Sydney Baldwin

The team has partnered with one of the suburb’s top gyms to open a two-storey self-care stunner with multiple pools, saunas and dog-friendly gym facilities overlooking the surf. Sydney’s sauna scene is about to heat up.

It’s the Rafi you know and love from North Sydney – with a beachy twist. It opens soon, and when it does there’ll be raw seafood platters, a winning barramundi with miso and garlicky potatoes.

It’s time for supper, and this city has prepared something nice. Find endless Hokkien mee goreng, a ripper underground offering, and a spot for a hotdog and a bang-up cocktail.

The perfect list to see you through your Dry July journey, or a handy guide for anyone embracing sobriety year-round – find your new favourite locally made alcohol-free drink here.

Within the Walker Street precinct – at Soluna, Genzo, Sol and Una – there’s everything from Wagyu pretzel burgers and pretty wine bar plates to Japanese skewers and a riff on a Kit Kat.

Exec chef Rhys Connell is overseeing a quartet of new venues, and the last few months have been a whirlwind of ideas, tastings and menu creations.

A 500-seat venue with a 150-bottle wine list, a Margaret River spot with fine-dining DNA, and a health-conscious grocer and takeaway joint. If you were looking for an excuse to take a road trip, this is it.

Gareth Whitton, of Dessert Masters fame, is heading north next week – and bringing a limited edition seven-layer chocolate tart with him. Plus, word on whether there’s a permanent store in Sydney on the horizon.

It’ll have live music by the Grogans, Clara Benin and the Buoys. Plus, a talk from venture capitalist Reed Jobs.

The cinnamon scrolls covered in “frosting” (as the Americans call it) are coming to Joondalup and then expanding to around 20 locations across the state.