Mrs Macquaries Point

If Westpac OpenAir Cinema is the world’s most beautiful outdoor cinema (and with its waterfront location featuring the Opera House and Harbour Bridge as a backdrop, it truly is), then chef Danielle Alvarez's Summer House Dining, a waterfront dining experience located next to it, has got to be one of the world’s most beautiful pop-ups. The former founding chef of Fred’s, cookbook author (Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking is our absolute fave), and current culinary director of the Sydney Opera House events is behind Summer House Dining by Danielle Alvarez. It’s a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant located right on the harbour and the perfect place to enjoy dinner before catching a flick under the stars. View this post on Instagram A post shared by avriltreasure (@avriltreasure) Menu highlights include fresh bread with parmesan, olive oil and vinegar dip; prawn cocktail with avocado and a tomato and chilli relish; yellowfin tuna crudo with green chilli, coriander, ginger and pickled cucumbers; tagliatelle with rocket and basil pesto; grilled swordfish and courgette spiedini with lemon, white beans and salsa verde; and grilled and marinated skirt steak with chimichurri and fire-roasted peppers. Whatever you do, finish with the white-chocolate tiramisu. Three courses cost $99 per person, or you can opt for four courses at $125 per person, plus drinks. As well as Summer House Dining, there’s a great selection of other dining options...

Somebody pop the Champagne, because Sydney’s most stunning outdoor cinema is back by the harbourside. Westpac OpenAir is taking over Mrs Macquaries Point again this summer, with panoramic views of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge as its staggering backdrop.  Running over 41 nights from January 9 to February 18, the film program includes the first Australian screenings of A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Bob Dylan; the Nicole Kidman-starring Babygirl; Luca Guadagnino's Queer starring Daniel Craig; and The Count Of Monte Cristo, direct from Cannes Film Festival. Other highlights include We Live in Time starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield; Robbie Williams biopic Better Man; Maria starring Angelina Jolie; Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy; Gladiator II; Wicked; Elton John: Never Too Late; Nightbitch and Conclave.  Meanwhile, there’s more than iconic views and the latest blockbusters in store. This year’s ‘Festival of Film’ is accompanied by an equally glittering ‘Festival of Food’, with three of Sydney’s best chefs setting up shop at the harbourside cinema. Film fans can fuel up before the credits roll with a bowl of excellent pasta from the pop-up ‘Fabbrica at Chandon Garden’ curated by Scott McComas-Williams, or a selection of Vietnamese fusion sharing plates from ‘Luke Nguyen at The Point’. If you’re looking for a refined full-service affair, then ‘Summer House Dining by Danielle Alvarez’ will be brought to life by Alvarez...