I just wanted to send through a list of Sydney cafes and restaurants open during the Good Friday public holiday- many of the following are also open throughout the Easter long weekend. Would love it if you could keep in mind for any ‘what’s open this long weekend’ stories you may be working on! Details as follows:
Single O
Address: 60/64 Reservoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Opening hours:
- Good Friday 29th March: 8am-3pm
- Easter Saturday 30th March: 8am-3pm
- Easter Sunday 31st March: Closed
- Easter Monday 1st April: Closed
Current activity: Cafe menu available as usual (linked here).
Centennial Homestead
Address: 1 Grand Dr, Centennial Park NSW 2021
Open hours:
- Good Friday 29th March: 8am – 5pm
- Easter Saturday 30th March: 8am – 5pm
- Easter Sunday 31st March: 8am – 5pm
- Easter Monday 1st April: 8am – 5pm
Current activity: Breakfast and lunch menus available as usual (linked here)
BrewDog
Address: Bays 1 & 2, Locomotive Workshop, 2 Locomotive Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015, Australia
Open hours:
- Good Friday: 12pm – 9:30pm
- Saturday: 11am – 11:30pm
- Sunday: 11am – 9:30pm
- Monday: 11am – 10pm
Current activity: Bring the family to BrewDog for lunch or dinner over the Easter long weekend and guess the number of Easter eggs in the jar. Closest guess gets to take the whole jar home. Plus there are Easter-themed kids colouring books with all kids meals. Dogs welcome too.
NOMAD Sydney
Address: 16 Foster Street, Surry Hills NSW, 2010
Open hours:
- Good Friday – open dinner (6pm – late)
- Easter Saturday – open lunch (12pm – 2.30pm) and dinner (5.30pm – late)
- Easter Sunday – open lunch (12pm – 2.30pm) and dinner (5.30pm – late)
- Easter Monday – closed
Current activity: A la carte available.
Endless Summer bottomless lunch menu available all weekend.
Franca
Address: 2/81 Macleay Street, Potts Point
Open hours:Friday – Sunday hunch from 12pm, Dinner from 5pm. Closed Monday.
Current activity: A la carte available all weekend with specials below menu here
- Good Friday – Fruits de Mer with complimentary caviar & mini martinis included ($150 half /$275 full serve)
- Easter Saturday – Surf and Turf, Wagyu Flank & grilled lobster served with Bearnaise, butter lettuce, fries (half $120 / full $210)
- Easter Sunday – Chateaubriand 600g Tenderloin Diane sauce, Served With Seasonal Sides $199. Add On Foie Gras Poêlé $25
Website: here
Anason
Address: 5/23 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo NSW 2000
Open hours: will be open every day, 12pm til late.
Current activity: At Anason, executive chef Arman Uz joins Somer Sivrioglu in creating Anason’s seasonal, modern Turkish menus and providing Sydney with its own waterfront meyhane. A seafood focused restaurant, Anason is the ideal location for a Good Friday seafood lunch or dinner. A la carte available all weekend (menu here). A feasting menu is available for $99 per person, and paired wines can be added for $49 per person.
Landing page here
North Bondi Fish
Address: 120 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi 2026
Easter long weekend open hours:
- Thursday, 28 March: 12pm – 10:30pm
- Friday, 29 March: 11.30am – 10pm
- Saturday, 30 March: 11.30am – 12am
- Sunday, 31 March: 11.30am – 10.30am
- Monday, 1 April: 11.30am – 11pm
Special activity: North Bondi Fish is celebrating the ‘long’ in the Easter long weekend. If you’re looking for a spot to relax for lunch or dinner, look no further. The fun kicks off on Good Friday 29 March and goes until Monday 1 April. NBF’s autumn a la carte menu will be available all weekend, along with their twist on the classic seafood Bouillabaisse with traditional accompaniments (including rouille, croutons and gruyere, $48 per serve). Dine on the freshest seafood with a seasonal cocktail in hand, overlooking iconic Bondi Beach. Plus, local DJs will be spinning the decks from noon til’ late into the night.
Landing page with DJ set times here
Chiswick
Address: 65 Ocean Street, Woollahra 2025
Easter long weekend open hours:
- Thursday, 28 March: 12pm-11pm
- Friday, 29 March: 12pm – 10pm
- Saturday, 30 March: 12pm-11pm
- Sunday, 31 March: 11.30am-10.30pm
- Monday, 1 April: 12pm-11pm
Special activity: On the morning of Good Friday, Chiswick will host their annual community Easter Egg Hunt. From 11am – 1pm on the Chiswick lawn there will be a coffee cart, Chiswick pastries and classic hot cross buns for parents to enjoy while the children take part in the egg hunt.
Easter special menu items available in addition to the a la carte, all weekend long:
- Cocktails: Hot Cross Bun Espresso Martini ($23)
- Dessert: Hot Cross Bun Pudding (Malfroy honey gelato, vanilla custard) ($18)
- Seafood: wood fired Moreton bay bug with fermented chilli butter ($38), market fish fillet with woodfired tomatoes, preserved lemons and capers ($MP)
Landing page here
For a full list of The Cru’s clients Easter opening hours and activities, please see here.
Image credit: Tom Ferguson