Coronavirus: What’s open in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and inner city
With COVID-19 restrictions being eased on Friday it can be hard to keep track of what you can and can’t do and what is being reopened. CHECK HERE FOR A LIST of what will be open across Sydney’s eastern suburbs and inner city.
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With some COVID-19 restrictions being eased on Friday it can be confusing to keep track of what is being reopened and what you are allowed to do.
Don’t worry. We have compiled a list of everything you need to know across Sydney’s eastern suburbs and inner city.
Beaches:
Great news for beach goers come Friday: Restrictions will be relaxed further at some beaches in the eastern suburbs.
Randwick Council has announced Clovelly, Coogee, Maroubra, Malabar, Little Bay and La Perouse beaches – previously accessible for exercise only – will be accessible for general recreation provided social distancing is maintained and gatherings restricted to no more than 10 people.
That includes parents being able to take their children down to the water for a splash and swim.
Rock pools and beachside car parks will also be reopened in the Randwick Council area, as long as only 10 people are in a rock pool at any one time, and beach barricades will also be removed.
Meanwhile, neighbouring council, Waverley Council, which oversees Sydney’s most iconic beach Bondi, said in a statement today it was reopening its rock pools including at Bronte and North Bondi.
Waverley Council reopened Bondi and Bronte beaches on April 28 strictly for people to ‘swim and go’ and ‘surf and go’ and at Tamarama beach for people to ‘surf and go’.
Woollahra Council beaches will remain open for swimmers to ‘swim and go’.
Eating and drinking:
Cafes and restaurants, including restaurants in pubs and clubs, are permitted to seat up to 10 patrons at any one time from Friday.
However, not all businesses will take up that option.
Popular restaurant and bar Bat Country in Randwick is one of many businesses which will be sticking to takeaway orders only, despite the restriction being eased.
“We are not really planning on changing our operation on Friday. Ten is too small a number to justify upsetting the apple cart, with everything we have in place for takeaway orders,” co-owner Aidan Morrison said.
He said they would give it a bit more time before changing back to table service, and he expected it would only be financially worthwhile if they could seat 20 people inside.
That stance is widely being shared by other businesses across the eastern suburbs and inner city.
Check with your favourite venue to see their stance which will vary from business to business.
Some popular venues are even keeping their kitchens closed all together.
Meanwhile, Mascot’s Woodland Cafe, said it would put out tables for people to eat takeaway orders on if they wished, but would not be offering table service again until the restrictions were eased even further.
If you are opening your restaurant or cafe on Friday then email gary.hamilton-irvine@news.com.au
Restaurants and cafes opening from Friday
Four Frogs Crêperie, Randwick
The Spanish Fly, Randwick
Neighbourhood Bondi
Bondi Hardware
The North End Cafe, Maroubra
Tradewinds Restaurant, Maroubra
Herb n Sprout, Maroubra
Cafe de France, Coogee
Open for meals (takeaway and delivery only):
Lankan Filling Station (Darlinghurst)
Ester Restaurant (Chippendale)
Yellow (Potts Point)
Bat Country (Randwick)
Saint Peter Paddington (through Mr Niland at Home)
Totti’s (Bondi)
Coogee Pavilion
Ho Jiak Haymarket
Fratelli Paradiso (Potts Point)
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar (Bondi)
Closed for meals:
Bennelong (CBD)
Aria Restaurant Sydney (CBD)
Barangaroo House Restaurant (CBD)
O Bar and Dining (CBD)
Quay Restaurant Sydney (The Rocks)
Momofuku Seiobo (Darling Harbour)
Coogee Bay Hotel
Playgrounds and parks:
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said early this week that the restrictions being eased would include outdoor playground and exercise equipment being reopened.
Randwick City’s 57 playgrounds will progressively reopen from Friday along with skate parks, bike tracks, basketball courts and outdoor gyms.
Waverley Council, Woollahra Council and City of Sydney playgrounds will also be reopening from Friday.
Parks across the inner city and the eastern suburbs remain open for people to use and enjoy including the Royal Botanic Gardens, Centennial Park and Sydney Park.
NSW Government restrictions changing on Friday:
Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people.
Cafes and restaurants can seat 10 patrons at any one time and continue to provide takeaway services.
Up to five visitors may visit another household at any one time.
Weddings can have up to 10 guests plus the celebrant and couple.
Indoor funerals can have up to 20 mourners and outdoor funerals up to 30.
Religious gatherings and places of worship can have up to 10 worshippers.
Outdoor playground and exercise equipment can be used with caution.
Outdoor pools can reopen with restrictions.