From walk-in bars to set worth food and drinks packages, these hotspots are placing on a fittingly effective present for the final evening of 2023.
We’ve rounded up 10 occasions throughout Sydney the place you’ll be able to say goodbye to 2023 – and hi there to 2024 – in type. There’s an Italian-inspired soiree, rooftop revelry, walk-in choices and extra.
Le Foote
The decadent new-ish grillhouse from the crew behind Hubert and Alberto’s Lounge is placing on a one-off banquet menu of their mosaic-adorned eating room. Highlights embody caviar and smoked creme fraiche tartlets, a calming seafood choice, in addition to Wagyu striploin and king prawns scorching off the charcoal grill. End with their summery tackle rum baba with macerated cherries. Step exterior and also you’re already within the prime firework-watching spot The Rocks.
Value: $180 per particular person for ten dishes plus a glass of champagne.
Some walk-ins obtainable or book right here. 101 George St, The Rocks.
Taphouse
Should you’re after a celebratory feast that’s extra funds than blow-out, head to the roof of Darlinghurst boozer the Taphouse and select between their Chinese language a la carte and banquet menu. Their banquet menu hits all of the nostalgic classics (hi there, candy and bitter pork), however their a la carte menu presents extra NYE-worthy centrepieces like their roast duck platter, steamed barramundi and wok-fried mud crab. Reap the benefits of all of their frozen gin cocktail specials going for $15 as a substitute of the standard $20, too.
Value: A la carte menu or $65 per particular person banquet menu
Stroll-ins obtainable or e book right here. 122 Flinders St, Darlinghurst
Otto
Past the million-dollar water views, Otto is the right spot to catch the final sunrays of 2023. These with packed NYE agendas can benefit from the Italian stalwart’s full a la carte menu at their first seating at 5pm. From 7.30pm, diners shall be provided a four-course menu, plus a glass of Charles Heidsieck champagne on arrival. Standouts embody zucchini flowers crammed with scallops and prawn and Wagyu Chuck tail flap MBS 9+ steak. Youngsters are additionally catered for with a particular $60 menu.
Value: A la carte menu till 6.15pm, $360 per particular person menu plus a glass of champagne after 7.30pm, $60 per particular person youngsters menu.
E book right here. Space 8, 6 Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo
Ho Jiak City Corridor
Junda Khoo’s supercharged Malaysian “playground” has an opulent a la carte menu that looks like it was made for celebrating New 12 months’s. Go all out with lobster pipis sang mee and bone marrow roti, or select your personal journey with a number of finessed Malaysian sauces to accompany NT mudcrab and complete coral trout. That’s, should you can look previous the expertly executed classics like Hainanese rooster and swimmer crab char kwai teow. Banquet menus are additionally on provide if all of it sounds too good to decide.
Value: A la carte menu, or $98/$168 per particular person for the banquet menu.
Stroll-ins obtainable, or e book right here.125 York St, Sydney
Shell Home
All 4 ranges at Shell Home shall be open as common for NYE, a stone’s throw away from the motion at Round Quay. Benefit from the Italo-inspired menu on the cool and informal Menzies Bar & Bistro (don’t miss the lobster rolls), snack on caviar up on the Clocktower Bar, or go all-out on the Eating Room with show-stoppers like grilled southern rock lobster and 900 gram Delmonico steak. All ranges have the choice so as to add a bottle of Perrier-Jouët and a serving of their signature “crab & caviar” for $150.
Stroll-ins obtainable or e book right here. 37 Margaret St, Sydney
El Primo Sanchez
They’ll be slinging as many moreish Mexican canapes as you’ll be able to eat for 3 hours at this mezcal bar’s inaugural New 12 months’s Eve occasion. Cured snapper tostadas, blue swimmer crab tacos and traditional tacos al pastor are standouts, however the night’s mission must be to attempt all 9. Margarita cheesecake and corn tres leches with salted caramel will fulfill candy tooths, too. Tickets embody three cocktail tokens for mezcal-fueled evening festivities. After 10pm, canapes will cease roaming to make method for some severe dancing, however $60 tickets will rating you two El-Primo cocktails.
Value: $160 per particular person from 7-10pm, $60 from 10pm.
Tickets shall be offered on the door, or e book right here. 27-33 Oxford St, Paddington
Pizza Madre
If battling town crowds isn’t your factor, head to Pizza Madre in Marrickville for vegetarian wood-fired pizzas in relaxed surrounds. Attempt their December choices from their a la carte menu, or add some mezze, a seasonal salad, and a dessert (cherry pavlova, we’re you) to make it a set menu for $65 per particular person.
Value: A la carte menu, or $65 per particular person set menu
Stroll-ins obtainable or e book right here. 2/205 Victoria Rd, Marrickville
Belles Scorching Rooster
Should you’re on the lookout for a great way to cleanse your self of 2023, sweat it out with some spicy fried chook at Belles Scorching Rooster. All of their Sydney areas shall be taking walk-ins and providing their full menu. Go for their massive wings for the utmost crispy skin-to-meat ratio, and wash it down with a schooner of Belles Draught, which shall be on particular for $5.
Stroll-ins obtainable or e book right here. Areas in Barangaroo, Round Quay and Bondi
The Dolphin Resort
The Surry Hills pub shall be throwing open its doorways to all comers, whether or not they’re right here for a few drinks, or eyeing off their Italian-leaning menu. Have fun what was 2023 and the return of the Dolphin’s wood-fire pizza oven, helmed by Bella Brutta alum Sasha Smiljanic.
Stroll-ins obtainable, or e book right here.412 Crown St, Surry Hills
Cho Cho San
This stylish izakaya is continuous their common “buns and bubbles” package deal throughout the day on New 12 months’s Eve. The star of the present is the roast duck set that’s accompanied by bao buns and all of the trimmings. For $105, you’re going to get free flowing bubbles, wines and beers, and $145 will embody choose cocktails as properly. Within the night, a full a la carte menu plus banquet menus shall be obtainable. Their 22-piece sashimi platter has New 12 months’s Eve celebrations written throughout it.
Value: A la carte menu, or $65-$145 set menus/bottomless packages
