New South Wales's Top Venues 2025
The Private Kitchen
Chippendale, NSW
The Private Kitchen offers an indoor space flooded with plenty of natural light and a large wrap around outdoor terrace. It’s a bright, open space that works for everything from team workshops to birthday dinners. The big glass windows let in loads of natural light, and there’s a wraparound terrace outside for fresh air or breakout chats.
It’s a simple, flexible room—no over-the-top styling, just a clean setup you can make your own. Whether you're planning something low-key or a bit more polished, it’s easy to customise.
The venue can be hired for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a pop-up space.
Your event can be fully catered with all your food and beverage needs. You can choose from one of our award-winning Kensington Street Restaurants each offering a variety of menu options, or the venue can be dry hired where you can bring in your own team.
Viet
Chippendale, NSW
Looking for a venue that serves more than just a space? At Viet, we blend unforgettable ambiance with the bold, vibrant flavors of Southeast Asia to create events that sizzle from start to finish.
Whether you're hosting a sleek corporate function, an intimate dinner party, or a lively cocktail-style celebration, our versatile venue transforms to fit your vision. From sit-down elegance to stand-up mingling, we do it all – with a side of chili and charm.
Host your next event here at Viet and savour the Southeast Asian fare that’s meant to be shared!
Eastside Bar & Grill
Chippendale, NSW
Dark, sexy and theatrical, the restaurant features a leather panelled-bar with bronze back bar display.
A custom brass light fixture, an assortment of wood, steel and leather tables and chairs, surround an open kitchen and impressive wood-fired grill.
The custom-made artwork covers the walls of this 100-year-old heritage building, marrying the raw structure with the chic elements of a New York restaurant, offering the ideal venue to wow your guests.
In the kitchen, the Eastside team deliver a modern menu with influence from around the globe, and most notably, New York.
A variety of gastronomic offers, spanning land and sea, are sure to please all of your foodie guests.
Holy Duck
Chippendale, NSW
BOOK YOUR NEXT EVENT AT HOLY DUCK! ...and treat your guests to Modern Chinese Delights.
Located on the ground floor of The Old Rum Store, in the lively Kensington Street precinct.
Watch as the chefs expertly prepare crispy, succulent ducks from the huge, traditional hanging gallery. It will be an experience all of your guests will remember.
Holy Duck! gives a nod to the joys of street food, whilst staying true to using top quality produce and delivering exciting flavour combinations. With duck at the core of the menu, Holy Duck! showcases next-level Chinese BBQs and roasts.
Holy Duck! is available for exclusive private functions and events, ideal for corporate gatherings, product launches, and team celebrations. This stylish venue blends elegance with a modern vibe, creating the perfect atmosphere for memorable corporate events and professional networking in a refined setting.
Dry Martini
Chippendale, NSW
Located on Level 1, Dry Martini offers the perfect setting for exclusive gatherings of up to 80 guests.
Whether you’re planning an intimate birthday celebration or a stylish corporate function, the space exudes sophistication and charm, ideal for making unforgettable memories. Book now & elevate your next event with curated martinis, delicious bites & impeccable service.
Gavroche
Chippendale, NSW
Gavroche Chippendale brings not only classic French cuisine to Sydney, but also accoutrement from the culinary epicentre of the country – like the imposing oakwood entrance from Lyon’s venerable Brasserie Georges, brass-railed banquette seating, oversized carved wooden bar, hand-painted tiled walls, four-metre antique French silk weaver’s table, and 1950 Parisian VeloSoleX motorised bicycle suspended overhead.
The menu of Gavroche Chippendale pays homage to Parisian bistros. With an array of classic dishes that capture the Parisian spirit, and a wine list with a mix of hand-selected French and Australian wines, you’ve got the buzz of Paris in the heart of Sydney!
Gavroche Chippendale is available for exclusive private functions and events, accommodating up to 120 guests with minimum spend requirements. From intimate engagement parties to corporate gatherings, this elegant venue provides the perfect atmosphere for creating amazing moments in a refined setting.
Cartel
Chippendale, NSW
Cartel is a modern Latin American restaurant and bar in the middle of Chippendale. The food’s bold, colourful, and made for sharing—great for big group vibes.
You can book out the whole venue for private events. Works well for parties, work functions, or any get-together where you want something a bit different. The space has energy, bright decor, and a fun atmosphere that gives any event a Latin flair.
Cartel pays homage to the intense and diverse cultural and culinary makeup of South America with a drinks menu that has been curated by international mixologist Grant Collins.
Cartel Kensington Street offers a range of food and beverage menu options for all types of events.
Bring some South American flavour to your event at Cartel!
Olio Kensington Street
Chippendale, NSW
Olio Kensington Street is the perfect space for your next event.
Olio opened its doors in 2017 with a vision to showcase the beauty of modern Italian cuisine in the heart of Sydney. Located in the heritage-listed Old Rum Store on Kensington Street, Olio offers a warm and elegant space where timeless Italian flavours meet contemporary culinary craft.
Today, a team of passionate Italian chefs lead the kitchen, drawing on tradition, creativity, and seasonal produce to deliver an evolving menu rooted in authenticity. From handmade pasta to delicate seafood dishes, every plate reflects a deep respect for Italian culinary culture.
All events deserve a great setting whether you are hosting a corporate lunch or dinner, wedding, engagement party, end of year celebration, milestone birthday, a family gathering or a canapé cocktail celebration.
While Olio is full of character and good vibe, the venue is simple enough for you to transform to suit your next bespoke event.
Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport
Mascot, NSW
Located minutes from the international terminal and opposite the domestic terminal, yet only 15 minutes away from Sydney Harbour and the CBD.
Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport Hotel and Conference Centre is in the perfect position for welcoming interstate and overseas delegates and colleagues. The quiet surroundings at Mascot, supported by sound resistant glass windows make sure your event takes place undisturbed. The excellent Sydney function facilities at our hotel means it is one of the best Sydney conference venues to host national and international conferences, and the perfect venue for your social event.
We have 11 conference rooms catering for up to 450 people. Our luxuriously decorated, pillarless Mascot Ballroom has room for up to 450 cocktail style guests or 280 banquet style guests and can be segmented into three rooms of equal size. For smaller Mascot events our Rosebery, Kurnell and Kingsford rooms allow for groups up to 40 guests to be accommodated, theatre or banquet style.
Native Rose Hotel
Rozelle, NSW
Native Rose Hotel located in Rozelle is just 10 minutes from the Sydney CBD and offers a lounge area, bar, outdoor area, and a function room for hire.
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