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Fine dining at the Harbour View Hotel during Vivid Sydney 2022
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World-Class Collaborations & Dinners
NSW's produce, cutting-edge global chefs and iconic Sydney restaurants? That’s a recipe for an unforgettable dining experience – welcome to the Vivid Chef Series, where international names team up with local favourites for a series of unique collaborative dinners. Featuring: Kiln x Jeremy Fox, Yellow x Rishi Naleendra, Fred's x Jackson Boxer, Nel x Prateek Sadhu and Bar Morris x Mmabatho Molefe. These world-exclusive dinners are selling fast – grab one of the final tables while you can!
With Vivid Residence, one of Manhattan's best restaurants takes over Aria Sydney for a two-week residency. Daniel Humm – the chef/owner behind 3 Michelin-starred and 2017 World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards winner Eleven Madison Park – will bring his team over to work with Aria Sydney’s Matt Moran and Thomas Gorringe. This one’s already sold out, but if you’ve missed out on tickets, sign up to our waitlist, and be the first to know about any new spots!
And First Nations food, knowledge and ingredients take the spotlight with Carriageworks Presents: The Warakirri Dining Experience, a culinary event showcasing 60,000 years of culture through a guided dining experience with entertainment, music and storytelling. Renowned chef and Ngemba Weilwan woman Sharon Winsor shares her knowledge of Aboriginal culture and food across five courses, paired with Australian wines. Plus, guests will also have exclusive after-hours access to The National 4 exhibition.
Kiln, Ace Hotel Sydney Credit: Anson Smart
Kiln, the new restaurant from Chef Mitch Orr is a rooftop dining destination crowning the recently opened, Ace Hotel Sydney.
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Kiln, Ace Hotel Sydney Credit: Anson Smart
Kiln, the new restaurant from Chef Mitch Orr is a rooftop dining destination crowning the recently opened, Ace Hotel Sydney.
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Food and drink at the Vivid Sydney 2022 Dinner hosted at ivy Precinct, Sydney CBD.
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Vivid Sydney 2022 Credit: Destination NSW
Food and drink at the Vivid Sydney 2022 Dinner hosted at ivy Precinct, Sydney CBD.
Unique Dining Experiences
At Play With Your Dinner at Chin Chin Sydney, everything is art and (almost) everything is edible. Executive Chef Matt MacLeod pairs a four-course menu with a 'watercolour' painting session using chilli oil, beetroot sauce and more ingredients from your dishes, perfect on your palette and plate. Just as Chin Chin's dishes highlight the finest NSW produce, so too will your masterpieces. With an artwork maestro offering guidance, you'll create a painting inspired by our state’s beautiful natural abundance.
Or how about an astronomical three-course menu with cocktails to match 32 floors above Sydney Harbour, complete with an immersive AR experience? Boasting breathtaking 270° views of Vivid Sydney, the Vivid Rooftop Experience in Aster Bar is all about elevating dining to new heights – overseen by InterContinental Sydney’s Executive Chef Matt Hart, the multi-sensory (and AR) menu will take you to Saturn, Mars, Pluto and back home.
Following their foray into multi-sensory dining at Vivid Sydney 2022, premium modern Australian restaurant 6HEAD returns with a one-of-a-kind culinary experience overlooking the illuminated, sparkling Sydney Harbour. Curated by Head of Culinary, Chef Sean Hall, 6HEAD will transform with two immersive light and sound-scapes over two of the restaurant's dining rooms – one dedicated to our coast and blue seas, and the other to our verdant bushlands and forests.
Over at Barangaroo, all three floors of Barangaroo House transform into the 'House of Naturalia'. Expect sustainable cocktails, a custom menu by Head Chef Tara Chua centred on the natural world, and projections that highlight rewilding conservation efforts.
And don’t miss the quintessential Vivid Food event, the Vivid Sydney Dinner – a fusion of light, music, ideas and cuisine into a very special feast for the senses hosted by Eddie Perfect. Under the theme of ‘rewilding’, the ivy Ballroom will be transformed into nature’s playhouse with a menu from Danielle Alvarez and Ben Greeno, and performances from Montaigne, Christine Anu, Julian Belbachir and Eddie himself. Plus, Kate Monroe on the decks to keep things moving.
Aster Bar Credit: InterContinental Sydney
Aster Bar, InterContinental Sydney
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Aster Bar Credit: InterContinental Sydney
Aster Bar, InterContinental Sydney
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Fine dining with friends at 6 Head, The Rocks, during Vivid Sydney 2022
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Vivid Sydney 2022 Credit: Destination NSW
Fine dining with friends at 6 Head, The Rocks, during Vivid Sydney 2022
Markets And Festivals
For the entirety of Vivid Sydney, head down to The Cutaway for Vivid Fire Kitchen – our free-to-enter hub for flame-fuelled festivities, bringing together some of Sydney’s hottest dining concepts, local and internationally-acclaimed pitmasters, a collection of NSW’s finest producers, curated drinks and fire-inspired cocktails. Catch cooking demonstrations from the likes of Lennox Hastie, Pete Campbell, Dave Pynt and more!
