Esplanade Dining Precinct

The $28 million Esplanade Dining Precinct was fast-tracked in May 2020 to limit the disruption to traders and maximise the city’s appeal once tourists return.

The Precinct’s engaging layout features new contemporary awnings that offer better weather protection, an extended dining area, modified and gently curving road alignment, inviting vertical gardens and grassed mounds, and extra footpaths to improve pedestrian connectivity.

The retention of one-way traffic along Esplanade allows for safer pedestrian movements and reduces unwanted noise. The design of the road and footpath also allows the precinct to be easily transformed into a pedestrian-only space for major public events.