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If your looking for some fab Italian food and a kick ass wine list, this place is for you.
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Buffalo Dining Club
116 Surrey StIf your looking for some fab Italian food and a kick ass wine list, this place is for you.
Wonderful fusion fresh of Chinese and Malaysian tastes.
Highly recommend the Nonya chicken curry!
Great range of veggie options too.
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Fu Manchu
66 Victoria StWonderful fusion fresh of Chinese and Malaysian tastes.
Highly recommend the Nonya chicken curry!
Great range of veggie options too.
If its greek food your craving then this is the place for you.
Definately not a cheap eatery but worth every cent.
Great service, food and a fabulous selection of wine.
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The Apollo Restaurant
44 Macleay StreetIf its greek food your craving then this is the place for you.
Definately not a cheap eatery but worth every cent.
Great service, food and a fabulous selection of wine.
My all time favourite go-to Japanese restaurant.
What to eat...everything on the menu is delicious!
Its not a huge restaurant so be sure to book or get there early to avoid dissapointment.
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Yachiyo Japanese Bistro Darlinghurst
346 Victoria StMy all time favourite go-to Japanese restaurant.
What to eat...everything on the menu is delicious!
Its not a huge restaurant so be sure to book or get there early to avoid dissapointment.
Yum Cha central!!!!
Make sure you try the egg tarts...too good to miss.
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Marigold
683 George StYum Cha central!!!!
Make sure you try the egg tarts...too good to miss.
Thai Tharee
245 Victoria StA great cheap eats.
This place is always perfect for a thai meal.
Spice I Am
296-300 Victoria StreetUpmarket thai food....try the tamarind prawns!
Located at the National Art School formerly the Darlinghurst Goal.
This place is an absolute gem, beautiful surrounds & lots of shady trees to sip your coffee & watch the art students do their thing.
Hangout Cafe
Forbes StreetLocated at the National Art School formerly the Darlinghurst Goal.
This place is an absolute gem, beautiful surrounds & lots of shady trees to sip your coffee & watch the art students do their thing.
My all time favourite italian....sensational food and exceptional service.
FATTI IN CASA. APART FROM ''Campari'', ''Negroni'' and ''Bellini'', they're the three most reassuring words you can find on an Italian menu. The phrase means ''made in house'', signifying that someone has taken the trouble to do things from scratch rather than buy in and outsource. To take things into their own hands, literally.
And it's all pretty hands-on at Baccomatto, the smart new osteria tucked in beside the colourful Cambridge Hotel in Surry Hills, which is the latest offering from black-clad, Melbourne-Italian Mauro Marcucci of Enopizzeria and partner Michael Stevens. Apart from the selection of imported Italian cheeses and salumi made by Pino's Dolce Vita in Kogarah, practically everything on the menu is fatti in casa.
Take the focaccia, which chef Valerio Boncompagni turns out every day to accompany platters of salumi and house-made porchetta. It's pure bloody magic; thick, soft, golden, salty and flecked with rosemary. If you're hankering after pizza, try the little panzerotti; crisp, golden triangles ($4 each) of yeasty dough encasing a mush of tomato and mozzarella that is just plain delicious.
Spaghetti carbonara with truffle at Baccomatto Osteria, Surry Hills, Sydney.Go-to dish ... spaghetti alla chitarra fatti in casa con salsa carbonara con tartufo. Photo: Marco Del Grande
Other wine-friendly spuntini (snacks) include marinated, roasted eggplant and red capsicum and fried mozzarella with anchovies. Salt cod croquettes ($4.50) are crisp and golden without tasting particularly of salt cod. Better are their eggplant equivalents ($3.50) and two-bite arancini rice balls ($4).
The casa itself is no cosy faux tratt but a starkly, smartly, minimalist dining room by uncompromisingly modern Melbourne designer Chris Connell. The interiors he has done for Marcucci over the years are almost a brand in themselves - strong slabs of blacks and whites, walls of wine bottles, stretches of white marble and concrete and blackboard. This one is immediately appealing with its broad, low marble bar, strongly symmetrical and clean-lined without being clinical. Bung in a few busy Italian waiters - and an equal number of Italian-speaking diners - and you'd be hard put to describe anything about Baccomatto as clinical.
