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Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

We all know that the start of the week is the perfect time to make the most of this balmy summer weather; here are five seriously awesome things to do this week in Sydney.

27 Things You Learn When You Move To Sydney

It is usually cheaper to BYO avocado to cafes if you want it with your breakfast.

Local Escapes

Sydney’s Best Harbour Beaches

It’s time for a harbourside upgrade because you’re no basic beach.

Homewares

A Dior Exhibition Is Headed For Australia

The National Gallery of Victoria will play host to The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture.

Fashion

6 Beauty Brands That Give Back

We’ve rounded up the best beauty brands that are giving back, so you can choose your purchases with charity in mind. 

Food & Drink

The Top 5 Breakfasts In Parramatta

Here are 5 Parramatta breakfasts you need in your belly stat.

Food & Drink

You Need To Make These Cauliflower And Quinoa Burgers With Chipotle Mayo

When she's not busy travelling the globe and writing about her foodie adventures, Holly Anderson, aka The Wandering Matilda, is in the kitchen cooking up a storm. She's a big believer in simple, nourishing, homemade deliciousness—just our kind of cooking!

Food & Drink

6 Spots With A View To Check Out This Weekend

Craving your steak with a side of panoramic city views?

Cafes

This New Chippendale Cafe Will Give You Unlimited Wifi

Chippenburg is Chippendale’s newest coffee haven (it’s a thing), and its committed to providing local freelancers and hipsters with endless wifi and house made cold drip coffee.

Best Of The Web This Week

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

We Rank The Best Christmas Movies Of All Time!

As someone who has somewhat of an aversion to Christmas, I have an unnatural appreciation for Christmas movies. Maybe it’s the longing for a white Christmas, or even just the longing for some form of attention by way of copious amounts of presents. We’ll leave the questions to a psychologist…

Homewares

Snugglepot And Cuddlepie Have Come To Sydney

The State Library of New South Wales is host to the May Gibbs: Celebrating 100 Years exhibition.

Travel

We’ve Found The Best Stay Cays For Summer!

Sometimes you just need a holiday. Trust us, we can relate. We just so happen to live in a pretty cool country, that also happens to be pretty darn beautiful. The best way to get out there and appreciate the beauty is to bunker down, treat yo’ self and get your stay-cay on. If you’ve got a special occasion coming up, or just want to spend some time with a special someone then boy oh boy, do we have some pretty epic stay-cays to get around this summer. 

Bars & Pubs

Boozy Popsicles Are Coming To A Sydney Rooftop Bar

Guys, prepare for EXTREME excitement, because finally alcohol popsicles are available in Sydney’s CBD and this is big news for summer.

Bars & Pubs

Sydney, It’s Time To Par-Tay! Kinda

Sydney’s lockout laws are finally being ‘relaxed’.

Gifts

What Not To Get Your Boyfriend For Christmas

Alrighty girls and boys its time for a dose of honesty—your boyfriend probably isn’t going to tell you any of this, but he will sure be thinking it.

Food & Drink

We Rank Every Bubble Tea Flavour Worth Ranking

There’s no denying, bubble tea makes the world (and, in particular, Sydney) a better place. Originating in Taiwan, you’ll find two main types—fruit-flavoured teas and milk teas. Added to the tea base are chewy tapioca pearls, which give the drink its bubbly characteristic (they’re the best part). We’ve slurped our way through countess cups of bubble tea to bring you a round-up of the worst to best flavours.

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10 Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

Personalised Christmas wrapping paper is only the beginning.  

Fashion

Your Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide | From Luxe To Less

From Christmas presents under $50 that don’t suck, to luxe AF gifts, this is the only gift guide you need this holiday season.

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25 Ideas For Your Next BFF Date

These are the best things to do with your BFF in Sydney.

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Coney Island Is Popping Up In Sydney Harbour

Summer Playground returns to the Sydney Opera House this January

Food & Drink

How To Master Nonna’s Gnocchi

I know this is a contentious thing to say, but we’ve discovered the best Nonna’s gnocchi this side of Sicily.

32 Things Only Economy Flyers Understand

Brought to you by the backseat bandits in Row 62. 

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7 Ways To Actually Enjoy New Year’s Eve In Sydney

If you can avoid the crowds, the children in prams and Circular Quay in general; you’re almost guaranteed a bloody great night. 

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A Christmas Block Party Is Happening In Sydney

Following the raging success that was the Rosebery Block Party of 2015, the inner city suburb is bringing home the (trash can) bacon for another year.

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What’s Trending In Sydney This December

A one-stop guide to everything worth checking out in your city this month, so you won’t miss a thing.

13 Things To Do In Sydney When You’re Hungover AF

Rule number one, embrace it.

What's On

An Adventure Time Live Show Is Coming To Australia

Gutted about Amy Schumer’s tour down under being cancelled? Couldn’t sell your car in time to buy Adele tickets? Work won’t let you take time off to stalk see Justin Bieber in March? Well, none of this matters anymore, because something far better’s about to hit the 2017 Australian entertainment scene.

Cafes

Yellow Fever | The Verdict

There's a new kid on the bánh mì block.

