Tenjo

For Redfern diners weighing a rooftop booking in November, Tenjo is a watchlist venue rather than an immediate yes: the confirmed draw is a 100-seat izakaya format at The EVE Hotel rooftop, backed by the team behind Olympus, with classic Japanese cooking paired to the looser energy of a Sydney rooftop bar.

A rooftop izakaya built for breadth, not a tiny counter experience

The smart expectation is not a hushed tasting-menu progression or chef’s-counter ceremony. Based on the confirmed format, this is positioned closer to an izakaya-inspired rooftop meal: Japanese cooking, social pacing, and a room large enough to feel more flexible than a small-format destination. That makes it more compelling for diners who want the ease of a hotel rooftop setting than for anyone seeking a tightly sequenced omakase-style night.

The Olympus connection is the main trust signal here. It gives the opening more credibility than a generic hotel dining launch, but the decision should stay practical: until menu detail, pricing, hours, and booking rules are live, the restaurant is better treated as a high-interest opening to track, not a locked-in splurge.

Book for the setting once reservations open

Clearest use case is a Redfern rooftop meal with Japanese direction and a bar-like rhythm. The 100-seat scale should help compared with smaller rooms, though opening-period demand can still distort availability. For hotel guests, The EVE also has in-room dining curated by Olympus Dining daily from 7am to 9pm, which is useful context but not a substitute for the rooftop izakaya once the restaurant opens.