Skip to content
Sydney Travel Guide
  • Things to Do
    • Harbour & Beaches
    • Hidden Gems
    • Shopping
    • Family Fun
    • Nature and Wildlife
    • Free Activities
    • Golf & Sport
  • Food & Drink
    • Restaurants
    • Cafes & Bakeries
    • Bars & Pubs
  • Entertainment
    • Gigs and Concerts
    • Museums & Galleries
    • Theatre & Opera
    • Nightlife
    • Sydney Indigenous Culture
  • What’s On
    • News
  • Local Guides
    • Bankstown
    • Bondi
    • Camden
    • Chatswood
    • Coogee
    • Cronulla
    • Glebe
    • Liverpool
    • Manly
    • Marrickville
    • Newtown
    • Paddington
    • Penrith
    • Potts Point
    • Rocks and Circular Quay
    • Surry Hills
  • Western Sydney
    • What to do
    • Where to eat
    • Where to Stay
    • Places to go

Peter LynchPeter Lynch

Peter Lynch is a leading Australian entertainment journalist and reviewer. Formerly the showbiz editor of The Daily Mail (London), his work has appeared in The Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian Financial Review. He is a specialist in lifestyle and the arts, covering theatre, food, music, and travel.

Review: Pasta perfection – Paola Toppi’s return to the dining scene with mains at under $30

June 3, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Paolo Toppi at The Pasta Shop in Potts Point (Pix: Peter Lynch)

The economics of running a Sydney restaurant have seen many top diners fall. Paola Toppi of Machiavelli fame has downsized – and made a comeback with a Potts Point pasta paradise.

Categories Restaurants, News, Things to do Tags restaurants

All Vivid Sydney drone shows grounded after dramatic crashes

June 1, 2026May 30, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Vivid Sydney Drone Show Monday

Spectators watching the drone show on Monday saw around 90 drones plunge into Darling Harbour. The shows are now cancelled.

Categories Things to do, Family Fun, Vivid Sydney 2026 Tags Drone Show, Vivid Sydney Drone Show

Grandfathers: Sichuan heat, Shanghai mood and enough food for a second sitting

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Grandfathers, Angel Place (Pix by Peter Lynch)

Sydney’s dining scene has never been short of ambitious Chinese restaurants. But Grandfathers in Angel Place, in the CBD, manages to feel genuinely different.

Categories Food & Drink, Things to do Tags restaurants

Review: Anastasia at the Sydney Lyric – History, myth and spectacle

April 22, 2026April 10, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Anastasia at the Lyric Theatre (Peter Lynch)

Anastasia is the compelling real-life story of how the Russian royal family was murdered by revolutionaries. Perhaps not all real life. According to legend, one young girl survived. This is her story, told on the musical stage. It’s utterly absorbing with an unexpected ending.

Categories Things to do Tags Theatre

Review: White Bay Power Station, a grand industrial relic now a cathedral of culture

April 7, 2026April 6, 2026 by Peter Lynch
White Bay Power Station

Sydney White Bay Power Station, once the engine driving the expansion of a modern city, is now a must-see treasured historical landmark.

Categories Things to do

Review: The Prom, a musical based on a real life story, arrives at the Teatro

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 by Peter Lynch
The Prom at the Teatro Theatre (supplied)

There is something quietly extraordinary unfolding in Leichhardt, in Sydney’s Inner West. Tucked within the Italian Forum, the Teatro, a 300-seat theatre, is setting out to become one of Sydney’s most compelling new arts hubs.

Categories Entertainment, Theatre & Opera, Things to do Tags Theatre

Review: I saw Phantom of the Opera 40 years ago. This production is better than the original

March 29, 2026March 28, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Phantom of the Opera onSydney Harbour (picture supplied)

Handa Opera on the Harbour’s Phantom of the Opera has sold more tickets than any other production.

And on opening night, we found out why.

It’s stunning, spectacular and wildly entertaining.

Categories Things to do

Review: Bette & Joan, Hollywood’s most venemous couple brought to life

March 27, 2026March 26, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Bette and Joan at the Ensemble Theatre (supplied)

Hollywood’s biggest stars. But they hated each other. Then they were cast to play in the same movie. That’s when the fireworks…

Categories Theatre & Opera Tags bette & joan

Review: Darling Glebe – a rock star chef comes home

March 27, 2026March 23, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Owner Jeff Schroeter Images Christopher Pearce

The website says: French soul. New York edge. London polish.… a dash of Sydney mischief. The Darling Glebe is all of those.

Categories Things to do, Food & Drink Tags restaurants

Is the Sydney Biennale losing its relevance after 53 years?

March 19, 2026 by Peter Lynch
Hoor Al Qasimi_White Bay Power Station_Daniel Boud jpg 2 of 2 Hoor Al Qasimi_White Bay Power Station_Daniel Boud.jpg

As the latest edition of the Biennale unfolds, an uncomfortable question is beginning to surface: is the Sydney Biennale still worth the cost and trouble?

Categories Museums & Galleries Tags Art, Art Exhibitions, Biennale of Sydney
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page19 Next →
A stylized logo displays the word SYDNEY in large, bold lettering
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • RSS Feed

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, live, and play. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge this always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

  • Advertise with us
  • Getting Around
  • What’s On
  • News
  • Western Sydney
  • Food & Drinks
  • Entertainment
  • Shopping
  • Experiences
  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Sydney Travel Guide’s Editorial Policy
  • Sign Up
  • Competitions

© Sydney Travel Guide is an Australian publication owned and operated by Big Splash Media and is a sister publication of Cruise Passenger and Cruise & Travel. All rights reserved. Use of this site is subject to our Terms & Policy.