Appricio · Australia

What to do in Sydney, right now.

Sydney is harbour, beaches and a coastal walk that beats most of them. Appricio reads the weather and the hour and gives you the one worth it now — the swim, the terrace, the ferry most visitors miss.

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Sydney, Australia
The short list

What Appricio would tell you to do in Sydney

Restaurant · North Bondi

Sean's

A Bondi institution since 1993 with a blackboard menu that changes weekly based on what Sean Moran is growing on his Blue Mountains farm — unpretentious, produce-driven cooking at the quieter end of the beach.

Bondi

Bondi Icebergs POOL

A 50-metre saltwater lap pool dating to 1929, perched on Bondi's southern headland with waves crashing over the wall — the most recognisable ocean pool in the world, and still the locals' daily ritual.

Bar · Darlinghurst

Shady Pines Saloon

A no-sign, down-an-alley dive bar styled as a Western hunting lodge — peanut shells on the floor, Johnny Cash on the stereo, and some of the best bourbons and whiskeys in the city.

Restaurant · Darling Square

XOPP by Golden Century (金唐XOPP)

The spiritual successor to the legendary Golden Century, keeping alive Sydney's most iconic Chinese seafood dish — pippies in XO sauce — a plate that chefs and diplomats have made pilgrimages for.

Landmark · Sydney Harbour

Cockatoo Island

A ferry ride from Circular Quay lands you on a UNESCO-listed island of convict-era tunnels, dry docks, and industrial ruins — vast, strange, and almost entirely tourist-free on a weekday.

Bar · CBD

Cantina OK!

A micro mezcal bar in a city laneway garage, fitting around 20 people, widely regarded as making Sydney's best margarita — it has global recognition for a reason, but still feels genuinely local.

Sydney, decided in 30 seconds.

Stop scrolling fifty options. Appricio gives you the one — with a reason, and a Plan B if you've seen it.

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