Or how about a day-to-night of abundance? From the connoisseurs at Mary’s, HERE NOW smashes food and wine with music and art to celebrate some of our most exciting voices, artists and makers with a block party taking over Macquarie Place Park.
Plus, Carriageworks welcomes back its popular Night Market during Vivid Sydney. Curated by Australia’s leading sustainable chef Matt Stone, this one-night-only event will celebrate sustainable food practices, embrace authenticity and focus on using the best produce from across NSW
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Food vendors at Circular Quay during Vivid Sydney 2022.
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Food vendors at Circular Quay during Vivid Sydney 2022.
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Friends have fun at the House of Bombay Bar located at Darling Harbour for Vivid Sydney 2022. Partnering with Vivid Sydney Light Walk artist Elliott Routledge and music producer Nicky Night Time, Bombay Sapphire offered an incredible sensory experience alongside some fantastic cocktail offerings, inviting all to stir their creativity.
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Friends have fun at the House of Bombay Bar located at Darling Harbour for Vivid Sydney 2022. Partnering with Vivid Sydney Light Walk artist Elliott Routledge and music producer Nicky Night Time, Bombay Sapphire offered an incredible sensory experience alongside some fantastic cocktail offerings, inviting all to stir their creativity.
Vivid Food With A View
Pairing fine food with views of our spectacular Vivid Light Walk, these dining experiences are classic Vivid Sydney – a multi-sensory feast.
While the festival edition of Luke Mangan’s Table at the Pylon Lookout is sold out, the veteran chef has also curated Light Up Your Senses, a chance to enjoy a delightful wine and cheese box on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s South-East Pylon. Providing one of the most unparalleled vantage points of Vivid Sydney, the Pylon Lookout lets you take in the sheer scope, size and beauty of the Vivid Light Walk in style.
On the other side of Circular Quay is The Taste and Sound of Sydney at Opera Bar – another perfect spot to take in the illuminated harbour. Inspired by this year’s ‘Naturally’ festival theme, Executive Chef Fernando Sanchez has created a menu inspired by the city’s natural beauties, styled to represent the sparkling Harbour and the lush Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
Or set sail on Sydney Harbour to take in the cityscape on-board new luxury superyacht The Jackson for their Chefs on the Harbour series. Each Saturday night of the festival, enjoy entertainment and a five-course dégustation with paired drinks from Nelly Robinson, Khanh Ong or Mark Olive.
Plus Deals!
As part of our Local Business Program, a heap of Sydney restaurants and bars are getting into the Vivid Sydney spirit with custom menus and special offers during Vivid Sydney. Don’t miss out – head to our Deals page to see them all!
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Patrons at Opera Bar enjoying the sunset and light projections during Vivid Sydney 2018.
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Vivid Sydney 2018 Credit: Destination NSW
Patrons at Opera Bar enjoying the sunset and light projections during Vivid Sydney 2018.
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Friends enjoying drinks and food at Squires Landing, The Rocks, during Vivid Sydney 2022
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Friends enjoying drinks and food at Squires Landing, The Rocks, during Vivid Sydney 2022
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The Fall Guy in Sydney with a spectacular Glebe Island Silo Stunt
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Action-comedy film The Fall Guy explodes onto Australian screens on 24 April, and along with Hollywood superstars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, Sydney also plays a starring role. But the city isn’t just a backdrop to many of the action-packed scenes in the film, it also offers real-life action experiences to get your heart pumping. Here’s our guide to high-octane experiences in Sydney.
On-the-water adrenaline
Just like Ryan Gosling blasting around Sydney Harbour in a high-speed boat chase, you too can feel the wind in your hair, the sea spray on your face and your heart in your mouth on an Oz Jet Boating experience. These bright red, shark-faced jetboats fish-tail, spin and slide under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, past Dawes Point Park (where we meet Jean Claude the kelpie in the film) and the iconic Sydney Opera House, leaving you breathless and somewhat damp. Turn it down a notch with a two-, three- or five-day course from EastSail, with classes on the calm shores of Rushcutters Bay, or go five-star by hiring your very own superyacht from the fleet at Sydney Harbour Luxe Charters – Ghost II was featured in the film.
Get locked in an escape room
A bolted door, a countdown clock and a series of fiendish puzzles – outsmart the bad guys and challenge your friends in one of Sydney’s best escape rooms. Award-winning The Cipher Room, with locations in Newtown and St Peters, offers immersive, expertly designed rooms. Choose from a film noir-style hotel, a mysterious abandoned toy shop or a dystopian French bunker. Entermission Sydney has virtual-reality rooms, with themes like Alice in Wonderland, a pirate ship or space station. While not strictly an escape room, the one-of-a-kind Hijinx Hotel is a fun escape-like challenge set inside a quirky 15-room hotel.
