Book a Restaurant in Sydney for Valentine’s Day 2022

Updated January 21st, 2022

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If you're planning to dine out for Valentine's Day, we can help. We've assembled some restaurants taking instant reservations through Broadsheet.

  • This elevated vantage of Bondi’s sloshing surf is one of Australia’s great views – one a less conscientious restaurateur might easily lean on. Not Maurice Terzini, who’s been pushing his resplendent Italian diner to greater and greater heights since 2002.

  • Bodega has joined up with Wyno, together the venue is now known as Wyno x Bodega. There’s a bigger focus on vino, a smaller menu and fan favourites, the fish fingers and banana spilt, are still available.

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  • Sydney’s first fine-dining restaurant devoted to plants.

  • Peter Gilmore has made the culinary vision that earned him accolades at Quay more approachable at the Opera House.

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  • An update on the classic French bistro, this inner-city spot combines nostalgia with plenty of modern swagger. Expect a menu of Gallic standards, and a lengthy wine list spanning French and Australian regions.

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  • The standard-setter for fine dining in Sydney. Executive chef Peter Gilmore is tireless in his pursuit of what’s interesting, new and Australian. His backyard is peppered with test plantations of rare vegetables, he works with local ceramicists on custom crockery and he’s a leading advocate for native produce. The restaurant’s theatrical tasting menus show off all this and more, bolstered by some of the city’s best harbour views.

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  • A North Indian-style diner plating up Punjabi specialties. Before Harris Park ever claimed Little India status, Billu’s was the first on the ground with its now-famous tandoori chicken. It’s marinated for 24 hours in yoghurt and spices, then wood-fired in the tandoor. It’s a fine entry-point, but be sure to venture towards the regional dishes you won’t find elsewhere.

  • Charcoal-roasted meats and sides, paired with a choice of 300 wines.

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  • An upmarket, three-storey pub from the Goodtimes Hospitality Group.

  • A massive bistro headed by Francesco Mannelli.

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  • Jamón, morcilla schnitzel, brunch omelettes and Spanish wine by Tapavino.

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  • You'll find this Potts Point fixture at the Paris end of Macleay Street. That location, combined with a stately exterior and a menu boasting French bistro classics, makes for truly transportive dining. Expect steak frites, salmon tartare, oysters and a tight list of French and Aussie wines.

  • The Chefs Gallery experiments with Chinese roast-duck takeout in Kensington Street’s Old Rum Store.

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  • Three unique spaces in a Victorian-era pub package. The brassy, stain-glassed Royal Bar downstairs is a great spot for a beer and some live sport. Upstairs the bistro does all of the pub classics. One more level, and you’re on the rooftop. You can dine year-round up here, thanks to some retractable coverage. But in summer, it’s rosé-ready – the good stuff is pouring on tap.

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  • At this colourful Mexican cantina, kitsch and fun reign supreme. Cantina won't be winning any awards for authenticity, but the food tastes great and the vibe is always good.

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  • This '70s-inspired cocktail lounge on the 83rd floor of Sydney Tower is the highest bar in town. Cocktails come from an ex-Baxter Inn and Hubert bartender whose drinks will (almost) distract you from the 260-degree views.

  • Visit for authentic egg hoppers, kottu roti and fiery curries.

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  • Bow down to the dumpling masters. Or just watch them through the glass, hand-crafting those world-class xiao long bao in the kitchen.

  • This Surry Hills pub got a shake-up in 2020 – but it’s still one of Sydney’s best all-in-one wine bars, restaurants and boozers.

  • A breezy garden cafe and bar with ball-droppingly magnificent views.

  • Good times are guaranteed at this fun izakaya. Studio Ghibli films are projected on the wall, the staff are cool, and the bites are booze-friendly. Sit at the bar with a whisky highball and some chicken-thigh skewers for the win.

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  • A sharp restaurant and bar from the team at Bulletin Place. Naturally, it serves great cocktails.

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  • A colourful hotel restaurant with a completely plant-based menu by Shannon Martinez, the chef behind Melbourne's pioneering vegan restaurant, Smith & Daughters.

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  • Relax with "Mar-tinnies" and tinned seafood.

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  • An elevated fish'n'chipper from the team behind Fishbowl. Pull up a chair in the light-filled dining room for Mediterranean-inspired bar snacks, or settle on a picnic rug in the neighbouring park with takeaway boxes.

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