Whether you’re in a group of 10 or 60, this Cantonese superstar has you covered. Choose between three private spaces – then settle in for Canto-style roasted meats, live seafood and outstanding wines from the tome-like list. (There’s also a daily yum cha service from midday.)

Bennelong’s 10-seater is semi-private, which means you still get to soak up the atmosphere of the dining room proper. But you’ll also have your own personal waitstaff to guide you through Rob Cockerill’s exacting menu.

Porteno has transformed its next-door wine bar into a private space for 15 to 26 guests, with no restricted seating times. That means you can enjoy those Argentinian flavours at your own pace.

All of Sake’s Sydney locations (which also includes The Rocks and Double Bay) offer private dining options. But Manly gets points for its wharfside location. The elegant rooms here are perfect for groups as small as six, with flexibility to increase the real estate for more guests.

The standard-setter for fine dining in Sydney, Peter Gilmore’s harbour-hugging institution has a cosy, carpeted, 10-seat room with a colour palette inspired by the Australian bush. You’ll have those peerless Opera House views and incredible dishes all to yourselves.

As well as a ruby-red mezzanine and wharf-side terrace, this Italian classic boasts one of the most unique spaces on this list – a 100-year-old former wool lift big enough for 14 people.

Three private rooms to enjoy your hand-made fregola in. Choose between the Pavilion (50), Garden Room (26) or Balcony Room (16), all of them featuring views of the surf that can’t be beaten on a cracking Sydney day.

Eat like a modern-day viking inside Mjølner’s Feasting Room, which fits up to 36 people seated and comes with its own private bar stocked with every cocktail and dram imaginable. Pretty much the whole venue can be tailored for your power lunch or celebration dinner.

You could host a small wedding at Brett Savage and Nick Hildebrandt’s CBD fine diner. The private space is flexible, and can seat anywhere between 18 to 64 people. Plus, there’s also a semi-private area that’s big enough for 16 of your nearest and dearest.

Spin the lazy susan in one of five private spaces – catering from six to 35 people – at this CBD dumpling specialist. Plus, there are two banquet menus to choose from, stacked with classic Shanghainese and Cantonese flavours.

You can hire any part of this contemporary Lebanese diner, from the 18-seat private room to the entire venue. But no matter where you sit, you’ll be tucking into vibrant Levantine dishes by Paul Farag, one of Sydney’s best chefs.

It’s hard to say what’s prettier – the private space at the garden end of Chiswick or the garden itself. Either way, 40 guests get to enjoy both, along with farm-to-table fare courtesy of Matt Moran.