Din Tai Fung Sky High Pop-Up

Overview

Seems Sydney's monarchs of dumplingdom weren't content with being top of the bao chain. They needed to get a little more height. Din Tai Fung is set to open a pop-up dumpling bar in the Sydney Tower Eye, celebrating Chinese New Year. Yep, on the Observation Deck. If you like your dumplings with extra chilli and a terrifyingly glorious 360 degree panoramic view of Sydney (stretching 80km in all directions, 300 metres from the ground) get to the elevator.

Up top, DTF will be serving up their signature pork and vegetarian buns, black sesame dessert buns and specially created lychee-mint bevs. But most importantly, the pop-up will function as a key venue to grab those adorable little lamb buns we had a kitten over last week. Seriously. LOOK AT THEM.

Of course, you can't just waltz into Sydney Tower Eye. It's $18.55 per person if you book online ($26.50 in person, ouch), so you're kind of playing for the view while you nom. But you won't just find Din Tai Fung up there. Celebrating Chinese New Year, the STE Observation Deck will be converted into a little Chinatown with decorations and daily traditional Chinese lion dance performances from 2-2.30pm. Visitors will also be able to share their Chinese New Year wishes on a wishing wall.

Din Tai Fung will be open in the Sydney Towere Eye between 11.30am-2pm and 5:30-8:30pm from February 19 to 22.