Are these the best new restaurants in Sydney right now? (Updated May 2026)
To help guide locals and visitors around Sydney’s new dining scene, we’ve listed our favourite new Sydney restaurants for you to check out.
Paddington
Your guide to Paddington, Sydney. Discover top eats, Oxford Street shopping, rooftop bars, luxury hotels, and local tips for this iconic inner-city suburb.
A local’s guide to Paddington: where to eat, drink, shop and stay
Nestled between Bondi Junction and the CBD, Paddo’s prime inner-city location makes it the perfect base for exploring Centennial Park, enjoying its vibrant café culture, and soaking up the neighbourhood’s warm community vibe.
Food, fashion and fun: 10 Sydney markets you’ll love
Find bustling outdoor markets with everything from vintage fashion to seasonal produce and global street food. Here are some of the best Sydney markets to visit.
10 stylish rooftop bars you need to visit in Sydney
It’s high time you elevated happy hour with a drink or two at a rooftop bar. Here we round up the best Sydney rooftop bars you should know about.
10 must-visit luxury shopping destinations in Sydney
Whether you’re happy browsing or ready to shop ‘til you drop, Sydney is brimming with deluxe shopping hotspots. Find the best luxury shopping in the city.
Paddington’s new luxury hotel will be the largest and priciest on Oxford Street
In 2021, it was announced that the long-vacant space on Oxford Street, formerly home to the West Olympia Theatre and later the Grand Pacific Blue Room, would be transformed into Australia’s first 25hours Hotel. True to its cinematic history, it will be named 25 Hours Olympia, an ode to the former theatre.
The Gold Standard: Saint Peter’s Tuna Wellington (by Josh Niland)
What are the iconic dishes of Sydney? There’s more than Black Star Pastry’s strawberry and watermelon cake, The Apollo’s stretchy saganaki, and El Jannah’s charcoal chicken. That’s for sure. The city’s hospitality scene has moved in leaps and bounds since the pandemic, and I feel there’s been a fair few new dining icons that have
11 of the best City2Surf kick-ons for the ultimate post-run party
What’s City2Surf without a Bondi kick on and a well-earned schooner to rehydrate? The beach will be busy but get ahead of the game and lock in your post-run plans with our guide to the best places.
Sydney stars in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ – here are the filming locations you can visit
The sequel of the iconic American slasher film has landed and many scenes were filmed here in Sydney. Watson’s Bay, Paddington and Newport have never looked so spooky, proving that the Harbour City isn’t just a pretty face, but a killer film location too.
We went to see what Tequila Mockingbird’s rebrand is all about and found some big surprises
Was the sudden closure of Tequila Mockingbird a whole lot of fuss over a new lick of paint? Here’s everything we ate, drank and thought about our visit.
