Bennelong

The story

Bennelong sits inside one of the Sydney Opera House’s soaring concrete shells. Tonkin Zulaikha Greer shaped the dining room around Jørn Utzon’s architecture, with sculptural lighting, warm timber and harbour views framed by monumental glass.

Why Bennelong is iconic

Its significance comes from inhabiting—not merely overlooking—one of the world’s defining works of modern architecture.

Selected by Ernst Aben · Information reviewed July 2026