When it comes to secret meeting or hiding places, where better than a cave? For those seeking somewhere to meet for a pre-show share plate and cocktail or a lingering harbourside dinner, then we think Darling Harbour’s new Planar Restaurant was conjured up especially for you. Hollowed out like an exposed cavern below the new...
We live in one of the most photogenic cities in the world, so why do we leave some of the best restaurants with a view to people visiting Sydney? Are we too cool to be a voyeur? Chef Michael Moore is a well-respected stalwart of our dining scene. Not many know he is a diabetic;...
Sydney drinking icons simply endure; The Sheaf, Oaks, Newport Arms and who hasn’t had a random night at The Verandah Bar? It’s been 20 years since its last reinvention and it’s reopened with an eye popping multi-million dollar a lift and tuck! Walking into Verandah’s cavernous space has always been a bit daunting, but with...
200 bottles of whisky on the wall… the singing starts early on Sundays at The Doss House, when an Irish ‘trad band’ forms up out of a medley of musicians. Each week is a different mix, from harps and accordions to flutes and a tin whistle, be it professionals and amateurs, singers and warblers, the traditional...
A walk along Barangaroo on a summer’s evening heaving with revellers and tourists, makes you wish you knew of somewhere hidden, a little more unique and perhaps only on the radar of those who need to (or should know). Enscounced in a rock face embankment, almost hidden from view on the city side of Hickson Road...
Cravings go together like a bottle of Rose and conversation with the girls, or a Sydney summer and a new rooftop bar. Luckily we can have both thanks to a stunning transformation on the second floor of the Mosman Club. Leave your RSL preconceptions of chintzyness at the door as you zoom up in the...
It’s the quintessential beach debate; are you a Northern or Eastern Beaches fan? Whilst Bondi has Icebergs, Manly has been gaining its hipster dining edge, first with 4 Pines Brewery, Merivale’s Papi Chulo, then a collection of artisan small bars. Recently a newly launched Manly Pavilion has been quietly opening its many doors onto sparkling...
You know ‘that’ kind of guy…Wit sharp as a Saville row suit, a weakness for embellishment, never seen around Sydney in anything less than a waxed moustache and a crisp collared shirt? Henry Deane is your man. Whilst you’ll be 100 years too late, his ‘high’ standards apply especially now Palisades has a new chef...
Barangaroo is a buzzing hub of hot new restaurants, shops and big office buildings, but sometimes it’s a little too sleek and chic. But that all changes at NOLA. Walk in the door at NOLA Smokehouse & Bar, or rather out the elevator (it sits on a corner of Tower One’s first floor), and you’re...
If you had $250m to spend what would you do? Well, the Hyatt Hotels had big bold vision to transform a tired Darling Harbour duckling (Four Points Sheraton) into a sleek, sexy glamazon – The Hyatt Regency, and we love it! She’s the biggest hotel in Sydney, but it takes more than just height for...
