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Giuseppe’s tiramisu.
14.5/20

In a city with too many tiramisus on menus, this is the original (and perhaps the best)

Blackboard specials, a serious meat-slicer and a legendary dessert: tick, tick, tick. Cicci is the cosiest of cosy neighbourhood trattorias.

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Images of the home in 1 Longview Street, Balmain, from the Cobden Hayson online listings.

Court paves way for demolition of Sydney waterfront mansion

Two new homes will be constructed on the site of the 1880s property after the council lost an appeal.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
106a Beattie Street, Balmain NSW 2041

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Sweeping ocean views and perfectly preserved heritage details: these are the best properties for sale.

  • Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
The $22 million Manly home of Dixon and Davey that overlooks water.

Northern beaches upgrade: From $1.7m brick house to $22m beauty

Sydney’s trophy home market has been slower than usual this year, but buyers are willing to spend in the most sought-after locations.

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St Augustine’s Catholic Church in Balmain is seeking to increase the number of bells in its tower.

Can Balmain get its groove back? Well, it depends

The pubs in Balmain and Rozelle can now stay open until 2am. NIMBYs, stand down.

  • Chris Taylor
Lindsay Egan, owner of Corner Bar in Rozelle, is looking to extend his trading hours to 2am and expand live music.

The Balmain and Rozelle venues allowed to trade until 2am

Late-night parties and more live music are coming to the inner west in a move to activate the night-time economy, following in the footsteps of Enmore Road.

  • Jessica McSweeney
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Damage to the hull of the MV Cape Don , currently berthed at the former coal loading wharf in Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The expected sinking of the ship any minute could cause untold environmental damage and taxpayer expense. Picture - Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

The 2000-tonne ship at risk of sinking and causing chaos on harbour and across the city

The Cape Don has deteriorated to such a state that there are doubts about whether it can be towed without breaking up and jeopardising the city’s fuel supply.

  • Harriet Alexander
Balmain parish priest Father Peter Smith said noise was a part of living in the area, which has many pubs.

The latest inner west NIMBY noise battle? Not a pub, but a church

Residents living within earshot of a century-old church are up in arms over plans for new bells they fear will lead to unacceptable noise impacts.

  • David Barwell
GIF: Before and after for Rozelle development.

The Balmain Leagues site has been in limbo for 15 years. It’s about to get 227 new homes

The prominent site, which has been languishing since 2010, will be transformed, but some residents think it’s “as workable in Rozelle as a snowflake is in hell”.

  • Megan Gorrey
Heworth Holdings Group has increased the height of the proposed development from 12 storeys to 16 storeys.

This inner west apartment plan has split opinion. The council predicts there’ll be more

One opponent argued that the 16-storey block proposed for the languishing Balmain Leagues Club site would be “as workable in Rozelle as a snowflake is in hell”.

  • Megan Gorrey

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