Sydney’s bottomless brunch scene is bursting with flavour, flair and free-flowing drinks. Here are our top picks.
Whether you’re after an early-morning mimosa session in Darlo, fresh sashimi and matcha cocktails at an izakaya-style eatery, or French dishes and Hugo Spritz in Newtown, there’s a bottomless for every mood and moment in Sydney.
We’ve rounded up the best bottomless brunches in Sydney, each offering a unique take on this boozy weekend ritual. Ready to sip your way through them? Let’s brunch.
1. Cho Cho San
Few venues do long lunches quite like Cho Cho San. The Potts Point favourite has built a loyal following thanks to its modern Japanese menu and buzzing izakaya-style setting, but its Saturday bottomless offering might just be the star of the show.
Running from 12pm to 3pm each Saturday, the experience includes one hour and 45 minutes of free-flowing beer, wine and sparkling alongside a feast of share plates, from fresh sushi and sashimi to miso eggplant sticks, tender wagyu kushiyaki and pork gyoza with pepper ponzu and chilli.
It’s not just the mouthwatering dishes that make Cho Cho San my favourite bottomless in Sydney. For $21 per person, you can add on unlimited cocktails, including a Kalamansi Matcha gin-based pick and a Sudachi Chilli, which is like an elevated spicy marg. Their team is friendly, attentive and will always be ready to fill up your glasses, answer any questions and get your cocktail rounds in.
Where: 73 Macleay St, Potts Point NSW 2011.
When: Every Saturday, 12-3pm.
Price: $99 per person, $21 cocktail upgrade.
Book your bottomless brunch at Cho Cho San here.
2. Mille Vini
This chic Surry Hills Italian restaurant and wine bar offers up five courses, free-flowing spritzes and wine, plus an Amaretto Sour on arrival. Kicking off with San Daniele prosciutto, then their signature cavatelli with spicy vodka and burrata. Next is a Jack’s Creek sirloin, radicchio salad, and (the highlight in my opinion) tiramisu with Biscoff crumble to finish.
With 90 minutes to sip, dine and catch up, this bottomless is made for long lunches with friends. Available every Saturday and Sunday, it’s an ideal pick for lovers of Italian food, Aperol spritzes and chic wine bar settings.
Where: 397 Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney NSW 2010.
When: Available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Price: $115 per person.
3. 20 Chapel
Widely regarded as one of Marrickville’s standout dining spots, 20 Chapel has built a loyal following thanks to its expertly cooked meats, sleek interiors and effortlessly cool atmosphere. On Saturdays, the restaurant serves up a $95 per person bottomless lunch featuring dishes such as raw fish kokoda, Mooloolaba prawn cutlets, Abrolhos Island scallops and the venue’s signature wagyu burger.
The $95 option will secure you free-flowing prosecco, wine and beer for an hour and 45 minutes; however, if you’re feeling boujie, add on their seasonal cocktails package for an extra $30.
Where: 20 Chapel St, Marrickville NSW 2204.
When: Available on Saturdays.
Price: $95 per person, $30 cocktail upgrade.
4. Bar Nina
Unlike most venues, Stanley Street’s Bar Nina runs their bottomless every day: brunch from 9am, lunch and dinner from 12pm. This obviously means they’ve perfected the art of a good bottomless, offering up 105-minute-long sessions of shared plates and flowing booze.
Their brunch session (9am-11am) features fruit and pastries to start, a choice of mains (including French toast and a smoked salmon crumpet) as well as mimosas, espresso martinis, prosecco, rose, house red, and white and Philter XPA and Lager.
Lunch and dinner ($89 per person) centre around Mediterranean share plates and house-made pasta, including pork and fennel salami, stracciatella, spinach and mushroom arancini, malfadine and tiramisu. You can add on unlimited cocktails for an extra $10 per person, or just stick to prosecco, rosé, red and white wine, with Philter brews.
Where: 85A Stanley St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010.
When: Brunch every day (9am-11am), lunch and dinner every day (12pm-8pm).
Price: $89 per person, cocktail add-on $10.
5. Makaveli Bondi
Tucked away on Glenayr Avenue, this ultra-chic Bondi Beach eatery delivers the kind of intimate dining experience that’s perfect for long lunches. With its stylish interiors and standout menu, Makaveli has quickly become one of the suburb’s top spots for modern Italian fare. Expect dishes like creamy burrata, spicy vodka rigatoni, cured meats served with pickles, roasted hazelnuts and honey, fluffy focaccia and roasted broccolini.
On the drinks front, the bottomless includes Makaveli’s signature cocktails, from the Makaveli Marg made with house-infused chilli tequila to the Makaveli Espresso, blending 818 tequila, fresh espresso and coffee liqueur for the ultimate pick-me-up. Prefer to keep it classic? Prosecco and Stone & Wood draught are also on offer. This bottomless (including the cocktails) will set you back $99 per person.
Where: 177, 2/179 Glenayr Ave, Bondi Beach NSW 2026.
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-5pm.
Price: $99 per person.
6. Bistro Grenier
Odd Culture’s sultry French restaurant, Bistro Grenier, offers up a $99 per person bottomless lunch on Saturdays and Sundays, featuring free-flowing Hugo Spritz and bottomless bubbles to accompany the lunch.
Expect house-made bread with butter, crudités served with buffalo curd, chicken liver pâté topped with soft verjus jelly and a rich Salade Lyonnaise with duck, bacon and poached egg, followed by a vol-au-vent filled with Ruffle Farm mushrooms and red wine, plus pommes frites to share. It’s the kind of lunch that’s designed to linger well into the afternoon. Tres bien!
Where: 266 King St, Newtown NSW 2042.
When: Saturdays and Sundays, 12pm-3pm.
Price: $99 per person.
7. Chin Chin
Weekend sessions at Chin Chin are bound to leave you in a good mood. Their boozy lunch series is the perfect excuse to round up your crew for a long weekend lunch, running from 12pm to 3pm every Saturday and Sunday.
Starting from $89 per person, guests can settle in for a 90-minute sitting featuring a table full of Chin Chin favourites and new menu additions, including tuna tartare with green chilli and lime, moo ping pork skewers, scallop fried rice and pork belly with prik nam som, alongside cucumber salad with mint and yoghurt.
The free-flowing drinks package includes local beers, wine and signature cocktails like the Jasmine Dream (yuzu, passionfruit, peach, jasmine, bitter aperitvio spritz) and mimosas. Want to keep the good times rolling? Upgrade to two hours of free-flow for $109 per person.
Where: 69 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010.
When: Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-3pm.
Price: A 90-minute sitting for $89pp, or upgrade your free-flow to two hours for $109pp.
8. Lotus Dumpling Bar
Lotus Dumpling Bar states that “weekends were made for dumplings and drinks”, and we’re not going to complain with that. One of the cheaper bottomless options, Lotus offers a bottomless banquet for $79 per person, serving up wok fried edamame, seven spice calamari, crispy prawn dumplings, chicken rendang dumplings, golden tofu and veggie fried rice.
On the drinks front, expect free-flowing house beer and wine, alongside Aperol and Elderflower Spritzes. Just note: the bottomless runs Friday to Sunday at Lotus’s Summer Hill outpost, while the Circular Quay venue offers it exclusively on Saturdays.
Where: Only available at their Summer Hill and Circular Quay locations.
When: Summer Hill: Friday-Sunday, Circular Quay: Saturday only.
Price: $79 per person.
