Sydney

The top-tier luxury Sydney accommodation in the CBD and city fringe, as picked by GT editors.

“What I love about these places is their authenticity. Each time I dine in these eateries, I feel like I’m sitting at their family dining room table."

All the new and soon-to-open restaurants and bars in Sydney to visit this autumn.

The best seats in the city.

The long-time P&V collaborators make the official move to take over the food offering of the courtyard wine bar.

The new food market delivers everything from a butcher and cheese shop to florists and dumpling stalls.

All the new and soon-to-open restaurants and bars around Australia to add to your hit list.

The new restaurant is paying it forward by sharing tasty Indian eats and providing meals for those facing food insecurity with every set menu purchased.

Fire cooking, headline chefs, night food markets and more are set to descend on the city for Vivid Sydney 2025.

Flora and Mister Grotto are set to open on Australia Street this February — with a third to follow.

In 2025, we're all looking to dip in to fine-diners a little more lightly. Here's how to experience the best of Sydney for less.

The best restaurants in Sydney, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide. There are old favourites, new trailblazers, and a lot of dining out to be done in the harbour city. Pull up a seat.

The popular New York-style grill restaurant is set to open in Sydney’s CBD this September

The Eve Hotel Sydney has finally opened its doors, heralding a glamorous new era for the Redfern corner site.

The Eve is set to make waves as Sydney’s newest design-led hotel, joined by two restaurants from the team behind Bistecca and The Gidley.

One of our favourite Sydney rooftop restaurants now has an ex-Noma chef at the helm.

We visit Josh and Julie Niland’s long-awaited boutique property in Sydney’s Paddington ahead of its official opening.

This one is for the lovers.

From a Palm Beach penthouse to a Newtown hideaway.

These are the best restaurants in New South Wales, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.

The news comes just weeks after the Nilands announced a new restaurant on Hamilton Island.

Croissant extraordinaire Kate Reid confirms Lune's Sydney flagship will open in Rosebery — this Saturday.

Ring in 2025 with Australia's best parties and plates.

We take a first look at The Grill, the luxe new restaurant at the heart of the CBD’s latest hot spot.

From intimate 12-person tables to towering glass rooms, these are the best private dining rooms to book for that big event.

Join us as we discover Chandon Étoile and some exceptional vintages alongside a special menu by Gourmet Traveller’s Chef of the Year.

The best seats in the harbour city.

The neo-French restaurant from the Pellegrino 2000 team will serve last drinks on 3 November.

The chef-owner behind innovative diner Cafe Paci in Sydney's Newtown

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Josh and Julie Niland's ambitious revamp of Paddington hotel is finally open for service.

We speak to New Zealand chef Monique Fiso on the once-in-a-lifetime collaboration with the acclaimed Champagne house.

The popular Sydney restaurant by the Bentley Group is set to close following failed negotiations with a new landlord.

Etymon opens a new dining precinct, with two restaurants, a wine bar-bakery and an artisan grocer

The award-winning bar collective behind Maybe Sammy and El Primo Sanchez is the latest operator to cut ties with Public Hospitality and its owner Jon Adgemis.

The revered Sydney fine-diner is calling an end to its almost 40-year run.

We unpack the upcoming Vivid-inspired culinary offering at The Dining Room, featuring a three-course set menu led by head chef Brian O'Flaherty.

Italian chef Alessandro Pavoni will take over the old One Penny Red site in Summer Hill to open a traditional neighbourhood osteria.

A Cantonese headliner from Neil Perry, a Surry Hills stalwart reborn and excellent interstate imports are just some of the restaurants we’re looking forward to in 2024.

Australian restaurateur and chef Luke Mangan is bringing his sky-high culinary experience back to the Sydney Harbour icon.

One venue has already closed while La Salut will now be operated by Public Hospitality.

Set to open this December, the contemporary Asian restaurant will be led by former Aru chef Khanh Nguyen, and promises more fun, more noise and more buzz than the group's other popular establishments.

The former Fred's chef has been announced as culinary director of the Sydney Opera House’s event venues

And Gourmet Traveller readers are invited to be the first to check it out next week.

Foodlab Sydney is a social enterprise that has its kitchen open to all.

Kurumba will bring a dedicated hopper bar, lobster-spiked curried rice and rosewater soft serves to the south end of Crown Street.

The perfect pair.

The glitzy New York-style steakhouse is set to take over the historic Bridge Room in Sydney's CBD.

The new casual restaurant is paying it forward by sharing traditional Mexican fare and providing meals for those facing food insecurity.

The world-famous chef's three Michelin-starred London restaurant is coming to Sydney - for three nights only.

Australia's Chinatowns were the first areas to feel the devastating effects of Covid. Three years on, things are finally looking brighter.

With travellers returning in droves, Australia is bringing its A-game when it comes to hotels.

The Bentley Group’s newest venture is an old-world marvel with a cutting-edge dining ethos.

He joins executive chef Michael Greenlaw to deliver hyper-local, seasonal and cutting-edge cuisine 80 floors above Melbourne's CBD.

The Niland train shows no sign of slowing, with the husband-and-wife team set to open their fifth venue in Sydney's North Shore.

Named The Harbour, the pop-up eatery pays homage to the original ‘80s seafood restaurant once housed in the Sydney icon.

It’s the same iconic view in a new wave for Icebergs as the famed Bondi diner reopens with theatrical iced seafood troughs, Sunday sunset parties and a brand-new private dining room.

The Gallery's new dining program features culinary icons Clayton Wells, Palisa Anderson and Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo.

With 25 of Australia’s top chefs uniting for a great cause.

The new woodfired restaurant is set to be the jewel in Ace Hotel’s crown.

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Whether dining à deux, or in a larger group, these are the places that draw a vibrant crowd in Sydney and Melbourne.