The Best Mother’s Day Lunches, Brunches And More In Sydney
Eloise Luke
Contributor | Urban List
Mums are the best, it's a well-known fact. And while she deserves to be celebrated every day, Mother's Day on Sunday 10 May, 2026, presents the perfect opportunity to express our appreciation with a unique experience she'll never forget.
From high teas to long lunches, set menus and beautiful brunches, Urban List has curated all the best experiences to spoil Mum with in Sydney/Eora this Mother's Day. Seize the chance to get in Mum's good books for the rest of the year and maybe even clinch the title of Favourite Child once and for all.
Here are the best things to do with Mum for Mother's Day in Sydney.
Sangee's Kitchen x Asylum Seekers Centre
43 Bedford Street, Newtown
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If you are keen to lock in a Mother's Day lunch that is a little more meaningful than the usual round-up, Sangee's Kitchen is hosting a one-off Malaysian feast in the Asylum Seekers Centre's Newtown hall on May 21.
The evening kicks off at 6pm, and will be spread over a two hour period—during which you'll hear from a panel of women discussing motherhood, and building community through displacement. Every ticket contributes to supporting the small scale catering business, with 40% of proceeds contributing to ASC programs that are helping aslyum seekers to rebuild their lives here.
Shadow Baking
Various Locations
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If you’ve left Mother’s Day gifting to the last minute (again), this one does the heavy lifting for you.
Shadow Baking is dropping a limited-run Mother’s Day Gift Box (pre-order only, capped at just 50 per store) available across its Darlinghurst and Marrickville HQ spots (plus interstate locations). Each box is packed fresh on the morning of Sunday 10 May and comes wrapped and ready to hand over, no extra effort required.
Inside, you’ll find four of the bakery’s signatures: a layered St Honoré with baked cheesecake and chocolate custard, a boysenberry cheesecake and almond scroll situation, their cult kouign amann with caramelised lemon sugar, and a classic croissant. There’s also a mini bouquet of seasonal flowers and a blank card, so you can pull something heartfelt together without a separate florist run.
Pre-orders close Tuesday 5 May, and once they’re gone, they’re gone—so don’t sit on it.
AORI
39 Lime Street, Sydney CBD
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If Mum’s idea of a good long lunch involves harbour views and really good Japanese, AORI is doing a polished Mother’s Day service across lunch and dinner with a choice of banquet or limited à la carte, plus a bespoke cocktail mixed just for the occasion. There’s also the option to add a personalised handwritten card—perfect for anyone who chronically forgets.
L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele
50 Pitt Street, Sydney CBD
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L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele is taking a more classic, crowd-pleasing route with a $70pp set menu available all day, built around shared antipasti, pizza and pasta, then finished with a complimentary glass of rosé for Mum and an Angioletti con Nutella for dessert. If your family skews more towards long-table carbs than fine-dining formality, this one might just be the move.
North Bondi Fish
120 Ramsgate Avenue, Bondi Beach
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North Bondi Fish is doing what it does best this Mother’s Day: a relaxed, seafood-led lunch with Bondi as the backdrop and a glass of Champagne on arrival for Mum. The $135pp set menu is designed to share, moving through dishes like roasted scallop with yuzu butter, market crudo and grilled snapper with chimichurri, which feels exactly right for a long lunch by the water.
Dear Sainte Éloise
Shop 5, 29 Orwell Street, Potts Point
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Dear Sainte Éloise is putting on a $90pp lunchtime set menu that feels thoughtful without being fussy, with dishes like anchovy brioche, tuna crudo, Snowy Mountain rainbow trout and macadamia cobbler working their way across the table. If you want to make it feel a little more celebratory, you can pre-order a glass of Allouchery-Deguerne Brut Champagne to kick things off.
Ragazzi
Shop 3/2-12 Angel Place, Sydney CBD
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Ragazzi is leaning into its strengths with a $98pp Mother’s Day set menu that runs from croquettes and yellowfin tuna crudo through to marron mafaldine, duck ragu and almond praline tiramisu. It’s lively but cosy—and will probably keep you at the lunch table longer than you planned.
The James
89-113 Kent Street, Millers Point
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The James gives you a few ways to play it—à la carte breakfast if you’re starting early, then a $149pp five-course lunch with sides if you’re after something more structured, with dinner returning to à la carte later in the day. It’s a good option if your plans are a little fluid but you still want the meal itself to feel like the main event.
Hugos
Shop 1, Manly Wharf, East Esplanade, Manly
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Hugos is doing a $140pp Italian-inspired feast that starts with a shared tasting plate of kingfish carpaccio, fried calamari, prosciutto, fig salad and meatballs before moving into a main of your choice. Between the handmade pastas, seafood, sirloin, roast chicken and gourmet pizzas, it’s got enough range to keep everyone happy without losing that celebratory feel.
Sails on Lavender Bay
2 Henry Lawson Avenue, McMahons Point
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Sails is covering both ends of the day, with breakfast starting with bubbles, fruit and pastries before a hot main, and lunch shifting into a more polished four-course menu at $169pp. If you’re after something scenic and properly special without being too formal, this is a very safe bet.
