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Life-Sized, Moving Dinosaurs Are Taking Over Sydney Zoo

Dinosaur Safari is back for school holiday adventures.

Restaurants

L’Enclume, The World’s #1 Restaurant, Is Returning To Sydney

Simon Rogan's flagship restaurant will pop up again in Sydney for six weeks in 2025.

News

The Collective Is The Rocks’ New 5-Venue, 1800-Square-Metre Hospitality Precinct

Set across historic wool stores, sandstone courtyards and heritage-listed buildings in The Rocks, The Collective brings together five Sydney venues by the Hunter St Hospitality group in one sprawling precinct.

Food & Drink

The Feed | Sydney Food News You Need To Know About

To make sure that you're on top of all the tasty things happening in Sydney, we've wrapped up everything that you need to know right here.

Food & Drink

150-Foot Superyacht Restaurant Solar茅 Is Opening On Sydney Harbour Soon

Solaré will function like a normal, three-level Sydney restaurant and bar—just on the water. 

What's On

Vivid Sydney 2025: All The Highlights On The Light, Food, Music And Ideas Program

This year, Vivid Sydney will run from Friday 23 May to Saturday 14 June, with the theme of "dream" running through the artworks, parties, feasts, pop-ups and more.

Markets & Food Events

Here鈥檚 Everything You Can Eat And Shop At Sydney鈥檚 Huge New Hay St Market

With almost 50 stalls serving 25 cuisines, the multi-million-dollar, 3000-square-metre Hay St Market is Sydney’s newest foodie destination in the heart of the Paddy’s Markets precinct in Chinatown.

Bars & Pubs

Erin Is Gelato Messina鈥檚 Permanent New Wine Bar And Restaurant In Marrickville

Erin is a relaxed wine bar and restaurant inside Gelato Messina's GQ in Marrickville.

News

One Of Australia鈥檚 Hottest Restaurants Has An All-Women Leadership Team鈥擧ere鈥檚 Why It Matters

Ahead of International Women's Day on Saturday 8 March, we chatted with the powerhouse trio of ladies leading one of Australia's hottest restaurants right now.

What's On

Free To Be: These Are The Best Sydney Mardi Gras Events In 2025

It’s the most colourful event on Sydney’s cultural calendar—here's what's on for Mardi Gras 2025.

Fashion

Double Rainbouu Founder Mikey Nolan On Celebrating Sydney Mardi Gras Your Way

Sydney fashion brand Double Rainbouu has collaborated with Tinder on a limited-edition, three-piece collection celebrating love and individuality—just in time for Sydney Mardi Gras.

Local Escapes

The EVE Hotel Sydney Is Now Open In Redfern’s Wunderlich Lane

The EVE Hotel Sydney is the luxury boutique hotel completing Redfern's Wunderlich Lane precinct.

Restaurants

Alessandro Pavoni Is Doing Italian, All Day, At Cibaria In Manly

Cibaria is Manly’s new Italian restaurant, cafe and gelateria by the busy Sydney chef.

Bars & Pubs

Cafe Freda’s Has Found A New Home In Chippendale

Cafe Freda’s was set to close in Darlinghurst on Saturday 1 March—but they’re reopening in April inside Chippendale pub The Abercrombie.

What's On

The Best Drag Shows In Sydney For Sass And Sparkles

Everyone has an inner queen—and these Sydney drag shows are guaranteed to bring her out.

Features

Shark Beach Has Finally Reopened In Time For Summer Swims

Your guide to what's going on around the grounds in Sydney, covering new developments, urban agendas, and any newsworthy city talk. 

Features

Lune Croissanterie Now Has 2 Sydney Stores

We spoke to Lune Croissanterie founder Kate Reid on bringing Lune to Sydney, and her favourite sweet treats in town.

Food & Drink

Here’s What To Expect At The International In Martin Place

The International is a three-part dining destination opening in Martin Place in November 2024.

Features

Dining Out, Dialled Up鈥擧ow Dinner And A Show Has Reached The Next Level

Once upon a time, dinner was enough. You came, you saw, you ate, you drank. Now? Well, it’s an endless adventure with wild possibilities.

Features

Why Delicatessens鈥擮ld And New School鈥擜re 2024’s Loudest Attention Grabbers

So what is it about these little shops—some of which have been operating longer than most readers have been buying mortadella—that are so very captivating?

Features

Double Bay Is Back: The Venues Reviving Sydney’s Most Glamorous Suburb

As Neil Perry prepares to open another two venues in this once-sleepy, always-fancy suburb, we check in to see what's new and why foodies are flocking to Double Bay. 

