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The Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast

These are the best restaurants in Sydney celebrating the Year of the Rabbit this Lunar New Year.

The Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast

The Best Sydney Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast

With the Year of the Rabbit almost upon us, Lunar New Year festivities are beginning to pop up across the city. Whether you're looking for an extravagant suburb-wide festival or a more low-key meal at a local restaurant to say farewell to the Year of the Tiger, Sydney has you covered.

We've compiled a list of the best restaurants in Sydney putting on celebrations and offering up special meals for the Lunar New Year. From adorable rabbit bun creations to multi-course feasts, here's where to head if you want to get into the spirit and be well-fed while you're at it.

Top Image: Lotus Dumpling Bar, Alana Dimou

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Food & Drink
Din Tai Fung

An infamous Taiwanese noodle chain is introducing Sydney to the best dumplings it's ever had.

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Food & Drink
Spice Temple

Spice Temple pushes Chinese cuisine to new heights without losing traditional flavours.

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Food & Drink
Lotus Dumpling Bar

A Walsh Bay ode to the dumpling.

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Food & Drink
Sokyo

The popular Sydney Japanese restaurant does elegance extraordinarily well.

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Food & Drink
New Shanghai

For when you can't (don't want to) choose between a soup dumpling and a pork bun.

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Food & Drink
The Gardens by Lotus

This teahouse in the Chinese Garden of Friendship serves dumplings and tea during the day before switching to a Sichuan menu at night.

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Food & Drink
Ho Jiak

This Penang-style spot serves up some of the best laksa in town.

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Food & Drink
Lilymu

This neon-lit Parramatta restaurant is whipping up tom yum dumplings and black garlic mie goreng.

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Food & Drink
Lotus Dumpling Bar - The Galeries

In a long and illustrious career of dumpling eating, some of the most perfect dumplings we've ever had.

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Food & Drink
Spice Alley

A not-so-secret, hidden alley of Asian culinary delights.

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Food & Drink
Tokyo Lamington

Untraditional lamingtons from two Aussie chefs by way of Japan and Singapore.

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Food & Drink
Sky Phoenix

This CBD institution chooses class over chaos for its yum cha service.

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Food & Drink
Reign at the QVB

The historic CBD building has added a sleek Champagne bar to its offerings.

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Food & Drink
Philter Brewing

A must-visit on your next brewery crawl around Marrickville.

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Food & Drink
ELE by Federico & Karl

The Star's extravagant dining experience ELE takes you on a tour of three venues during your multi-course feast.

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Food & Drink
Kingsleys Woolloomooloo

Harbour views, succulent steak, fresh seafood and wines by the carafe.

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Food & Drink
Aria

Matt Moran's harbourside restaurant has been serving up top-notch tasting menus by the water for 20 years.

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Food & Drink
Cirrus Dining

A cloud-shaped Barangaroo restaurant from the Bentley team.

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