Maggie Scardifeld

It’s been a big year of openings for restaurants in Sydney, and there are more still to come. Here are some of the glimmers on the horizon that suggest the coming year will be a happy one for diners.

For our 50th anniversary issue in 2016, we scoured Australia asking two questions: What dishes are making waves right now? What flavours will take us into the next half-century? Melbourne provided 14 answers.

Fear not, Sydney. Melbourne might have its wine bar crawl sorted, but this year a host of new Sydney bars will keep the good times rolling in the city. Here are our top picks of Sydney bars to watch.

Ahead of the Keep Sydney Open rally this Sunday, we asked some key figures from the food, wine and hospitality industries to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.