What's On

A Massive Food Truck Festival Is Happening This Weekend

Wear your stretchy pants, don’t eat breakfast and get ready to spend Sunday stuffing yourself silly at Foodies Fairground.

Wellness

20 Ways To Change Your Life This Summer

Summer! Thank you, yet again, for waltzing into our lives just when we needed you most. It’s about time we slooowed the heck down and gave ourselves a bit of TLC. 

Gifts

32 Things You Need To Buy Your Pets This Christmas

Let’s be honest, you haven’t given a single thought as to what you’re buying your mum for Christmas this year, riiight? How about those family members who can't physically tell you what they want, but can physically tear up an entire lounge suite in one hour? Here's what you NEED to buy your beloved pet for Christmas this year. 

Restaurants

Win The Ultimate Summer Sharing Feast For Ten Worth $1,000

Whether it's ciders at a mate's BBQ, a Sunday session at your favourite drinking spot, or a festive silly-season get-together, now's the time to share a moment in the sun with your mates. 

Embarrassing Netflix Shows You (Secretly!) Love

Someone’s trash, is another’s treasure—that’s what we always say here at The Urban List. Others, however, are not as forgiving especially when it comes to what to what we’re watching on Netflix (Gilmore Girls revival, anyone?).

Homewares

50 Things To Do In Sydney This Summer

Because there’s more to summer than getting a tan.

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Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Here are five awesome things you must get to this week in Sydney, it’s non negotiable. 

Fashion

5 Places To Find The Best Selvedge Denim In Sydney

In Sydney, selvedge denim isn’t hard to find if you know where to look. Women’s styles are rare, but they’re out there too. Here are 5 of the best places to find selvedge denim in Sydney.v

The 7 Worst People You’ll Find At Your Staff Christmas Party

Ain’t no party like a staff Christmas party, coz a staff Christmas party ain’t cost a cent. Keep an eye out for these idiots.

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Uber Is Giving Away $1 Million (Kinda)

Uber and Drinkwise are giving away $1m worth of free rides.

Bars & Pubs

Merivale Is Coming To Mascot

Merivale has snapped up the Tennyson Hotel on Botany Road.

Restaurants

6 Places To Have An Early Christmas Catch-Up This Weekend

There’s no limit on how many Christmas lunches you can have. 

Best Of The Web This Week

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

The Urban List’s Guide To Summer Dating On A Budget

A damn good list of things to do with your significant other, when you're on a budget this summer.

Food & Drink

POPS Have Officially Arrived In Australia

It’s only the first day of Summer, but bloody hell it’s already shaping up to be a ripper. Back in October, we let you know that POPS were on their way to Australia, so you can get that champagne icy pole Calippo style hit.

Fashion

8 Of The Best Ugly (But Actually Awesome) Christmas Jumpers

What better way to let the whole world know that you’re a Christmas nut than by displaying your love for the festive season emblazoned across your chest? Sure, we may not have the weather for it, but we'll be damned if us Aussies can't look as ridiculous as our northern hemisphere companions come the big day. Sweat or not sweat.

What's On

Did You Know You Can Now Watch Netflix Offline?

Now you can Netflix and chill errrrrywhere.

Fashion

All Of The Markets You Need To Visit This December

The silly season in Sydney means one thing— markets

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A Stranger Things Trivia Night Is Happening In Sydney!

It is officially time to open the curiosity door and return to Hawkins circa 1983 because there are prizes to be won.

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21 Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This December

31 days until 2017. You know the drill.

Food & Drink

A 36 Hour Seafood Marathon Is Coming To Sydney

That’s a whole lotta fish

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16 Ways To Celebrate Summer In Sydney This Weekend

Everything worth doing in Sydney this weekend.

Homewares

PSA: You Can Now Shop IKEA Australia Online (And They Deliver!)

Hold on to your credit cards guys—IKEA Australia has just announced online shopping. 

229 Thoughts We Had While Watching The Gilmore Girls Revival

Last Friday night, after the nine longest year of our lives, Netflix released ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life’ and Gen Y collectively huddled on their Ikea modular sofas, sipping Diet Coke and shedding tears for every second Melissa McCarthy wasn’t on our screens.

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15 Free Things To Do In Sydney This December

 For when you forgot about last year’s most important resolution… to save.

What's On

A Huge Outdoor Dance Party Is Coming To Sydney

The Summer Dance Series Is Back for 2017.

Beauty

How To Nail No-Makeup Makeup

While we’re all for letting your natural beauty shine through and firm believers in letting your skin have makeup free days, sometimes you just want a healthy glow without too much fuss, and when that’s the case we turn to no-makeup makeup.

The Best Alternative Advent Calendars Money Can Buy

The origins of the advent calendar date back to the 19th century when German Lutherans used to mark the 24 days til Christmas by making a little chalk mark on the wall. In 1908, a guy called Gerhard Lang invented today’s version of the advent calendar and made a lot of money selling designs with 24 little doors. Another company started producing advent calendars with Bible verses behind the closed doors—but the most popular advent calendars have always been the ones containing chocolate.

