Room
Harbour glass
Opera House, Circular Quay, and harbour views frame the dining room from the museum's Level 4.
MCA rooftop restaurant
Canvas
A rooftop lunch restaurant inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, shaped by harbour light, chef-in-residence cooking, and a dining room looking across Circular Quay.
Chef-in-residence
Seasonal dining above the harbour
Canvas brings a resident-chef model to the MCA rooftop, with James Scott's current menu connecting Scottish heritage, Australian native ingredients, and the precision expected from a contemporary museum restaurant.
Join us for two- or three-course lunch, wines by the glass, cocktails, and a dining room made for long daylight views over Circular Quay.
Visit
Level 4, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
- Lunch service Wednesday to Sunday
- Reservations available
- Credit, debit, and NFC payments accepted
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Menu
Lunch format
Two-course and three-course menus are paired with oysters, cocktails, wine, and dessert choices.
Occasion
Polished service
Guests call out attentive service, composed courses, and a setting suited to special lunches.
Drinks
Cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks
The drinks list includes Sake-Tini 2.0, Harbour Spritz, Over The Water, Canvas, MCA Breeze, Rhubarb Royale, and Ruby Red Grapefruit soda.
Dessert
Dessert
Dessert choices include yellow peach with sorrel granita, roast figs with cardamom, chocolate garden, and tarte Tatin with native thyme and vanilla gelato.
Courses
Mains
Current mains include koshihikari risotto, scallops with prosciutto xo, toothfish with saffron and lemon aspen, and wagyu with native mole.
3 / 5
XINMAN LIU
"The view and atmosphere were lovely, and the service was very good."
5 / 5
Sunny Kwon
"The food was excellent with great balance and presentation."
