Why you goThe metro stop at the top of Martin Place means the buzz and energy around Sydney’s CBD is at an all-time high, and the food and drink options have never been better. Lines snake around the corner at the swish new Lune Croissanterie. Locally made chocolate is on the menu at a freshly opened flagship Messina. But perhaps the biggest draw is The International, a three-tiered, three-venue behemoth pitching a rooftop bar, wine bar and international-standard bar and grill. All floors run full-service restaurants – there’s yakitori up top, pizzette and pasta down the bottom, steaks and seafood in the middle – and each level also has its own distinct drinks offer, meaning flexibility is built in, whatever your thirst. Come 5:00pm, it feels like everyone in the CBD makes their way down, pulling up chairs at clothed tables, sprawling on mustard-coloured banquettes under shady umbrellas, or riding the lift to bend an elbow at The Panorama Bar as the sun goes down.