Sydney Dining Deals: Lunch Specials, Sunday Roasts and More (Spring 2026)
Spring is the best time of year to eat out in Sydney. The terraces are open again, the evenings are longer, and plenty of good restaurants are running lunch deals that cost less than a sandwich and coffee in the city.
We’ve rounded up the best value we could find right now, from $15 CBD lunches to Sunday roasts, harbourside long lunches and kids meals that won’t blow the budget.
For more spring ideas, see our spring food event guide
Note: We checked every deal with the venue in October 2026, but offers change often. Always confirm with the venue before you go.
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Lunch Deals in the city – $30 and under
These are the spots worth knowing about when you want a good lunch without spending more than you would at a city café.
Chophouse: The Martini and Slider, $15
Matt Moran’s CBD steakhouse has one of the best-value lunches in the city right now. For $15 you get a full-sized martini, an Australian beef slider and fries, served on the terrace or at the bar.
It’s walk-in only, so it works well for a quick catch-up after work.
When: Monday to Friday, 12pm to 6pm, until 31 December 2026
Where: 25 Bligh Street, Sydney
Cost: $15
Gino’s Kitchen and Cocktails: Lunch Time Express, $15
This Darlinghurst Italian keeps lunch simple and cheap. Choose pasta, pizza, a salad with garlic bread, schnitzel and chips, or a panino.
Midweek, it also runs a parmigiana night on Wednesdays and a steak night on Thursdays.
When: Tuesday to Friday, 11:30am to 3pm
Where: 235 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst
Cost: $15
Gowings: The Midday Edit, $25
The Midday Edit is now a weekly pasta special in Gowings Bar at QT Sydney. The dish changes every week and is announced on Gowings’ Instagram each Tuesday, so it’s worth checking before you go.
The room is polished without being stuffy, and you can be in and out in under an hour.
When: Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm to 3pm
Where: QT Sydney, 49 Market Street, Sydney
Cost: $25
Osteria Luna: Lunch Special, $29
Choose a chicken parmigiana with fries, or spaghetti with crab, tomato and basil. A house wine, beer or soft drink is included. It’s downstairs on King Street, so it’s an easy walk from anywhere in the CBD.
When: Monday to Friday, 12pm to 3pm
Where: 68 King Street, Sydney
Cost: $29
Loulou: Sandwich Américain, $29
A beef patty, fries and sauce Andalouse in a house-made baguette, with a house wine, beer or soft drink. It runs at both Loulou venues, but the days differ, and at Milsons Point it’s served in the bar only.
When: Martin Place, Monday to Friday 12pm to 3pm; Milsons Point, Tuesday to Sunday 12pm to 3pm
Where: 1 Elizabeth Street, Martin Place, and 61 Lavender Street, Milsons Point
Cost: $29
Poetica Bar: Bar Lunch, $29
A flame-grilled cheeseburger with herbed fries and a beer, house wine or soft drink, served at the bar. It’s a handy one if you work in North Sydney.
The deal isn’t available in the main restaurant.
When: Monday to Friday, 12pm to 6pm
Where: 1 Denison Street, North Sydney
Cost: $29
The Charles Bar: Wagyu Cheeseburger, $29
Old-world details, plush booths and polished service make this a calm CBD spot for a work lunch or a catch-up.
The aged wagyu cheeseburger comes with fries and a house wine, beer or soft drink.
When: Monday to Saturday, 12pm to 6pm
Where: 66 King Street, Sydney
Cost: $29
Pizza’Mare: Pizza Panino, $29
Crown’s pizzeria makes a panino with porchetta, culaccia prosciutto or king prawn, with a beer, spritz or glass of wine. You can eat at the a’Mare bar or take it away to the harbour.
When: Monday to Friday, 12pm to 3pm
Where: 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Cost: $29
Lunch Deals in the City, $50 and Under
A step up in setting and menu, but still well under what these kitchens would cost you at dinner.
Watermans: Express Lunch, $35
Eastern Mediterranean cooking from a wood-fired grill, right on the Barangaroo waterfront.
The express lunch is a lamb souvlaki flatbread with tzatziki, the Watermans salad and hand-cut chips. Drinks are extra.
