Restaurants

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.

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. 

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.

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.

When Andrea Bettini opened Betto Deli & Cucina in Erskineville, he set out to create the kind of venue he wished already existed.

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. 

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. 

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.

Operated by a team with serious hospo pedigree, Arms Length is the Potts Point all-rounder you wish was on your street

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

Pippo's Pizza E Cucina is a home-style Italian pizza restaurant from the owners of Redfern's La Coppola, focusing on old-school hospitality and local charm.

Towards the quieter end of King Street, you'll find South End—a polished slice of European dining on the outskirts of Newtown.

Bar Allora is the first collaboration between Table For and The Maybe Group, an all-day Italian bar and restaurant.

A cosy 30-seat New York–inspired spot where steak, seafood, and a perfect martini never go out of style.

Sydney’s obsession with the Euro-bistro is really having its moment.

Café Margaret is Neil Perry’s latest love letter to Double Bay.

The Clareville is an airy cottage-restaurant on Sydney's Northern Beaches, serving up contemporary Australian cuisine.

Epula is the newest culinary chapter from the Tapavino Group, fusing Renaissance architecture with the warm, bustling energy of an Italian piazza

Not on our bingo card for 2025: Maybe Sammy whipping up concoctions inside a century-old sailing club.

25hours Hotel The Olympia is shaking up Sydney’s stay scene with its first Australian outpost.

Proof that Sydney’s Euro-inspired wine bars are spreading into new suburbs, giving locals a European-style night out without the city commute.

Here, the menu reads like a map of the Mediterranean.

The Corner is Palm Beach's vibrant new neighbourhood hub from The Boathouse Group.

Elliott’s is a modern all-day bistro and live music joint from the crew behind beloved Sydney restaurants Esteban and tqm.

From the team behind Bar Copains, Vin-Cenzo’s opens on 21 August 2025—consider this your heads-up to book in early.

Housed in the former Song Bird site, Gran Torino is Neil Perry's modern Italian diner in Double Bay. 

Homer Rogue Taverna is a gritty, graffiti-streaked Greek restaurant in Cronulla, reminiscent of an Athens taverna.

This swish Sydney CBD restaurant serves only one main dish: steak frites.

Loulou Bistro is now open in Martin Place with its beloved three-day steak frites and a $2 happy hour. 

Gina Pasta Bar is a gorgeous waterfront Italian restaurant in Barangaroo from the team behind Izgara and Malika Bakehouse. 

Bringing personal passion to Potts Point, renowned chef Sam Young is opening his Chinese restaurant Young Palace this August. Sam Young and his partner, Grace Chen, are drawing from all of the Chinatowns they’ve travelled to around the globe, and hope to incorporate every good ingredient into their one, inclusive restaurant.

Scala Lane is an intimate Italian wine and pasta bar in a Wynyard laneway.

Bazaar and Bar is Brookvale's neighbourhood Indian restaurant and wine bar. 

Rasā House brings South and Southeast Asian cuisine to the Rose Bay waterfront in a cosy, eclectic, mid-century dining room.

Canvas is a breathtaking restaurant on level four of MCA Australia in The Rocks, blending the art and culinary worlds in an ever-changing experience.

Toki puts an experimental spin on fine dining, bringing Asian flavours with French culinary techniques 

Ette is a swish Sydney CBD restaurant and bar that's all about affordable, fast and fuss-free fine dining with an ever-changing menu. 

Shabuway is Sydney’s first self-service shabu shabu buffet.

Bombies is the '70s-inspired rooftop bar at the Harbord Hotel in Freshwater.

The Middle Eastern tapas bar is set in the heart of Oxford Street.

Surry Hills has a new kid on the block with Butter bringing fried chicken, bubbly, old-school urban beats and fresh kicks to our fair city. 

Izy.AKI is a Sydney omakase restaurant prioritising seasonal ingredients and a theatrical flair.

Tequila Mockingbird has had a makeover, returning as tqm., a sunny South American eatery with a Michelin-rated Venezuelan chef bringing theatre and soul to the table. 

R by Raita Noda blends authenticity with Japanese theatrics in this modern omakase spot set in Redfern's Wunderlich Lane precinct.

40Res does fine-dining dishes and boutique wines in a relaxed and fluff-free setting in Surry Hills. 

Osteria Mucca is an old-school Italian restaurant set in a former butchery shop in Newtown's Australia Street precinct.

Ditch butter chicken and naan for treasured Bengali family recipes at Kolkata Social—a Newtown Indian restaurant by former Firedoor and Raja chef Ahana Dutt.

Rosa is Pyrmont’s Amalfi-inspired neighbourhood pasta bar, where you can indulge in authentic Italian dishes–all under $30. 

Cibaria at Manly Pacific Hotel is a modern, beachfront Italian eatery from Sydney restaurateurs Alessandro and Anna Pavoni.

