The Feed | Sydney Food News You Need To Know About

To make sure that you're on top of all the tasty things happening around Sydney, we've wrapped up all of this week's top food news right here.

Free Corkage At Attenzione

Grab your mates and roll into Attenzione! in Redfern this year, because from now on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday lunch service you’re welcome to bring one standard bottle per person—all corkage‑free (for the rest of 2025). Picture this: you’re seated under the mustard‑yellow interior, next to the window, tucking into the oversized “pici” pasta with scallion crema and buckwheat tea crumble. Or maybe you go for the grilled lamb rump with apple chutney and mustard, and top everything off with their famed pistachio tiramisu...or two because, corkage-free, remember?

The Charles Unveils A Decadent Christmas Dessert Trolley

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If you haven't had a chance to pop by The Charles this year, their newest addition to the dining room floor is reason enough. The iconic dessert trolley is getting a Christmas makeover—loaded with festive treats like their Gingerbread Russian Honey Cake, Bauble Bonbons, Snowman Macarons, Marshmallow Teddy Bears and Speculoos Pine Cones.

Each dessert is made from scratch daily by the in-house pastry team—cakes are coming in fresh at $20 a pop, while the petit fours will set you back $7–$9. This offer is running for the month of December (they are even open Christmas Day), and you can book a spot online. 

The Banana Daiquiri At El Primo Sanchez

After two-and-a-half years dishing out crispy tacos and pouring premium tequila at their previous location in Paddington, this refurbished venue offers an elevated menu refined by years of experience in a new post code, plus a cocktail we'll be downing all summer long.

The banana daiquiri at El Primo Sanchez is a playful, sun-soaked nod to cinema, summer, and a touch of linguistic fun. Made with Bacardí Blanco, fresh banana, salted condensed milk and fresh lime, it draws inspiration from a small but memorable scene in The Godfather Part II, when Fredo, visiting Cuba with Michael, orders a Banana Daiquiri (first in English, then in Spanish) only to discover it’s the same in both languages. The cocktail’s name winks at that cinematic moment while nodding to Fredo’s meaning “cold” in Italian, and what could be more perfect than a cold, creamy banana daiquiri on a Sydney summer’s day? Equal parts tropical warmth, Hollywood glamour, and El Primo Sanchez energy, it’s a classic reimagined with a playful, local twist.

Gelato Messina’s Mega Christmas Trifle Is Back—And It’s An Absolute Unit

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In news you’ll want to clear the freezer for, Messina Gelato’s back to deliver their signature Christmas chaos in the form of a massive sugar hit. Their legendary Christmas Coma trifle is back for 2025, and this year it’s joined by a brand new bauble that’s smaller is size, but not in flavour. 

Starting with the main event, the Christmas Coma is a monster gelato-based trifle. Picture layers of passionfruit sorbet, strawberry gelato, baked cheesecake, passionfruit cheesecake mousse, vanilla chantilly, Italian meringue, raspberry-jam Swiss roll and raspberry jelly, all of which comes with a litre of Messina brandy custard (presumably to pour over your trifle and not neck straight out of the bottle, but who are we to dictate.) Clocking in at $250, this hefty trifle will feed 20-30 according to Messina, but we’ll let you be the judge.

Then there’s the new kid on the block. The Pistachio Christmas Bauble is a brand new showstopper that’s basically edible art. Crack open a glossy milk chocolate shell and you’ll find pistachio praline, pistachio crunch, pistachio gelato and a swirl of white chocolate mousse, and at $150 you can feed a crowd of 8-10. Even better? Order both and get a cheeky $50 discount. 

Both can be pre-order, with an early access Nice List opening from 12pm AEDT on Monday 4 November, and general sale from 12pm AEDT on Tuesday 5 November. And believe us, these will sell out fast. Check the Messina website here for specific delivery and pick up options in your area.

Gildas Teams Up With Hendrick’s Gin For The Ultimate Summer Martini Moment

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Surry Hills’ beloved Basque-inspired wine bar Gildas is serving something extra crisp this summer, with a new collaboration between Hendrick’s Gin and local ceramist Joe Gilbert of Poldy Pots—crafted to keep every sip icy cold from first to last.

To celebrate, Gildas is shaking up three limited-edition martinis, each made with Hendrick’s Original Gin and paired with the bar’s signature pintxos. Expect combos like the Jabberwock (fino sherry, orange bitters) with a classic Gilda skewer, the Green Tuxedo (Crème de Poire, absinthe) with scallops and rhubarb, and the Martinez (Luxardo Maraschino, Angostura bitters) alongside kangaroo and karkalla.

With new outdoor seating catching the sun on Albion Street, it’s prime time for a lunchtime martini, early knock-off, or pre-dinner sip. Book online or try your luck and wander in. 

Ninja's Martin Place Café Pop-Up Is Slinging $1.47 Coffee

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Viral appliance brand Ninja is bringing its caffeine-fuelled creativity to life with the Ninja Lab x Luxe Café Pop-Up, a four-day sensory experience landing in Sydney’s Martin Place (Nov 3–6) and Melbourne’s Federation Square (Dec 3–7).

Over at the Luxe Café, you can snag barista-level coffee from just $1.47 (the real cost of brewing at home with the new Ninja Luxe Café Premier Espresso Machine). Expect viral-level drinks like a Matcha Cloud, Pistachio Iced Latte, and Espresso Tonic, all crafted with the machine’s café-quality tech.