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Friends walking along Sydney Harbour in the morning.
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Hickson Road Reserve, Dawes Point Credit: Destination NSW
Friends walking along Sydney Harbour in the morning.
Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
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Oz Jet Boating, Sydney Harbour Credit: Destination NSW
Experience the incredible speed of the red shark boats as they blast across Sydney harbour at high speed with Oz Jet Boating.
Find your need for speed
It’s not an action movie without a car chase, and while you can’t speed through the CBD streets like Ryan Gosling and Jean Claude, you can still challenge your friends to race via go kart at Hyper Karting Moore Park. At the 410-metre indoor track, the electric cars offer plenty of exhilarating straights and corners, with a high-speed function to help you overtake your mates. True petrol heads should make a pitstop at Luddenham Raceway in southwest Sydney, where the go karts are fuelled and the 600m outdoor pro circuit offers 12 high-speed corners and even nighttime drives. Want to do the real thing? Trackschool has half-day passenger or driving experiences in a Porsche 911 Carrera also at the raceway.
Have an adventure up high
A high-stakes, sky-high chopper scene is an action flick essential; recreate the experience (minus the stress) on a flight with Sydney HeliTours. The 20- or 30-minute tours take in jaw-dropping views of harbour icons like the Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Bondi Beach and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Or live out your Hollywood star dreams onboard the luxury Sydney Seaplanes. If free-falling from the sky like Ryan Gosling does jumping from a multi-story building is the heart race you crave, get the thrills without the spills at iFly Downunder: fully accessible, all-ages indoor skydiving that will make you feel like a superhero. Or take a day trip to the Blue Mountains for a ride on Scenic World’s 270m-high glass-cased Beyond Skyway for that soaring feeling while safely enclosed in a cable car.
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Track Day at Luddenham Raceway Motorsport Park, Luddenham.
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Luddenham Raceway, Luddenham Credit: Destination NSW
Track Day at Luddenham Raceway Motorsport Park, Luddenham.
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Couple ready to enjoy a Sydney Seaplanes flight from Rose Bay, Sydney.
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Sydney Seaplanes, Rose Bay Credit: Destination NSW
Couple ready to enjoy a Sydney Seaplanes flight from Rose Bay, Sydney.
Scale walls and cliffs
Action heroes need to be agile and spider-like; flex your skills scaling rock walls at one of Sydney’s top indoor rock-climbing centres. Climb Fit in St Leonards has beginner and high-tech climbs using augmented reality, while Ledge is a smaller centre in Camperdown perfect for beginners, and BlocHaus in Marrickville focuses solely on bouldering. If you prefer to climb surrounded by waterfalls and forests, make the extra leap to the Blue Mountains, and challenge yourself on an abseil or rock-climb under the expert guidance of the Blue Mountains Adventure Company.
Spots to refuel
After all that adventuring, you’re going to need a spot to refuel and cheers to a big day. Make it a meal with a view at Aster Bar on top of the InterContinental Sydney – with uninterrupted views of the harbour. The rooftop bar featured in the film is the Ivy – which is a local favourite for big nights out. Partake in Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s love for spicy margaritas at Centro 86, a new underground tequila bar in the CBD, or taste award-winning cocktails at Dean and Nancy on 22. Finish up with a feast at one of the restaurants located around Jones Bay Wharf (you’ll spot this area in the film as Ryan Gosling hides on his boat from the bad guys) or snack in the late-night dining havens in Chinatown: try Japanese izakaya Nakano Darling, xiao long bao from Nanjing Dumpling or Mamak’s legendary roti.
Rest your head
Even heroes need their beauty sleep. Rest up like an A-lister at the Kimpton Margot, a recently opened CBD hotel with Art Deco touches, and featured in the movie (ask Kevin for the fruit plate). Compact yet comfortable, the Little National Hotel is located in the heart of the city near Wynyard (also a major filming locale for The Fall Guy). And for a boutique hotel suitable for everyone from film stars to stunt crew, stay in the Ace Hotel in Surry Hills, with unique in-room features like guitars, record players and locally made custom robes.
Sydney Adventure Tours, Katoomba Credit: Destination NSW
Sydney Adventure Tours offers private tours to the Blue Mountains. With an experienced tour guide, take a bushwalk through nature and experience the rainforests.
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Sydney Adventure Tours, Katoomba Credit: Destination NSW
Sydney Adventure Tours offers private tours to the Blue Mountains. With an experienced tour guide, take a bushwalk through nature and experience the rainforests.
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The rooftop lounge at the Little National, in Wynyard in Sydney.
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Little National Hotel, Sydney Credit: Little National Hotel
The rooftop lounge at the Little National, in Wynyard in Sydney.