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A spread of crab blini with hollandaise, chips, steak Diane and Skull Island prawns with black pepper butter (clockwise from left).
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Why this perpetually busy restaurant is one of Sydney’s most meaningful dining experiences

Cafe Paci might have the look and feel of a bistro, but the food tells a more complex story.

  • Myffy Rigby

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Simon Knight was 32 years old when he vanished without a trace.

A Sydney chef checked out of a Surry Hills hotel. He was never seen again

Simon Knight left the hotel by bike, withdrew $500 from the bank then “disappeared off the face of the earth”.

  • Josefine Ganko
The Young Henrys brewery in Newtown would be demolished and replaced with a six-storey apartment building under a new development application.

Popular inner west brewery faces demolition for new apartments

The brewery where the PM and his fiancee had their first date will be torn down if plans for a six-storey apartment building are approved.

  • Jessica McSweeney
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Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant just scored a hat

Must-order lamb, bouncy gnudi and a cassata for the ages are among the compelling reasons to visit Osteria Mucca.

  • David Matthews
Dry chilli chicken.

India meets Chinatown in this chicken dish that’s not to be missed

Up-and-coming chef Ahana Dutt offers an inviting crash course in Bengali cuisine at Kolkata Social.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Breakfast burger and Soulmate bae roll.

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This cafe is a finalist in the best all-rounder category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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A selection of onigiri from Comeco in Newtown.

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This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Black Star Pastry’s tasting box.

Black Star Pastry

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Newtown is among the inner Sydney suburbs with a median house price of $2 million or less.

The last inner Sydney suburbs where houses cost under $2m

Popular inner suburbs are being hit by a rush of potential buyers, eager to snare a home before any more rate cuts.

  • Sue Williams
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Inner west man charged over alleged hate graffiti spree

A 21-year-old man has been charged with more than 50 offences relating to spray-painting in Newtown and Erskineville.

  • Sally Rawsthorne

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