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The Mayflower is all soft peach hues and decadent, refined dishes. This Darlinghurst cafe is built into an art deco-style shop front that was once a florist, and everything, from the sweet interior to the menu laced with fancy delicacies (like caviar and truffle), is a nod to the building’s floral past.

Part deli, part pasta shop, part commercial kitchen, and part den of culinary action and inspiration, Fabbrica is an extension of the pasta we’ve come to know and love at Ragazzi—and a spot to live and breathe the ritual of pasta making, and then some.

If it’s been a while since you visited upstairs at Crown Street’s charming Trinity Bar—you’re missing out on one of Sydney’s best secret rooftop bars. This charming bar may not actually be on a rooftop, but the giant retractable ceiling that lets in Sydney’s fresh springtime air sure makes it feel that way. Tilly May’s is one of our favourite date spots in Surry Hills, and we think you should make it one of yours.

Maybe Sammy is the creation of co-owners Stefano Catino, Vince Lombardo, and Andrea Gualdi.

Cicco Zetland, formerly known as Cafe Vité, has been a thriving Italian hotspot since 2014. The family-owned and operated cafe and roastery was established by the legendary man himself, Tony Pacitto, and has recently re-opened under the new management of Tony’s son, Alex.

Newtown’s eclectic, vibing South King Street is the new official home of Melbourne-based craft brewing legends, Mountain Goat.

You’ll find this inner-city distillery and cocktail bar near the dandelion fountain in a building that has a very Kings Cross past. In the 60s it was a speakeasy and an illegal gambling den, later it became the Private Book Shop and then the Ecstasy Adult Book Shop. 

If you’re on the hunt for an epic, delicious, knock-your-socks-off doughnut in Sydney, no doubt Donut Papi is high on your hit list. The Filipino-inspired doughnut shop is one of the best in Sydney, serving handmade, sweet, doughy goodness layered with Asian flavours and stacks of creative flair.  

You might assume that opening a new venue in 2020 right after a global pandemic is impossible, but the legends behind Leichhardt’s best-hidden gem, Golden Gully, beg to differ. Renovating and taking over the old Redfern Continental and GDR site, The Sunshine Inn is set to be a spot for natural wine, local beers, Australian-style cocktails, and an affordable and impressive vegetarian degustation. So basically, it's shaping up to be your next favourite Inner West date spot.  

Redfern is home to West Australian brewing royalty, Gage Roads' latest venture, Atomic Beer Project. The project is a nod to the history of Gage Roads' core range classic, the Atomic Pale Ale, and their love of hop-driven beers.

This Paddington hair haven is run by the best in the industry. On one side, you’ve got John Pulitano, just casually one of the top hairstylists in the business who has worked for over 10 years on fashion week shows in New York City, Paris, Milan, London, and Australia. On the other, you've got Vincent Nobile, who has been one of Australia’s leading colourist for over two decades.

Biodynamic wine, provincial-style gardens, and—roaming peacocks. Yes, Krinklewood is no ordinary cellar door, which means you need to round up your road trip crew and make for the hills.

You might be familiar with a lot of Sydney's iconic breweries that reside along the Inner West's "Ale Trail", travelling from Enmore, through Marrickville, up into Tempe. But next time you're searching for a cold craft beer around Sydney's brewery epicentre, pop your head into Hopsters Co-Operative Brewery taprooms at the top of Enmore road.

Let’s just say, the opening of Durga’s Indian Street Food & Bar has given a new light to 2020. Brought to you by the same crew that gave Sydney Durga Paan & Falooda, this new spot pays homage to the street food eateries of Mumbai.

Sometimes, all you need to do is knock back as much sushi as humanly possible and then sit and revel in your food-induced coma. That’s where Okami comes in.

Sydney is home to some pretty outstanding toasties. From shops dedicated to the humble cheese melt to cafes plating up towering mi goreng toasties, a jumbo banoffee jaffle and a particularly iconic mortadella-laced pressed sandwich—we love a toasted sandwich in this city.

The fact of the matter is—a city can never have too many greenhouses and nurseries. And, the newest house plant emporium to land on Sydney soil is hailing in hard from the Central Coast, so bring a car with enough space because you’ll be going home with the lot.

