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Christmas Day lunch in Sydney can mean a four-course feast by the harbour, a shared menu in Surry Hills or a pub meal ordered as you go. Whichever way you like to celebrate, someone else can do the dishes this year. For Friday 25 December 2026, venues across Darling Harbour, The Rocks, Woolloomooloo, South Eveleigh and Surry Hills are ready to get festive.
Here are the best places to book your Sydney Christmas Day lunch in 2026.
Christmas with a soundtrack. Darling Pavilion is opening for Christmas Day with a $129 set menu and a limited à la carte menu alongside it, so the fussy eater at your table has options. Acoustic music kicks off at noon, and Santa is scheduled to drop in at 3pm. Pick a booking within the noon–6pm event and let lunch roll into an afternoon.
Two ways to spend Christmas on Sydney Harbour, and both come with the view. Book the Level 2 Restaurant at The Oriana Sydney for a four-course share-style feast, or head to the Ground Floor Beer Garden and Level 1 Pub, which open from noon with festive specials including a Christmas roast, a prawn bucket and Christmas pudding. The pub has its own event page, so follow the second link if that sounds more like your crew.
Book Now: Level 2 Restaurant
Book Now: Ground Floor & Level 1
Let the harbour do half the work. Kingsleys Woolloomooloo is serving a four-course sharing menu on the Finger Wharf, with a glass of sparkling on arrival to get everyone in the mood. There are two sittings overlooking the water, and each booking runs for 2.5 hours, so you have time to settle in and make a proper occasion of it.
No set menu, no problem. BrewDog South Eveleigh is keeping Christmas Day wonderfully low-pressure: the regular menu plus Christmas specials from noon, with bookings available and walk-ins welcome. Santa is due between 1pm and 3pm. It’s the pick in this guide for a Christmas pub meal where nobody has to commit to three courses.
Surry Hills knows how to throw a lunch. The Winery is serving a three-course shared Christmas menu with a glass of sparkling on arrival, and a DJ starts at 11am so the afternoon has its soundtrack sorted early. Choose the 11am sitting or the later one at 3pm, and book a table on Crown Street for a Christmas meal with the atmosphere already organised.
Christmas lunch questions
Where can I have Christmas lunch on Sydney Harbour in 2026?
The Oriana Sydney’s Level 2 Restaurant offers a four-course sharing feast for $249 per person. Kingsleys Woolloomooloo offers four courses with a glass of sparkling on arrival for $299 per person.
Where can I have Christmas lunch without a set menu in Sydney?
BrewDog South Eveleigh will serve its regular menu and Christmas specials from noon, with bookings and walk-ins welcome. Darling Pavilion also lists a limited à la carte menu, while The Oriana’s Ground Floor and Level 1 have separate festive pub specials.
What are the current Christmas lunch sittings at The Winery?
The Winery lists 11am and 3pm sittings for its $199 three-course shared Christmas menu, which includes a glass of sparkling on arrival.
