Famous Sydney restaurant Tetsuya's to close permanently after 35 years in business

Iconic Sydney fine dining restaurant Tetsuya's will close in July after 35 years in business.

Following attempts to relocate the venue from its Kent Street base in central Sydney, owner-chef Tetsuya Wakuda has made the "very difficult decision" to close doors permanently on July 31, reports Nine Newspapers.

"Our plans to relocate Tetsuya's to a new site after it closes at the end of July have unfortunately not worked out and I have made the very difficult decision to permanently close the restaurant," Wakuda said in a statement.

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"We have spent the last 18 months planning the move and the new restaurant so this was not an easy decision, but sometimes things just don't go to plan."

The restaurant's popularity and success turned Wakuda into a major international food brand.

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He arrived in Sydney in 1982 as a backpacker, but quickly made his mark on the city's restaurant scene, opening Tetsuya's in 1989 in Rozelle, in the Inner West.

Wakuda went on to win numerous culinary awards and was awarded an Order of Australia in 2005.

He expanded his business overseas, opening restaurants in Singapore, London, Dubai and Las Vegas.

But the Sydney restaurant has struggled in recent years.