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Waterfront favourite Ripples Chowder Bay has had a refresh, bringing a laid-back but stylish atmosphere to the dining room, deck and new club lounge and private dining room, thanks to stone-topped tables, beachy mismatched stripes, and green leather elements.

After developing a significant following with their lobster rolls flipped from a food truck at Sydney markets, Lobster House now has a CBD store.

Franquette is a Bretagne-style creperie, cafe, and bar that's open all day and filled with oodles of French countryside charm. 

Beloved fried chicken joint Belles has landed in Bondi. Here, the team is dialling up the fried chicken experience with a retro diner meets beachside dive bar aesthetic, boozy milkshakes, and hip-hop DJs. 

An ode to agave spirits, Four Hundred is a North Sydney rooftop bar and kitchen packing plenty of spice.

Grumpy Donuts is the champion of donut-diner culture in Sydney. The St Peters outpost is their second location—and it's intended to be a breakfast one-stop-shop, peddling their much-loved light and fluffy doughnuts alongside Coffee Supreme coffee and breakfast burritos. 

The Sydney CBD is now home to the world’s largest LEGO store, covering 900 square metres over two storeys of hands-on fun for future designers, inventors, builders and artists.

Revamped Parramatta Road pub The Lady Hampshire is welcoming a late-night eatery and takeaway joint playing on British-Indian cuisine by former Baba’s Place chef Brendan King.

A sprawling sashimi, sushi and seafood bar overlooking the beach, GetSashimi is now open in Bondi.

Harper is a poolside rooftop bar for cocktails, Mediterranean-inspired snacks and urban views atop the Kimpton Margot Sydney, and the largest open-air rooftop bar in Sydney’s CBD.

On the ground floor of Paddington’s Oxford House hotel, Busby’s is a moody natural wine and record bar with a seasonal aperitivo menu.

Forget celebrity fragrances and department store clerks handing out smelling strips. If you love hard-to-find, boutique fragrances dreamt up by artisans from far-flung places, Libertine Parfumerie is for you. 

From the Azabu group, Charlotte is a luxurious and handsome French-inspired bistro in McMahons Point.

By the team behind The Gidley, Bistecca, and The Rover, Alfie’s is a fresh take on the classic steakhouse that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

El Primo Sanchez is a Mexican-inspired bar from the award-winning team behind Maybe Sammy.

789 is a premium Korean BBQ venue in Darling Square from the team behind the legendary 687 Korean BBQ—which we reckon is one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants in Sydney.

When Toko moved to the CBD, Crown Street was suddenly deprived of a glam Japanese spot. The ESCA Group (AALIA, Nour, Lilymu) has captured the gap in the market with Itō.

Eau de Vie is one of Sydney's most-awarded cocktail bars. Once a secluded Darlinghurst drinking hole, the bar has since changed addresses, opening up in the basement of a heritage building in the CBD for a new era of late nights and whisky flights. 

Supporting displaced Ukrainian communities in Sydney and abroad, Kyiv Social is a new social enterprise eatery by Plate It Forward—the team behind Colombo Social, Kabul Social, Coyoacan Social and Anything But Humble.

Martinez is a multi-pronged venue in the heart of Circular Quay by House Made Hospitality (Hinchcliff House’s Grana, Lana and Apollonia, Bar Mammoni, Easy Tiger and Promenade Bondi Beach), with a terrace bar boasting harbour views, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, and convenient kiosk serving CBD workers.

A vibrant and laid-back diner packed with Southeast Asian flavours, Easy Tiger is serving up a fun and affordable experience perfectly suited to its beachside location in Bondi.

Totti’s first opened on Bondi Road back in 2018 and now you can also find it in the CBD at Bar Totti’s, in Lorne in Victoria, and in the Inner West inside the Three Weeds pub in Rozelle.

Atop The Strand Hotel in Darlinghurst, Kasbah is a Sydney rooftop bar offering an idyllic Mediterranean escape with views of the CBD skyline.

Caravin is a compact, two-level French restaurant and wine bar in Potts Point by the team behind Bar Suze (and its successor B.S. Pasta Palace).

Pairing Sydney Harbour Bridge views with a reimagined Cantonese menu, Pearl is an elevated CBD restaurant from the beloved Lotus Dining Group.

Bringing the essence of Spain’s Balearic islands to Sydney’s coastline, Iberica is a Spanish tapas and wine bar in the heart of Bondi.

Sitting pretty on Sydney Harbour with a jaw-dropping view of the Bridge, Luna Park, and the historic finger wharves of Dawes Point, PIER BAR is one of those special spots where you can sit back and marvel at the sheer beauty of this city. 

Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant is the successor to Golden Century, occupying an enormous three-storey 600-seat venue on Sussex Street in Sydney's Chinatown. 

Beloved city pasta shop Fabbrica has expanded into the bakery scene with the arrival of Fabbrica Bread Shop inside Rozelle’s Maloney’s Grocer.

A neighbourhood French izakaya from well-known chef Luke Mangan, Luc-San is a casual and creative spot tucked behind Potts Point’s iconic Coca-Cola sign.

Beloved Darlinghurst pub Taphouse is back thanks to Sydney hospitality group Applejack (who also resurrected Forrester’s in Surry Hills), with a refreshed interior and rooftop and epic menu of Cantonese cuisine.

