Urban List Guide To Sydney

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.

On Cue Studio is bringing a new mat pilates concept to Sydney’s North Shore, opening in Gladesville on Saturday 28 February.

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.

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

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

Process The Podcast has announced the launch of The Clubhouse — a limited 12-month creative space in Surry Hills positioned as Australia’s first community and event venue built around a podcast.

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.

Behind the Thora General Store, midway between Bellingen and Dorrigo, you’ll find Pitstop—an old-school roadside burger shop.

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.

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

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.

Double Bay has welcomed Reset Studio, a boutique wellness spot designed to feel more like a refined private residence than a commercial facility.

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.

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