When: Tuesday to Sunday, lunch (10% surcharge on Sundays)
Where: R1/88 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Cost: $35
Woodcut: Woodcut Frites, $45
If you want Woodcut’s kitchen without a full sit-down meal, this is the one. You get wood-grilled sirloin or swordfish with frites and Woodcut’s pepper sauce.
When: Tuesday to Sunday, lunch, dine-in only
Where: 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Cost: $45
Nobu: Spring Teishoku Lunch, $45
Nobu’s spring lunch set is a signature hot dish with seasonal small plates, rice and miso soup. It’s a good way to try Nobu without the dinner price tag.
When: Wednesday to Sunday, lunch, until 22 November 2026 (10% surcharge Saturdays, 15% Sundays)
Where: 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Cost: $45
Prefecture 48: Express Lunch, $48
This Japanese dining precinct serves a teishoku set with sashimi, small plates, rice and miso soup. Choose A5 wagyu, Saikyo miso toothfish or soy milk mapo tofu for your main. It now rotates between two of the venues, so check which one before you go.
When: Wed to Sat, 12pm to 2pm (FIVE on Wed and Thurs, Garaku on Fri and Sat)
Where: 230 Sussex Street, Sydney
Cost: $48
Bistro George: Express Lunch, $50
A two-course CBD lunch that suits a business catch-up. Every table starts with olives and grissini, then you choose rigatoni, market fish or a 200g flank steak. Sides are extra.
When: Monday to Friday, from 12pm
Where: 176 George Street, Sydney
Cost: $50
Bennelong: Bennelong in 45 Minutes, $50
A useful one if you’re seeing a show at the Opera House. Sit at the Bennelong Bar for a signature cocktail and three bar snacks, timed to fit before the curtain goes up. It works just as well for a drink after the show.
When: Monday to Thursday from 5:30pm; Friday to Sunday from 12pm
Where: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point
Cost: $50
Lunch Deals for Special Occasions
When the occasion calls for something more, like a birthday or a long catch-up, these rooms are worth booking without the full dinner bill.
ABODE Bistro. Bar: Two-Course Special, $69
This Darling Harbour bistro won Best Casual Dining Experience at the 2025 NSW Accommodation Awards. The special starts with house-made bread and duck liver parfait, then a choice of five mains and dessert, with a glass of house wine or beer. Groups of 10 or more can book the ABODE Feast Table instead.
When: Lunch Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm to 3pm; also available at dinner
Where: 150 Day Street, Sydney
Cost: $69pp; Feast Table $75pp for groups of 10+
The Lucky Prawn: Banquets from $60
The Lucky Prawn, inside the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre in Marrickville, serves old-school Chinese-Australian favourites with a playful twist.
The $60 Bob’s Banquet covers prawn toast, dim sims, sweet and sour pork and mango pudding. The $70 People’s Banquet adds dishes picked by public vote, like lemon chicken and Mongolian lamb, while the $90 Big Banquet goes all out with curry king prawns, steamed fish and a deep-fried Viennetta to finish.
When: Lunch and dinner; book ahead for groups
Where: Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, Marrickville
Cost: $60, $70 or $90 per person; vegetarian and vegan banquets on request
Flaminia: Pranzo Veloce, $65
A harbourside Italian room at Circular Quay that suits a business lunch or a long midweek catch-up. Pranzo Veloce is a shared entrée followed by your choice of main, with a bottle of mineral water for the table.
When: Tuesday to Friday, from 12pm
Where: Level 2, Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour, 61 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost: $65pp
a’Mare: Express Lunch, $65
Crown’s Italian restaurant does a two-course express lunch with harbour views. Choose from two entrées and two mains, served with focaccia and a side salad. It finishes at the end of October, so book soon.
When: Monday to Friday, 12pm to 3pm, until 31 October 2026
Where: Crown Sydney, 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo
Cost: $65pp
TILDA: Two-Course Lunch, $59
The restaurant at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth turns 60 this year. The two-course lunch is a calm option for a solo lunch or a small work group, and it’s close to Martin Place.
