Sydney/Eora is a culinary melting pot renowned for its diverse cuisines that leave us spoiled for choice. But why settle when you can enjoy a bit of everything? Create your own culinary journey with Sydney’s all-you-can-eat buffets—think unlimited sushi, fresh seafood, delectable desserts, and endless servings of dishes from around the globe, all on one plate.
Urban List has curated Sydney’s top buffet experiences providing unbeatable value from breakfast through dinner that cater to every craving. Perfect for special occasions, family gatherings with picky eaters or a catchup with friends who can’t decide where to eat.
These are the best all-you-can-eat buffets in Sydney right now.
Epicurean
Crown Sydney, Level 5/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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Epicurean offers a sophisticated all-you-can-eat dining experience with an open kitchen and stunning views of Sydney Harbour. The decadent buffet breakfast features a waffle and crepe station, yoghurt and cereal bar, warm pastries, bread, fresh fruit, eggs your way and so much more.
For lunch and dinner, indulge in unlimited fresh seafood with an oyster bar, a charcuterie station with the finest cold-cut meats and cheeses, classic Asian dishes and curries, endless sushi, sashimi, dumplings, dim sims, pizza, pasta, hot roasts and basically everything you could ever dream of. For dessert, you can’t miss the dark and milk chocolate fountains surrounded by abundant sweet treats and fresh fruit. Book here.
THE DETAILS
When: Breakfast available to external guests 7am–10.30am Monday–Friday only, lunch 12pm–2.30pm Monday–Friday or 12.30pm–3pm Saturday–Sunday, dinner 5.30pm–10pm Monday–Thursday and Sunday, and 5.30pm–11pm Friday–Saturday
Cost: Breakfast $65pp, lunch from $98pp, dinner from $135pp, various pricing for children
Gyuniku Buffet
Shop 34/1 Dixon Street, Haymarket
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Gyuniku offers a 90-minute, all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ experience in the heart of Haymarket, featuring high-quality meats, a self-service sushi and sashimi bar and a DIY frozen yoghurt station.
The extensive menu is designed to share and boasts premium offerings, with unlimited top-tier cubed Wagyu MB9+ sourced from Japan, melt-in-your-mouth Wagyu MB 7–9 cuts, and highly marbled short ribs. Other options include marinated chicken and seafood selections, and a sushi spread with endless rolls, sashimi and nigiri constantly stocked by skilled sushi chefs. There's also a hot and fried food area, plus a selection of cold accompaniments like wakame salad, complete with a variety of sauces to customise your meal.
The Details
When: Lunch 12pm–3.30pm, dinner from 4.30pm
Cost: Lunch from $48.90, dinner from $78.90
Govindas
112 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst
Govindas is a casual, friendly, buffet restaurant with a bohemian-inspired cinema that's operated for over 40 years. Regarded as a Sydney institution, Govindas offers a generously priced buffet dinner featuring self-serve, plant-based dishes for just $28 per person.
While Govindas serves a range of vegetable curries and Indian-style dishes, it is not exclusively an Indian restaurant, also dishing up salads, baked penne pasta, shepherd's pie, potato wedges and an ice-cream sundae. After dinner venture into the cinema to watch new releases from the comfortable lie-down cushioned couches. Find out more info here.
THE DETAILS
When: Thursday–Sunday, 5.30pm–9.30pm
Cost: $28pp, $14.90 for children 3–12 years, (movie tickets sold separately)
Nobu
Level 2/1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
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After its massive popularity the first time around, glitzy international Japanese icon Nobu has brought back its all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for summer.
The Gochiso lunch offers a 10-metre-long counter of top-tier sashimi, hand-crafted sushi, oysters and signature snacks, and is available 12pm–3pm, Friday–Sunday during summer for $98pp. Bookings are highly recommended, and can be made online.
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Grand Sunday Brunch
Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, 161 Elizabeth Street, Sydney CBD
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Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park offers an opulent dining experience with its Grand Sunday Brunch starring a luxe, all-you-can-eat seafood buffet featuring fresh Sydney rock oysters, tiger prawns, mussels and clams. The opulent spread also offers live stations whipping up lobster scrambled eggs, DIY ramen and dumplings, truffle hollandaise eggs Benedict, an artisan cheese counter, and a Sunday roast station. Lucky you get a full three hours to enjoy this Sydney buffet—because you're going to need it.
For something sweet, the metres-long dessert counter is piled with a cascading chocolate fountain, baked treats like pecan tarts and triple chocolate cake, and tiramisu. Be sure to book in advance since this brunch only happens once a month.
THE DETAILS
When: First Sunday of every month, 12.30pm-3.30pm
Cost: $145 per person with bottomless bottomless Chandon Garden Spritz, house red and white wine, $125 per person (non-alcoholic),
SkyFeast
Sydney Tower, Level 4/108 Market Street, Sydney
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Taking buffets to new heights, SkyFeast offers 360-degree views of Sydney from the 82nd floor of Sydney Tower. Savour fresh seafood with accompaniments, antipasto with cold cuts, breads, dips, classic Asian dishes, Mediterranean delights and mains like Moroccan spiced roast lamb leg, five-spice crackling pork, and roast beef with Yorkshire puddings, complemented by a variety of salads and sides.