One lucky guest each day will even win their own Luxe Café setup to take home. So if your morning routine already feels like a content creation moment, this one’s for you—a pop-up where coffee meets the chronically online. Find out all the tasty details by heading to the Ninja website here.

Lune Lab Makes Its First Foray Into Sydney

Lune Croissanterie is taking Sydney on a journey into the science of pastry with its first ever Lune Lab Vol. II. Think of it as an experimental playground for croissants. After a decade of debuting the chef’s table feed in Melbourne, this next iteration of pastry degustation has upped its original three-course format to six, where diners witness careful curations of croissants like you’ve never imagined.

Intimate and immersive, with just eight to 10 seats per session, Lune Lab is all about watching chefs work in real time, uncovering the delicate alchemy behind each croissant-y bite. This spring menu will see takes on oyster and G&T granita, crab with meyer lemon and caviar, gin-cured salmon with beetroot and wasabi, and finishes with a rhubarb, ginger, and buffalo yoghurt tart.

Lune Lab runs Fridays and Saturdays from 31 October to 29 November, with reservations opening 15 October at 11am. Tickets are known to sell out so book yours here.

Vintec Is Giving You The Chance To Host The Ultimate Dinner Party

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Think you were born to entertain? Here’s your shot. To celebrate the launch of their new Luxe and Noire wine cabinet ranges, Vintec is giving one lucky host the chance to throw the dinner party of their dreams—no washing up required.

The prize? A professionally catered dinner in a stunning Sydney or Melbourne home, with a menu designed around your tastes, perfectly paired wines chosen by Vintec’s sommelier, and your own curated guestlist. All the hosting glory, none of the stress.

To enter, simply share in 25 words or less why you’d love to host a dinner party with Vintec between 20 October and 2 November. The winner will also score a Luxe Dual Zone wine cabinet—a sleek, Swedish-designed beauty that keeps your reds, whites, and mixers perfectly chilled with dual temperature zones and telescopic shelving.

It’s stylish, functional, and guaranteed to level up your home entertaining game. Because life’s too short for warm wine and boring dinners. Here's how to win.

Spice Temple Has Launched A Weekend Yum Cha Menu

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Spice Temple is launching their take on yum cha on Saturday 17 May, bringing bold spices, vibrant ingredients and the flavours of China’s diverse regions to a new made-for-sharing a la carte menu.

While there aren’t trolleys, Spice Temple’s yum cha menu offers Moreton Bay bug and scallop shu mai, white cut chicken with ginger and shallot, and steamed rice rolls with pork and sweet soy. Craving trusty yum cha staples? There’s also prawn har gow, heart-warming congee, and pan-fried pork buns, with a couple of dessert options for the requisite sweet finish.

Spice Temple’s yum cha menu is available between 11am and 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Book online.

The Winery In Surry Hills Has Started Bottomless Steak Frites Dinners

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The ever-popular steak frites continues to pop up on menus across Sydney, but Surry Hills favourite The Winery is upping the game by offering all-you-can-eat steak and chips for 90 minutes.

The epic offer is available on Wednesday evenings only, and will set you back just $65pp. If you’re feeling super indulgent, you can add a scoop of their signature tiramisu for $8 for a sweet finish. Bookings for bottomless steak and frites at The Winery are available online for Wednesdays between 5pm and 8pm.

All-You-Can-Drink Matcha Brunch Has Landed In Sydney

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Stylish Double Bay cafe and restaurant Ruma is giving the people what they want: as much matcha as they can handle. They’ve just started bottomless matcha brunches for $50pp, offering unlimited cloud coconut matcha, iced strawberry matchas, and classic matcha lattes. 

The matcha goodness comes with a Turkish-style breakfast including a savoury spread (with a choice of bacon, salmon or hot honey halloumi), fruit platter with coconut yoghurt, and pastries. Tea, coffee and juices are included, too. Ruma’s bottomless matcha brunch is available until 11am daily, and you can book online.

Morrison's Has Launched A Martini Happy Meal

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Sydney CBD staple Morrison’s Oyster Bar & Grill just dropped the ultimate grown-up Happy Meal: a chilled gin martini, garnished with a lemon-stuffed olive, paired with a silver cup of golden fries.

This amped-up Happy Meal will set you back $24, and is available from 11.30am daily—we’d be heading in on a Wednesday, when oysters are just $1.50 between 6pm and 7pm.

Bargain Food Marketplace App Too Good To Go Is Now In Sydney

Sydney has scored a new way to nab bargain goodies with the arrival of Too Good To Go, the Danish B-Corp app that lets you divert surplus food from landfill while helping businesses to reduce costs from wastage.

Its arrival comes after a hugely successful Aussie launch in Melbourne, where more than 150 bakeries, cafes, restaurants, grocery stores and other food businesses offer prepared food, fresh produce and baked items in their Surprise Bags, which vary in price but guarantee a bargain.

The app kicks mega goals in reducing food waste— a big win considering the more than 7.6 million tonnes of food, 70% of which is still edible, wasted in Australia every year.

You can now order Surprise Bags from as little as $6.99 in Sydney from local and national businesses including Surry Hills sandwich shop It’s Recess, Harris Farm Markets, Omeio Artisanal Deli and Tonton Bread. You can join Too Good To Go on the Apple App Store and Google Play and browse participating Sydney venues now.