Health + Wellness

Just Keep Swimming | 6 Of Sydney’s Best Ocean Pools

To get the most out of Sydney’s long summer days— and even longer nights, we’ve rounded up 6 of the best ocean pools to keep you and your crew sorted.

Australia

Australia’s 12 Best Beaches, Ranked!

Summer is coming and when the mercury rises, the only way to cool off in this great (but stinking hot) country of ours is hitting the beach!

Restaurants

For The Love Of Bento | Sydney’s Best Bento Boxes

These Sydney bento boxes pack more goods than a Kardashian booty.

Restaurants

You Need To Know About This New Burger Joint

Burger Head Is Opening In Penrith.

What's On

Summer’s Best Dress Up Party Is Back

The best dress up parties in Australia revolve around costumes, cricket and bevs.

Fitness

Where To Work Out For Free In Sydney

For when you don’t have abs. Or money. 

Local Escapes

8 New Hidden Beaches To Visit In Sydney This Summer

Because big beaches in Sydney get packed and we’re useless at bodysurfing.

What's On

Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Sydney has outdone herself this week with a whole heap of awesome things to do. Luckily for you guys we worked our way through to give you our top five things guaranteed to bring weekend vibes to your week. 

Travel

48 Hours In New Orleans

This magical land of shellfish, drinking on the street and jazz bands is more magical than every single Disney Land put together. 

What's On

Get Festive | Are You Ready To Be Unleashed?

It’s around this time of year where we all start to make plans about what to eat on Christmas Day. Who isn’t looking forward to a bit of ham, maybe some BBQ prawns (they do go down a treat), probably some Chrissy pudding that no one really likes but you buy one anyway, and a few drinks with the fam? We sure as hell are.

Food & Drink

6 Eastside Restaurants To Try This Weekend

Sydney’s east has some of the best restaurants in town. 

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A Pinball Arcade Is Popping Up In Surry Hills

 For the entire month of December the basement at Belvoir St Theatre is transforming into a retro gaming paradise.

Cafes

Sydney’s Best Cold Brews

Even though the wonderful weather is here, our epic addiction to a cup of Joe still goes on.

Best Of The Web This Week

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

Food & Drink

This Tex-Mex Chicken Tortilla Soup Is Life Changing!

When she's not busy travelling the globe and writing about her foodie adventures, Holly Anderson, aka The Wandering Matilda, is in the kitchen cooking up a storm. She's a big believer in simple, nourishing, home-made deliciousness—just our kind of cooking!

11 Ways To Avoid Questions About Your Love Life

If you’ve never had your parents/cousins/vaguely-related third aunt question you on your love life, then you’ve either never been to a family gathering, or you’re really good at running away from the elderly before they can catch you by the cheek.

Say What? | Your Complete Guide To Australian & NZ Slang

They say learning the English language is tough. We can only imagine what people say when it comes to learning how to speak ‘Strayan. 

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A Dessert Bar Pop-Up Is Taking Over Martin Place

GPO Dessert Bar pops up in the CBD just in time for Christmas

Travel

Win The Ultimate Luxe Getaway For Two!

It's the end of the year, and you deserve a damn holiday. 

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11 Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Weekend

Sydney is turning on the charm with 11 awesome things to do this weekend.

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A Christmas Market Wonderland Is Returning To Sydney

The Carriageworks Christmas Market returns to Sydney two days before Christmas.

30 Truths About An Australian Summer

Ah, Summer. You beautiful, sweaty beast. From burning the shit out of yourself with a hot seat belt—seriously, they’re a real health hazard—to eating all of the mangos, we think you’ll relate to these 30 truths if you’ve ever spent summer in Australia.

We Rank All The Ice Creams Worth Ranking

It's time we got our lives in order. Too many days we have spent going through life, not thinking twice about which ice creams we love and which we loath (or just like a little less). First world problems are still problems, and we're sorting this one out once and for all.

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Your Ticket To The Ultimate Week On The Gold Coast

They don’t call Queensland the Sunshine State for nothing.

Beauty

3 Easy Steps To The Perfect Pout

How to get the perfect pout in 3 easy steps.

What's On

There’s An Outdoor Cinema Night For Your Pooch

Sydney’s Moonlight Cinemas are holding doggie movie nights.

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A Totally Luxe Glamping Pop Up Is Coming To Sydney Harbour

Why camp when you can glamp?

Restaurants

The Only Thing You Need To Survive The Silly Season

This is where to eat (in every single scenario) this festive season in Sydney.

What's On

How To Throw The Ultimate Gilmore Girls Viewing Party

We’ve put together a list of everything you need to throw the ultimate Gilmore Girls viewing party.

Restaurants

Manly Is Getting A Makeover!

Manly Wharf is getting a $9 million makeover.

Restaurants

A Delicious Pasta Pop-Up Is Happening In Sydney

We aren’t even kidding; a pasta pop-up is coming to Sydney.

Gifts

Flower Power | 5 Of The Best Flower Markets In Sydney

The best flower markets in Sydney (which are usually a little cheaper than your local florist) to bookmark now.

