Food & Drink
Review: Pasta perfection – Paola Toppi’s return to the dining scene with mains at under $30
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.
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Preview: Can the musical Hair still speak to us in 2026? We’re about to find out
Nearly six decades after it first burst onto Broadway in 1968, and 57 years after it shocked Sydney audiences with its Australian premiere, the rock musical Hair is returning to the Harbour City. The Grammy and Tony Award-winning “tribal love-rock musical” arrives at the Theatre Royal with a powerful question hanging over it: can a ...
The best art exhibitions and events happening in Sydney this winter
It's winter in Sydney, and suddenly that beach day out is looking a little less appealing. Luckily for us, a new wave of art exhibitions, studio openings and art fairs are popping up to keep us entertained during the chillier months.
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Sydney’s favourite burger was just named one of the world’s best
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…
Newtown is getting 3 new restaurants from the Continental Deli crew
The CBD has mega venues like Shellhouse and the Ivy. North Sydney had a shake-up when Etymon Projects opened an ambitious four-in-one earlier this year. Circular Quay took more than…
Surry Hills set for sweeping change as Wunderlich Lane is revealed
Sydney’s impressive growth spurt continues in the coming months with a brand new precinct, Wunderlich Lane, wedged between Redfern and Surry Hills. Before the final curtain closes on 2024, Wunderlich…
The 3 best restaurants near Sydney Metro station
Wondering what to eat around Sydney’s new metro stations? It’s been a few weeks since Sydney’s major new M1 Metro line opened, springing several new stations to support the game-changing…
Sydney’s epic Wine Island is moving to Watsons Bay
Sydney’s tropical wine festival returns for three days of sun-sipping and cheese-biting, with Wine Island taking over Gap Bluff in NSW National Park. Kicking off on Friday, November 29 and…
Surry Hills favourite Nour enters a new era
It’s been 8 years since Ibby Moubadder made Middle Eastern food cool again with his ferociously popular Surry Hills restaurant, Nour. Now, the restaurateur hopes to take his modern Lebanese…
The new Sydney Fish Market starts to take shape
More details have been confirmed for the new Sydney Fish Market, previewing several drinking and dining destinations. Sydney’s forward-thinking infrastructure binge has already given us an exciting new Metro line,…
Guinness and oyster festival on this Saturday is a match made in Irish heaven
There’s special poetry to an Irish festival: the combination of good food, great drink, and the kind of atmosphere that has you jigging to Hibernian tunes one pint in. On…