Most of the following options are pasta, with less than half-a-dozen non-pasta options and specials, a balance that silently sanctions the un-Italian habit of ordering pasta as a main course. There's a silky dish of squid ink gnocchetti ($24), whose little ink-black lozenges look for all the world like polished Japanese stones, bathed in sea-sweet juices and dotted with baby calamari.
Boncompagni does a pasta alla carbonara ($25) that leaves your high-street spag carb for dead. The pasta is aggressively al dente, coated with a rich, un-oily emulsion of egg yolk, cheese, pepper and crunchy shards of guanciale (pig-cheek bacon) that symbolises everything good about carbonara. A few thin slices of dark truffle add a little glamour and contrast, but we're gilding lilies here.
The hands-on nature of the cooking extends to the timing; knowing that tiny calamaretti ($12) need only a flash in a pan to be sweet and delicate, and that black Angus rib eye ($28) needs to go hard and strong on the charcoal grill to be crusty and sizzling. Only a green leaf salad ($6) weighed down with super-salty crisped prosciutto and salted ricotta could do with less intervention.
By definition, an osteria is a tavern serving good wine and simple food, so what about the wine? The list is concise but clever, with wines by the glass priced between $7 and $13, and a solid Italian presence that includes a clean, summery, unoaked 2011 Ca del Baio chardonnay ($60) from the Langhe in Piemonte.
Desserts run to a hazelnut semifreddo and baked peaches with amaretti, but a lunchtime special of plum crostata ($5) is a heart-stealer.
Like everything else made in-house here, it comes not just from somebody's hands but from a strong, inbuilt ethos of how things can and should be done. It's that mix of the old-school and the new cool that makes this one of the most appealing new doors to open in Surry Hills for years.
The low-down
Best bit Focaccia, pasta, panzerotti.
Worst bit All the best bits are carbs.
Go-to dish Spaghetti alla chitarra fatti in casa con salsa carbonara con tartufo, $24
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Baccomatto Osteria
162-164 Barker StreetMy all time favourite italian....sensational food and exceptional service.
FATTI IN CASA. APART FROM ''Campari'', ''Negroni'' and ''Bellini'', they're the three most reassuring words you can find on an Italian menu. The phrase means ''made in house'', signifying that someone has taken the trouble to do things from scratch rather than buy in and outsource. To take things into their own hands, literally.
And it's all pretty hands-on at Baccomatto, the smart new osteria tucked in beside the colourful Cambridge Hotel in Surry Hills, which is the latest offering from black-clad, Melbourne-Italian Mauro Marcucci of Enopizzeria and partner Michael Stevens. Apart from the selection of imported Italian cheeses and salumi made by Pino's Dolce Vita in Kogarah, practically everything on the menu is fatti in casa.
Take the focaccia, which chef Valerio Boncompagni turns out every day to accompany platters of salumi and house-made porchetta. It's pure bloody magic; thick, soft, golden, salty and flecked with rosemary. If you're hankering after pizza, try the little panzerotti; crisp, golden triangles ($4 each) of yeasty dough encasing a mush of tomato and mozzarella that is just plain delicious.
Spaghetti carbonara with truffle at Baccomatto Osteria, Surry Hills, Sydney.Go-to dish ... spaghetti alla chitarra fatti in casa con salsa carbonara con tartufo. Photo: Marco Del Grande
Other wine-friendly spuntini (snacks) include marinated, roasted eggplant and red capsicum and fried mozzarella with anchovies. Salt cod croquettes ($4.50) are crisp and golden without tasting particularly of salt cod. Better are their eggplant equivalents ($3.50) and two-bite arancini rice balls ($4).
The casa itself is no cosy faux tratt but a starkly, smartly, minimalist dining room by uncompromisingly modern Melbourne designer Chris Connell. The interiors he has done for Marcucci over the years are almost a brand in themselves - strong slabs of blacks and whites, walls of wine bottles, stretches of white marble and concrete and blackboard. This one is immediately appealing with its broad, low marble bar, strongly symmetrical and clean-lined without being clinical. Bung in a few busy Italian waiters - and an equal number of Italian-speaking diners - and you'd be hard put to describe anything about Baccomatto as clinical.
