NEW SOUTH WALES

Happening 11th to 14th July, Ananas in The Rocks is giving Bastille Day the full French brasserie treatment, anchored by a Cape Grim rib eye on the bone with bordelaise. Offering 11 dishes, all share-style that includes sourdough pain d’épi and salted cultured butter, Sydney Rock oysters with vermouth and chive, a bordelaise-sauced rib eye, served with frites, mashed potato and a butter lettuce salad with mustard dressing. Cheese follows, then a rum-soaked baba au rhum with Chantilly to finish.

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Australia’s oldest brewery hotel, The Lord Nelson in The Rocks has launched a British-style Sunday roast experience, served two ways, throughout the heritage venue, complete with open fireplaces, fresh ales brewed on-site and the signature shared roast featuring all three weekly roast meats.

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Watsons Bay Hotel has welcomed acclaimed Pan-Asian chef Missy K for an exclusive 3-month residency that transforms the iconic waterfront venue into one of Sydney’s standout dining experiences this winter! Running until 29th August, Missy K at Watsons sees the hotel’s Sunset Room reimagined as a vibrant harbourfront dining experience, where handmade dumplings, bold Pan-Asian flavours and share-style feasting take centre stage.

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Rivareno Gelato has announced the launch of three new limited-edition semifreddo cakes, now available in stores for winter. The new collection offers a refined take on classic Italian desserts, designed to enjoy at home and crafted with Rivareno’s signature focus on quality. The range includes Pistachio Semifreddo, Raspberry Cheesecake Semifreddo and Tiramisu Semifreddo.

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Etheus has announced the start of their Moussaka Thursdays. Happening every Thursday evening this midweek feast is anchored by Etheus’ claypot moussaka, ground beef, eggplant and potato layered and slow-cooked over flame, then brought out whole for the table. Around it: grilled pita with oregano and Greek olive oil, fava split pea with pickled onion and sumac, taramosalata whipped with cod’s roe and dill, and a maroulosalata of iceberg, lemon dressing and kefalotiri to cut through the richness. Minimum two people.

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A new modern Vietnamese café and wine bar, Cà Phê Mai has opened in Double Bay. Cà Phê Mai is four generations in the making, drawing on Cindy’s family’s journey from her great-grandmother’s restaurant outside Ho Chi Minh City to her grandmother rebuilding her family’s hospitality story in Australia after arriving as a refugee. It is also a reflection of Cindy’s experience growing up between Vietnamese heritage and Australian culture, reinterpreting Vietnamese traditions through a modern Australian lens.

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Pullman Sydney Hyde Park has partnered with Australian Museum to launch their family-friendly package combining an overnight city stay with tickets to the immersive Bloodsuckers: Nature’s Vampires exhibition. The package includes: Overnight accommodation, Buffet breakfast, Tickets to the Bloodsuckers: Nature’s Vampires exhibition at the Australian Museum and a Kids’ activity pack.

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Sails on Lavender Bay is hosting a special Four Hands Dinner Series on 21st July, bringing together leading culinary talent for two exclusive collaborative dining experiences on Sydney Harbour. Featuring a five-course set menu with two snacks on arrival for $139pp, with an optional wine pairing available. Designed exclusively for the series, each menu will showcase the creativity, technique and signature style of the collaborating chefs.

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PARKROYAL Parramatta is bringing the flavours of the Hunter Valley to Western Sydney with an exclusive one night only wine dinner event in partnership with acclaimed winery Gartelmann Wines. Happening on 18th July, the evening will pair a five-course seasonal menu with premium wines, with guests guided through each match by a Gartelmann Wine Ambassador alongside live music.

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Previously reserved for weekends, The Cut’s Prime Rib Roast is now available every day for lunch from 12–3pm. Served in the moody surrounds of the premium Rocks steakhouse, the $49 offering centres on its signature slow-cooked Prime Rib, accompanied by Yorkshire pudding, smashed peas, glazed carrots, twice-cooked potatoes, fried onions and rich red wine sauce.

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Happening from 16th to 19th July Taste France will be transforming East Circular Quay into a celebration of French wine beside Sydney Harbour. Featuring guided tastings, interactive masterclasses, wine cocktails and a curated selection of French wines designed to be shared and enjoyed. The activation forms part of Bastille Festival 2026, Australia’s largest celebration of French food, wine and culture, which returns to Circular Quay and The Rocks with more than 100 exhibitors, live entertainment and immersive French experiences.

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The Dry Dock in Balmain is hosting a one-off Tour de France Wine Lunch on 21st July. Hosted by James Johnston, this special five-course lunch will be paired with eight standout wines from the World Wine Estates portfolio. The afternoon will explore France’s most celebrated wine regions, with storytelling that brings to life the producers, landscapes and traditions behind each pour.