If you’ve never been to Gundagai in rural NSW, picture this—it’s the quintessential Australian country town located on the Murrumbidgee River (between Sydney and Melbourne). The town itself plays a huge part in Australia’s pioneering past, with plenty to see and do including checking out Gundagai Railway, scoping out historic bridges, exploring old gold trails with Gundagai having served as a home for a slew of pioneers in agriculture and having witnessed all the mining booms. 

Hendriks is a spot to sip 30 of the world’s best cognacs and—to make it even better—bespoke jumbo jaffles, oozing with cheese and gourmet fillings, are also on the agenda. 

Sun, space for social distancing and plenty of beer. If that’s not a winning trifecta for a brewery right about now—we don’t know what is. South Sydney’s first microbrewery has landed in the back streets of Botany and it’s everything you could have hoped for and more.

Enmore is home to many must-try hole-in-the-wall eateries—Little Lagos is the latest to join the crew.

Sydney, feast your eyes on the flossy pink and nostalgic new cafe making a big name for itself in Petersham. Setting up shop in the space formerly known as Daisy’s Milk Bar, The Sunday Baker is a sweet mecca filled with retro baked goods and an all-day menu.

Sydney is now home to Australia’s very first planet-focused laundromat.

Finders is a part-time gin bar and a boutique distillery heroing native Australian ingredients and all things gin discovery.

We’ll be honest, not much beats a beautifully hand-crafted burger and Suzie Dukes is one of the best joints in Sydney to score such a creation.

There’s no denying Sydney is living out a new golden age of desserts and cakes and adding to this fresh chapter is Black Star Pastry’s brand new store in the heart of the CBD.

Crepe cakes, brûlée cheese tarts, burnt cheesecake, milk tea parfaits and fluffy souffle pancakes. These are just some of the goodies you can expect to find at Air Lab.

Brought to you by the same mastermind who gave the Eastern Suburbs The Parlour Room (a one-stop-shop dedicated to nails, brows, tans and waxing), SELF is a stunning new wellness space where you can continue to indulge yourself entirely.

When a foodie concept is born out of the craving for a late-night schnitzel, we could be biased— but we’re already big fans.

If you live in Sydney, there’s no doubt you are a big believer in the margarita. You’ll also be a fan of a secret late-night locale and some damn good and deeply authentic Mexican fare. Enter La Farmacia.

We’re not going to sugarcoat it. This is an actual adult’s playground equipped with bright colours, fun challenges, and of course—freshly ground coffee. Say hello to your newest weekend hang.

The feasting at 7th Heaven Cafe is some serious kaleidoscopic goodness. From “unicorn noodles”, taro pancakes and an edible “spring garden”—pretty much any order here means you’ll be eating the entire rainbow.

Cucinetta is the Italian fine dining restaurant you want to make sure you hit at least once in your life.

With sustainability at the helm, Bak & Bak is a fresh North Sydney cafe all about cooking from scratch and the simple (brunch) pleasures.

From the same team that brought Nour to Surry Hills, Henrietta is a Middle Eastern-style charcoal chicken concept with lashings of pink neon and all the polish, flavour and style we love its older sibling for.

To celebrate World Chocolate Day on Tuesday 7 July, the KitKat Chocolatory will be handing out FREE hot chocolate all day. 

If you're after a super stylish snow-filled escape—The Eastern at Thredbo Village is your dream getaway. 

The brainpower behind Bondi’s Taqiza and Carbon has kicked off another Mexican mecca in the heart of Potts Point.

Four Pillars is one of a handful of Aussie gin distillers who, we feel, are largely responsible for our deep love of the delicious botanical spirit. 

Axe throwing. It's a simple as it sounds. Basically, it's you hurling a hatchet at a wooden wall with all your might, channeling some kind of hectic viking lord, or maybe just the legendary woodchop champs of the Royal Easter Show.

Just when you thought Mary’s had already given us all the culture, burgers and vibes we could handle, they’ve gone and outdone themselves (again). Mary’s founders Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham have opened Mary’s On Top—a sky-high Mary’s spinoff serving burgers, vegan burgers, beers, wine, sunshine and all the good stuff we love these guys for.

