you’ll be able to purchase your bottle then drink it in-store. Plus, there are $6 natties on pour till the end of September.
Just In: Al Pastor King Ricos Tacos Is Moving Into a 100-Year-Old Redfern Pub – And Turning Upstairs Into A Late-Night Disco Den
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The Chippendale favourite has found a new home at Cleveland Street classic The Norfolk, with a major Sydney hospitality group revamping the venue. Expect a retro Mexican-inspired sports-bar feel, signature tacos and a new spin on the Sunday barbeque.
Coming Soon: Fire-Powered Bar and Grill Poetica, From the Team Behind Loulou and The Charles, to Open in North Sydney
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The chef brings experience from Michelin-starred restaurants in Stockholm and San Francisco, with a custom hearth in the kitchen, in-house dry ageing and the most intriguing oysters we’ve seen recently.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 18, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it a thread?).
Host With the Most: Adam Liaw Shares His Top Kitchen Hacks After 500 Episodes of The Cook Up
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment Liaw shares his hot kitchen tips, the go-to ingredient that gets a bad rap, and what he’s learned after filming that many star-studded episodes at the kitchen bench.
Coming Soon: Chez Blue, a French Diner With an Ex-Bistro Moncur Chef in the Kitchen at an Adored Rozelle Pub
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The first unpartnered restaurant from the Solotel group is readying to open this November. “I’m hoping you step through the door and feel like you could be in Paris.”
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, August 11, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it a thread?).
“What Do You Want To Do Next?”: Directors Michael and Danny Philippou on Life After A24 Blockbuster Talk to Me
11 Oct 2024
Entertainment The Adelaide-born twins talk to Broadsheet about the wild success of their standout horror debut making waves around the world.
First Look: Andy Bowdy and Michael Rantissi’s Bright and Casual Eatery, Salma’s Canteen, Opens in Rosebery
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The red-brick one-stop shop brings lunchtime-saviour salads, deli provisions and Andy Bowdy’s standout baked goods to south Sydney.
Snack Bar: Sydney’s Latest in Food, July 13, 2023
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or is it thread?).
Now Open: Goods, the Marrickville Corner-Store-Meets-Cafe Stocking AP Bread and Funky Pantry Fillers
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Scout’s second inner-west Pilates studio has expanded with a smallgoods store next door. Stretch, sweat, then grab a New Paradigm coffee and a pastry. It’s the goods.
Coming Soon: Alfie’s, the CBD Steakhouse From the Bistecca Crew, Is Taking On the Lunch Rush With Next-Level Fast Food
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Power lunching is the aim of the game here, with the new diner on Bligh Street promising a premium steak on your table in just 15 minutes.
Crucial Croissant News: A Lune Pop-Up Is Happening in Sydney Next Weekend With a Limited-Edition Pastry
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink We’ve had to wait a little longer than we’d like for Kate Reid’s croissant powerhouse to open permanently in Sydney. But a three-day pop-up with Koko Black, featuring a special chocolate- and mascarpone-powered croissant, will keep you sated in the meantime.
First Look: Makaveli, a Small-but-Mighty Bondi Spot Serving Standout Cocktails and Bright Bites at Night – and Coffee from 6am
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink A few blocks back from the beach, this buzzy new eatery brings a refined edge to a laidback day-to-night offering. Swing by for your morning cuppa, park up and WFC (that’s work from cafe) or secure an evening spot for punchy plates and a fresh drinks list.
Lune Croissanterie To Open a Second Sydney Store – in the CBD – in 2024
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink Lune founder Kate Reid will open not one but two of her legendary croissanteries next year. Joining a flagship on Oxford Street will be a shop in the Sydney Metro Martin Place Precinct.
Coming Soon: Salma’s Canteen, a Casual Eatery, Bakery and Deli From the Teams Behind Saga and Kepos Street Kitchen
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The new South Sydney venue will bring together Andy Bowdy’s renowned baked goods and Michael Rantissi's vibrant Middle Eastern salads, house-made salumi and standout pantry-fillers – with no coffee machine in sight.
Coming Soon: Bentley Restaurant Group Is Opening a Spirited New 100-Seat Asian Diner in a Former CBD Bank
11 Oct 2024
Food & Drink The fit-out will be industrial yet warm, and the menu will serve up Chinese, Japanese and Korean flavours in the lauded group’s first Asian restaurant. The atmosphere? “Fun, loud and busy.”

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