The festive season is still technically a few weeks off, but you can hear the jingle bells a ringin’ from here, and restaurant reservations for Christmas Day get snapped up fast.
So whether it’s for lunch or dinner, a family affair or a gathering with friends, Gourmet Traveller have compiled some great ideas for outsourcing Yuletide good times.
The Rocks
With chef Peter Gilmore leading the charge, this year’s Christmas celebrations at Quay are looking mighty fine. Say hello to the likes of the mud crab and white cucumber salad, and a dish of bacon and squid with XO sauce and red rice koji. And in the glass? Champagne, naturally. Priced $330 per person.
Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks, (02) 9251 5600
Mosman
Add an Italian twist to your Christmas line-up. Ormeggio at the Spit, tucked behind the Spit Bridge, will serve a Mediterranean-accented feast of scampi tartare, crab tagliolini and charcoal-grilled wagyu. Priced $249 per person.
d’Albora Marina, The Spit, Mosman, (02) 9969 4088
Freshwater
Chef Giovanni Pilu serves a little slice of Sardinia at his beachside Sydney restaurant and this Christmas is no exception. A feast of salumi, squid-ink malloreddus and slow-roasted lamb shoulder with fregola is on offer. Priced $230 per person.
End of Moore Rd, Freshwater, (02) 9938 3331
Pyrmont
Details of the Christmas menu at this harbourside favourite are still being finalised, but good things from the department of great seafood ought to be a pretty good bet. Priced $220 per person.
Jones Bay Wharf, 19-21 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont, (02) 9518 6677
Sydney
Pei Modern opens its doors this Christmas for both lunch and dinner. In the kitchen, new chef Joachim Borenius will prepare a feast with all the trimmings, bookended by Clyde River rock oysters and traditional Christmas pudding. Priced $150 per person.
The Four Seasons, 199 George St, Sydney, (02) 9250 3160
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