Where Sydney meets Beirut.

Zaffi brings Lebanese hospitality to the heart of Sydney — calm and bright by day, loud and alive by night.

Zaffi means "celebration" in Arabic — and that single word captures everything this restaurant was built to be. Founded by Chady Khouzame and opened in March 2023, Zaffi is a Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant in the heart of Sydney CBD, on Little Hunter St. Chady grew up in hospitality. As a kid he was washing dishes and helping out in his parents' Lebanese catering company, learning the flavours and traditions that would shape his career. After years in Sydney's nightlife scene — including launching The Carter Sydney — he wanted to build something that brought the food he grew up with to a wider audience. Zaffi is that vision realised: a place to showcase Lebanese and Middle Eastern cooking at its best, paired with the energy of a late-night Sydney supper club. The kitchen is led by Executive Chef Graeme Hunt, whose CV reads like a list of Sydney's most respected restaurants, including Rockpool and Chin Chin. At Zaffi, Graeme brings fine-dining technique to dishes rooted in Lebanese tradition — from slow-cooked lamb shoulder to the now-famous baklava soft serve that has become a signature of the restaurant. The venue itself spans two levels — 40 seated on the ground floor and 150 in the basement, with standing capacity for up to 80 and 180 respectively, purpose-built for private dining, corporate events, and celebrations of every kind. With one of Sydney's coveted 4am licences, Zaffi transitions seamlessly from a lunch and dinner restaurant into one of the CBD's premier late-night dining destinations — open until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays. Since opening, Zaffi has been featured across Sydney's leading food and lifestyle publications including Broadsheet Sydney, Time Out Sydney, Good Food, Concrete Playground, Urban List, Boss Hunting, and Secret Sydney. Chady has also shared the Zaffi story on the Deep in the Weeds podcast. Whether you're booking a weekday lunch, planning a private event, or looking for somewhere to eat after midnight in Sydney CBD, Zaffi is a celebration waiting to happen.

More than a restaurant.

Zaffi is the after-work reset, the signature Friday and Saturday night dinner party, and the long lunch you didn't plan but needed.