Cafes

Sydney’s Best Coffee Without The Queue

We’ve teamed up with Hey You and Visa Checkout (who also hate cold coffee and long lines) to hunt down the best of best coffee in Sydney.

You’ve Been Saying These 10 Ingredients Totally Wrong

You know that feeling when you really want to order something on the menu, but then when it comes time to say it out loud you chicken out because it dawns on you that you actually have no idea how to pronounce it? Oh. Just us? Cool. 

What's On

5 New Docos You Need To Watch Now

Churned through list after list after list of documentaries to watch and you're still looking for more? We’re here to help with 5 brand new docos you need to watch now—some of them are even on Netflix!

Restaurants

Spritz Yeah! | Our Pick For Alfresco Dining In Sydney

This summer, Casoni is our pick for alfresco dining and not just because of their great menu fisso, or their delicious cocktails (which are great, by the way).

Gifts

How To Grow The Perfect Herb Garden (For Serial Plant Killers)!

It’s the dream isn’t it? A house with a sprawling back yard, wines on the deck, adorable troop of puppies frolicking around you, and a garden full of edible goodies that aren’t, you know, dead. If keeping a herb garden alive has never quite been attainable for you, you’re in the right place. Here’s exactly how to plant and maintain the perfect herb garden. 

What's On

Whip It Good | A Retro Roller Disco Is Coming To Sydney

Skate your way through the new year at Roller Jam in Hyde Park.

What's On

Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

We’re all about fun here at The Urban List so we’ve rounded up not one, but five, awesome things to do in Sydney this week. 

The Best Places To Do Water Sports In Sydney

Summer is fast approaching, so if you’d like to change up your usual lie-on-the-beach-until-you-roast type gig, we’ve got some pretty awesome experiences lined up for you.

Central & South America

48 Hours In Medellin

It’s quite likely that when you hear the word Medellin the first thing that comes to mind is that season of Entourage and how you need to finish watching season two of Narcos. And while the history might be pretty interesting, it turns out Medellin in Colombia has a lot more to offer than Pablo Escobar.

Restaurants

6 Beachside Restaurants And Cafes To Visit This Weekend

These are the best beachside restaurants and cafes to visit in Sydney this weekend.

33 Things People Don’t Tell You About Planning A Wedding

On your wedding day, surprises are inevitable—like whether or not your dad will cry during his toast—but we're here to keep those surprises strictly positive.

Wellness

20 Things Your Doctor Wishes You Would Stop Believing

We had so many (probably quite stupid) questions that we were dying to ask the doctors at Green Square Health.

Beauty

9 Of The Best Sunscreens Just In Time For Summer

Here are nine of the very best sunscreens to get you ready for bikini and board-short season.

Food & Drink

7 Themed Sydney Restaurants You Need To Visit

These are the best themed restaurants in Sydney.

Best Of The Web This Week

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

Homewares

There’s a Wallace & Gromit Exhibition Coming To Australia

You've heard right, your favourite cheese loving claymation characters—Wallace & Gromit—are getting their very own exhibition in Australia! 

What's On

Sunday Sundown Sessions Are Back This Summer

Sydney’s Sunday Sundown is returning to Coogee Rooftop and The Newport— and it’s completely free.

Fashion

Here’s How To Score A Session With A Celeb Stylist!

If, like us, you’ve found yourself wishing that you had the help of a celeb stylist to make sure your look this festive season is all kinds of amazing, we’ve got the news you’ve been waiting for; we’re giving you the chance to score a session with a personal celebrity stylist at QVB! Yep, that means you’ll look the best out of all your pals this silly season!

What's On

No Lights, No Lycra Is Popping Up In Bondi

Everyone’s favourite dance party, No Lights, No Lycra, is popping up in Bondi.

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13 Things to Do This Weekend In Sydney

So much to do in Sydney, so little time!

Food & Drink

How To Throw The Ultimate Summer Soirée

​Summer is here and this means balmy evenings and summer soirées with your favourite people. We’re talking bubbles, nibbles, and banter—great combo, huh?

Fitness

Sweat It Out | Sydney’s Best Outdoor Gyms

Sydney, it’s time to get physical. With summer well and truly on its way, we just know that you are all thinking about that imminent (maybe dreaded is a better word) summer bod.

What's On

What’s Trending In Sydney This November

We've teamed up with Peroni to bring you our What's Trending hit list: your monthly guide to maximising life in the city.

Cafes

Is This Sydney’s Most Instagrammable Café?

Let’s be honest, if you didn’t gram your cotton candy-topped French toast, then you definitely didn’t eat it.

What's On

Did Sir David Attenborough Just Release Another Sydney Show?

We’re all so David Attenborough obsessed; he’s had to schedule a whopping third show in Sydney! 

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A Taste Of Malaysia Is Coming To Sydney

Malaysia Fest is returning to Sydney this December.

Bars & Pubs

The East Village Rooftop Bar Has Opened

The Terrace Rooftop Bar at East Village has opened.

Homewares

Nailed It | How To Decide On A Piece Of Art

Buying art is kind of hard. It’s like ordering food at a restaurant—you spend hours agonising over the menu only to be hit with jealousy when your dining partners’ food comes out. We get it. We’ve all been there. That’s why we thought it was high time to put together this nifty little guide to picking art. 

