Barangaroo is one of the most exciting restaurant precincts in Sydney/Eora, complete with world-class architecture, romantic date night spots, long-lunch-approved eateries, and a stunning waterfront perfect for watching the sun set over Darling Harbour.
The area's also home to award-winning chefs and culinary brands, like Ross and Sunny Lusted at Woodcut, Alessandro Pavoni at a'Mare, the globally beloved Nobu, and three-Michelin-starred chef Clare Smyth.
With cuisine spanning everything from Italian to omakase, Turkish, seafood, fried chicken, Spanish, contemporary Chinese and more, these are Urban List's top picks for the best Barangaroo restaurants right now.
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- The Best Barangaroo Restaurants With A View
- The Best Spots For Long Lunch In Barangaroo
- The Best Date Night Restaurants In Barangaroo
- The Best Casual Restaurants In Barangaroo
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The Best Barangaroo Restaurants With A View
Rekōdo
Barangaroo House, Level 1/35 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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On Level One of Barangaroo House you'll find Rekōdo, a vibey restaurant and vinyl bar overlooking Sydney's sparkly Darling Harbour. Doused in neon lights, the funky eatery is inspired by Japanese listening rooms with turntable tunes backgrounding a fun and energetic menu of spicy kingfish tacos, watermelon sashimi, bang bang chicken, crispy pork belly bao, wagyu skewers, and charred calamari—best enjoyed with a Momo peach and yuzu spritz and stunning views from the outdoor terrace.
Rekōdo's incredible catalogue of vinyl spins regularly, with hip-hop hits on Thursdays, resident DJ takeovers on Fridays, disco beats on Saturdays, and frequent special guest musical curators— also making it one of the best restaurants for a boogie in Barangaroo.
Oncore By Clare Smyth
Crown Sydney, Level 26/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Boasting arguably the best restaurant view in Sydney, Oncore by Clare Smyth is a bucket-list-worthy gastronomic experience like no other. Acclaimed chef Clare Smyth brings her world-renowned flavours from Core, her three Michelin star London restaurant, to Sydney—with a few Aussie twists.
The menu straddles simplicity and sophistication with a now-famous Potato and Roe Dish: a slow-cooked potato topped with smoked trout and herring roe, served with seaweed beurre blanc, as well as a signature glassy Core Apple dessert with toffee and somerset cider brandy.
Arrive early to enjoy the bar's innovative cocktails, or for something special, book the eight-seat private dining room overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Love.fish
7/23 Barangaroo Avenue, Wulugul Walk, Barangaroo
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Score a seaside spot at Love.fish and settle in for a sustainably sourced local seafood feast that won't break the bank. As the name suggests, this casual spot loves fish, serving raw and cured bites, old-school prawn cocktails, grilled fillets with tasty sides and all the fish and chip shop classics. There's also a sizeable cocktail list, making this breezy Barangaroo restaurant a primo spot for a Sunday lunch with water views.
The Best Spots For Long Lunch In Barangaroo
Golden Century
Level 3, Crown Sydney, 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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With the OG Haymarket restaurant closing in 2021, after 30 years of warm hospitality and late-night Chinese bites, Sydney's food scene was left devo. Fortunately, co-owner Billy Wong and his parents Eric and Linda kept sibling venue XOPP running, with casual Golden Century BBQ in Haymarket and glitzy Golden Century at Crown Sydney opening more recently in 2025—welcoming a new era but with all of our old favourite dishes. That means, more XO pipis than ever, stir-fried noodles, hot pots, barbecue meats, and live seafood like lobster and mud crab, with all the classic preparations.
The loved yum cha also makes a major comeback with over 80 traditional Cantonese-style dishes including xiao long bao, BBQ pork puffs, pan- and deep-fried dim sum, and lava custard buns available between 11am and 5pm—allowing plenty of time to stuff your belly full of great food.
Lotus Barangaroo
8/9 Wulugul Walk, Barangaroo
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Long lunching never looked better with delicious dishes blending Asian culinary traditions and creative cocktails served vibrant, in the mostly outdoor setting of Lotus Barangaroo. Local produce is pulled together with dishes like wok-fried pipis; lobster, scallop, prawn and squid ink dumplings; masterstock crispy pork with Thai chilli caramel, apple and mint; and grilled beef short ribs with sweet soy sauce, sambal mattah, chilli, crispy leek and kaffir lime.
