Guidebook for Darlinghurst

Michael
Guidebook for Darlinghurst

Food Scene

Very friendly service, good coffee and food...almost at our back door!
36 recommandé par les habitants
The Rusty Rabbit
252 Forbes St
36 recommandé par les habitants
Very friendly service, good coffee and food...almost at our back door!
at 60 Riley Street, East Sydney, and Red Lily Cocktail Bar (at the back) Great Vietnamese food in the restaurant, and Saigon street snacks / Asian-inspired drinks in the cocktail bar
32 recommandé par les habitants
Red Lantern Restaurant & Private Dining Room
60 Riley Street
32 recommandé par les habitants
at 60 Riley Street, East Sydney, and Red Lily Cocktail Bar (at the back) Great Vietnamese food in the restaurant, and Saigon street snacks / Asian-inspired drinks in the cocktail bar
Good Vietnamese - just one block from the house, under The Republic Apartments (just down the hill)
63 recommandé par les habitants
Phamish Vietnamese Restaurant
248 Palmer St
63 recommandé par les habitants
Good Vietnamese - just one block from the house, under The Republic Apartments (just down the hill)
Great Italian food - cafe by day, restaurant by night. Feels very New York in Sydney! Inside the Strand Arcade
10 recommandé par les habitants
The Restaurant Pendolino
414 George St
10 recommandé par les habitants
Great Italian food - cafe by day, restaurant by night. Feels very New York in Sydney! Inside the Strand Arcade
Bar with great pizza and pasta - sister restaurant/bar of Pendolino. Wonderful space - also in the Strand Arcade
121 recommandé par les habitants
La Rosa The Strand
133/193 Pitt St
121 recommandé par les habitants
Bar with great pizza and pasta - sister restaurant/bar of Pendolino. Wonderful space - also in the Strand Arcade
Love this late night bookstore with 1812 wine bar / cafe on the middle floor. Second hand books on the top and middle floor; new books on the middle and bottom floors. Free, live jazz twice a week.
50 recommandé par les habitants
Berkelouw Paddington
19 Oxford St
50 recommandé par les habitants
Love this late night bookstore with 1812 wine bar / cafe on the middle floor. Second hand books on the top and middle floor; new books on the middle and bottom floors. Free, live jazz twice a week.
Great second-hand bookstore with good cafe - really good coffee. Check out the pottery barn next door
35 recommandé par les habitants
Ampersand Cafe & Bookstore.
78 Oxford St
35 recommandé par les habitants
Great second-hand bookstore with good cafe - really good coffee. Check out the pottery barn next door
A block & a bit away from the house is an intimate little place where a "one-man operation serving comforting Asian dishes" & its great : )
Joe's table
185A Kings Ln
A block & a bit away from the house is an intimate little place where a "one-man operation serving comforting Asian dishes" & its great : )

Arts & Culture

Art house and independent cinema - just a 5 minute walk away on the border of Darlinghurst and Paddington
139 recommandé par les habitants
Palace Verona
17 Oxford St
139 recommandé par les habitants
Art house and independent cinema - just a 5 minute walk away on the border of Darlinghurst and Paddington
Art house and independent cinema in Paddington, about 5-10 minutes walk
50 recommandé par les habitants
Palace Chauvel Cinema
249 Oxford St
50 recommandé par les habitants
Art house and independent cinema in Paddington, about 5-10 minutes walk
Wonderful gallery - the MCA is a must-see. Great space and fabulous exhibitions
829 recommandé par les habitants
Museum of Contemporary Art
140 George St
829 recommandé par les habitants
Wonderful gallery - the MCA is a must-see. Great space and fabulous exhibitions
On my must-see list. Walk through Hyde Park and the Domain to access the Art Gallery. Continue on Art Gallery Rd to Mrs Macquaries Rd for great views of Harbour Bridge & Opera Hse, then Botanic Gdns
891 recommandé par les habitants
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road
891 recommandé par les habitants
On my must-see list. Walk through Hyde Park and the Domain to access the Art Gallery. Continue on Art Gallery Rd to Mrs Macquaries Rd for great views of Harbour Bridge & Opera Hse, then Botanic Gdns
Wonderful, wonderful art gallery showing selection of Australia's largest privately owned collection of contemporary Chinese art. Must see. Have tea/dumplings in cafe or cross the road to Central Park
329 recommandé par les habitants
White Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour St
329 recommandé par les habitants
Wonderful, wonderful art gallery showing selection of Australia's largest privately owned collection of contemporary Chinese art. Must see. Have tea/dumplings in cafe or cross the road to Central Park
Pop across the road into the National Art School - the former site for Darlinghurst Gaol. It's worth looking at the buildings alone, let alone the art!
13 recommandé par les habitants
National Art School
156 Forbes St
13 recommandé par les habitants
Pop across the road into the National Art School - the former site for Darlinghurst Gaol. It's worth looking at the buildings alone, let alone the art!
The gallery at UNSW Art & Design is just a 5 minute walk away in "Paddinghurst" (on the border of Paddington). The gallery is well worth a look and the cafe at the entrance has great coffee
8 recommandé par les habitants
UNSW Art & Design
8 recommandé par les habitants
The gallery at UNSW Art & Design is just a 5 minute walk away in "Paddinghurst" (on the border of Paddington). The gallery is well worth a look and the cafe at the entrance has great coffee

Everything Else

Interesting exhibitions from time to time
30 recommandé par les habitants
Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst Rd
30 recommandé par les habitants
Interesting exhibitions from time to time
Lovely gallery one block away on Liverpool Street in a beautiful building
Robin Gibson Gallery
278 Liverpool St
Lovely gallery one block away on Liverpool Street in a beautiful building
Beautiful park, less than 10 minutes walk away. Walk through Hyde Park to get to the city centre
374 recommandé par les habitants
Hyde Park
Elizabeth Street
374 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful park, less than 10 minutes walk away. Walk through Hyde Park to get to the city centre

Shopping

About 10 minutes walk from the house is "The Intersection" (Oxford St and Glenmore Road). This is a strip of Australian designer retail stores.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Glenmore Road
Glenmore Road
10 recommandé par les habitants
About 10 minutes walk from the house is "The Intersection" (Oxford St and Glenmore Road). This is a strip of Australian designer retail stores.
Beautiful historic shopping arcade with fabulous boutiques and great dining
116 recommandé par les habitants
The Strand Arcade
412-414 George St
116 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful historic shopping arcade with fabulous boutiques and great dining

Drinks & Nightlife

Cool 1950s cocktail bar
16 recommandé par les habitants
Hinky Dinks
185 Darlinghurst Road
16 recommandé par les habitants
Cool 1950s cocktail bar
Hidden behind an unmarked door in a laneway...cool
168 recommandé par les habitants
Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown St
168 recommandé par les habitants
Hidden behind an unmarked door in a laneway...cool

Conseils aux voyageurs

Se déplacer dans les environs

Read the NY Times "36 Hours in Sydney"

Lookup the NY Times "36 Hours in Sydney" for a great review as it mentions the swims in ocean pools, the restaurants, walks ... & the local highlights which are so good & so Sydney - Alas, I cant provide the link
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Map to Micro-Precincts of Eastside Sydney

There is a great guide to the micro-precincts of East Sydney at: EastSydney .com .au Alas, I cannot past the link in directly due so please remove the spaces from the link address above : )