Felons Manly is the modern brewpub we deserve

Felons Manly wharf

Manly Wharf entered a new era with the opening of Felons Manly in October 2024. And it’s not only because Sydneysiders can now sink one of those incredible Japanese rice lagers at the water’s edge as soon as they disembark one of the world’s most picturesque ferry rides. The former Manly Wharf Bar has been … Read more

Lakemba Ramadan Markets 2025: Your Guide to the Street Food Festival

Lakemba Nights

Sydney’s world-famous Ramadan Night Markets, now known officially as Lakemba Nights, will again line Haldon Street from Thursday, February 27 to Sunday, March 30 with an exclusive collection of 60 food stalls and food trucks all ready, willing and perfectly able to help anyone break the day’s fast. Inspired by the rich culture and traditions … Read more

30 best Sydney Mardi Gras events & parties 2025

A huge party for Mardi Gras

Welcome to our Sydney Mardi Gras guide, where we’ve given you the the low down on all the best events, parties and performances that will pepper Sydney’s streets with pride from February 14 to March 2, 2025. This year’s Sydney Mardi Gras events are anchored by the theme of “Free To Be,” which plays on … Read more

Sydney Mardi Gras Parade Route: Viewing areas, road closures and more

Sydney Mardi Gras parade

Looking for the Mardi Gras parade route? You’re in the right place with our ultimate guide to planning your night for the big Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, which starts at 6:30pm on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The world-famous 47th annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will take over the city’s streets on Saturday, … Read more

Sydney’s best breweries are turning into hi-fi listening bars for Autumn

A brewery in Sydney

The art of the Japanese listening bar has inspired the world’s most cosmopolitan drinking scenes for years. Sydney has been the most recent culprit with the likes of Merivale’s JAM Record Bar, Solotel’s Rekodo and Swillhouse’s Caterpillar Club all anchored by expensive vinyl collections. Yet head to any of those three venues and the entire … Read more

Virgin Australia plans disco flights for Sydney Mardi Gras

Virgin Australia pride flight

Virgin Australia is moving beyond the rainbow coloured liveries of pride flights to offer something even more exciting on the final weekend of the 47th annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. Fashioned for interstate visitors flying into Sydney from Melbourne and Brisbane, Virgin Australia’s first-ever sky-high disco flights will pack these special domestic flights … Read more

The new cafe bringing the French Riviera to Sydney

A charming French cafe in Chowder Bay

The owners behind Sydney’s most underrated French restaurant, L’Heritage, are clearly trying to craft a slice of Cรดte dโ€™Azur for Sydney’s sparkling Chowder Bay. Cafe La Mer is pitched as a bit of French Riviera resting hand-in-hand with Sydney Harbour as a thematic extension of L’Heritage, which Sydney Travel Guide named one of the most … Read more

How to dine with a Lebanese family in Greenacre for Ramadan this year

Coffee at Cafe Levant

Each year, an estimated 800,000 Muslim Australians observe Ramadan, a scared month of fasting, reflection and community. And for every day between Thursday, February 29 and Saturday, March 29, all practicing Muslims take part in the Iftar feast, marking the breaking of the fast at sunset. For the rest of Sydney, getting involved in Iftar … Read more