The dependable team behind Clam Bar, Bistrot 916, and Taylor Swift’s favourite Italian restaurant, Pellegrino 2000, has just given birth to a new spot with the opening of Neptune’s Grotto in Sydney CBD. Located beneath the Circular Quay-adjacent Clam Bar—the group’s indulgent New York chophouse—Neptune’s Grotto is one of the last major openings in a … Read more
Remember vaporised cocktails and edibles spheres of gin-flavoured jelly? Neither do we. Trends in the cocktail world rarely spread like wildfire, but there are a few that have led the industry over recent years. A hyperlocal focus on ingredients, spirit infusions, bottled concoctions and the low-to-no alcohol movement are here to stay. And while we’re … Read more
The Metro Theatre has introduced a year-long Artists in Residency program with free concerts every Wednesday. While Sydney’s star is certainly rising when it comes to night-time activities, the Harbour City still has a long way to go to really step up to cities like New York City and Tokyo. A big missing piece: an … Read more
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
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