Flora is a charming and innovative vegetarian restaurant in Newtown's Australia Street precinct. 

Eleven Barrack is a Sydney CBD restaurant blending an old-world steak and seafood grill concept with a stylish setting and service.

Mister Grotto is an intimate seafood restaurant in Newtown's Australia Street precinct.

Fat Pomelo is a buzzing Asian fusion diner across from Narrabeen Beach with a gorgeous dining room, bold share-style menu and vibrant drinks.

Lottie is a stunning Mexican restaurant and mezcaleria in Redfern’s Wunderlich Lane.

Ruma is a Double Bay all-day eatery serving modern Australian comfort dishes spiked with exciting Pan-Asian flavours like caviar-crowned Korean fried chicken and kimchi hashbrowns. 

Sydney's iconic Chinese restaurant, Golden Century, is back.

Tessuto is an Italian cafe in the Sydney CBD Italian.

Letra House is an underground wine bar and restaurant in the Sydney CBD tucked beneath Italian eatery Palazzo Salato.

The Espy is a breezy, open-air waterfront bar and casual dining spot in Manly.

Pippis is a waterfront Australian-Italian BYO restaurant in Cronulla’s Calico Marina.

Situated on Newtown’s vegan mile, Mina Maria serves elevated, Euro-inspired, plant-based creations.

Saint Peter is a globally acclaimed restaurant owned by pioneer chef Josh Niland. The Paddington restaurant sees him champion Australian seafood, applying unconventional cooking techniques and treatments to offer a must-try Sydney dining experience.

Ela Ela, set inside The Bristol, brings Greek hospitality to the Sydney CBD.

Olympus brings the philosophy of Greek dining to Surry Hills and Redfern’s Wunderlich Lane dining precinct.

Island Radio is a pumping Sydney restaurant in the Wunderlich Lane lifestyle precinct, where Surry Hills and Redfern meet. 

Avia is a Darlinghurst restaurant that pays homage to chef-owner Stefano Marano’s time in his nonna’s kitchen in Italy.

Neptune’s Grotto is a Sydney CBD Italian restaurant, focusing on regional specialties from Italy’s north, by the trio behind Clam Bar, Pellegrino 2000, and Bistrot 916.

Suki is a refined Asian fusion restaurant by the Merci Group, taking over the former Rosa Mexican space on Barrenjoey Road in Mona Vale. 

Delta Rue is a Vietnamese-French restaurant in the Sydney CBD, on level five of the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

Gyuniku offers an all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ experience with high-quality meats, a self-service sushi bar, an udon machine and a DIY frozen yoghurt station. 

Ouzo is a Mediterranean bar and restaurant in Darlinghurst merging the flavours of Greece, Spain, France, and Italy in a relaxed, vibrant setting.

Prefecture 48 is a three-storey, Sydney CBD Japanese dining hub with an omakase, whisky and cocktail bar, kaiseki restaurant, robata grill counter, Euro fusion restaurant and patisserie.

Summer Salt is a sparkling contemporary Italian restaurant in Cronulla with floor-to-ceiling ocean views overlooking the sunny shores of Elouera Beach.

Bar Morris is a decadent 40-seat all-day diner and wine bar with a menu of polished Italian-inspired bites.

Tilda is a modern Australian restaurant in House Made Hospitality’s dining precinct at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

One of three offerings at drinking and dining destination The International in the Sydney CBD, The Wine Bar will itself have three unique spaces.

The Grill is a laid-back, fine-dining experience at The International in Martin Place.

Fabbrica has brought its celebrated pasta and wine combo to the Inner West. 

Nestled in Gunnamatta Bay, Benny’s brings a taste of Euro summer to the Shire, pairing coastal dining with prime waterfront views.

Sydney steak restaurant The Cut Bar & Grill has reopened in The Rocks.

GetSashimi Coogee is an upsized outpost of the original Bondi location, which was Sydney’s first sashimi bar.

Postino Osteria is a neighbourhood Italian restaurant by acclaimed chef Alessandro Pavoni in the historic Summer Hill post office.

Ennui is a Haymarket restaurant and bar from a team with collective experience with the Love Tilly and Bentley Groups, as well as Hartsyard and Stillwater in Tasmania.

Yum Cha Project is an affordable spot reinventing the traditional Cantonese yum cha experience in the Sydney CBD. 

Bistro Red Lion by Manu is a French restaurant led by popular French-Australian chef Manu Feildel inside the historic Red Lion pub in Sydney’s Inner West.

Song Bird is Neil Perry’s three-storey Cantonese restaurant in Double Bay. 

Teddy is a casual Australian bistro and bar in Kings Cross by Nick and Kirk Mathews-Bowden, of neighbouring Middle Eastern restaurant Ezra, with a fun ‘80s soundtrack, inviting weekly specials, and covers-all-bases menu.