Twenty Restaurants and Takeaway Eateries Have Been Announced as Part of the New Circular Quay Dining Precinct
The revamped Jacksons on George is set to open next year alongside a host of dining tenants including new Malay Chinese Noodle Bar, Toastiesmith and Sunday outposts.
If Circular Quay wasn't already flush with top-notch dining options — whether it's Matt Moran's takeover of Opera Kitchen, waterfront French bistro Whalebridge or the new Quay Quarter Lanes Precinct — the picturesque harbourside suburb is set to receive a swath of new restaurant openings in 2023, thanks to a new dining precinct titled Sydney Place.
Not to be confused with Central Place, the set of billion-dollar tech towers currently being built on top of Central Station, Sydney Place will be compromised of three eat streets at the base of its 55-storey office tower. Across these three laneways — Crane Lane, Rugby Place and Underwood Street — you'll find new spots from renowned Sydney chefs and outposts from beloved local restaurants.
While longstanding laksa specialist Malay Chinese Takeaway's Hunter Street outpost is set to be demolished alongside Frankie's Pizza to make way for the new metro station, fans of the Sydney stalwart can rejoice in the news that it will be opening Malay Chinese Noodle Bar in Circular Quay as part of Sydney Place.
Toastiesmith, Kera Wong
Elsewhere in the precinct, you'll find the second outpost for Morgan McGlone's rotisserie chicken eatery Sunday, a new Toastiesmith, loaded pie shop Lode Pies from ELE and LuMi's Federico Zanellato's, and a Japanese whiskey bar and diner by Joel Best.
Rounding out the precinct will be an array of restaurants and cafes offerings dumplings, sushi, ramen, burgers, sandwiches, coffee and Middle Eastern dinners, plus a new studio from Thirteen Feet Tattoo.
Sydney Place tenants, Nikki To
Alongside these newly announced tenants and the 263-metre office tower is the revamped Jacksons on George. Maurice Terzini (Icebergs, RE-, Ciccia Bella, Belongil Beach Italian Food) has taken over the longtime Circular Quay favourite which is currently undergoing a venue-wide transformation.
The new iteration of the pub will span three levels, including a gastropub, a restaurant, and an open-air rooftop bar overlooking the planned public plaza and laneways. Designed by award-winning, Sydney-based architecture firm Stewart Hollenstein, the space will feature active edges and open frontages, all of which are designed to enhance social interaction within the venue and with the city below.
Jacksons on George is now set to open in mid-2023, while the hospitality tenants at Sydney Place are set to open from March next year.
Jacksons on George
Sydney Place is located at 180 George Street, Sydney. It's set to open in 2023.
Top image: Sunday
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