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The Three Blue Ducks restaurant is now open at Burradoo Park Farm in the Southern Highlands, completing the group’s three-part hospitality offering alongside The Bakehouse and The Farmhouse by Three Blue Ducks. Set within a restored 1823 heritage farmhouse surrounded by 600 acres of regenerative farmland, the intimate 45-seat restaurant offers a seasonal dining experience shaped by what is growing, grazing and being harvested on the property.

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voco Gosford is offering their new Family Holiday Package available from 3rd until 19th July. Designed to make school holiday getaways simple, affordable and stress-free and includes Accommodation for the family, Breakfast daily in Saltfire and Kids Eat Free.

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South Eveleigh has launched their free winter community lounge, Rekindled. Happening until 18th July, the Rekindled lounge, opposite Anita Gelato offers visitors a place to unwind and relax. Designed as a space where nostalgia meets the present, Rekindled offers warm and inviting spaces to settle into, classic board games to rediscover, jukebox tunes to enjoy and the chance to write a letter to your future self.

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Woolwich Pier Hotel has launched their new $35 Tuesday Steak & Bottomless Frites night. The Pier’s new Tuesday night experience pairs a premium 250g Riverina sirloin, cooked exactly how you like it and finished with a choice of chimichurri or Café de Paris sauce with unlimited servings of crispy golden fries.

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The Butler has launched its Tuesday Table, a new weekly series showcasing one of its most iconic dishes: Chef Amber Doig’s Lamb Barbacoa! For $40 per person, enjoy the restaurant’s signature 12-hour braised lamb, inspired by the rich culinary traditions of Oaxaca and served taco-style with warm corn tortillas, cucumbers, sumac onions, house-made salsa and shoestring fries.

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From 11th July, Drops of Gold is teaming up with Sticky Fingers Cafe for a limited bespoke beverage menu running for a few weeks, with each drink crafted using their ghee. Rich in essential nutrients and fat-soluble vitamins, it supports a glowing complexion and gut health, and blends seamlessly into hot drinks, smoothies, or cooking. The brand sits at the intersection of health food and ingestible beauty, with the idea that what you put into your body is just as important as what you put on it.

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Lana’s Chef Series continues on 21st July with a collaboration between Executive Chef Alex Wong and Firepop’s Raymond Hou, bringing together two chefs who draw on Asian flavours in very different ways. The $139pp 11-dish menu blends both approaches across dishes like baby abalone with preserved olive and konbu, Pacific oyster with fermented green kiwi, lamb and yoghurt dumplings with charcoal lamb jus, and fermented corn gelato with miso dulce and sheep’s yoghurt. Guests can also add the $65 ‘Sicilia, interrupted’ wine pairing, featuring a line-up of Sicilian wines selected to complement the menu.

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Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort & Spa has officially unveiled as Ardour Hotel. The Blue Mountains landmark has undergone a multimillion-dollar transformation to usher in a new era of contemporary luxury. Award-winning Australian firm, Luchetti Krelle, has led the property’s new design, drawing inspiration from eccentric English garden estates to honour its rich heritage and renew its whimsy personality. Distinct new colours, striking details and statement furniture have been incorporated to enhance the property’s original character.

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20 Chapel has released their new $39 steak frites lunch special. Featuring a 250g Blackmore Wagyu eye of round steak, frites and a choice of black pepper and curry leaf sauce or mushroom, onion and marsala sauce for $39.

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Edition Hospitality has opened reservations for Bar Privé, a new cocktail destination opening this July within the former Melbourne Safety Deposit building beside Reine & La Rue. Located at 90 Queen Street, Melbourne, Bar Privé forms part of the broader Privé concept, which also includes a dedicated private dining venue designed for celebrations, corporate events and intimate gatherings.

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Cha Ching Melbourne has unveiled their $99 Seven-Course Truffle Banquet. The decadent new Winter Truffle Banquet combines some of the venue’s most-loved dishes with a luxurious black truffle twist, showcasing premium WA black truffle across a seven-course feast. The only catch being it is available for a limited time only.

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To celebrate World Chocolate Day on 7th July, Koko Black is shouting more than 2,000 free hot chocolates nationwide. From 12pm, the first 100 customers at participating Koko Black stores will receive a complimentary hot chocolate, while the first 30 customers who spend $30 or more will also have the chance to score a surprise chocolate prize from Koko Black’s Secret Santa Sack.

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400 Gradi goes full umami with a one-month mushroom pizza takeover. Fresh off being named the world’s fifth best pizza maker in Italy, Johnny Di Francesco has created three limited-edition pizzas that showcase mushrooms in unexpected ways including Mushroom Delite, Roasted Mushroom and Mushroom Pesto. The pop-up will run for one month only until mid-July across all 400 Gradi locations in Victoria and Adelaide.

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