• Catch free Palomas at El Primo Sanchez on Wednesdays till the end of September (the perfect accompaniment to the team's $5-taco Wednesdays). The tall fizzy sips are on the house for the first five people ordering a taco. Too slow? There are $7 beers, $12 wines and $15 highballs from 5pm till 6pm.

• When you head to Harry’s for your Saturday matcha, there’s a good chance you'll score a free lip balm and a free matcha. Hemp-powered skincare house Hey Bud is teaming up the Bondi cafe to give the first 100 customers the prize – plus $10 off your next Hey Bud purchase.

• Mondays at Bar Planet mean $12 Martinis – a score by most standards (and doubly so with this team’s particular pour.)

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• Ripper Stanmore bakery Pantry Story is heading to the beach on Sunday, taking its matcha and strawberry babka croissant to Blackwood in Bondi. You can grab the strawberry matcha that the baked good was inspired by, too.

• South Eveleigh’s bringing out all the stops this winter, with a month-long program of community-powered experiences. Head to the precinct for a mind-boggling Questacon exhibit, silent cinema, a Lego play zone and pooch portrait sessions at Brewdog.

• Forage The Rocks takes over the harbourside locale this month, bringing special happy hours, live jazz, market tours and more.

• Firepop has just opened its upstairs dining room – which means more smoky skewers, flame-grilled peppers, and corn ribs with cheese, yoghurt butter and garlic. Book in, stat.

• Chiswick is tripping to the harbour this month, taking over the Opera Bar kitchen with a pre-theatre dining experience from Mondays to Thursdays. The two courses come courtesy of Matt Moran, and the $80 offer includes a glass of Chandon rosé on arrival. Bookings recommended, available until Thursday August 29.

• Head into Loam, the Ace Hotel’s ground-floor eatery, this August to try Julia Busuttil Nishimura and Farmer Jo’s matcha-spiked granola sprinkled over porridge with just-squeezed strawberry juice and citrusy crème fraîche. (Or grab a bag online.)

• Head to Coogee cocktail bar Will’s in August for an Oklahoma-style Wagyu cheeseburger on the house with every drink over $10. We’re lovin’ it.

• The next Tilly Takeover is a pizza party, with six just-released Frederick Stevenson wines on pour. There are three pizzas available, all fired on a Gozney by head chef Brent Wilson. You’ll book a table for August 14 if you know what’s good.

• Celebrate Dad at Misc with steak and scotch. Every Thursday in August, and on Sunday September 1, head in for a glass of Tomatin 12-year-old, a one-kilo rib eye to share, and a hefty array of sides. Plus, a Tomatin bombe alaska to finish. It’s $115 per person, bookings recommended.

• Winter staycay: check in at Crown Sydney between now and February 28, 2025, with the Table for Two offer to enjoy a night in a Harbour Bridge or Opera king room, $250 dining credit, a bottle of bubbles on arrival and buffet brekkie the next day. Prices start at $799 per night.

What we covered this week

• First service: Josh and Julie Niland scale up with Saint Peter at the Grand National. They’ve now got more space, an à la carte front bar for walk-ins and the option to stay the night. Lucky Sydney.

• First look: Table Manners is a big win for Bronte, packing assassin’s spaghetti and grapefruit Negronis in a killer fit-out. Snack on a Bega Stringers-like snack alongside exceptional wines, or lean in to a luxe dinner.

• Coming soon: Bistro Grenier’s uplifting the Odd Culture loft, delivering King Street its first French bistro. There’ll be exclusive natural wines, steak frites and a self-saucing maple syrup pudding by winter’s end.

• Seven (more) Sydney closures. Regardless of size or style of venue, our hospo teams are up against it. Saying goodbye is a breezy holiday-ready cafe, two beachside restaurants and the Bentley team’s seafood-powered bistro.

• Cinq babas au rhum, s’il vous plait: “If my day job as a Broadsheet editor doesn’t give me gout one day, my unpaid side gig as Sydney’s most passionate rum baba aficionado surely will,” writes national assistant editor Lucy Bell Bird. Here’s where to find her top five.

• This One Thing: a tangle of thick pico strands, sauced-up in a Shrek-like hue, at a brand new dining room in Redfern.

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• First look: you’ll want to pay attention to Attenzione, Redfern’s brand new dining room. Four talented mates are behind it, and there are ludicrously photogenic pastas and an RSL-core speakeasy.

• First look: Philter adds to the sporty fever taking over the world with its brand new sports bar and pool room. There’s a gallery wall of streakers in the retro space, plus prawn tacos and hotdogs to go with the team’s ripper crafties.

• Local distillery Archie Rose to release two new whiskies together with the Sydney Opera House – and you can design the drops (and win the pair).