Too strapped for cash to own your own boat? You can feel like you do by booking in for a long lunch at Regatta, Rose Bay's absolute waterfront restaurant. Dine in the pier-situated restaurant surrounded by the ocean, watching boats motor in and out of the jetty. Knock back freshly shucked oysters, yellowfin tuna tartare, seared Atlantic scallops and grilled Fremantle octopus, all while sipping on a Lychee Cosmo 21. It's a little Sex and the City, but by the sea in Sydney.

Every Sunday from 10am, Regatta runs a bottomless rose brunch — the restaurant has teamed up with French wine Les Jamelles to offer two hours of endless tapas-style dining with a crisp glass of French rose.