When: Weekdays, lunch
Where: Phillip Street entry, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, 61–101 Phillip Street, Sydney
Cost: $59pp
The Bennelong House Lunch
Lunch under the Opera House sails is a good way to mark a birthday or anniversary. The House Lunch is two courses from new Executive Head Chef Rob Cockerill, with harbour views from every table.
Two-course lunch includes a glass of Arras sparkling wine and a choice of entrees and mains by acclaimed chefs, with harbour views making this ideal for celebrating milestones and special occasions.
Where: Bennelong Point, Circular Quay
When: Friday–Sunday, from 12pm, $130pp
Weekend Lunch Deals
Good options for a longer, slower lunch on Saturday or Sunday without a dinner-sized bill.
Loulou Bistro Milsons Point: Bottomless Poulet Frites, $39
Every Sunday, you get 90 minutes of bottomless roast chicken and golden frites. It’s simple French comfort food on the harbour foreshore, right by the bridge. Walk-ins are welcome, but bookings are a good idea.
When: Sundays from 11:30am
Where: 61 Lavender Street, Milsons Point
Cost: $39pp
The James: Sunday Roast with Bottomless Yorkshire Puddings
This Millers Point pub serves a classic English Sunday roast with bottomless Yorkshire puddings.
Choose Berkshire pork rack or Westholme wagyu sirloin, with duck fat potatoes, creamed spinach and gravy. Pre-booking is required.
When: Sundays from 12pm, until 29 November 2026
Where: 89–113 Kent Street, Millers Point
Cost: Pork $49pp, wagyu $59pp
NOMAD: The Sunday Table, $72
NOMAD’s Sunday lunch is a shared feast built around wood-fired duck. It starts with falafel and hummus, then duck with saffron rice, flatbread and pickles, finishing with a Turkish coffee tiramisu.
There’s live acoustic music too.
When: Sundays, 12pm to 2:30pm (10% Sunday surcharge)
Where: 16 Foster Street, Surry Hills
Cost: $72pp
Aria: Sunday Beef Wellington
On Sundays this spring, Aria adds a wagyu beef Wellington to its lunch menu, served with mash and a salad.
You add it to the two-course or three-course lunch, with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge as your view. It must be pre-booked and prepaid.
When: Sundays until 29 November 2026, reservations 12pm to 2:30pm
Where: 1 Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost: Two courses $120pp or three courses $180pp, plus $30pp for the Wellington
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Weekly Dining Specials
When you want a night out without the planning, these venues run the same deal every week.
Arms Length: Weekly Specials
This Potts Point wine bar runs a different deal most days. The Tuesday pasta and wine at $19 is good value for the area.
- Monday ($49): set menu with a glass of wine
- Tuesday ($19): monthly pasta with a glass of house wine
- Wednesday ($29): steak frites with a glass of wine
- Thursday ($15): build your own mini meal
- Friday to Sunday ($49): two-course express lunch with a glass of wine
When: Monday to Thursday from 4pm; express lunch 12pm to 2:30pm
Where: 7 Kellett Street, Potts Point
Cost: From $15
The Sussex Hotel: Weekly Specials
A sandstone pub near Wynyard Station with a big beer garden, a Thai restaurant and a rooftop bar. The dinner specials are worth knowing about if you’re in the CBD after work.
- Monday: 200g rump with fries, $25
- Tuesday: beer-battered fish and chips, $20
- Wednesday: burger, $22
- Thursday: chicken schnitzel, $22
Happy hour runs Monday to Friday, 5pm to 7pm, with $8 house wines and selected tap beers.
When: Monday to Thursday from 5:30pm (not on public holidays)
Where: 20 Sussex Street, Sydney
Cost: From $20
Divide 8 Pizza: Happy Hour
This local pizzeria chain flips happy hour around, with cheaper wood-fired pizzas in the early evening. The pizzas use fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
When: Monday to Thursday, 4pm to 6pm
Where: Divide 8: Bronte, Gymea, Maroubra, Stanmore, St Leonards and Wollongong
Cost: Pizzas from $16
Harbord Hotel: $22 Weekly Specials
Freshwater’s beachside local runs a different pub classic each day, all day. Monday is steak, Tuesday is a burger with a beer or wine, Wednesday is pork ribs and Thursday is schnitzel.
