Urban List Guide To Sydney

Taco + Vino is doing exactly as their name suggests: a full Mexico City-inspired street food lineup, complete with a curated wine menu and casual courtyard setting.

The much-loved hospitality group is opening a new venue on a working farm in the Southern Highlands.

Sydney’s Northern Beaches is getting a serious wellness upgrade with the arrival of Longevity HQ.

Kyu by Kyue is taking over the former Mayflower Café site in Darlinghurst, with a menu centred around kushikatsu—one of Japan’s most beloved comfort foods, and something still surprisingly rare in Sydney.

CURE8 is a science-backed wellness space now open in Double Bay, bringing everything from IV infusions and hyperbaric oxygen therapy to red light treatment and ice baths under one roof.

St. Lucia is bringing a little Latin heat to Newcastle’s waterfront, taking over a prime position in Honeysuckle as the latest venture from the team behind Blanca.

Cubby Bakehouse in Chinderah is a pastry lover's dream, serving up handcrafted baked goods made fresh daily. 

Australia’s luxury wellness scene is getting a new addition on Sydney’s coastline, with the opening of Èliva inside the InterContinental on Coogee Beach.

Bondi Junction is heading underground with new multi-million-dollar dining and nightlife destination, The Hideaway, opening this weekend. 

Moon & Back has quietly expanded in Rosebery, opening a new adjoining space dedicated to design-led homewares, matcha, living pieces, ceramics and knick-knacks—aptly named Noom Store.

Willy’s Deli is a tight-knit neighbourhood sandwich shop slinging stacked deli subs, specialty coffee and some very serious small goods.

Pizza Studio Tamaki has been capturing local and global attention since 2017, when founder Tsubasa Tamaki opened the first teeny tiny location in Tokyo.

A refined dual-concept venue has landed in Surry Hills, with Tera Bar and Teramoto bringing together sake, seasonal dining and an intimate hidden chef’s table under one roof. 

Two Slices Sandwich Bar has carried their iconic blue and maroon branding and stacked schiacciata sandwiches across borders, with Room Two taking up residency on Bondi Road.

Manly’s nightlife scene is heading underground, with The Gopher opening beneath The Corso this month.

Enter Meadow—an all-day music room, bar and bistro, drawing inspiration from Parisian bistros with live and loud vinyl on the decks. 

Oxford Street’s next chapter is taking shape amongst velvet booths and disco lights, with Dr. Goodes officially opening inside the former El Primo Sanchez site in Paddington.

If you haven't tried (read: been blessed) by Tommy Panini's sandwich menu in Brookvale or Bondi, you're in for a real treat—the cult-fave Northern Beaches haunt has landed in the CBD. 

Enter Arre—a modern restaurant that's just opened on Australia Street, bringing bold, produce-driven Mexican cooking to Sydney’s dining scene.

Brighton-Le-Sands has welcomed a new (big) kid on the block with the arrival of Benetti’s, a generous Southern Italian restaurant inside The Brighton Hotel.

Tucked into The Hub on Hall Street, Shila Kitchen brings Persian home-style cooking to Bondi—deli and cafe by day, restaurant and wine bar by night.

One of Sydney’s most recognisable Italian names has landed in the CBD, with Grappa opening a second venue inside the former Rockpool site in The Rocks.

After a $2.5 million transformation, Mordeo has reopened just off Martin Place with a new look, a new kitchen lead and a sharper, more flexible way to dine in the CBD.

Doom Juice's Cellar Door is officially back — and this time, it’s permanent.

Taking over the former Duk Inn site on King Street, PIQU marks the first solo venture from chef-owners Jihwan Choi and Nicola D’Angela.

The team behind Tokyo Lamington and Everyday Creamery have done it all again, opening Australia Street Sandwich.

Presti’s Grocer has taken over the former St Peters Fruitworld site on Unwins Bridge Road, continuing a decades-long run as one of the area’s go-to produce spots

Razz Room is a daiquiri bar and discotheque tucked just beneath York Street.

Taking over the teeny tiny alleyway space that previously housed Tacos Tacos Tacos, Caravin Deux has revised the traditional bistro format of its predecessor.

A’Mare is expanding—enter Pizza’Mare, a bright, harbour-facing pizza and pasta spot landing above the two-hatted Barangaroo restaurant at the end of this month.

Putting their next foot forward in a not-so-slow domination of the underground bar scene in Sydney, MUCHO Group has just opened Bar Bridge.

Having opened earlier this year inside the long-awaited new Sydney Fish Market, Hamsi Taverna brings a slice of coastal Türkiye to Pyrmont.

Tucked inside the historic Institute Arcade on Darling Street, Nacara Bar & Cellar is bringing a more intimate, European-leaning drinking culture to Balmain.

Sunday Co. has officially revealed a little bit more info about Vito’s—a grand Italian-American restaurant set to land inside the heritage Burns Philp Building this August.

After more than a decade at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Alex Prichard is stepping away from Bondi to open a personal project on the NSW South Coast.

Tucked into a quiet Forestville strip, Ember Sourdough is the neighbourhood pizzeria that’s quickly building a following.

A new kind of wellness destination has landed in Sydney’s CBD, with Onsen by Housed transforming the former Tetsuya’s site.

Tucked away in a converted Victorian terrace in the heart of Surry Hillls is Linla, a late-night Taiwanese social dining venture.

Fishnets is perhaps the more nocturnally-led concept of the area, combining elements of a fine dining restaurant with the laidback vibe of your local.

Sydney’s luxury hotel dining scene has welcomed a new arrival with The James, a contemporary British restaurant now open inside The Langham.