Can't decide? We highly recommend leaving it up to the experts with a banquet menu, ranging between $69pp and $109pp.
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Born By Tapavino
9A/23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Barangaroo goes to Barcelona at this immersive Spanish restaurant from the crew behind Tapavino in Circular Quay. Work your way through jamon, daily croquetas, empanadas, Galician-style octopus, garlic prawns, and imported Spanish cheeses, with dessert also on the cards at Born by Tapavino.
Groups of three or more can tuck into a set menu for $78pp or $98pp, or go all in on the weekend bottomless lunch for $99pp, which includes 90 minutes of free-flowing white, red, and rosé wine, beer, and soft drinks.
Callao
Shop 2/100 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Harmonising Japanese and Peruvian elements, Callao is a Barangaroo restaurant serving incredible Nikkei cuisine. Flame-licked dishes roam from a custom-built parrilla grill, searing seafood, vegetables, and Australian and Japanese beef to perfection.
The contemporary space pays homage to Peru's rainbow mountain Vinicuna, splashed with raw, textured materials, making for a stunning background to long lunches and lingering dinners. There's an excellent $119pp chef's selections menu or Saturday bottomless lunch with 90 minutes of peach, pineapple and yuzu Japanese bellinis, passionfruit piscos, prosecco, wine and beer.
The Best Date Night Restaurants In Barangaroo
A'Mare
Crown Sydney, Level 1/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Chef Alessandro Pavoni can truly do no wrong. After wooing Sydney with Ormeggio at The Spit, his Barangaroo venture, a'Mare, immediately received the date-night tick of approval with impeccable service, a luxe interior, and a masterful take on Italian food using the best seasonal Aussie produce.
Think: shareable whole fish cooked in a charcoal oven, hand-made pasta tossed through pesto ground tableside, wagyu beef carpaccio, and one of the best tiramisus in Sydney, accompanied by a barrel-aged negroni or Italian wine—all served in a romantic waterfront setting beside Darling Harbour.
For something truly special, there's a $135pp chef's menu or a $205pp signature menu that's absolutely perfect for anniversaries or birthdays, with optional sommelier-approved wine pairings.
Zushi
10/33 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Zushi has welcomed plenty of date nights over the years, and it's no wonder why—this waterfront Barangaroo restaurant is one of the most romantic restaurants in Sydney.
Delicate sushi and sashimi platters are served seven days a week, alongside loaded rolls with seared rare wagyu, pan-fried pork gyozas, and oven-roasted miso salmon, plus plenty of plant-based selections like cauliflower karaage, crispy eggplant and tempura veggie rolls.
And why not go all out with a yuzucello spritz, chilli marg or salted caramel espresso martini?—it is date night after all.
Woodcut
Crown Sydney, Level 1/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Woodcut is a sprawling modern Australian restaurant that spills out onto the water and Barangaroo promenade. Helmed by culinary power couple Ross and Sunny Lusted (formerly of the award-winning Sydney fine-dining staple, The Bridge Room), this Barangaroo gem opened in late 2020 to high expectations—and absolutely exceeded them.
Delivering equal parts romance and culinary theatre, Woodcut ditches the standard entrée-main-dessert routine, instead serving fire, steam, smoke and ice dishes from four buzzing open kitchens fully on display—especially for those seated up-close at the counter. Sizzling steak cuts and vegetable garden picks are blistered over fire, while oysters and seafood stands are dished up over ice. Dessert is served from the on-display pastry kitchen, alongside international and local artisanal cheeses, cocktails, coffee and nightcaps.
Yoshii's Omakase
Crown Sydney, Level 2/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Super special occasions require a super special restaurant. Yoshii's Omakase is one of Sydney's most impressive omakase dining experiences, found inside Nobu in Barangaroo. Using only the best produce acquired daily from the market and drawing on over 38 years of experience, second-generation sushi master Ryuichi Yoshii makes the $380 price tag worth every single cent. The elegant and intimate dining space places you right in front of Yoshii as you pair bite-sized delights with wine and sake, with just 10 guests hosted in each seating.
