The Journal

Editorial dispatches from the road.

First-hand reviews of restaurants, bars, hotels and destinations - honest opinions and places worth your time.

A guest holds a frothy 'Lola' cocktail at DrGoodes in Paddington, Sydney — a tropical medley of coconut rums and citrus at the disco-soaked boogie lounge whose moody poster wall of funk and soul artwork has made it one of the best new cocktail bars in Sydney.

Inside DrGoodes: The Boogie Lounge Rewriting Sydney's Nightlife

A disco ball, wood-fired pizza and the 'Lola' cocktail — a tropical medley of coconut rums and citrus — inside Paddington's boogie lounge that is rewriting Sydney nightlife.

5 June 2026 · 6 min read

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Holly Folkard-Smith sipping a salt-rimmed cocktail at a candlelit Sydney restaurant — the opener for the May 2026 round-up of the best places to eat in Sydney.

Restaurants·Sydney, Australia

The 10 Best Places I Ate in Sydney in May 2026

From hand-rolled pasta in Surry Hills to wood-fired pizza in Paddington — the 10 best places I ate in Sydney this May, ranked and reviewed first-hand.

7 June 2026 · 8 min read

Two friends hold Devil Wears Prada 2 admit-one tickets at the YSO cinema club premiere night in a gold class library-style lounge in Sydney, surrounded by Maltesers and Napoleon Perdis goodie bags.

Destinations·Sydney, Australia

YSO Cinema Club: Inside Sydney's Girls-Only Movie Night at the Devil Wears Prada 2 Premiere

Themed cocktails, a makeup station and a gold class screening of Devil Wears Prada 2 — inside YSO, the Sydney cinema club founded by Poppy that's reimagining girls' night.

8 June 2026 · 5 min read