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Co-founder and chef Raymond Hou works the new grill at Firepop, Enmore.

Firepop’s new Enmore Road home set to sizzle with huge open grill and a ‘crazy’ new dish

The first look at the popular pop-up that has finally found a home in Sydney’s inner west.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Bar Infinita inserts retro Italian touches into a modern setting, with a wood oven at its heart.

Gordon burger shop becomes an ambitious bar with a Firedoor chef stoking the flames

This north shore suburb is now home to a handsome Italian bar-restaurant with retro flourishes, including a tiled wood oven.

  • Scott Bolles
A roaming performer helping a customer with their drink at Pleasure Club, Newtown.

Chicken parmi cocktails and roaming puppets: Is this Sydney’s weirdest late-night bar?

Expect the unexpected at Odd Culture Group’s Pleasure Club – the first Newtown bar in a century to be granted a 4am liquor licence.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Bobbys is a breath of fresh air for beachside dining.

10 hot summery spots to soak up the last weekend of the season

Squeeze the most out of summer with a visit to these bright and breezy eating and drinking destinations.

Tita’s Carinderia in Marrickville is inspired by the Tita (Aunty) Marlene, and these Filipino women in food represent the “modern tita” the cafe wants to champion. 
L-R: Kat Kat, Kimberley Cruz, Karen Rodrigueza-Labuni and Christine Knight. Luisa Brimble

Times are tough in cafe land, but these new inner-west venues are up for the challenge

Try a new pastry bakery-cafe in Stanmore and two Marrickville arrivals: a fresh Filipino spot and a modern brutalist space serving signature beverages.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Owners Nicole Galloway and Peter Lew with newborn baby Louie.

Potts Point favourite Fei Jai takes new-wave Cantonese cooking to Rose Bay

Restaurateurs Peter Lew and Nicole Galloway have opened their new 40-seat eatery next to Bitton on Plumer Road.

  • Scott Bolles
The Joey

Former Boathouse site at Palm Beach reopens as upmarket diner The Joey after $7m rebuild

The old boat shed deliberately swaps beachy vibes for a sleek, grown-up design, serving lobster frites and king crab with chilli and garlic.

  • Scott Bolles
Fire-roasted whole baby pumpkin with mushroom risotto (centre right), and kingfish tiradito.

Sprawling indoor-outdoor Argentinian restaurant opens in former Efendy site

The Tequila Mockingbird and Esteban restaurateur is behind the latest opening on the Balmain peninsula.

  • Scott Bolles
Customers enjoying the Neapolitan-style pizza at Tutto Vero in Oatley.

The pizza revolution coming to a Sydney suburb near you (plus 10 new pizzerias to try)

Growing demand for high-quality pizza is stretching to the ’burbs, from Caringbah to Dee Why and beyond.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Chef Martin Benn (left) and head chef Jamie Robertson.

Look who’s back in town: Former Sepia chef mentors ‘Londonesque’ revamp of hotel dining

High-profile chef Martin Benn and his protege have launched a new upscale restaurant at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park.

  • Scott Bolles