{"id":1833,"date":"2026-04-30T03:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/1833\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:32:09","slug":"21-new-sydney-restaurants-bars-and-cafes-for-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/1833\/","title":{"rendered":"21 New Sydney Restaurants, Bars and Cafes for April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 Find generous focaccias and a local hospitality hero at Gladesville\u2019s new <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/bar-bridge-martini-mucho-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cetto Delicatessen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: the Caravin team\u2019s just opened a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/potts-point\/bars\/caravin-deux\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">moody little wine bar<\/a> just 180 metres away from the OG. It\u2019s now pouring on one of Sydney\u2019s best laneways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: A top Korean chain <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/bonjuk-korean-porridge-haymarket-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">debuts in Sydney<\/a> with the \u201cking of porridges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 A Potts Point laneway\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/full-proof-doughnuts-potts-point-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">scores sourdough doughnuts and coffee<\/a> till late. The golden fluffy rounds are fried till golden then dusted in cinnamon sugar (or chicken salt), or arrive stuffed with house-made ice-cream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: Martinis reign at Bar Planet\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/bar-bridge-martini-mucho-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">slick new CBD bar<\/a> in the old Double Deuce den. Expect a trio of house Martinis, a daily happy hour and a flash new popcorn flavour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/marrickville\/bar\/heaps-normal-health-club\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Heaps Normal Health Club<\/a> switches from events-only, meaning it\u2019s ready to be part of your weekly routine (with live music, dance floors and booze, if you want it).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 A Newtown favourite\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/nest-newtown-cafe-restaurant-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">returns with a new name<\/a> and a pastrami sandwich that sells out every day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/sugo-pasta-bar-bexley-north-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sugo Pasta Bar<\/a> adds more of the My Mother\u2019s Cousin special sauce to Bexley North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: September Studio opens a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/september-studio-cafe-darlinghurst-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">neighbourhood \u201cstock-up shop\u201d<\/a> in Darlinghurst. Seven days a week, you\u2019ll find florals, Primary coffee and some of Sydney\u2019s best croissants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/kims-bop-glebe-korean-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">one-man kitchen in Glebe<\/a> is pumping out homestyle Korean dishes, like bouncy perilla seed noodles and bibimbap powered by Korean miso. Plus, $3 BYO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 A Leichhardt pasta icon just opened a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/grappa-the-rocks-pasta-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">300-seat outpost<\/a> in the old Rockpool space. Expect the same Italian classics, served in an 1860s sandstone building by the harbour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/razz-room-opens-cbd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Razz Room<\/a> dazzles with daiquiris and disco in a basement CBD space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 French tacos? A\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/french-tacos-crepes-kogarah-food-truck-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new food truck<\/a> passes out the jumbo cheesy, chip-filled wraps, which are a fast-food phenomenon across France. Can they take Sydney?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: the Ormeggio team pulls off the restaurant-within-restaurant move with a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/pizzamare-barangaroo-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">harbourside pizzeria<\/a> \u2013 where the rounds span classic and creative, with a riff on tiramisu to finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: the smash burgers\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/pachos-burger-truck-rozelle-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">parked up by a Rozelle servo<\/a> are so flavour-packed they don\u2019t need sauce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: Tokyo Lamington adds a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/australia-street-sandwich-tokyo-lamington-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cheffy sandwich shop<\/a> to Australia Street. Drop by for an outstanding egg sando or a four-cheese toastie with Sichuan-spiced hot honey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: at <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/jinius-bakery-dawes-point-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jinius<\/a>, a tenacious pastry talent serves croissants and brunch in the shade of the Harbour Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: hit <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/doom-juice-cellar-door-marrickville-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Doom Juice Cellar Door<\/a> for natural wine aplenty, a sweet collab with Ester Spirits and \u2026 a dazzling replica of the skull-shaped disco ball in the live-action Scooby-Doo film?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: at <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/brune-bakery-french-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Glebe\u2019s newest bakery<\/a>, a favourite market croissant finds a permanent home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 The famed buttery bowl of Spaghetti Machiavelli returns to a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/pasta-shop-potts-point-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new, more casual Potts Point dining room<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">\u2022 First look: find \u201cno-flop\u201d New York slices by a Bourke Street Bakery boss\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline cursor-pointer border-b border-current pb-0 transition duration-100 hover:border-dotted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadsheet.com.au\/sydney\/food-and-drink\/article\/paulies-pizza-darlinghurst-first-look\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on Oxford Street<\/a>. Plus, Sicilian grandma pies big enough to stop a door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 font-serif text-[20px] leading-[1.75rem]\">Additional reporting by Lucy Bell Bird, Howard Chen, Dan Cunningham, Alice Jeffery, Lee Tran Lam and Callum McDermott.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2022 Find generous focaccias and a local hospitality hero at Gladesville\u2019s new Cetto Delicatessen. \u2022 First look: the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[249,255,250,253,252,251,254,227,248,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-1833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sydney","8":"tag-bars","9":"tag-broadsheet","10":"tag-cafes","11":"tag-culture","12":"tag-drink","13":"tag-food","14":"tag-guide","15":"tag-lifestyle","16":"tag-restaurants","17":"tag-sydney"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}