Feel like bunkering down this month? Don’t. Here are the fun activities you should be getting up to in July.
From pop-up markets to free cinema sessions and DIY cheese making classes, Sydney certainly isn’t shutting down during July and neither should you. Rug up, rally your mates and get your dose of winter goodness with these top things for your July calendar.
Feast on pizza at this World famous pizza pop-up
Philadelphia’s Joe Beddia has officially landed in Sydney and his pop-up Pizzeria Beddia is open for business! You can get your hands on this world famous pizza only until Saturday 28th July, so you’ll want to get in quick. Open from 6:30pm daily inside Bondi Beach Public Bar, bookings are available and strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
Cook up a storm at this Jacob’s Creek Masterchef inspired Pop-up
Ever wanted to have your hand at a real life Masterchef cook off? Jacob’s Creek is offering a fun interactive ‘cook, dine and wine’ experience. Kicking off from Friday 27th July and running until Sunday 12th August, put your cooking skills to the test and compete against other teams and the clock in one of 15 available sessions. This is a bookings-only experience, hosted at Kitchen Collective on Surry Hills’ Crown Street, with all proceeds going towards Masterchef’s charity of choice, SecondBite. Tickets are $95pp and include a three-course meal with matching wines, with all proceeds going to SecondBite. For more information and to secure your ticket, click here.
Bottomless Meze and Wine Nights at Efendy
Balmain institution Efendy has been feeding locals and lovers of authentic Turkish cuisine since they first opened their doors 11 years ago. As we enter the heart of the cold months, they’re now inviting you in for a feast to remember. Running every Wednesday and Thursday from 5pm, head in for bottomless meze and wine nights. For a mere $60pp, expect a selection of hot, cold and dessert meze PLUS an epic two hour drinks package, which includes a selection of red, white and rosé imported directly from Turkey.
Efendy, 79 Elliott Street Balmain NSW
Eat a Sunday Roast
The cold weather is good for some things, including the return of Sunday roast specials at many of Sydney’s top pubs and restaurants. A Sunday well spent makes for a week of content, so check out the top spots for roast meats with all the trimmings here.
Check out this pop up OzHarvest Café in Surry Hills
OzHarvest recently launched an exciting new collaboration with profit-for-purpose café Gratia, creating a pop up OzHarvest Café in Surry Hills from July-September. Head into Gratia over the next three months and have 100 per cent of the profits from your order donated to OzHarvest. Every $1 spent at the OzHarvest Café by Gratia can help deliver two meals to someone in need.
Gratia, 372 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Head to Golden Age Cinema for movie night
Screen cults, classics and comedies, Golden Age Cinema is all about bringing like-minded cinema loving folk together to watch films, enjoy a drink or even host an event. On Friday 6th July, head in for The Rocky Horror Show, followed by Japanese anime classic Spirited Away, which will be screening on Saturday 14th July. To get the full list of movie screenings, check out the website schedule.
Golden Age Cinema, 80 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Head to Watsons Bay Hotel For Life Drawing and Liquor Sessions
Whilst the hoards head to Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel for Sunday sessions during the warmer months, they’re now inviting to you head along to a different kind of session. Running on Tuesday 31st July, head into this beachside oasis for life drawing and liquor sessions. The hour long drawing class includes a glass of wine to help get the creative juices flowing, plus all artistic equipment. At $40 per ticket, this is your chance to learn a new skill or hone in on an existing talent. For more details head to the website or contact via (02) 9337 5444.
Watsons Bay Boutiwue Hotel, 1 Military Rd, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
Check out the NEW Ételek pop-up in Potts Point
As of Wednesday 25th July, head to the former Gastro Park/Antipodean site in Potts Point for an exciting new three-month pop-up. Introducing Ételek. With Chef Adam Wolfers, together with Marc Dempsey at the helm, you know you’re in for a treat with a menu featuring Wolfer’s heritage. Ételek will be open for three months, from 5pm Wednesday to Saturday and 2pm on Sundays.
Ételek, 5-9 Roslyn Street, Potts Point
Check out these top spots to eat truffles
Glorious truffle season is at last upon us, and so if you’re a lover of the treasured winter ingredient, this time is nigh to check out Sydney’s best truffle dishes on offer. With the likes of truffle soft-serve, truffle Mi-Goreng, truffle scrambled eggs plus more on offer, you won’t want to miss this.
Head to Carriageworks to check out this free immersive art exhibition
Running until Sunday 29th July, head to Carriageworks and lay witness to this striking immersive installation of Ryoji Ikeda. Hailing from Japan, this visual artist and composer is renowned for pushing the artistic envelope. Now, in his latest work, the science/art dichotomy is drastically challenged.
Head to Sweetheart’s Rooftop for free movie nights
Rooftop cinema? Tick. Popcorn? Tick. Winter cocktails? Triple tick. If that wasn’t enough to entice you, Sweetheart’s Rooftop is also hosting these special cinema screenings, for free! Running on Tuesday and Wednesday nights from now until early August, head in for comedic classics like Zoolander and Anchorman, plus Dumb & Dumber and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Sweetheart’s Rooftop, 33-35 Darlinghurst Rd, Potts Point Sydney NSW 2010
Learn how to make cheese at Tramsheds
Attention cheese lovers! If you’ve ever wanted the chance to make your own cheese, now’s the time as Tramsheds gets ready to host interactive cheese making classes. Choose between Bubbles/Brew, Burrata and Bocconcini and Mediterranean Cheese Making, with each class allowing you to walk away with a DIY cheese making hit.
Tramsheds, 1 Dalgal Way, Forest Lodge NSW 2037
Head on a foodie road trip to the Hunter Valley
Looking for a weekend getaway? Look no further than the Hunter Valley. Not only is it socially acceptable to drink wine at 10am, it’s encouraged. Taste your way around a myriad of vineyards, before stopping off for much needed food breaks at a range of restaurants and cafés.