The Dry Dock
22 Cameron Street, Balmain
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At The Dry Dock, Mother’s Day lunch comes in the form of a one-day-only $145pp four-course sharing menu, with a complimentary glass of Veuve Laperrière Blanc de Blancs for every mum booked into the dining room. Add in a French 75 on the side, and you've got yourself an ideal Balmain Sunday.
Noi
108 Audley Street, Petersham
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Noi is taking a more refined Italian route, with a $95pp three-course lunch that includes snacks, bread and sides, then opening back up to à la carte for dinner. It’s a good fit if you want something a little more polished than your standard neighbourhood Italian.
Table Manners
56–60 Macpherson Street, Bronte
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Table Manners is keeping things flexible this Mother’s Day with lunch and dinner both running à la carte, which means you can order to the table rather than working around a fixed format. Just moments from the beach, you can settle in for a long, easy meal without too much dressing up.
Itō
413-415 Crown Street, Surry Hills
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Itō is serving a $129pp three-course menu curated by head chef Erik Ortolani, with a $39pp kids menu for little ones joining the table and the option to have a bouquet waiting on arrival for an extra $100.
Besa
75 - 79 Hall Street, Bondi Beach
At Besa, Mother’s Day takes the shape of a $95pp set menu or a more flexible à la carte lunch, with Spanish tapas, cocktails and DJs rolling through the afternoon. If you’re after something a little more upbeat than the standard sit-down lunch, this one is this move.
The Palomar
7 Oxford Street, Paddington
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The Palomar is doing a $130pp long lunch with a glass of Moët Vintage Champagne on arrival, plus a special surprise for Mum waiting at the table before the four-course menu begins. Signature dishes like nigella seed flatbread, chicken schnitzel, grilled scallops and coral trout keep it grounded in what the venue already does well, rather than forcing a one-day-only concept.
PARKROYAL Parramatta
30 Phillip Street, Parramatta
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PARKROYAL Parramatta is going big with a full seafood buffet lunch, covering prawns, Sydney rock oysters, octopus, mussels, hot dishes, salads and a chocolate fountain to finish, plus a glass of wine for Mum on arrival. With a live crepe station, acoustic guitarist, complimentary parking and a take-home gift, it’s very clearly designed for families who want the whole afternoon sorted in one booking.
Touch Wood
Shop A2/1B Bridge Road, Glebe
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Touch Wood’s $95pp menu starts with Sydney rock oysters, moves through a choice of kingfish or burrata, then lands on snapper, steak or roasted cauliflower before finishing with a Davidson plum pavlova. It also comes with a complimentary glass of prosecco and a box of cookies for Mum, with flowers available to pre-order if you want to make the table feel a little more dressed up.
Arms Length
7 Kellett Street, Potts Point
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Arms Length is running $65 and $85 set menus all day and night, with share plates like stracciatella, cured meats, yellowfin tuna tartare and tiramisu on the lineup, plus a complimentary glass of Champagne for Mum on arrival. If you want to push it a little further, you can pre-order an Alana Jane Studios bouquet with the booking and have it waiting there too.
Caness
348 Oxford Street, Paddington
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Caness is doing a $109pp shared tapas menu for lunch and dinner, moving through oysters, carpaccio, kubaneh, mortadella skewers and beef sirloin before finishing on a labneh flan. It’s playful and generous, but still feels considered enough for the occasion.
Vitelli’s Upstairs
Corner of Cleveland &, Baptist Street, Redfern
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Vitelli’s Upstairs is pitching Mother’s Day squarely at the carb lovers, with a $129pp New York-Italian lunch spanning eight dishes that include fried lasagne bites, garlic focaccia with parm dip, vodka pasta, chicken parm and New York cheesecake. There’s also a $49pp kids option with a double chocolate sundae, which should smooth things over for the smaller guests at the table.
Island Radio
Baptist and Cleveland Streets, Redfern
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Island Radio is keeping things to dinner only, with a $119pp eight-dish menu that runs through crispy pork belly with kimchi, seafood XO longevity noodles and slow-cooked wagyu brisket with golek peanut curry.
The Charles
66 King Street, Sydney CBD
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The Charles is covering the whole day, with a $79 brunch in the morning and a $145 three-course set menu across lunch and dinner, plus an à la carte option later in the evening. Dishes like bluefin tuna crudo, 36-month prosciutto, blue swimmer crab cavatelli and Brooklyn Valley sirloin keep it classic, polished and easy to book with a crowd.
If lunch isn’t the move, their afternoon tea offers a more traditional way to celebrate, with a glass of Chandon on arrival and a dessert trolley by exec pastry chef Rhiann Mead doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Between the Russian honey cake, pavlova, mocha roulade and peach-and-verbena bon bon, this one definitely knows its audience.
Harbord Hotel
29 Moore Road, Freshwater
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Harbord Hotel is taking a much more relaxed approach, with lunch and dinner by the beach and a complimentary bottle of AIX Rosé for bookings of six or more. If you’re after something low-pressure that still feels like you’ve made a plan, this is an easy one to lock in.
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