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The Grounds Coffee Factory was originally scheduled to open in 2020.

The Grounds opens new Wonka-esque locomotive-inspired coffee factory in Eveleigh

A colourful coffee transportation system decorates the sprawling space, with former Otto Ristorante chef James Kidman bringing ‘an Australian fleck’ to the menu.

  • Scott Bolles

‘It’s my last restaurant’, Neil Perry vows as he opens Chinese-inspired 240-seater

Three-level venue Song Bird is an ode to Sydney’s Cantonese restaurants, with an opening menu that leans heavily on classics.

  • Scott Bolles
Bobbie’s co-owners Linden Pride (left) and Neil Perry.

First Look: Chef Neil Perry opens first standalone bar with New York bar guru

The veteran chef has devoted $3 million to Bobbie’s bar in Double Bay, with a drinks menu sweeping from a New York Mini to a White Chocolate Espresso Martini.

  • Scott Bolles
Bistro Grenier has opened in Newtown.

Find classic, casual French fare with a difference in this hidden Newtown loft

The hatted Odd Culture restaurant reverts to a wine bar to welcome Bistro Grenier.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The Bristol, on Sussex Street in the CBD, has been given a head-to-toe redesign

The Bristol Arms is back and it’s nothing like the old Retro you remember

Forget the daggy dance music. The beloved Sussex St boozer has been reborn as a Greek souvlaki rooftop bar from hospo veteran Peter Conistis, with a fully fledged restaurant next to come.

  • Scott Bolles
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The Bat and Ball has reopened in Redfern.

‘Never-ending’ happy hour, $1 oysters and BYO wine the order of the day at this rejigged Redfern pub

Bat and Ball has reopened as budget-friendly homage to the traditional Sydney pub. And there’s more to come.

  • Bianca Hrovat
“By 9.30pm restaurants are done,” says Maurice Terzini.

‘It’s coming back’: Why Icebergs’ Maurice Terzini is staking his money on Kings Cross

Three new reasons to visit the famed strip include a cabaret bar, an Italian-leaning wine bar rumoured to be by the Fratelli Paradiso crew and an ‘exciting’ tenant at the former home of Gourmet Life.

  • Scott Bolles
Butchers Buffet, the largest KBBQ in Sydney, has opened in Haymarket.

Chinatown is back, but not as you remember it (and here are five new spots to try)

From the city’s largest Korean barbecue restaurant to its first kakigori shop, here’s why diners are queueing for Chinatown eateries.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Attenzione! in Redfern.

Attenzione! There’s a hot new Italish-ish restaurant and wine bar to try in Redfern

Forget about the burrata - the Fabbrica alumni are going off script with an experimental menu.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Moreton Bay bug club sandwich.

‘Leave your table manners at home’ at this new beachside spot with fine-dining cred

Neighbourhood restaurants are having a resurgence, says the co-owner of new Bronte venue Table Manners.

  • Scott Bolles