WingHAÜS will reopen on Wednesday 3 June, 2020. Happy hour runs from 5pm - 7pm and includes$5 wines, $6 pints , $11 steins and $7.50 cocktails (margaritas, Negronis, Aperol spritz and espresso martinis.)

There’s something pretty magical about Port Stephens. Maybe it’s the pods of dolphins that seem to hang out all year round, maybe it’s the mysterious twin headlands that guard the entrance out to sea; it could be the tranquil coves and dusty white sand, or the unbeatable sparkle of the water as the sun hits golden hour.

This beachside retreat is made up of a collection of 16 villas and an onsite restaurant and cafe—all a stone's throw from the gentle roar of Seven Mile Beach. Its name comes from the Bangalay Sand Forest that surrounds it—a unique coastal environment made up of Bangalay, Blackbutts, Lilly Pilly and Coast Banksia trees. 

We wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t yet made a pastry pit stop at Clovelly’s best-kept secret.

Seeing as there is no better time for a virtual bakery to thrive—let us introduce you to La Maison Cookies.

In case you missed it, Simply Hummus is Sydney’s very first bar entirely dedicated to—you guessed it—hummus. 

UPDATE: For the course of the COVID-19 lockdown, Bondi Clay has launched a set of online tutorials and take-home clay kits. You can pick up full and half bags of white stoneware clay and tools from the Bondi studio, or have the clay delivered if you live in the Eastern suburbs. 

Naming your bar after that Credence Clearwater Revival song is definitely a good start. Where ever you are right now, fire up Spotify and hit play on the tune Fortunate Son—and that’s the Southern-style Mississippi River rock vibe you’re going to encounter at this brand-new Newtown bar (side note: despite their swamp rock style, CCR were actually from sunny San Francisco).

Brought to you by the team that blessed us with the likes of Sonora, Carbon and Taqiza, Sydney is now home to a buzzing, beachfront rum bar.

Big things are happening in Coogee. From multi-level Euro-inspired wine bars to beachfront restaurants plating up black abalone skewers, this suburb is riding a big hospitality wave to mark the start of a whole new foodie era.

Sydney’s sassy same-day plant delivery service PlantGirl has opened its first bricks-and-mortar set up in the heart of the Inner West, which means you’ll be able to deck out your digs in lush greenery and bright planters.

Raphael Place is Sydney’s brand new mini-dining precinct. Hidden in a courtyard at the end of an unsuspecting laneway near Circular Quay, it features just two restaurants and is encircled by both the heritage-listed Government House stables and the soaring One Farrer Place skyscraper, making it a small but extra charming culinary oasis in the heart of the city. 

Paddington’s Mexican offering has just stepped up a notch with the arrival of Don Pedros. This backstreet cantina and bar is home to all the no-frill vibes you could need for a mid-week feed with your mates, or a cheeky Thursday night loaded with well, you know, lots of tequila shots.

Served in fluffy, puffy stacks of three and likened to floating on a cloud—Japanese soufflé pancakes have been taking the dessert world (and Instagram) by storm for the past few years. 

Sydney’s ever-expanding plant-based scene covers everything from Napoli-style pizza, Indian Pakora, greasy burgers, gnocchi, pub classics, pho, cocktails, tacos and more. And now, adding to the South American arm of Sydney’s vegan possibilities—we have Calle Rey.

Bartolo is one of a few all-day diners in Sydney—dishing out espresso and Italian-style pastries in the AM, and handmade pastas for lunch and dinner, alongside an impressive line-up of flavour-stacked low-ABV cocktails, antipasti and more. 

Two things we know are bound to spark controversy: whether Sydney is, in fact, a better city than Melbourne and, separately, who makes the best pizza in Sydney. Here to fire up a bit of debate on both topics is D.O.C Pizza, a famous pizza institution from our rival city that has just flung open the door of it's first-ever Sydney location. 

Wholegreen Bakery is not a new discovery among the coeliacs of Sydney. In fact, its Waverly outpost is known to churn out the best damn gluten-free croissants, brioche, sourdough, pain au chocolat and, come Easter time, hot cross buns around.

Sydney’s Japanese renaissance is alive and thriving—and among the growing list of exciting new venues dishing out supremely tasty Japanese delights is Nakano Darling.