Bottega Coco
Shop 1 T3.01/300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Bottega Coco is a stylish and innovative all-day Italian restaurant, patisserie and cellar all in one, tucked down a laneway in the heart of Barangaroo. The aphrodisiac-filled menu features freshly shucked Sydney rock oysters and a decadent chocolate coconut mousse, alongside handmade pink ravioli packed with pork, prosciutto, baby zucchini, beef consommé and parmigiano cheese, and a dry-aged Tuscany-style T-bone steak that needs two people (at least) to get through.
For a more casual date night, there's signature pizzas or a daily happy hour from 3pm–5pm with $14 cocktails, $8 wine and $10 beer and spirits. Or, get your hands dirty with Bottega Coco's fun pasta-making class.
Nobu
Crown Sydney, Level 2/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Known for hosting date nights around the globe in nearly 50 locations, Nobu is one of the most respected names in modern Japanese fusion dining. Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and actor Robert DeNiro founded the Nobu empire in New York City, with Sydney's Nobu finally opening in 2020, giving us the chance to enjoy the signature dishes, plus some newbies, all from a stunning waterfront setting.
Menus are broken down into Nobu Classic and Nobu Now, with signatures like black cod miso and yellowtail jalapeno making an appearance, alongside newer options like crispy rice with spicy tuna or spicy salmon, lobster tempura with tamari honey or amazu ponzu and nobu tacos packed with tuna tomato salsa, spicy miso salmon, wagyu beef or lobster with wasabi and sour cream.
The Best Casual Restaurants In Barangaroo
Anason
5/23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Back in 2016, Anason was the first permanent member of the Barangaroo dining strip, bringing a taste of Turkey to Sydney's waterfront. Led by Turkish chef Somer Sivrioglu—formerly of beloved Turkish restaurant Efendy—Anason features fresh produce in an easily lovable menu designed to share.
Mezze includes salmon tartare, halloumi, falafel with smoked tahini, lemon myrtle dukkah hummus and organic pide, with popular main picks like the lamb shoulder, pomegranate roasted half chicken, and a yoghurt kebab with 72 hours wagyu tri-tip, croutons and burnt butter.
As for drinks, Turkish roots run throughout with raki (an aperitif made of distilled grapes and anise) and a selection of incredible Turkish wine you'll be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.
Belles Hot Chicken
5/33 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Originally making its mark in Melbourne, Belles' Sydney pop-up was so popular it had to stay. The Barangaroo outpost is one of the best spots to sit down if you've got a serious appetite, with unbelievably good fried chicken being the go-to order.
Expect mouth-watering tenders, drumsticks and traditional sandwiches, in spices like "Southern" and "really f**king hot", drizzled in sauces like hickory BBQ and Mississippi Comeback sauce. Pair that with Belles' awesome list of natural wines or old-school U.S.-style cocktails, and you've got yourself a finger-licking good time.
Annamese
Retail 2/2 Watermans Quay, Barangaroo
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Bringing fresh contemporary Vietnamese flavours to the streets of Barangaroo, Annamese is a 98-seater restaurant from the team behind Thai hotspot Muum Maam—also in Barangaroo. The kitchen pumps out lunch and dinner daily, making it easy to pop in whenever hunger strikes.
Duck and prawn pancake rolls; crispy rice, chicken and prawn cakes; wok-fried crispy pork belly; and slow-cooked lamb shoulder with peanut coconut curry fill the menu, accompanied by 80+ wines and clever cocktails like the Pho Cocktail, infused with pho spices, Espolon tequila, dry vermouth, coriander and lime, and the Mango Sticky Rice Blend with Ketel One vodka, mango sorbet and Kati coconut cream—doubling as a dreamy dessert.
NOLA Smokehouse And Bar
Level 1, 100 Barangaroo Avenue at Shipwright Walk, Barangaroo
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NOLA is a New Orleans-inspired smokehouse and American whiskey bar in Barangaroo where smoked and slow-cooked meats make up most of the menu. There's dry-aged beef brisket, pulled pork shoulder, and spit-roasted lamb, with tasty sides and small plates like Brickfields smoked honey and rosemary focaccia, skull island prawns, and a smokey potato salad with jalapeno garlic dressing.
Check out the all-you-can-eat BBQ lunch deal for $70pp on Saturdays and up the ante by adding on 90 minutes bottomless drinks for $40pp.
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