Kids eat free on weekdays from 5pm to 6pm with an adult full-price meal.
When: Monday to Thursday, all day; $1 wings Fridays from 3pm
Where: 29 Moore Road, Freshwater
Cost: $22
Kids Meal Specials
Auvers Cafe – $15 Kids Happy Meal
A French-inspired cafe with a modern Australian and Asian fusion menu that works well for families, particularly given the relaxed Darling Square setting and the colourful, art-inspired interiors that tend to keep kids entertained.
The deal: $15 gets kids a choice of nuggets and chips, fish and chips, or creamy chicken egg noodles. Before midday, scrambled egg or smashed avocado on brioche toast is also available. Comes with apple juice, orange juice or a babychino for early diners.
Where: Shop 4, 12 Nicolle Walk, Darling Square, Haymarket (also at Rhodes Waterside)
Cost: $15pp
Market City – Chinatown Eats Under $20
When the weather turns, Market City is worth knowing about. It sits two minutes from Central Station, everything is indoors, and you can eat well for well under $20.
The food court on Level 1 runs bowls of beef pho for $9.80, Chongqing spicy noodles for $13.80, and tonkotsu ramen from $12.80. Up on Level 3, the 1909 Dining Precinct adds The Eight for Cantonese yum cha, The Dollar Shop Hotpot for bubbling winter warmers, and 25 Spices for Hunan flavours at lunch and dinner.
When: Daily 10am–7pm (until 8pm Thursdays)
Where: Market City, 9–13 Hay Street, Haymarket
Cost: Food court dishes from $9.80; Level 3 dining prices vary
Pancakes on the Rocks – Kids Meals Under $15
One of Sydney’s most reliable family spots, open late with a menu big enough to keep everyone happy. Kids meals include the Mad Hatter cheeseburger with chips and the Ned Kelly pancake with eggs and bacon.
Where: 22 Playfair Street, The Rocks (also Darling Square, Beverly Hills and Northmead)
When: Sunday to Thursday 7:30am to midnight, Friday and Saturday 7:30am to 2am (The Rocks)
Wingboy – $12 Chicken and Chips
A casual, loud wings bar that kids tend to love. The kids meal is two chicken tenders or five wings with shoestring fries and tomato sauce, and there’s mac and cheese too.
The deal: $12 covers chicken tenders (2 pieces) or chicken wings (5 pieces) with shoestring fries and tomato sauce. Mac and cheese also available for $9.
Where: 7 Steam Mill Lane, Haymarket Cost: $12
Ume Burger: $15.90 Kids Meals
Behind the casual counter is a kitchen that takes its Japanese-style burgers seriously. Kids choose a burger, fish fingers or chicken nuggets, each served with chips.
The deal: $15.90 gets a choice of fish fingers, chicken nuggets or a burger, all served with plain chips and tomato sauce. Apple or orange juice can be added for $3.
When: Daily, 11:30am to 2:30pm and 4:30pm to 9pm (Sunday until 8pm)
Where: 1 Little Pier Street, Darling Exchange, Haymarket
Cost: $15.90
Dopa Donburi: Japanese Kids Meal
A Tokyo-style rice bowl bar that makes a nice change from the usual kids menu. Kids choose chicken teriyaki, chicken karaage or kakiage don, with a drink, a toy and an activity sheet included.
When: Lunch and dinner
Where: Shop 5/6, 2 Little Hay Street, Darling Square, Haymarket
Cost: Check in store
Skyfeast at Sydney Tower: Kids Eat Free on Their Birthday
Dining 250 metres above the city, the revolving restaurant gives you a slow 360-degree view of the harbour and coast. Kids 12 and under eat free on their birthday with a paying adult; just bring proof of age. On other days, kids aged 5 to 12 pay half the adult price, and soft drinks are free.
When: Lunch and dinner (birthday deal not available on Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve)
Where: Sydney Tower, 108 Market Street, Sydney
Cost: Free on their birthday; otherwise from $54.50 for kids at weekday lunch
So what next?
No one has paid for their place on this list. We really just want to support the bars and restaurants we love, especially those that are trying hard to come up with affordable options. We hope these deals help you to fit some food and fun into your budget.
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