Where to eat and drink in Canberra over Christmas and summer 2020/21
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Staying in Canberra for the Christmas holidays and rather not do the cooking?
Meet your ultimate guide on where is open across Christmas and summer 2020/21.
After the year we’ve had, there’s never been a better time to support Canberra’s hospitality scene—just remember to stay COVID-safe when out and about, and follow all directions from the venue when dining in.
If we haven’t listed your favourite below, just ask them to fill in this form and we’ll add them! If there is an error below, please email editor@hercanberra.com.au and we will address it.
A word on accuracy: we have compiled this list from responses received from the restaurants themselves, so we are pretty confident the hours are correct at the time of publication.
HOWEVER—things change, people change their mind. So PLEASE call the place before you set out or make a booking to make sure they’re open as planned. And please don’t yell at us. It’s Christmas!
AGOSTINIS
Open for Lunch and Dinner every day
69 Canberra Avenue, Kingston | 6178 0048 | agostinis.com.au
ASSEMBLY
Closed 25 – 28 December
11 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | 6174 0440 | assemblycbr.com.au
AUBERGINE
Closed 23 December – 5 January
18 Barker Street, Griffith, Canberra | 6260 8666 | aubergine.com.au
BADGER & CO.
Closed 20 December – 12 January
Health & Wellbeing Centre, 156-11, Joplin Lane, Kambri Precinct, ANU | 6147 5556 | badgerandco.com.au
BAR ROCHFORD
Closed 21 December – 7 January
65 London Circuit, Civic | 6230 6222 | barrochford.com
BEEF & BARLEY
Closed Christmas Day and all Mondays.
157/45 Eastlake Parade Kingston | beefandbarley.com.au
BEIRUT BUNKER BAR
Closed 25 – 30 December
25 Garema Place, City | beirutbunkerbar.com.au
BLACKBIRD
Closed 25 – 29 December and 1-7 January
Open 30 and 31 December
112 Alinga Street, City | blackbird.canberra
BOOKPLATE
Closed Christmas Day
National Library of Australia | bookplate.com.au
BREW & BREW
Closed 23 December – 18 January
25 National Circuit Barton | 02 6169 7475 | thebrewandbrew.com.au
BRISCOLA
Closed 24, 25, 26 and 31 December
60 Alinga Street, Civic | 6248 5444 | briscolapizzeria.com.au
CAMPBELL AND GEORGE
Closed Christmas Day
Campbell & George Street, Queanbeyan | 6209 5555 | campbellandgeorge.com.au
CAPITAL WINES
Closed 20, 25, 26 December and 1 January
13 Gladstone St, Hall | 02 6230 2022 | capitalwines.com.au
CARIBOU KINGSTON
Closed 25 – 26 December and 1 January
Green Square, 44 Jardine Street, Kingston | cariboukingston.com.au
CHISHOLM VIKINGS
Closed 25 December
Champs Bistro, Benham Street, Chisholm | 6209 0200 | vikings.com.au/chisholm
CLEMENTINE BAKERY
Closed 21 December to 7 January inclusive
69 Comur Street, Yass | 0405 480 692 | clementinerestaurant.com.au
CONTENTIOUS CHARACTER WINERY
Closed 24, 25 December and 1 January
Opening every Monday from 28 December to 11 January
810 Norton Road, Wamboin, NSW | 02 6238 3830 | www.contentiouscharacter.com.au
DAANA
Open 25 – 26 December for Dinner from 5.30 pm to 9 pm
Closed 31 December – 3 January
83 Theodore Street, Curtin | 02 5105 1048 | daana.com.au
DINNER RUSH AT THE KITCHEN
Extended hours from Thursdays until 6 pm and Saturday from 8 am – 12 pm until 21 December
Closed 25 December – 18 January
Shop 1/2 Iluka Street, Narrabundah | 0450 578 558 | canberradinnerrush.com
EDEN ROAD WINERY
Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January
3182 Barton Highway Murrumbateman| edenroadwines.com.au
EDGAR’S INN
Open Christmas Eve until early evening. Closed 25 December and 1 January. Open 26 – 30 December and open New Year’s Eve for breakfast and lunch.
