Whether it’s opened in the past few weeks or is unfolding over the next weeks, we’ve listed the best new restaurants and bars in Sydney for this month for when you feel like deviating from your tried-and-true favourites. As Sydney’s love of multi-concept venues continues with the The International and recently opened Prefecture 48, the … Read more
The highly touted return of Sydney’s night-time economy is tracking nicely as discourse around the city’s many infrastructural changes continues. Last week, the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner hosted an industry forum called NEON Forum with many night-life experts from around the world flying in to discuss the future of night-time economies and how … Read more
There are plenty of hidden door bars in Sydney if you know where to look, but a speakeasy rooftop bar is a rare get for an ever-changing Sydney. Joji comes from one of our most dependable hospitality teams, Esca Group, with the new venue pushed as a Japanese-flavoured rooftop bar with food served past midnight, … Read more
It was billed as a way to give festival goers a cost-of-living break to ensure they didn’t make the January event part of their budget cuts. So when tickets for the 2025 Sydney Festival went on sale, some were priced at $49 until December 2, 2024. But organisers needn’t have worried. So many fans hit … Read more
Going out for a nice dinner at a hotel never used to be a thing in Sydney. Even now, the idea is almost never met with as much enthusiasm as in big cities like New York, Tokyo and Paris. But claiming Sydney doesn’t have any worthwhile hotel restaurants would be bold, especially now that we … Read more
Few round-ups in the world of drinking and socialising matter more these days than The World’s 50 Best. The long-running competition regularly flies through each year, giving us a quick, concise bucket list of where to eat, drink and stay on our travels. It’s then always nice to see Sydney represented in a list like … Read more
It looks like things are starting to really pick up for Sydney’s night-time economy, if the latest plan from the City of Sydney Council is anything to go by. Announced this morning, Sydney’s new 24-hour entertainment precinct plans will make it possible for clubs, pubs, nightclubs and even cafes and retail shops to extend trading … Read more
The historic Sofitel Sydney Wentworth this week revealed the first phase of an impressive $70 million redevelopment project, transforming the age-old celebrity favourite into a modern masterpiece with brand new restaurants, a complete overhaul to all 436 rooms and suites, and a marvellous fifth-floor horseshoe terrace that follows the unique curvature of the eccentric post-war … Read more
Four restaurants, a patisserie and a requisite whisky bar will all open at once as part of the ambitious new Prefecture 48, an exclusively Japanese mega-venue from the Azabu Group with some of Sydney’s top talent. Paying homage to Japan’s 47 Prefectures, the rather ambitious name for the six-venue hub nods to the fact that … Read more
The Gidley’s famous gourmet burger has been named one of the world’s best in a yearly list compiled by the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants panel. While food fads come and go as fast as you can say edible flowers, burgers hold steady as history’s most beloved, and indulgent, meal. So when one is marked … Read more
