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Sydney’s Greek food binge continues with new waterfront restaurant, Jaaks
An under-radar waterfront favourite has been completely transformed over at South Sydney’s Kyle Bay, with beloved fine diner Jaaks falling in line with Sydney’s reinvigorated love for more casual Greek food. Jaaks is now a Greek tapas bar— a mezedopolio,
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Sydney’s Greek food binge continues with new waterfront restaurant, Jaaks
An under-radar waterfront favourite has been completely transformed over at South Sydney’s Kyle Bay, with beloved fine diner Jaaks falling in line with Sydney’s reinvigorated love for more casual Greek food. Jaaks is now a Greek tapas bar— a mezedopolio, if you will—that’s gearing up for late summer nights pairing souvlakia with ouzo and hopping ...
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Sydney to host biggest Dragon Boat Festival in the Southern Hemisphere
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So Sydney…Our Festival ends with a flourish. Let’s revive free opening night party for Sydney Festival 2026
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Australia Day 2025 trading hours: What’s open this long weekend?
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Sydney has been named the best “winter sun” destination in the world
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$60 for stir fried prawns: Golden Century goes for the jackpot at Crown Sydney
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You can now buy a Sydney Opera House Single Malt Whisky
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How to celebrate Indigenous culture in Sydney this Australia Day
The largest community led one-day festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia is held in Sydney each year on Australia Day and it has fast become a…