Golden Century 2.0: The Legendary Dim Sum and Late-Night Chinese Diner Is Being Resurrected at Crown Towers
Bondi Icebergs Dining Room and Bar will also be opening a new outpost at The Crown in the biggest shake-up to the hotel's dining offering since it opened in 2020.
This summer, two Sydney hospitality icons will find a new home at Barangaroo's glitziest address. Beloved dim sum institution Golden Century, which closed its doors in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns much to the shock of its many fans, is set to be permanently revived at Crown Towers while the nation's most Instagram'd restaurant, Bondi Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, will have a pop-up residency.
Since opening in late 2020, Crown Towers has established itself as a world-class dining destination, in addition to boasting five-star quality hotel rooms and suites, and residential apartments, all housed in the now-iconic architectural feat that ranks as the tallest building in the Sydney skyline. Golden Century and Icebergs will join a list of nine signature restaurants at Crown Towers in the biggest shake-up to the hotel's food and beverage offering since its opening.
The Wong Family, owners of Golden Century, and Icebergs owner Maurice Terzini.
"Crown Sydney is already a beacon of hospitality in this beloved city, so it feels natural to add to our repertoire two renowned offerings from Sydney itself," says Crown Sydney Chief Executive Officer, Stanford Le.
Golden Century will be moving into the third level of Crown Towers in early 2025 drawing on its three-decades of history as one of Sydney's most popular Chinese eateries and dim sum go-tos. In tribute to their original menu, Golden Century will be bringing back its signature classics like XO pippies, live lobster cooked two ways and the abalone steamboat, along with other fan favourite dishes like peking duck, salt and pepper squid and a yum cha lunch offering at weekends.
Billy Wong, co-owner of Golden Century and the still-operating XOPP in Darling Square, said of the opening: "We feel that we have a great synergy with Crown's approach to hospitality — focusing on quality and the guest experience, making them feel welcome and at home. Golden Century is where it all began and we are excited to once again welcome in our loyal customers, serving our beloved Cantonese classics in a picture-perfect location that overlooks Sydney harbour and beyond."
XOPP
The Icebergs Harbour Bar residency will begin in December, welcoming guests all day to an elevated, Euro-Australian version of the OG Bondi bar experience. Diners can expect Icebergs Bar dining favourites such as the Iceburger, fried school prawns with aioli and lime and signature cocktails like the No. 147 with Ketel One vodka, coconut, passionfruit, pineapple, lemon and aromatic bitters.
"I have always had a love affair with great hotel bars; they're transient and fun and you never know who you're going to meet," says renowned restaurateur Maurice Terzini, co-owner of Icebergs Dining Room and Bar. "This evolution of the Iceberg's Bar will bring classic drinks and our signature bar food offering to Crown Sydney, matching the already decadent and luxurious guest experience."
Icebergs Harbour Bar at Bondai Beach.
"We are thrilled to become the new home of the iconic Golden Century, offering our guests an experience that is at once nostalgic and exciting, and to partner with Icebergs for a summer residency of their bar experience, bringing their Bondi expertise to the harbourside," says Le.
Icebergs Harbour Bar will be open seven days a week and will be available for walk-ins. Reservations for Golden Century will open to the public in December. Find Crown Sydney at 1 Barangaroo Ave, NSW.
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