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The best happy hours in Sydney for a post-work drink
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (754+ words) Dine beneath the sails of Sydney Harbour at Bennelong. Designed to get you out the door before curtain call, "Bennelong in 45 minutes" offers a refined pre- or post-show ritual. Perch at the bar with a signature cocktail, plus three elevated…...
Bar Carnation, Carlton North, Melbourne: Restaurant Review
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (524+ words) Gourmet Traveller Taking over a space formerly occupied by a much-loved icon was always going to be tricky. What stays? What changes? Annoying a few former regulars is inevitable but, if the packed house and a queue forming most nights…...
The world's number-one restaurant, Single Thread, is coming to Australia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (533+ words) Gourmet Traveller Lauded California restaurant Single Thread will welcome guests at Sydney's Bathers' Pavilion for a four-week residency in July'August 2026. The cuisine of the Healdsburg restaurant (about 20 minutes' drive from the farm) applies a Japanese lens to the tenderly produced…...
Beyond laneways: A peek into some of Melbourne's most luxe hidden stays
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (697+ words) Whether you're heading down for the latest NGV exhibition or it's a mere stop on your Great Ocean Road trip, there's a bounty of Melbourne hideaways to be retreated to. From Fitzroy penthouses to CBD minimalism, read on for our…...
Melbourne's four-storey flagship uniting the worlds of food and fashion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (542+ words) Few buildings hold a city's memory quite like 280 Little Collins street. Harry Norris's Art Deco landmark is being restored to its former glory and a shopping and dining'destination in its own right.' The heritage architecture has lent itself to the…...
Melbourne's best new bars to add to your list in 2026
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (222+ words) We're really proud of Manze and extremely humbled by the response from the community over the past four years. What we've tried to do with Boire is extend the atmosphere, service and flavours that people love about Manze and make…...
Claret Club Sydney: Restaurant Review
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) Gourmet Traveller There's something very "vintage Sydney" about Stanley Street in Darlinghurst. It's not anchored by a big, blockbuster restaurant or a painfully hip cocktail bar. The old Bill and Toni's is still serving good-value spaghetti, and the 70-year-old Beppi's…...
Netflix-famous taqueria El Vilsito to pop up in Australia for the first time
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (253+ words) One of the world's most famous taco spots from Mexico City is making its debut trip to Australia this March. Operating out of a mechanic's workshop by day and transforming into a lively, after-hours taquerias by night, El Vilsito has…...
Geralds Bar, Melbourne: Restaurant Review
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) When Gerald Diffey and Mario Di Ienno, owners of Geralds Bar in North Carlton, announced it was moving to larger premises a few blocks away, their'bar's'legions of fans both mourned and feared the change. What might be lost in the…...
Sydney's best new bars (and what to drink there)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) Gourmet Traveller Beyond its excellent restaurant scene, Sydney is always welcoming new bars from CBD basements to scenic rooftops, historic sites and neighbourhood haunts. Celebrating a work win over wine, sampling the cocktail menu during a long-overdue catch-up with a…...