Podcasts & Books

10 Podcasts You Need To Listen To Now

​We owe a lot to podcasts—they make our morning commute bearable, educate us on how not to be murdered, provide loads of comic relief and generally make us better humans. What on earth did we do without them? Listen to the radio? Thank god those days are over (soz Kyle and Jackie O).

What's On

Sydney’s Best Moonlight Cinemas | 2016 Edit

We’ve put together our favourite Sydney moonlight cinemas.

Beauty

How Long Should You Keep Your Makeup For?

Let’s face it, no one wants to strobe or bake with an old brush.

What's On

A Huge Feast Is Coming To Bondi Beach

A Moveable Feast is returning to Bondi Beach in 2017.

Europe

The Perfect 24 Hours In London

If you’ve never visited London, I can (sort of) understand how this megatropolis of often questionable weather, cramped streets packed with confused tourists and angry commuters, a weird tube system and a nation of obsessed tea drinkers might not be your first choice of holiday location. Well, I'm here to tell you that you couldn't be more wrong.

25 Things You Should Start Doing Now That You’re 25

So, you’re officially mid-twenties. In the grand scheme of life, you’re still young but at the same time, you’re very VERY old.

Cafes

Pickles And Poached Eggs | Cornersmith Annandale

Cornersmith has a new café in Annandale and we are in love.

Nailed It: How To Reconnect With Old Friends

One of the worst parts about growing up and getting a really well-paying job that gives you three months paid annual leave, unlimited clothing expenses and a BMW X5 is that you become more of a realist, but more importantly – you lose contact with old friends.

What's On

10 Movies We’re Excited For This Oscar Season

It’s hard to be excited for the Oscar season when Meryl Streep’s had a quiet year in front of the camera, but alas, we’ll soldier on. Here are ten movies we’ll be forking out for over the next few months.

Restaurants

Queensland’s Best Burgers Are Finally Coming To Sydney

Betty’s Burgers are finally coming to Sydney.

Bars & Pubs

Where To Find The Best Cocktail Jugs In Sydney

We’ve rounded up the most jugalicious cocktails in Sydney because everybody knows that the bigger the cocktail, the better the party.

Restaurants

The 25 Absolute Best Burgers In Australia

We thought it would only be fair to step things up a notch and impart our ultimate favourites: we’ve gone national and found the absolute best burgers in Australia.

What's On

Where To Watch The Supermoon In Sydney (If The Clouds Don’t Ruin It)

This is where you can check out the supermoon in Sydney

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Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Here are 5 awesome things to do in Sydney this week.

Restaurants

Pick Of The Precinct | Dulwich Hill

Dulwich Hill, a suburb with a strong Greek and Turkish influence. 

Restaurants

Where To Get The Best Haloumi Dishes In Sydney

These are our favourite haloumi things in Sydney and you need to add them to your list, like, right now.

What's On

A Secret Wine Garden Has Popped Up In Sydney

Stoneleigh Wines have taken it upon themselves to transform an abandoned Chippendale building into the secret garden of your dreams.

Travel

10 Things To Do This Weekend That Aren’t Just Going To The Beach

We’re blessed to live with the beach pretty much on our doorsteps. If anyone’s complaining it ain’t us! It’s just that sometimes we want something to do on the weekend that isn’t just heading to the beach.

What's On

Sydney Now Has A Pop Up Summer Rooftop Bar

A secret garden oasis rooftop bar has popped up at Darling Harbour.

Food & Drink

Introducing The Raw Salted Caramel Dessert You Need In Your Life

Between eating, cooking, writing and adventuring all over the globe, Holly Anderson, aka The Wandering Matilda has built herself a reputation as someone who is passionate about nourishing, home-made and really, really, really tasty food.

Restaurants

Read This Before You Book Your Office Xmas Party

These are the best places to book your office Xmas party in Sydney

Gifts

Where To Buy Succulents In Sydney

Sydney, we’re a sucker for succulents. And so are you.

Beauty

8 Of The Best Beauty Buys When You’re On A Budget

Our edit of the (very) best beauty buys for when you’re on a budget.

Restaurants

Where To Find The Best Drunk Food In Sydney

Because drunk food is the best kind of food.

7 People You’ll See In The Library During Exams

Exams don't usually bring out the best of us, but the library certainly brings out the best of the student population. Keep an eye out for these kids while you're cramming.

Bars & Pubs

There’s A New Cellar Door Coming To Chippendale

Chippendale is about to get even cooler with Handpicked Wines opening on Kensington Street next week.

Restaurants

5 Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Eat Japanese

Table manners, restaurant etiquette and long-standing national traditions—dining on another country’s cuisine can be a minefield of do’s and don’ts.

What's On

A Christmas Night Market Is Coming To The CBD

The Central Night Markets start next Thursday at Belmore Park.

30 Things Americans Need To Know Before They Move To Australia

In light of the Canadian immigration website crashing as a result of some big orange goofball being elected president of the United States, we thought it was probably a good time to give our American friends a little insight into what it's like living in Australia, should they want to get the hell outta there.

