Recently refurbished, the restaurant now offers an even more luxurious setting, perfect for group dining or intimate gathering. The menu is inspired by China’s diverse regions, making it one of the most sought-after Chinese fine dining restaurants in Sydney CBD. Saké Double Bay offers an elevated dining experience in one of Sydney’s most stylish neighbourhoods.
Whether you opt for the six- or the eight-course menu, with or without a sommelier-curated wine pairing, you can expect one hell of an experience. Book a seat at any of the three dining levels under the cathedral interior, overlooking Sydney Harbour—there’s no bad seat in the house. And keep your eye out for musical sessions with the changing "Bennelong Presents" series for some world-class serenading while you eat. Hyper-seasonal fare with Mediterranean leanings, it’s a slick wood-furnished endeavour that caters to the end of week-long lunch or knock-off-work Negroni, but pulls it all off with exceptional style and flair. Try the strozzapreti with pork ragu and broccolini or the spaghetti chitarra with pipis and bottarga.
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Sip cocktails in style on a rooftop, ease into the evening in an intimate boutique bar, and find your new favourite tipple with bartenders who really know their stuff. With a flair for showing off WA’s best produce, Post’s menu delicately balances between Old-World-Italian and Perth-right-now – while reflecting the restrained refinement of the State Buildings, of course. This timeless dining room gives you all the confident, New York-y, money-never-sleeps vibes you’d hope for, but with an approachability that’s all West Australian. Tartare, terrine, kangaroo loin and duck fat potatoes tick all the hedonistic boxes, not to mention that impressive wall of wines. With its crisp white linens, bentwood chairs and monochrome palette, Heritage Wine Bar has the classic good looks its name v&a waterfront would suggest.
- Head chef Alejandro Huerta (ex-No 92 and El Primo Sanchez) will showcase his Mexican heritage alongside skills learned working at Pujol in Mexico City and Noma in Copenhagen.
- The recipe for the crisp chicken wings is ripped almost verbatim from Woods’ family Thai restaurant.
- The drinks list will also be Francophilic, with pastis, Picon beer and representatives for all the blockbuster French varietals and their terroirs.
- Sip cocktails in style on a rooftop, ease into the evening in an intimate boutique bar, and find your new favourite tipple with bartenders who really know their stuff.
Fittingly perched atop the State Buildings with stunning views over the city and the Swan River, the menu journeys through the six Noongar seasons and fittingly utilises uniquely Western Australian ingredients. The luxe Treasury Buildings surrounds and refined fit out certainly don’t hurt. It’s a testament to the quality of Hifumiya’s offerings that – in spite of its hidden location down a laneway running between Murray and Wellington Streets – it’s become a cult favourite amongst Perth noodle lovers. While their lunchtime offerings are excellent, in the evenings the restaurant changes its name to Jigoro and takes a pivot to traditional izakaya fare – think seared stingray fin, monkfish liver, fermented squid guts and sea grapes with ponzu. Surry Hills will welcome a new Greek restaurant from the team behind The Apollo and Cho Cho San in Sydney, and Greca and Yoko in Brisbane. Set to open later this year, Olympus will be the team’s fifth Australian venue and third Grecian restaurant in the group’s stable.
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The 80-seat Sydney CBD restaurant dishes up modern fine dining cuisine in various menus from a la carte to a more relaxed bar menu if you’re looking for a couple of (fancy) snacks and a glass of rare wine. As is often the case, it’s definitely worth getting around the tasting menu, which can also be offered as vegetarian. Rockpool Sydney’s menu includes wood fire steaks crafted from premium cuts, which are meticulously prepared to enhance every flavour. Alongside the steak menu, diners can indulge in the best seafood in Sydney, including exquisite oysters and freshly sourced local fish. Pair your meal with selections from the expertly curated wine menu, where you’ll find the best wines for steak, from bold reds to fine white wines.
The Point Group – the team behind Shell House and the Dolphin – will take to Martin Place to debut the International in November 2024. Located in Sydney next to Harry Seidler’s “mushroom” within the MLC Centre, the globally influenced local-focused venue will be spread across three levels. Use our filters to find exactly what you’re looking for and make your booking today. A Josper oven and woodfired grill occupy most of the open kitchen’s breathing room, and aside from a few starters and the line-up of sides, most of the work is dedicated to land and sea beasts. And if for some reason the boss left the plastic at the office, footing the bill wouldn’t be a problem – Bopp and Tone is worth it. With ingredients sourced from France and the markets and butchers of Sydney, the pair pride themselves on simple French classics like duck confit, beef bourguignon, and escargot (“some people just rave about it!”).
A former ballet teacher turned writer, Jordan got her start in the media industry documenting Sydney’s music and nightlife scene, writing for Time Out Sydney, The Guardian and Broadsheet. She soon realised she preferred food to festivals and embarked on learning as much as she could about the hospitality industry. In 2019 she joined Gourmet Traveller as a writer, where she’s tasked with finding the hottest new restaurant openings, hotels worth checking in to and snacks worth seeking out. With a robust appetite for learning about the intricacies of food and how we use it as an expression of human culture, Jordan loves eating food as much as she does cooking it. She also loves a good chat about how to make the perfect sandwich, what’s the best chip or where to find the best seafood pasta on the planet. Run by the Love Tilly Group — and with Scott McComas-Williams and the venue’s newly appointed head chef Damiano Balducci at the culinary helm — Fabbrica Darlinghurst will follow the brand’s fun-loving format.
Finally the top floor Panorama Bar will have views out to Martin Place’s sandstone buildings and the towering modernist MLC Building, joined by all day snack-centric dining and late night cocktails. Here, light drinks like Champagne and Chablis are to be enjoyed on lush lounges and by the glow of fire pits. Within it you find the Wine Bar, the Grill and the crowning Panorama Bar. At its heart, the Grill will have a long open kitchen with wood and charcoal grills, while a cold bar will be stacked with locally caught seafood.
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Located above Cartier’s flagship store, the debut bar from Esca Group (Ito, Henrietta and Aalia), is inspired by Japan. Group executive chef Paul Farag is overseeing the two-metre-long charcoal grill, where skewers are adorned with quail and pork jowl tsukune (a seasoned meatball); chicken thigh; and wagyu. Drink-friendly bites continue with scallop and bug sandos with pickled cabbage and mayo; and kingfish with umeboshi and yuzu koshō dressing.
If you’re looking for a dining experience curated by one of the country’s best chefs inside one of Australia’s most iconic buildings, look no further than Bennelong. There’s nothing quite like dining inside the Sydney Opera House walls, especially if you’re working your way through Peter Gilmore’s modern Australian menu, showcasing quality Aussie produce. Don’t expect stereotypical steakhouse offerings and vibes at this pasture-to-plate, sustainably focused restaurant; the menu also offers an abundance of seafood from tuna carpaccio to caviar and whole Sydney Rock lobster to seared king prawns XO. It also doesn’t hurt to have an absolutely bang-on waterfront view of Sydney Harbour and the Opera House to go with your meal. Celebrating Shell House’s art deco heritage, the dining room is fitted out with curved material booths, cane chairs, rich timbers, an amber light-flecked ceiling, and beautifully tiled flooring.
