Which restaurants, bars and cafes are open in Sydney over the Christmas to New Year's break?
Good news - you don't have to live off Christmas leftovers forever. There are venues that are open over the holiday break and some heroes - Boon Cafe, Chat Kazz, Edition Coffee Roasters and Tan Viet, for instance - will be running from Christmas (aka Food Coma Day) straight to New Year's Day. Some restaurants are also running special events on December 25, New Year's Eve and January 1, so it's worth ringing ahead in case those dinners are already booked out.
A Man and His Monkey 149 Clovelly Road, Randwick, 02 8041 7466. Open December 27 to January 1.
Aria 1 Macquarie Street, East Circular Quay, 02 9240 2255, ariarestaurant.com/sydney. Open December 26 to December 31.
Artificer Coffee 547 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, artificercoffee.com. Open December 26, December 28 to January 1.
Automata 5 Kensington Street, Chippendale, 02 8277 8555, automata.com.au. Open December 28 to December 31.
Balla The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, 02 9657 9129, star.com.au. Open December 25 to 31, January 1 (dinner only).
Banksii 33 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo, banksii.sydney. Open December 26 to January 1.
Bar Brosé 231A Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, 0450 307 117, barbrose.com.au. Open December 27 to December 30.
Bar H 80 Campbell Street, Surry Hills, 02 9280 1980, barhsurryhills.com. Open December 27 to December 31.
Bar Ume 478 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, 02 9380 7333, umeburger.com/surryhills. Open December 28 to December 31.
Bavarian Bier Cafe Bondi and Manly locations; The Bavarian World Square location, bavarianbiercafe.com. Open December 25 to January 1.
Belles Hot Chicken Barangaroo and Tramsheds Harold Park locations, belleshotchicken.com. Open December 26 to December 31.
Bennelong Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, 02 9240 8000, bennelong.com.au. Open December 29 to December 30, December 31 (dinner only).
Bentley Corner Pitt and Hunter Streets, Sydney, 02 8214 0505, thebentley.com.au. Open December 27 to December 31 (dinners only).
Bistro Guillaume 259 George Street, Sydney, 02 8622 9555, bistroguillaumesydney.com.au. Open December 28 to December 31.
Bistrot Gavroche Level 1, 2-10 Kensington Street, Chippendale, 02 9281 6668, bistrotgavroche.com.au. Open December 27 to 31.
Black The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, 02 9657 9109, blackbarandgrill.com.au. Open December 25 to 26, 27 to 29 (dinner only), December 30 to January 1.
Bondi Icebergs 1 Notts Avenue, Bondi, 02 9130 3120, idrb.com. Open December 26 to January 1.
Boon Cafe 425 Pitt Street Haymarket, 02 9281 2114, booncafe.com. Open December 25 to January 1.
Butcher and the Farmer Tramsheds, Shop 7, 1 Dalgal Way, Forest Lodge, 02 8629 8800, butcherandthefarmer.com. Open December 27 to December 31.
Candelori's 685 The Horsley Drive, Smithfield, 02 9729 1155, candeloris.com.au. Open December 25.
Chatkazz Shop 4-6, 14-20 Station Street East, Harris Park, 02 8677 0033, chatkazz.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Chat Thai Thaitown, Manly and Randwick locations, chatthai.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Chiswick 65 Ocean Street, Woollahra, 02 8388 8688, chiswickrestaurant.com.au. Open December 26 to December 31.
Cirrus 23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo, 02 9220 0111, cirrusdining.com.au. Open December 27 to December 31.
Coogee Pavilion 169 Dolphin Street, Coogee, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/coogeepavilion. Open December 26 to January 1.
Dead Ringer 413 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, 02 9331 3560, deadringer.wtf. Open December 28 to December 30.
Din Tai Fung Broadway, Chatswood, Miranda, North Sydney, Pyrmont and Sydney CBD locations, dintaifung.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1 (some outlets closed on December 31). Locations at Sydney's World Square and Pyrmont's The Star open on December 25.
The Dolphin 412 Crown Street, Surry Hills, 02 9331 4800, dolphinhotel.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1.
Edition Coffee Roasters 265 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, editioncoffeeroasters.com. Open December 25 to January 1.
East Village 234 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, eastvillagesydney.com.au. Open December 27 to January 1.
El Loco 64 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/elloco. Open December 26 to January 1.
Eleven Bridge 11 Bridge Street, Sydney, 02 9252 1888, rockpool.com/elevenbridge. Open December 28 to 30, 31 (dinner only, deposit required).
Faheems Fast Food 194-196 Enmore Road, Enmore, 02 9550 4850. Open December 25 to January 1.
Felix 2 Ash Street, Sydney, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/felix. Open December 26 to December 30.
The Fish Shop 22 Challis Avenue, Potts Point, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/thefishshop. Open December 26 to December 31.
Fleetwood Macchiato 43 Erskineville Road, Erskineville, 02 9557 9291, fleetwoodmacchiato.tumblr.com. Open December 27 to December 31.
Fratelli Fresh Alexandria, Potts Point, Walsh Bay and Crows Nest locations, fratellifresh.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Fred's 380 Oxford Street, Paddington, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/freds. Open December 27 to December 31.
4 Pines venues Brookvale, Manly and Newport locations, 4pinesbeer.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1.
The Gantry 11 Hickson Road, Sydney, 02 8298 9910, thegantry.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Gelato Messina Bondi, Circular Quay, Darlinghurst, Forest Lodge, Miranda, Parramatta, Pyrmont, Rosebery and Surry Hills locations, gelatomessina.com. Most stores open December 26 to January 1.