Closed 11–15 January (however, the coffee window will be open for takeaways then)
1 Edgar Street, Ainslie | 6257 5488 | edgarsinn.com.au
EIGHTYSIX
Closed 24 December – 4 January
Cnr Elouera and Lonsdale Street, Braddon | 61618686 | eightysix.com.au
ERINDALE VIKINGS
Closed Christmas Day
The Cookery Bistro and Grill | 6 Ricardo Street, Wanniassa | 6121 2100 | vikings.com.au/erindale-2
FARM SHOP CAFÉ AT PIALLIGO ESTATE
Closed 25, 26, 28 December
Open 27, 29, 30, 31 December
Closed 1 January
12 Beltana Road, Pialligo | 6185 1926 | thefarmshopcafe.com.au
FOUR WINDS VINEYARD
Closed 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January
9 Patemans Lane, Murrumbateman NSW | 02 6227 0189 | fourwindsvineyard.com.au
FOX & BOW CAFE
Closed 25 December – 5 January
Farrer Shops, 4B Farrer Place, Farrer | 6286 4816 | foxandbow.com.au
GALLAGHER WINES
Closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January
2770 Dog Trap Road, Jeir, NSW | 0412 699 830 | gallagherwines.com.au
GATHER
Close 25 December and 1-7 January
24 Mort Street, Braddon | 0429 515 487 | cafe-gather.com.au
HERBERT’S AT EVATT
Closed 23 December to 12 January
2/21 Heydon Place Evatt| 6169 7593 | herbertsatevatt.com.au
HUSK BAKERY (at Capital Farmers Market)
Closed from 21 December – 15 January
Capital Farmers Market | 0430 015 902 | huskbakery.com.au
LANYON VIKINGS
Closed Christmas Day
Heidelberg Street, Conder | (02) 6200 8400 | vikings.com.au/lanyon
LARK HILL WINERY
Closed 22 December to 1 January inclusive
31 Joe Rocks Road, Bungendore| 02 6238 2393 | larkhill.wine
LERIDA ESTATE
Closed 25 December only
87 The Vineyards Rd Lake George NSW | 02 4848 0231 | leridaestate.com.au
LES BISTRONOMES
Closed 24-30 December and 1, 3 and 4 January
Open 31 December, 2 January, reopening on 5 January as per normal
18 Blamey Place, Campbell | 6248 8119 | lesbistronomes.net
MAMA DOUGH
Closed 24, 25 and 31 December, 1 and 11 January
2 Wakefield Gardens, Ainslie | 6248 0591 | mamadough.com.au
MANOLO’S
Closed 25 December – 12 January
17 Botany Street, Phillip | 6260 4383 | manoloscoffee.com
MARBLE & GRAIN
Open 7 am-late every day
25 Mort Street, Braddon | marbleandgrain.com.au
NORTON WINES
Closed 20 December to 23 January
344 Norton Road, Wamboin, NSW| 0411 657 640 | facebook.com/NortonRoadWines
PATTY SMITHS
Closed Christmas Day
G1/6 Cape Street, Dickson | 6182 8834 | Pattysmiths.com.au
PIALLIGO ESTATE PAVILLION
Last Service: Lunch Thursday 24 December
Reopen: Lunch Thursday 7 January
18 Kallaroo Road, Pialligo | 6247 6060 | thepialligoestate.com.au
QUEENIES
Closed 25-26 December
26 Giles Street, Kingston | www.queeniesatkingston.com.au
RIZLA
Closed after dinner service Sunday 20 December and reopen at 5.30 pm Tuesday 5 January
Corner of Eloura and Lonsdale Streets, Braddon | 6230 0795 | drinkrizla.com.au
SHAW WINES
Closed 25, 26 December and 1 January
34 Isabel Drive, Murrumbateman, NSW | 02 6227 5827 | shawwines.com.au
SMOKEHOUSE PIZZA
Closed 25 December – 6 January
15-17 Lonsdale St, Braddon ACT | 6109 9500 | smokehousepizza.com.au
SPILT MILK BAR
Closed 25 December
Unit 70/2 Cape Street Dickson | 0418 668 535 | spiltmilkbar.com
SUNDAY IN CANBERRA
Closed 23 December – 3 January
54 Ernest Cavanagh Street, Gungahlin | 6179 4591 | facebook.com/pg/sundayincanberra
SUSHI FRESH BRADDON
Closed 25-27 December and 1-3 January.
32 Mort Street, Braddon | instagram.com/sushifreshbraddon1
TERRA
Closed 25-26 December and 1 – 8 January
No Name Lane, City | terracanberra.com.au
THE BAVARIAN
Closed Christmas Day
Westfield Belconnen, Benjamin Way, Belconnen | thebavarians.com
Westfield Woden, Bradley Street, Phillip | thebavarians.com
THE BOLT BAR
Closed Christmas Day. Otherwise, open Monday to Friday 7 am-3 pm and on weekends and public holidays from 8 am-2 pm.
69 Bandjalong Crescent, Aranda | twobeforeten.com.au/the-bolt-bar
THE DOCK
Closed 25 December – 5 January
7/81 Giles Street Kingston | 02 6239 6333 | www.thedockkingston.com.au
THE INN
Closed 24 – 26, 31 December and 1-5 January
Normal trade from 5 January
Level 1/1 Edgar Street, Ainslie | 02 6257 5488 | edgarsinn.com.au/the-inn
THIRTY8 ESPRESSO
Closed from 23 December at 12 pm. Reopens 4 January at 7 am
Unit 4, 2 Trevillian Quay, Kingston | facebook.com/@38espresso
TUGGERANONG TOWN CENTRE VIKINGS
Closed Christmas Day
BaaMoo Bistro and Grill | Crn Athllon Drive and Rowland Rees Crescent, Greenway | 6208 6300 | vikings.com.au/town-centre
TWO BEFORE TEN ARANDA
Closed Christmas Day. Otherwise, open Monday to Friday 7 am-3 pm and on weekends and public holidays from 8 am-2 pm.
68 Bandjalong Crescent, Aranda | twobeforeten.com.au/aranda
TWO BEFORE TEN GREENWAY
Closed Christmas Day. Otherwise, open Monday to Friday 7 am-3 pm and on weekends and public holidays from 8 am-2 pm.
Cynthea Teague Crescent, Greenway | twobeforeten.com.au/greenway
WALT AND BURLEY
Closed Christmas Day
70/17 Eastlake Parade, Kingston | waltandburley.com.au
WATER’S EDGE
Closed Christmas Day for dinner
40 Parkes Place Parkes ACT | 02 6273 5066 | watersedgecanberra.com.au
WHITE RABBIT COCKTAIL ROOM
Closed 21 – 30 December and 1-13 January
Open 31 January
65 Northbourne Avenue Canberra | 6257 7779 | whiterabbitroom.com.au
WILD THYME RESTAURANT
Open Christmas Day for breakfast and lunch (Christmas Menu). Closed for dinner.
Otherwise, open every day for breakfast and dinner
197 London Circuit | 02 6267 5675 | thesebel.com/australian-capital-territory/the-sebel-canberra-civic/bars-restaurants/wild-thyme-restaurant-and-bar
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Feature image: The Inn. Photography: Ohboi Creative
