• Everyone’s favourite everyday cook Julia Busuttil Nishimura teamed up with Farmer Jo on a pastel green granola – with matcha oats, strawberries and white-chocolate almonds. Grab a bag or head into Loam, the Ace Hotel’s ground floor eatery, to try it sprinkled over porridge with just-squeezed strawberry juice and citrusy crème fraîche. Available till the end of August.

• Head to Coogee cocktail bar Will’s in August for an Oklahoma-style Wagyu cheeseburger on the house with every drink over $10. We’re lovin’ it.

• We like to party, and the best spot this weekend is The 86 Club’s pop-up at Earl’s Juke Joint on Sunday night. Four bar heavyweights (from The Waratah, Maker and Brisbane’s Frog’s Hollow Saloon) are behind this disco, and it's all about excellent drinks, ’70s and ’80s music and impeccable vibes. Head in from 8pm, entry’s free.

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• Get your caffeine fix for free this Saturday. Pop into Maison Balzac’s Surry Hills boutique between 10am and 1pm for free coffee – straight from Breville’s new Oracle Jet. Maybe grab a pair of L’Espresso Martini glasses, too (with a special discount on the day).

• Bake In Bed: there’s a weekend bake sale taking over Bake In Bed in Paddington from 10am. A bunch of Sydney bakers are involved (think Vege Mamma, Ismat Awan and the Frank’s Deli team) and there’ll be Artificer coffee by donation. All proceeds will go to Women’s Community Shelters.

• Celebrate dad at Misc with steak and scotch. Every Thursday in August, and on Sunday September 1, head in for a glass of Tomatin 12-year-old, a one-kilo rib eye to share, and a hefty array of sides. Plus, a Tomatin bombe alaska to finish. It’s $115 per person, bookings recommended.

• These are six of the best bowls of pasta around town for less than $30. (Including two beachside lasagnes and more than a few rotating specials.)

• The next Tilly Takeover is a pizza party, with six just-released Frederick Stevenson wines on pour. There are three pizzas available, all fired on a Gozney by head chef Brent Wilson. You’ll book a table for August 14 if you know what’s good.

• A taste of Venezuela at Morena: the limited edition four-course menu is available till Monday August 12 and comes courtesy of Venezuelan head chef Samuel Rivas and Diplomatico rum. It’s $150 per person and includes Diplomatico cocktails on the house. Book online.

• Winter staycay: check in at Crown Sydney between now and February 28, 2025, with the Table for Two offer to enjoy a night in a Harbour Bridge or Opera king room, $250 dining credit, a bottle of bubbles on arrival and buffet brekkie the next day. Prices start at $799 per night.

What we covered this week

• First look: You’ll want to pay attention to Attenzione, Redfern’s brand new dining room. Four talented mates are behind it, there are ludicrously photogenic pastas and an RSL-core speakeasy.

• Closure: Cirrus, “one of the best seafood restaurants in the world”, is closing. The Bentley crew’s seafood bistro in Barangaroo’s final service is next month, but there are exciting things coming.

• Local distillery Archie Rose to release two new whiskies together with the Sydney Opera House – and you can design the drops (and win the pair).

• First look: Philter adds to the sporty fever taking over the world with its brand new sports bar and pool room. There’s a gallery wall of streakers in the retro space, plus prawn tacos and hotdogs to go with the team’s ripper crafties.

• Hot tables: all the new restaurant, bar and cafe openings we got excited about last month – including perhaps the coolest cafe in Sydney, a Korean deli and a suave new Mexican joint.

• This One Thing: a standout affogato taking you to Italy.

You might’ve missed

• The original Saint Peter hooked the world – but can the sequel reel it in? We visited the marble-clad sliver on Oxford Street one more time before the Nilands move to the Grand National Hotel.

• First look: It’s bluebird days only at Kakigori Kaiji, the new specialty shaved-ice shop in Haymarket. Mountains of fluffy white snow are carved from glassy blocks of ice imported from Japan – and it’s the only place in Sydney you can get it.

• First service: Rafi Urbnsurf barrels in with “sub-zero” cocktails and an excellent view. Head to Olympic Park for a Mai Tai and seafood-heavy feast, whether you hit the waves or not.