The City Code · Australia
Sydney
A harbour city that lives outdoors and books its best tables early.
Arriving
Car from Kingsford Smith, twenty minutes. Then use the ferries — they are public transport and the best view in town.
Book this first
The harbourside tables and the opera house, both weeks out.
What is worn
Relaxed and sun-aware; smart for the harbour restaurants at night.
Money & manners
Tipping is optional; ten per cent is generous. Contactless everywhere.
The golden hour
Half past six in the morning on the Bondi-to-Coogee walk, before the heat.
The usual mistake
Staying in the CBD. The eastern beaches and the lower north shore are where the city actually lives.
From the collection
The stay, the table, the morning
Go deeper
The rest of Sydney on Velori
Elsewhere
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