Paddington
- Review
- Saint Peter
Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant, and it’s in a former pub
Josh Niland’s tasting menu showcases the near-limitless potential of fish. But it’s not all livers and eyes and “oh, my!”
- Callan Boys
Five years in the making, Josh Niland’s revamped Saint Peter opens at the Grand National Hotel
Josh and Julie Niland have transformed the Paddington pub into a plush hotel, bar and restaurant. The ambition? To be a ‘world-class’ dining destination.
- Bianca Hrovat
- Review
- Busby’s
Top hospo talent combine for this wine bar that brings warmth to a part of Oxford Street that needs it
Former Automata chef Clayton Wells has paired with natural wine guru Mike Bennie of P&V Liquor and the Maybe Sammy crew at Paddington’s new dark and moody bar, Busby’s.
- Terry Durack
Sydney needs more freewheeling not-quite-a-restaurant venues just like this
Within minutes of arriving at P&V Wine + Liquor Merchants, I knew I’d be spending a lot more time in its courtyard this summer.
- Callan Boys
Fun, fast, furious and ‘a little chaotic’: Merivale to bring the Jimmy’s Falafel pita party to Oxford St
The popular Middle Eastern eatery from Merivale will open a couple of doors down from sister restaurant Fred’s on a Paddington strip now on a major upward trajectory.
- Scott Bolles
- Review
- Fred's
‘Supernaturally crunchy spuds’: We revisit Sydney’s most beautiful open kitchen, Fred’s
Fred! What’s happening? Is the wood oven still roasting those potatoes? It’s been too long!
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Zafferano
Neighbourhood favourite Zafferano serves up ‘the lost flavours’ of Sicilian life in Paddington
This authentic trattoria is a loving tribute to family history.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- El Primo Sanchez
El Primo Sanchez is not a bar for everyone, but gee, it is fun
This sharp, slick and slightly swanky Mexican bar is a riot of colour and sound.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Sydney
Everything is in its right place at 10 William St
For more than a decade, this tiny bar and restaurant has been loved by Paddington locals for late-night natural wines and produce-first dishes.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Sydney
Civico 47 brings a new Italian accent to former Lucio's site in Paddington
The paintings are gone and the new team have a blank canvas on which to paint their own culinary story.
- Terry Durack