Where To Eat & Drink In 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.

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.

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. 

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

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.

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.

Social enterprise Two Good Co has opened The Fold, a purpose-led café and community space inside the Victoria Cross precinct in North Sydney.

One of our favourite additions is a lovingly restored vintage Sansui SP-7500X (music nerds unite), originall produced back in Japan's golden era of hi-fi sound and music culture.

The Wilton is the newest addition to Wollondilly Shire—a sprawling, family friendly bistro and bar tucked away in Bingara Gorge Golf Course.

EUCA's Artisanal Pop-Up Boutique has opened inside The Stables at Parramatta, bringing botanical-led gelato and finely tuned pastries into a sandstone setting that dates back to 1841.

Sit is a new Marrickville café from the team behind Baba's Place. 

Besa arrives from ESCA Hospitality, expanding the group’s Bondi footprint with a Spanish tapas bar built around packed tables, flowing wine and music that keeps the room in motion.

If West Esplanade is becoming one of Sydney’s most compelling waterfront strips, Las Palmas is its latest drawcard.

Above the buzz of Wunderlich Lane, Vitelli’s Upstairs has opened the doors on a new era for the former Baptist Street Rec. Club site. 

Right next door to cult sando slingers Sandoitchi, the team has opened a second act—and this time, rice is the headline.

After 20 years on the same strip in Auburn, Darband has entered a new chapter — reopening one street over with a larger dining room, a refreshed fit-out, and the next generation officially at the helm.

After years running a roasting project, the team behind Sleepy Bloc decided it was time to build something physical.

After 17 years serving French fare to the locals of Waverley, Bronte Road Bistro is taking on a full-blown rebrand, emerging as Bronte Road Fish.

Salumerie has just opened in Bondi dining precinct The Hub, on Hall Street—designed as an all-day Italian eatery and neighbourhood spot.

Now open on King Street Wharf, AORI is a Japanese restaurant from the team behind Alegre and Callao, marking a deliberate shift in direction for the group. 

Foli Bakery’s Campsie outpost wasn’t originally meant to be a customer-facing café.

Darling Glebe is the latest venture from celebrated chef and restaurateur Jeff Schroeter, bringing classic French technique, dramatic interiors and a serious martini program to the historic Darling Mills.

Tucked into a local shopping strip in Leppington is Crumb — a fast, friendly sandwich spot created by two southwest Sydney locals.

Heaps Normal Health Club could be the third-space we've been missing, pending their fixed opening hours later this year. 

Fior is an elevated but casual Italian eatery from the people behind Surry Hill's staples Jane and Arthur.

Tucked away on a suburban street corner just outside of Manly's hustle and bustle is Effie's—a cafe-slash-wine-bar from the brains behind Noon, Sunset Sabi, Busta and Chica Bonita.

To take an Instagram-based cake catering and market business and turn it into a fully-fledged brick-and-mortar bakery is no small feat—but Christiana from Ard Bakery has done exactly that.

When Andrea Bettini opened Betto Deli & Cucina in Erskineville, he set out to create the kind of venue he wished already existed.

Ina’s Bagels is a small, New York–style bagel shop in Marrickville, owned and operated by bagel-obsessed Salina Tam.

Happy Shop is the newest venture from Happyfield owners Jesse Orleans and Chris Theodosi—this time, with an elevated fast food focus. 

Korea’s viral dessert brand has landed in Sydney, with Knotted opening its first Australian store in Burwood.

Kyoto’s cult vegan ramen house has landed in Sydney. 

Sydney’s most talked-about sandwich shop is making its first big move.

The swish bar at Sydney's Roslyn Packer Theatre has a tableside choccy mousse service. 

This wine shop stocks way more than sips, boasting a curation of the coolest foodie gifts from glossy chilli oils to slick pasta sauces. 

Two decades after opening Pilu at Freshwater, Giovanni Pilu and Marilyn Annecchini expand their coastal legacy with Flaminia—an Italian restaurant cradled by Sydney Harbour. 

Established in 1870, this OG Naples pizzeria brings over 150 years of pizza prowess to Sydney CBD. 

The duo behind Tokyo Lamington are stepping back into the world of ice cream—and this time, they’re doing it with a softer touch.

A new Italian restaurant with a piazza feel is gearing up to anchor the hospitality offering at The Lands by Capella precinct when it opens at Circular Quay next year.

Operated by a team with serious hospo pedigree, Arms Length is the Potts Point all-rounder you wish was on your street

Lode is conquering Sydney's inner west with the opening of their Sydney flagship in Rozelle, expanding their OG viennoiserie to a 60-seat café.

Disco Pantera is a Sydney CBD cocktail bar by brothers Gordon and Ross Purnell. It’s in the pumping Quay Quarter Lanes precinct, and sits upstairs from sibling venue Tigra.

Aambra is the newest venture from owner Cristian Gorgees, spotlighting Levantine culture and cuisine in the heritage-listed Rose Bay Uniting Church.

Algorithm Potts Point is up and running, with its very own curated menu and house beans. 

Bar Herbs is the Sydney CBD’s new downtown bar by the MUCHO group, replacing Herbs Taverne. 

Pippo's Pizza E Cucina is a home-style Italian pizza restaurant from the owners of Redfern's La Coppola, focusing on old-school hospitality and local charm.

Rude Boy Doughnuts is posing us a question: can you make a splash in the Sydney food scene, without overcomplicating things?

Dishing up meals and serving cafe drinks from the front corner of a bike store, Rushi brings a Japanese-inspired breakfast and lunch menu to Cronulla.

Towards the quieter end of King Street, you'll find South End—a polished slice of European dining on the outskirts of Newtown.

Bar Allora is the first collaboration between Table For and The Maybe Group, an all-day Italian bar and restaurant.

A cosy 30-seat New York–inspired spot where steak, seafood, and a perfect martini never go out of style.

Sydney’s obsession with the Euro-bistro is really having its moment.

Café Margaret is Neil Perry’s latest love letter to Double Bay.

The Clareville is an airy cottage-restaurant on Sydney's Northern Beaches, serving up contemporary Australian cuisine.

Hungarian buns with custard, honey cakes and Turkish pide.

Epula is the newest culinary chapter from the Tapavino Group, fusing Renaissance architecture with the warm, bustling energy of an Italian piazza

Not on our bingo card for 2025: Maybe Sammy whipping up concoctions inside a century-old sailing club.

Dimly lit and intimate, El Primo Sanchez brings cocktails, a karaoke room and workshops to their alluring Mexican-inspired bar in Surry Hills.

25hours Hotel The Olympia is shaking up Sydney’s stay scene with its first Australian outpost.

Proof that Sydney’s Euro-inspired wine bars are spreading into new suburbs, giving locals a European-style night out without the city commute.

Here, the menu reads like a map of the Mediterranean.

The Corner is Palm Beach's vibrant new neighbourhood hub from The Boathouse Group.

One of Western Sydney's most iconic pubs is set to reopen this weekend as The Woodstock, following a multi-million dollar facelift by the Solotel Group. The team has done a number on what was previously known as the Carousel Inn, giving it a brand new look—new outdoor spaces, a family friendly bistro, and an events centre.