Altitude Sydney

Altitude is at 176 Cumberland St. It sits a five-minute walk from Circular Quay, placing it firmly within the most photographed strip of the city.

While the room runs smart, its primary appeal is the vantage point over the water. It offers a broad menu of seafood and international plates that feel intentionally broad to satisfy the tourists who frequent the harbour. Choose this over the nearby Museum of Contemporary Art’s café if you prefer table service to a canteen, but do not expect the local intimacy found in the quieter pockets of the city. You go here for the scale of the harbour, which the floor-to-ceiling glass frames more effectively than any other dining room in the area.