What's On

10 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

We’ve got something for everyone, everywhere, this weekend in Sydney. 

50 Thoughts We Had While Watching The US Election

If like us you’ve spent the afternoon working hard, and by working we mean watching the US election, you’re probably feeling a lot like us right now. 

What's On

There’s A Free Outdoor Cinema Happening This Summer

Movies By Boulevard is back for 2017 and it’s free.

Bars & Pubs

The Ultimate List Of Sydney’s Best Pub Nights

Gone are the days of schnitty pubs.

Food & Drink

A Permanent Kit Kat Store Is Coming To Sydney

The Kit Kat Chocolatory is coming to Sydney.

What's On

There’s Finally A Festival To Celebrate Nonnas

Nonnas are so darn great that they’re now getting the festival celebration that they deserve!

Cafes

Sydney’s Best Breakfast Rolls

Perhaps, dare we say, there is more to a breakfast bun than just BBQ sauce? Here are 7 of Sydney’s Best Breakfast rolls to try.

What's On

Sir David Attenborough Is Coming Down Under

 Let’s be honest, we paid more attention to this guy than any of our high school teachers.

What's On

Summer Festivals That You Need To Book Right Now

Here’s 10 summer festivals you need to book right now.

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A Golden Gaytime Burger Is Happening This Weekend

GAYTIME BURGERS ARE COMING TO SYDNEY.

Cafes

Where To Get The Best Coffee In Sydney’s West

The West have done a really great job representing some of Sydney’s best coffee spots, and here’s a list to prove it.

Restaurants

A Wine Pub Has Opened In Sydney

Notorious Darlinghurst pub East Village has reopened its doors and there's Public Bar, Athletic Club and Rooftop Terrace.

Beauty

Best Online Beauty Buys

Makeup is a pretty mystifying world. Do we contour anymore? Or is it strobing?  What the hell actually is contouring and strobing?

Fashion

The Sydney Fish Market Is Moving

The Sydney Fish Market in Pyrmont is moving. Next door.

Restaurants

7 Of The Best Korean BBQ Restaurants In Sydney

If Korean BBQ isn’t your go-to for a meaty group feast, we don’t know what is.

Restaurants

Pack Your Bags | Sydney Restaurateur Sets Up Camp In Bali

One of Sydney’s most popular restaurateurs, Maurice Terzini is packing up and heading off to Bali.

Beauty

Where To Get A Lash Lift In Sydney

Forget eyelash extensions, it’s all about lash lifts now. Not sure what a lash lift actually entails, how much it costs or where to get one In Sydney? Keep on reading my friends

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There’s A Massive Bake Sale Happening This Weekend

The Flour Market Bake Sale returns to Sydney this Sunday.

Restaurants

Sydney’s Ultimate Italian Bucket List

We've taken on the challenge of eating our weight in all things Italian to bring you the ultimate list of every Italian restaurant worth visiting.

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Five Awesome Things To Do This Week In Sydney

Catch ya later Mondayitis, these are the best things to do in Sydney this week.

Travel

6 Epic Road Trips To Take This Summer

6 epic summer road trips for when you need to get the hell out of sydney

Central & South America

48 Hours In Mexico City

Mexico City has been high on the ‘must visit’ lists of many travel authorities in recent years. Why? Because it’s fabulous.

Beauty

7 Hair Mistakes All Women Are Making

We decided it was time to let you know exactly what mistakes you’re making when it comes to your hair and more importantly, how to rectify them.

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Seinfeld Trivia Is Happening In Sydney

Seinfeld trivia is happening at Tuxedo every Tuesday.

Fitness

Fitness Dummy | We Tried BBG And Regret Everything

With bikini-season threatening, we decided to try Kayla’s BBG program for one week. 

Restaurants

Six Delicious Sydney Restaurants To Try This Weekend

Weekend life can be a real struggle. We’ve got you sorted, here are six Sydney restaurants that you need to try this weekend.

Travel

The Urban List’s Guide To Cronulla

Welcome to the stomping ground for all things surf and sand. 

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Sydney’s Getting A New Yoga Workshop And It’s NSFW

A yoga class and workshop with a difference is happening in Sydney this month and basically, they want all of you ladies to forget everything you learnt in health class. Like, everything. 

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The Inner West’s Openair Cinema Is Back This Month

Launching this November, Ben & Jerry’s Openair Cinema will light up the sky in Camperdown with all of the best feature films.

The Six Stages Of Every Diet

Prepare for the good, the bad, and the very, very hangry.

Food & Drink

Cheese Tarts Are Hitting Sydney (And We’re Excited)

The best cheese tarts from Asia are coming to Sydney.

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Serenity Now! Jerry Seinfeld Is Finally Coming Back To Australia

You may have heard about a certain show about nothing named Seinfeld, this glorious show gave birth to famous characters like Kramer, Elaine & George Costanza amongst many others. Well, the brains behind is all—Jerry Seinfeld—is finally coming back to perform a stand-up tour in Aus, for the first time since the show finished in 1998.