First, Ricos was a food truck slinging birria tacos right outside Messina HQ in Rosebery. Then, there was a brick-and-mortar outpost in Chippendale. And now, the cult-favourite taco joint has taken over both storeys of The Norfolk in Redfern.

Once a buzzy late-night CBD pub, Jacksons on George has entered a shiny new era as a three-storey dining and drinking precinct—complete with a beaming rooftop bar, a Euro-style bistro, and a casual public bar.

Joining Newtown’s collective of specialised bars (like Ante, SPON, and Bar Planet), Famelia is an Enmore Road wine bar and bottle shop that highlights female winemakers and wines that tell a story of place and producer.

Vegan burger sensation Mr Charlie’s is hitting Australia and landing in Sydney, becoming the first international location to join a handful of the viral plant-based takeaway locations in California.

On level 22 of the five-star Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, On The Park Rejuvenation Day Spa offers a multi-sensory menu of luxury treatments.

Bar Besuto is a shrine to top-shelf Japanese whisky—and an extension of the experience of one of Sydney's best omakase, Besuto.

At the historic Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool in the Domain precinct and overlooking Sydney Harbour, Oh Boy serves breakfasts, bottomless brunches and lunches, poolside snacks, and post-swim treats and coffee.

You know these guys are pretty serious about pizza when they legally change their names to Joey Pepperoni and Marty McFly. Well, maybe not so serious—but definitely dedicated to a good time and a great slice of pie. 

A North Sydney restaurant and bar with fire, wood and charcoal at its heart, Poetica Bar & Grill is a refined but relaxed spot by Etymon Group (The Charles Grand Brasserie and Bar, Loulou Bistro, Boulangerie & Traiteur, and Tiva).

High up on the slopes of Bowen Mountain, hatted restaurant Amara is hidden within the spectacular Spicers Sangoma Retreat, overlooking the property's tranquil pool, peaceful bushland, and an incredible sky-high view of the Sydney basin. 

Nestled into peaceful bushland on the slopes of Bowen Mountain, Spicers Sangoma Retreat is a certified eco-retreat that is perfect for couples looking to slip away from the hustle and bustle and step into nature.

Ahead of its 80th anniversary in 2024, Rushcutters Bay’s Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (the home of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race) has introduced a waterfront venue by The Boathouse Group.

Joining Sydney’s swell of modern Korean restaurants, Funda is a CBD restaurant combining Seoul’s vibrant energy with formal European kitchen techniques.

A reimagining of Odd Culture’s boundary-pushing King Street bottle shop, SPON is a Newtown wine bar and retail space that shakes up the traditional format of perusing and purchasing wine to encourage discovery.

Celebrating unmistakable Korean flavours and dishes in a bright and leafy setting, The Evergreen Chatswood is a Sydney Korean restaurant with plenty of modern flair.

NOMAD Sydney in Surry Hills celebrates 10 years in September 2023, offering the winning combination of a unique menu cooked over fire and smoke, an exciting wine program, and excellent hospitality seven days a week from its elegant Foster Street restaurant.

Tucano’s is a fun-filled bar and restaurant blending a modern take on Tiki with a tropical-meets-Mediteranean food menu.

Just a few clicks south of Ulladulla, this lakeside bakery has been quietly gathering fans since opening in December 2020.

Pasta master Alessandro Pavoni (who wooed Sydney with Ormeggio at the Spit) is behind a’Mare—a refined Italian restaurant by the water in Barangaroo.

The decision to eat at Chat Thai’s Haymarket location (bang in the centre of Sydney’s Thai Town, and surrounded by Thai grocers) is the easiest one you’ll make—the hardest is what to pick from their boundless and authentic menu of Thai dishes using incredibly fresh ingredients. 

A second venue by the team behind popular Pyrmont taqueria Nativo Mexican, Nu’u by Nativo is a two-storey Mexican restaurant and mezcal bar.

August 2024 update: Gelato Messina is launching Snackbar—a weekly Sunday pop-up at the Messina HQ in Marrickville—on Sunday 22 September.

Named after a Roman goddess, Cardea is an opulent speakeasy and entertainment bar lined with red velvet private booths and a glossy white grand piano.  

Hakata Gensuke first made its way to Australia via Melbourne, where it now has a cult following alongside its locations in Perth—and it’s finally in Sydney.

As far as hype goes, Japanese cheesecake brand LeTAO is the crème de la crème, with one of their cheesecakes selling every 10 seconds. Their Sydney flagship is the place to experience the full menu, with some Australian specials thrown in too. 

One of Sydney's most-awarded whisky bars has been revived—and with it, an opulent new 120-seat steak restaurant that acts as an extension of the bar's original dimly lit, jazz-infused atmosphere.

The stunning wave-shaped W Sydney hotel will open in October 2023.

From ex-Momofuku chef Richard Borg, Smoking Gringos has arrived on the scene and is serving some of Sydney's greatest and sauciest birria tacos. 

As well as its luxe suites and fancy five-star amenities, the spectacular W Sydney hotel is also a dining destination with mega restaurant "BTWN" (an abbreviation of "between") as the centrepiece.