Olympus Brings Greek Taverna Dining to Manly Wharf

by · Greek City Times

Olympus, the Greek restaurant that became an instant hit in Redfern, is heading to the northern beaches, with a second venue opening at Manly Wharf on Monday 7 December.

The new Olympus will take over the 260-seat waterfront site now home to one-hatted Felons Seafood, turning it into a contemporary Greek taverna open daily for lunch and dinner, Good Food reported.

The Olympus team at the Redfern opening, from left: Jonathan Barthelmess, Özge Kalvo, Matt Whiley, Zoe Brunton and co-owner Sam Christie. Image: Instagram

Greek flavours, local seafood

Felons Seafood head chef Luke Bourke, Good Food’s 2025 Young Chef of the Year, will stay on to lead the kitchen. He is working on the menu with Oscar Solomon, group development chef at Orkhestra, the hospitality group behind The Apollo and Cho Cho San in Potts Point.

The menu pairs Australian-caught seafood with traditional wood-fired cooking. New dishes include coral trout plaki with caramelised fennel, alongside favourites from the group such as The Apollo’s oxtail kritharaki.

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“We want Olympus to be the kind of taverna you just stumble into and never want to leave,” Solomon told Good Food. He said Manly would not be a copy of Redfern, but would take “parts of what we’ve spent the better part of 10 to 15 years working on” and make them “beautiful, easy and approachable”.

The Redfern original, led by chef Özge Kalvo, is known for its roast lamb shoulder and the 50-year-old bougainvillea tree at its centre. In Manly, the focus will be on the water instead.

Drinks are by bartender Matt Whiley, formerly of zero-waste bar RE:, with a list that includes karpouzi (watermelon) Aperol slushies and a rum and whipped honey coffee frappe.

Manly’s dining boom

Olympus is the latest big name to arrive in Manly, where the dining scene has taken off over the past 18 months with venues from Alessandro Pavoni and Louis Tikaram.

Felons Seafood will close in the coming weeks, while Felons Brewing Co. will keep trading at the wharf.

Details

  • Where: Manly Wharf, Manly, Sydney
  • Opens: Monday 7 December 2026
  • Open: Daily for lunch and dinner

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