41 Things Only Uni Students Understand

We’ve rounded up 41 things that eeeeeeeevery uni student in Sydney knows is 100% truth. 

Travel

We’ve Found Your Ultimate Summer Getaway Spot (And It’s Not Where You Think It Is)

When we tell you that we’ve found your ultimate summer getaway spot, where does the mind wander? 

13 Types Of People You’ll Definitely Meet At The Gym

​Gym season is near, and if you’re one to get ahead of the rest in aim of attaining that summer bod’ then your gym season is already in full swing.

All Of The LOLs | The Best Live Comedy In Sydney

From stand-up comedians, to hilarious local gigs, get your laughing gear at the ready for some of the best comedy rooms in Sydney, which are sure to tickle your fancy and leave your stomach in stitches. 

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10 Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

Food to film, Fords to floorplans, here are 10 things to do in Sydney this weekend. 

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A Rosé Yacht Party Is Happening In Sydney

A big pink rosé yacht party is coming to Sydney this November and it is exactly what you’re picturing.

The 7 Deadly Sins Of Movember

Movember is here once again which means there are a ton of blokes who have picked up their razor for the first time in a while, given themselves the once over and now look strikingly similar to the day they were born.

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The World’s First Marvel Exhibition Is Coming To Australia

Australia has been pretty spoilt so far this year in the Marvel stakes and guys, and soon we'll be the host to the world's first Marvel exhibition—the largest of its kind ever showcased in a museum!

This Is Why You Can’t Stop Eating Bread And Pasta

Foodies, there might be a scientific reason behind your insatiable desire to scoff down bowls of spaghetti and buttered bread. 

We Need To Talk About: Your Online Dating Profile

Whether you're looking filthy one-nighter that you're already planning on forgetting, or you're looking for the bread to your butter, so much fate lies in the quality of your dating profile. Ignore Mum when she asks 'why can't you find some nice 'the old fashioned way'" pimp your profile to make yourself look way hotter and sound way funnier than you actually are. Who cares if potential suitors are disappointed? At Least you might get some free chipotle out of it. 

Fashion

Melbourne Cup 2016 | Sydney’s Best Dressed

Here are our picks for best dressed at this year's Melbourne Cup in Sydney.

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Slideapalooza Is Coming To Sydney

The world’s longest inflatable waterslide is coming to Sydney.

Fashion

Best Nutella Desserts In Sydney

We’re warning you now, the following article contains unsuitable content for recovering Nutellaholics.

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A Free Rooftop Party Is Happening This Weekend

Nothing really says summer in Sydney quite as loudly as a rooftop party and who better to ring in the warmer weather than party animals, Bad Deep.

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17 Awesome Things To Do This November

Look alive Sydney, November is upon us and it’s packed with a heap of events (not for the faint-hearted)

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A New Years Eve Party Is Happening At Taronga Zoo

Two New Years Eve parties are happening at The Taronga Centre this year.

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Mini Urban Parks Have Rolled In To Glebe

From this week, Glebe is jazzing up their empty car spaces with cute little parklets.

Food & Drink

Let’s Taco Bout It | Sydney’s Best Tacos

Some days you eat salads and go to the gym, other days you eat 20 tacos and drink margaritas. Today, is one of those days.

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9 Free Things To Do This November

Let’s be real. We’re never going to pass-up a good smash avo plus a coffee everyday, it’s a solid investment in our long-term happiness, that’s just basic biology. And yeah, another Euro-trip is probably (most-definitely) on the cards.

Your (Unreliable) Melbourne Cup Betting Guide 2016

We have accurately picked the winner of the race for the last 39 years, and we plan to continue our amazing tipping streak. Please don’t google any of the previous editions.

Why You Should Give In To Those 3pm Cravings

Sometimes giving into those 3pm cravings isn't so bad...

Food & Drink

Make Your Own Malaysian | How To Make Breakfast Curry (+ Win A Trip To Malaysia)

When we heard that breakfast curry was totally a thing over in Malaysia, we knew they’d cottoned on to a good thing!

Bars & Pubs

We Found A Bar With Beer, Cocktails - And Fairy Bread!

Because fairy bread isn’t just for kids parties.

Nailed It: How To Properly Spring Clean Your House Without Throwing Away Your Childhood

Cleaning the house can be a bloody nightmare, particularly if you’re one of the 99% of young people who experience trauma-induced flashbacks to afternoons ripping clothes off the line while your mum screams about rain clouds through the phone. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of tips’n’tricks to help make this year’s spring cleaning experience one you won’t have to walk your therapist through in twenty years.

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The Hills Outdoor Cinema Is Back

The Outdoor Cinema returns to the Hills for summer.

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Trick Or Treat Yourself This Halloween With UberEATS And M&M’s

First it was puppies, then it was gelato, now UberEATS are creeping it real this Halloween and have buddied up with M&M’s so that the people of Australia can trick or treat themselves. What a time to be alive!

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Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Here are five of the best things to do in Sydney this week, so now all you have to do is gather your mates and mark each and everyone in your in diary now. 

Food & Drink

We’re Giving Away A Year’s Worth Of Wine!