Activities & Itineraries

IMAX Sydney Has One Of Australia’s Largest Movie Screens

IMAX Sydney has a state-of-the-art cinema screen, four seating options, and elevated food and drink offerings in Darling Harbour.

What's On

Darkfield Is Bringing 4 Spine-Tingling Immersive Audio Experiences To Sydney In November

Australia’s scariest immersive experience, SÉANCE, is returning to Sydney in 2023 with two thrilling new sessions in tow.

What's On

Sculpture By The Sea 2023: The Free Exhibition Is Back This Spring

Gram at the ready, Sculpture by the Sea is returning for its 23rd year. 

What's On

Sydney鈥檚 Epic Cherry Blossom Festival Is Back This Month

This year, there’s mini golf and cocktails served in goblets made of ice. 

Activities & Itineraries

Where To Go Ice Skating In Sydney

Don your best beanies and scarves for these Sydney ice skating rinks.

Podcasts & Books

12 Of Sydney鈥檚 Best Bookshops For Finding Your Next Page-Turner

Underground, hidden in warehouses and bearing cheese and wine, these are Sydney’s best book shops.

Things To Do

Watch Love Actually With A Live Orchestra This Christmas

Love Actually in Concert will be heading our way this December, just in time for Christmas. 

What's On

All The Must-See Events At This Year’s Antidote Festival

The annual festival of ideas, action and change is back. 

What's On

Bondi Festival Is Returning With Its Iconic Beachside Ferris Wheel This Winter

The wintry arts festival is bringing comedy, theatre, live tunes and ice skating to the beach.

Features

#WaitingOnZuck: Here’s Why You Won’t See Any News From Us Today

Around this time last year, The Australian Government, Department of Treasury (℅ Josh Frydenberg) introduced the News Media Bargaining Code. The code is intended to level out the sheer power imbalance between Australian news media publishers—like us—and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google. The code, in effect, should allow the two parties to reach an agreement on fair remuneration for displaying news on these platforms. 

Markets & Food Events

Pinot Palooza Is Returning To Sydney For Two Pinot Noir-Fuelled Days

This is not a drill, everyone's fave wine fest, Pinot Palooza, is officially returning to the thirsty city of Sydney after two years' hiatus.

Features

Where To Get Respirator Face Masks (N95, KN95 & P2) In Sydney And Why You Need Them

Remember the omicron variant is highly transmissible, so you're better off with a respirator style that protects against finer particles over your standard cloth mask. 

Features

7 Ways You Can Support Sydney Restaurants During The Omicron Wave

How to support your favourite Sydney hospo businesses through the current Omicron outbreak. 

Features

NSW COVID Update: Reporting Your Positive RAT Result Is Now Mandatory

Up to date news about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Sydney and NSW. 

Food & Drink

Score Same-Day Delivery On Summer鈥檚 Must-Have Wine Range

What if we told you that the holier-than-thou bagged wine was set for a major comeback? 

Markets & Food Events

The Sydney Fish Market鈥檚 Iconic 36-Hour Seafood Marathon Is Back

The early bird catches a bucket of prawns and a Christmas Day snapper.

What's On

Diner En Blanc Is Returning To Sydney At A Secret Location

Diner en Blanc is one of the most extravagant and exciting events on the foodie social calendar in Sydney.

What's On

“Greek Island” Is The Three-Day Greek Festival Hitting Sydney Harbour This Summer

The new festival will transform Clark Island into a multi-day celebration of spanakopita, souvlaki, gyros and fried calamari.

Things To Do

10 Of Sydney’s Best Ghost Tours, As Chosen By You

If you’re a fan of the supernatural, then Sydney is the right place for you. Packed with abandoned jails, creepy botanic gardens, haunted pubs and islands trapped in an actual paranormal vortex, there’s no shortage of sites to explore and tours to get around if you’re into getting absolutely spooked.

Features

Palm Beach Could House Australia鈥檚 Very First Urban Night Sky Park

In order for the Urban Night Sky Park to be legit, Northern Beaches Council would have to host four events on the site annually which could potentially look like picnics with astronomers or even night stargazing with telescopes.

Features

New Plans Show Sydney Harbour With Floating Pools And Artificial Islands

Such could be the future of Sydney Harbour in a big vision that would turn its waterways into a swimmer’s paradise and an aquatic wonderland.

Features

Here’s Everything To Know About Martin Place’s Insane $170m Transformation

Come 2022, the heart of Sydney’s CBD will look very different.

Features

The 50-Metre-Long Rainbow Footpath At Coogee Beach Is Here To Stay

Randwick Councillors just voted unanimously to keep the art installation as a celebration of diversity and inclusiveness.