Treat yourself to desserts like matcha cheesecake, banana caramel cake and chocolate strawberry tart. Elevate your experience with a guaranteed window seat and a complimentary drink, or an added cocktail package. Find out more info here.
THE DETAILS
When: Monday–Sunday, 12pm–2pm and 5pm–9pm
Cost: Lunch from $90pp Monday–Thursday and $105pp Friday–Sunday, dinner from $105pp Monday–Thursday and $125pp Friday–Sunday, $45 for kids (4–12 years)
Butchers Buffet
Various Locations
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Butchers Buffet is the ultimate, affordable, self-serve Korean barbecue buffet. Select and grill premium cuts of meat over the built-in barbecue at your table. Choose from fresh or marinated meats like wagyu and angus beef, chicken, pork and seafood. Pair with a selection of classic Korean sides, salads, sauces and salts. The hot food section serves Korean fried chicken, fries, tempura prawns, beef ribs, japchae noodles and more. Head to the dessert bar afterwards for ice cream, sugar-glazed sweet bread and honey biscuits.
Located in Chinatown, Blacktown, Eastwood, Cabramatta, Strathfield and Lidcombe, Butchers Buffet is perfect for birthdays, get-togethers with friends and family outings (just make sure to wear your loosest pants).
THE DETAILS
When: Lunch 12pmm–4.30pm, dinner 4.30pm–10pm
Cost: Lunch $36.99pp Monday–Thursday, and $43.99pp Friday–Sunday, dinner is $46.99pp Monday–Thursday and $52.99 pp Friday–Sunday, with various pricing for children
Breakfast In The Sky
Shangri-La Sydney, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks
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Watch the sunrise over Sydney Harbour with a morning brew and a spectacular buffet at Shangri-La's Breakfast In The Sky. Perched 36 levels above the ground, Altitude restaurant offers a luxurious breakfast experience available to the public on weekdays. Begin with a continental entrée buffet, followed by one hot dish crafted by executive sous chef, Michel Menegazzi.
Choose from dishes featuring the freshest seasonal produce, like the breakfast chorizo bowl, eggs benedict with smoked salmon or ham, and french toast with berry compote and honey cinnamon yoghurt. Complement your meal with juice, tea, and coffee, or elevate your experience with a sunrise mimosa, Aperol spritz, or bloody mary to kickstart the day.
THE DETAILS
When: Monday–Friday 6.30am–10.30am, Saturday–Sunday 6.30am–11am, (only available to external guests on weekdays)
Cost: $57pp Monday–Friday, $67pp Saturday–Sunday, $25 for children 6–11 years
Suminoya
1 Hosking Place, Sydney CBD
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Conveniently located near Wynyard station, Suminoya is a Japanese BBQ Yakiniku restaurant that serves a sizzling DIY buffet. Grill your own high-quality meats like angus beef, free range pork rib, duck and chicken, alongside seafood such as garlic prawns and squid. For sushi lovers, the Special BBQ buffet offers unlimited sushi and sashimi. Or up the ante with the deluxe edition, featuring endless wagyu beef, salmon carpaccio and king prawns.
All buffet options include veggies, salads, soups, rice dishes, inari and limitless Japanese sides like gyozas, spring rolls, tebasaki, okonomiyaki and takoyaki. Stick around for dessert (if you've got any room left), to enjoy matcha, black sesame and vanilla soft serve. Book here.
THE DETAILS
Duration: 1.5 hours
When: Thursday–Sunday, 5.30pm–9.30pm
Cost: $49pp Saturday Lunch Buffet, $69pp BBQ Buffet, $79pp Special BBQ Buffet and $89pp Deluxe BBQ Buffet
Harvest Buffet
The Star Sydney, Level 1/80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont
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Harvest Buffet at The Star serves a wide array of dishes that cater to every palate. For breakfast, tuck into freshly baked pastries, seasonal fruit, cereals, an omelette station, eggs your way, bacon, sausages, baked beans, hash browns, roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, and plenty more.
At lunch and dinner, choose from a variety of mains including pizza, pasta, curries, stir-fries, soups, carvery meats, and freshly made salads. On weekends, fresh seafood is the star, including prawns, oysters, mussels, crab and sushi. Make sure to check out the dessert bar starring three chocolate fountains with brownies, strawberries, Oreos, meringues, wafers, profiteroles, plus a wide range of sweet treats and ice cream. Walk-ins welcome or book here.
THE DETAILS
When: Monday–Sunday, 7am–11am, 12pm–3pm and 5pm–10pm
Cost: Breakfast from $49.90pp and $25.90 per child (5–12 years), lunch from $65.90pp and $36.90 per child, dinner from $99.90pp and $36.90 per child
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