If there's one thing we know about you guys, it's that you love wine just as much as we do, and with the silly season just around the corner it's time to stock up!

Food & Drink

How To Eat Your Way Through Crows Nest

Here is our ultimate guide of everything you should be eating in Crows Nest.

5 Ways You’re Probably Failing Your Puppy Training

Here’s 5 things you probably didn’t know you were doing, oh-so-wrongly in the world of dog ownership and how to fix them pronto!

8 London Trends Australia Should Jump On Board With

We would happily borrow (or steal) these 8 things from our friends across the ponds.

The 7 Worst People You’ll Find At The Races

Every year, horse racing brings together an eclectic range of our state’s most colourful people. Keep your eye out for these bloody idiots.

Restaurants

WIN $500 To Spend At Your Favourite Sydney Restaurant

We're giving one lucky reader the chance to win $500 to spend at their favourite Sydney restaurant...

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Twilight At Taronga Is Back And The Line Up Is Epic

Twilight At Taronga is coming back to Sydney this summer and the line up is epic.

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Guys, There’s A Stranger Things Flavoured Doughnut

Doughnut Time have created a Stranger Things flavoured doughnut just in time for Halloween.

48 Thoughts You Had While Watching The Bachelorette Finale

It's over for another year and we look forward to a Matty J Bachelor next year

Restaurants

6 Sydney Restaurants To Visit This Weekend

Here are 6 Sydney restaurants that we think are pretty damn fine. 

19 Things You Won’t Realise You Miss About Australia Until You Leave

19 things that will make you realise you'll always call Australia home.

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The Ultimate Sydney Sunday Session Is Back

Sunday Sunset Sessions return to Fort Denison for summer.

Best Of The Web This Week

Best Of The Web This Week: A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

Cafes

We Try The Ultimate Fit Foodie Challenge

Keen to try our fit foodie challenge? Here are four combos that will benefit your body...

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A Ginormous Xiao Long Bao Has Arrived In Sydney

A Ginormous Xiao Long Bao Has Arrived In Sydney (and it’s less than $10)

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Forget Tinder! We Know How You Can Meet Your Match

Save your data, speed dating beats dating online any day.

8 TV Series We Wish Would Make A Comeback

As much as we’re excited about the return of Gilmore Girls, there’s 8 of other TV series we’d also LOVE to make a return.

A Guide To Throwing The Perfect Last Minute Bachelorette Bingo Party (For Every Budget)

Gather round people, because this Thursday at about 8:58pm, Georgia Love is going to announce to Australia which single, chiseled, ‘not a model’ bachelor she has chosen to spend the rest of her Dirty Dancing-inspired life with, and we've planned the perfect party for you.

20 Of The Best Opening Lines To Use Online

20 of the best opening lines to use next time you’re looking for love online.

Beauty

8 Of The Best Beauty Buys Under $20

Because being on a budget doesn’t mean your beauty cupboard should suffer, right? Right.

Restaurants

The Pho-Nomenal Pop Up You Need To Try

Luke Nguyen’s Street Food Pop Up at The Star is only in town for one more month.

What's On

A Giant Ocean Of Balls Is Coming To Sydney This Summer

Plunge into an ocean of over one million white balls at the 2017 Sydney Festival.

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A Huge Wholefoods Market Is Coming To The Grounds

This November, the GoodnessMe Box Wholefoods Market will be taking over The Grounds for two days.

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There’s A New Pop Up Bar In The CBD

Spritz your way through spring at The Pavilion’s pop up garden bar.

34 Signs You’re Old Before Your Time

It might be time to start saving for that Zimmer frame…

Food & Drink

9 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend in Sydney

The scariest thing of all would be missing out on these events… so get to it Sydney!

We Ranked Every Condiment Worth Ranking

We Ranked Every Condiment Worth Ranking

31 Relationship Deal Breakers For Every Sydney Foodie

#27 They remove cheese from their burgers.

10 Halloween Costumes That Definitely Shouldn’t Be Made Sexy

Stay away! Like, really far away. We mean it.

Food & Drink

50 Desserts You Must Try If You Live In Sydney

We think we’ve hit the sweet spot. How many can you tick off? 

Restaurants

Where To Celebrate Melbourne Cup On Any Budget

There are the best places to celebrate Melbourne Cup in Sydney.

Restaurants

That’s How We Roll | Sydney’s Sushi Bucketlist

Never let sub-par sushi pass your lips again.

45 Thoughts And Feelings We Had Watching The New Gilmore Girls Trailer

The new Gilmore Girls trailer just dropped and we had a lot of thoughts and feelings.

Homewares

Celebrate Day Of The Dead In True Mexican Style

The end of October is nigh which means Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is almost upon us and this year we’re celebrating in the best way we know how—with Mexican eats, tequila cocktails, DJs and face painting of course. Day of the Dead is a Mexican ritual dedicated to honouring our nearest and dearest departed with feasts, dancing, sugar skulls and art. That sounds pretty good to us!

Gifts

A Plant Sale Is Coming To Sydney

It’ll be one hell of a party, if you like plants.

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