Gojima The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, 02 9657 9109, gojima.com. Open December 25 to January 1.
Golden Century 393-399 Sussex Street, Sydney, 02 9212 3901, goldencentury.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Good Luck Pinbone 121 Anzac Parade, Kensington, pinbone.com.au. Open December 29 to December 31, January 1 (brunch only, limited bookings available).
Happy Chef Newtown 262/266 King Street, Newtown, 02 9550 3423. Open December 25 to January 1.
Indo Lankan Food Bar 59-61 Boomerang Place, Seven Hills, 02 9676 7602, indolankanfoodbar.com. Open December 27 to January 1.
Jasmins 30 Haldon Street, Lakemba, 02 9740 3589, jasminsrestaurant.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Jonga Jip 87 Rowe Street, Eastwood, 02 9858 5160. Open December 25 to January 1.
Lao Village 29 Dale Street, Fairfield, 02 9728 7136. Open December 25 to January 1.
Long Chim Angel Place, Sydney, 02 9223 7999, longchimsydney.com. Open December 28 to December 31.
Longrain 85 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills, 02 9280 2888, longrain.com/sydney. Open December 27 to 31.
LuMi 56 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont, 02 9571 1999, lumidining.com. Open Christmas to January 1.
Momofuku Seiobo The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, seiobo.momofuku.com. Open December 28 to 31.
MakMak Macarons 601 King Street, Newtown, 02 8095 0045, shop.makmak.com.au. Open December 27 to Dec 31.
Manpuku Chatswood 226 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, 02 9411 1021, ramenmanpuku.com. Open December 25 to 30.
Manpuku Kingsford 482 Anzac Parade, Kingsford, 02 9662 1236, ramenmanpuku.com. Open December 27 to 30.
Monopole 71A Macleay Street, Potts Point, 02 9360 4410, monopolesydney.com.au. Open December 27 to December 31.
Mezzanino 3 Danks St, Waterloo, 02 8123 1120, producemerchants.com.au/mezzaninoristorante Open December 27 to 31.
Mr. Wong 3 Bridge Lane, Sydney, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/mrwong. Open December 26 to December 30.
Ms G's 155 Victoria Street, Potts Point, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/msgs. Open December 26 to December 31.
Munich Brahaus Corner of Playfair and Argyle Streets, The Rocks, 02 9247 7785, munichbrauhaus.com. Open December 25 to January 1.
N2 Extreme Gelato Chinatown Shop 43, 1 Dixon Street, Sydney, n2extremegelato.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1.
The Newport 2 Kalinya Street, Newport, 02 9997 4900, merivale.com.au/thenewport. Open December 26 to January 1.
Otto Area 8, 6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo, ottoristorante.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1.
The Paddington 384 Oxford Street, Paddington, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/thepaddington. Open December 26 to January 1.
The Paddington Inn 338 Oxford Street, Paddington, 02 9380 5913, paddingtoninn.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1 (front bar only); December 29 to January 1 (dining room).
The Pantry Manly Ocean Promenade, North Steyne, Manly, 02 9977 0566, thepantrymanly.com. Open December 26 to January 1.
Papi Chulo 22-23 Manly Wharf, Manly, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/papichulo. Open December 26 to January 1.
Pei Modern Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, 199 George Street, Sydney, 02 9250 3160, peimodern.com.au. Open December 25, 26 to 27 (dinner only), December 31 to January 1 (breakfast and dinner only).
Popina Level 2, Gateway Building, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, popinasydney.com. Open December 28 to 30, December 31 to Jan 1 (daytime only).
Quay Upper Level, Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks, 02 9251 5600, quay.com.au. Open December 25 (lunch only), December 28, December 29 to December 30, December 31 (dinner only).
Queens Hotel 167 Enmore Road, Enmore, 02 9240 3000, merivale.com.au/queenshotel. Open December 26 to January 1.
Reuben Hills 61 Albion Street, Surry Hills, 02 9211 5556, reubenhills.com.au. Open December 27 to January 1.
Rockpool Bar & Grill 66 Hunter Street, Sydney, 02 8078 1900, rockpool.com/rockpoolbarandgrillsydney. Open December 28 to 30, 31 (dinner only).
Shanghai Night 275 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, 02 9798 8437. Open December 25 to January 1.
Sokyo The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, star.com.au. Open December 25, December 26 to 29 (breakfast and dinner only), December 30 to 31, January 1 (dinner only).
Spice Temple 10 Bligh Street, Sydney, 02 8078 1888, rockpool.com/spicetemplesydney. Open December 28 to 30, 31 (dinner only).
Tan Viet Shop 2-3, 100 John Street, Cabramatta, 02 9727 6853. Open December 25 to January 1.
Three Williams 613A Elizabeth Street, Redfern, 02 9698 1111, threewilliamscafe.com. Open December 26 to 31.
The Tilbury 12-18 Nicholson Street, Woolloomooloo, 02 9368 1955, tilburyhotel.com.au. Open December 26 to January 1.
Traditional Gyradiko 307 Forest Road, Bexley, 02 9599 9431. Open December 26 to 30.
Ume Burger Wulugul Walk, 33 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo, umeburger.com. Open December 28 to January 1.
Welcome Dose Shop 13, 61-71 Mentmore Avenue, Rosebery, 02 8094 9021, welcomedose.com.au. Open December 25 to January 1.
Yellow 57 MacLeay Street, Potts Point, 02 9332 2344, yellowsydney.com.au. Open December 27 to 31, January 1 (dinner only).
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