Features

Here’s Exactly How To Find Your COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate

This week, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed a list of freedoms that will be granted to fully vaccinated adults once the state hits 70% double-vaccination rates.

Features

266 New Al Fresco Dining Spots Have Now Been Approved For Sydney

Sydney is entering a new era of al fresco dining—and things are really shaping up for the summer months ahead.

Features

Check Out The $22.3 Million Plan To Turn Soho Nightclub Into A Boutique Hotel

Word on the street is that the new precinct could be fated for a similar look and feel to Brisbane’s Calile Hotel.

Features

How To Get Your COVID-19 Vaccination In Sydney

This week, it was revealed that fully vaccinated Sydneysiders will soon be allowed more freedoms in lockdown—like going to restaurants, bars, and gyms.

Food & Drink

100+ Epic Restaurants Open For Takeaway During Sydney’s Lockdown

Well, here we are again Sydney. With lockdown extended and no clear end date in sight—not to mention some of Sydney's toughest lockdown restricitons yet—it is without a doubt, really tough out there right now. And it's especially tough for Sydney's hospitality scene. 

What's On

Shop Limited-Edition Art At This Pop-Up Gallery For Refugee Week

A percentage of profits made will go towards the Asylum Seekers Centre.

What's On

Treat Yourself To Hot Toddies And Popcorn At Sydney鈥檚 Free Laneway Cinema

Cosy blankets, hot food, and reruns of your fave musicals. 

Cafes

Goreng Is Sydney鈥檚 New Secret Takeaway Making Fried Mi Goreng Doughnuts

Made to order and plagued with drool-worthy crunch and umami flavours.

Fitness

Here鈥檚 Everything To Know About NSW鈥檚 Amazing New Multi-Day Hiking Track

This guy is set to cover off a 59-kilometre stretch (or five days-worth) of coastline, starting from Kamay Botany Bay National Park and pinning all the way down to Bulli Tops.

What's On

Sip Bottomless Margaritas At Sydney鈥檚 Newest Underground Drag Show

Get ready for a disco scene like you’ve never seen before.

Fitness

An Insane Indoor Snow Resort With Real Snow Is Coming To Western Sydney

Across the last few months, Sydney has been totally drenched in news of larger-than-life developments, space-age skyscrapers, fancy hotels, and new-world amusement parks.

What's On

A Rare Blood Supermoon Will Be Lighting Up The Night Skies This Week

It’s not everyday that a giant, cosmic entity lights up the sky with an intergalactic aura—completely kicking a regular full moon to the curb.

What's On

Beloved Pizza Dungeon Frankie鈥檚 Pizza Is Handing Out $1 Slices Every Day From Next Week

And everything you need to know about the final countdown of Frankie’s Pizza. 

Markets & Food Events

Pie Time Is The Month-Long Meat Pie Festival Worthy Of Your June Weekend Road Trip

Head out on the Great Southern Pie Drive, try “pie tea”, and fill up flaky, meaty goodness. 

What's On

Throw $300 At This Giant 3-Litre Margarita For World Cocktail Day

Say hey to the “Megarita” and an “Espresso Massivetini”.

What's On

An Illuminated Night Walk Is Popping Up In Sydney鈥檚 Eastern Suburbs

With food trucks, an outdoor gallery, and a night cinema!

What's On

Sip Bottomless French Ros茅 At This Mother鈥檚 Day Paint And Sip High Tea

Paint a portrait of your mum while you both guzzle rosé. 

Kick Start Your Side Hustle, TAFE NSW Is Offering A Heap Of New Free Short Courses

So you can skill up in coding, social media engagement, video production and more.

Features

Culture Curve | Tune In To Audio Social Networks, Million Dollar Crypto Art, And Mindful Drinking

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in April 2021. 

Local Escapes

The NSW Government Is Dishing Out $100 Vouchers To Spend On Sydney Hotels

You might have been dreaming of Santorini, Paris, Puglia, and Berlin—but when it comes down to it, Sydney is a pretty epic place to live.

Features

Here’s Why Chanel Contos Wants You To Keep Conversations Around Consent Going

Sex education in Australia needs a shake-up—here’s how you can help. 

Features

Green Up Your Digs, The NSW Government Is Giving Away Trees For Free

It’s part of a big plan to plant one million trees in Sydney by 2022.

Features

This Inner-City Warehouse Is Being Converted Into An Eco-Friendly Recreation Centre

Located on Alexandria's Huntley Street, the proposed recreation centre is part of a joint effort to land Sydney more indoor sporting facilities fit for all kinds of sport fiends. 

What's On

Clear Your Calendar, Opera Australia Is Slinging $20 Tickets Next Month

A tragedy, a romance, a political thriller—all for $20.