Western Sydney’s dining scene is picking up – here’s what’s worth catching the train for

IFTAR is one of the best new restaurants in Sydney

Feel that seismic shift in Sydney? Okay, it might just be a few tremors here and there for now but Sydney’s fascination with finally building up Western Sydney is front-and-centre. And we here at the Sydney Travel Guide couldn’t be any more excited for something that has been long, long overdue. The rapid refocus towards

A $1.4 million adult playground has opened in Parramatta

Parramatta playground

Underneath one of Sydney’s major motorways now lies an urban park, with space to play table tennis and basketball, dance, skate and even do parkour. Junction Street Plaza officially opened on April 10, transforming 1,000 square metres of underused space under the M4 motorway. The exciting thing about this playground? It’s not aimed at children.

Plans revealed for “futuristic” new Western Sydney metro stations

Render for Bradfield Metro Station

It’s no secret Sydney is now aggressively shifting its infrastructure, lifestyle and nightlife towards something that could put the Harbour City in line with tourism behemoths like Tokyo, London and New York City. The exciting reveal of the Sydney Metro made that much clear, alongside the many other new venues and features pushing this city

How to dine with a Lebanese family in Greenacre for Ramadan this year

Coffee at Cafe Levant

Each year, an estimated 800,000 Muslim Australians observe Ramadan, a scared month of fasting, reflection and community. And for every day between Thursday, February 29 and Saturday, March 29, all practicing Muslims take part in the Iftar feast, marking the breaking of the fast at sunset. For the rest of Sydney, getting involved in Iftar

Peppa Pig is coming to Sydney for the first time in 6 years

Peppa Pig in Sydney

The world’s most oinktastic girlboss is heading back to Sydney towards mid-2025 as Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE returns to Australia for the first time since 2018. It’s been six years since big and little kids alike have witnessed the spectacular live stage show from the fussy little four-year-old animated pig. Clearly not content

Australia’s first new city in over 100 years is being built in Western Sydney

The two hectare Central Park in Bradfield City, Western Sydney

Bradfield City Centre will be Australia’s first new city in over 100 years, extending from Western Sydney’s new aviation hub, Nancy Bird Walton Airport. We already know that Western Sydney is the key to the city’s ambitious future plans, with big dollars being thrown at Parramatta. Now the region will welcome this ambitious aerotropolis, which