Most of the following options are pasta, with less than half-a-dozen non-pasta options and specials, a balance that silently sanctions the un-Italian habit of ordering pasta as a main course. There's a silky dish of squid ink gnocchetti ($24), whose little ink-black lozenges look for all the world like polished Japanese stones, bathed in sea-sweet juices and dotted with baby calamari.
Boncompagni does a pasta alla carbonara ($25) that leaves your high-street spag carb for dead. The pasta is aggressively al dente, coated with a rich, un-oily emulsion of egg yolk, cheese, pepper and crunchy shards of guanciale (pig-cheek bacon) that symbolises everything good about carbonara. A few thin slices of dark truffle add a little glamour and contrast, but we're gilding lilies here.
The hands-on nature of the cooking extends to the timing; knowing that tiny calamaretti ($12) need only a flash in a pan to be sweet and delicate, and that black Angus rib eye ($28) needs to go hard and strong on the charcoal grill to be crusty and sizzling. Only a green leaf salad ($6) weighed down with super-salty crisped prosciutto and salted ricotta could do with less intervention.
By definition, an osteria is a tavern serving good wine and simple food, so what about the wine? The list is concise but clever, with wines by the glass priced between $7 and $13, and a solid Italian presence that includes a clean, summery, unoaked 2011 Ca del Baio chardonnay ($60) from the Langhe in Piemonte.
Desserts run to a hazelnut semifreddo and baked peaches with amaretti, but a lunchtime special of plum crostata ($5) is a heart-stealer.
Like everything else made in-house here, it comes not just from somebody's hands but from a strong, inbuilt ethos of how things can and should be done. It's that mix of the old-school and the new cool that makes this one of the most appealing new doors to open in Surry Hills for years.
The low-down
Best bit Focaccia, pasta, panzerotti.
Worst bit All the best bits are carbs.
Go-to dish Spaghetti alla chitarra fatti in casa con salsa carbonara con tartufo, $24
This Darlinghurst vego institution has been around for forever.
It also runs a movie house upstairs...see a movie & then eat or have dinner and then eat as there are 2 showings of movies every night.
Govindas is an edgy Sydney inner city restaurant, famous worldwide for its delicious international vegetarian buffet, warm friendly ambience and ultra comfortable boutique cinema, the Movie Room. Here guests enjoy the sumptuous vegetarian cuisine and then sink into luxurious cushions to watch the best of world cinema in blissful, heavenly comfort.
Visit the Lotus Room, a serene and tranquil space, dedicated to uplifting the consciousness beyond the mundane. We offer kirtan (sacred musical chants),yoga, meditation, retreats, vegetarian cooking classes, Bhagavad-Gita courses & various workshops and seminars.
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Govindas Cinema and Restaurant
112 Darlinghurst RdThis Darlinghurst vego institution has been around for forever.
It also runs a movie house upstairs...see a movie & then eat or have dinner and then eat as there are 2 showings of movies every night.
Govindas is an edgy Sydney inner city restaurant, famous worldwide for its delicious international vegetarian buffet, warm friendly ambience and ultra comfortable boutique cinema, the Movie Room. Here guests enjoy the sumptuous vegetarian cuisine and then sink into luxurious cushions to watch the best of world cinema in blissful, heavenly comfort.
Visit the Lotus Room, a serene and tranquil space, dedicated to uplifting the consciousness beyond the mundane. We offer kirtan (sacred musical chants),yoga, meditation, retreats, vegetarian cooking classes, Bhagavad-Gita courses & various workshops and seminars.
Opium Den
89 Macleay StreetPotts Point Thai institution
This great little place is conveniently located on your doorstep, from good coffee, sandwiches, burgers, salads and fresh juices.
Try Chapter E's SHAKSHUKA for breakfast or brunch, eggs cooked in a sauce of tomato, chillies, garlic onions, red and green capsicums and spices. Served with bread $15.
The hummus is to die for, love the grilled chicken burger as well as all the healthy salads.
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Chapter E
201 Darlinghurst RdThis great little place is conveniently located on your doorstep, from good coffee, sandwiches, burgers, salads and fresh juices.
Try Chapter E's SHAKSHUKA for breakfast or brunch, eggs cooked in a sauce of tomato, chillies, garlic onions, red and green capsicums and spices. Served with bread $15.
The hummus is to die for, love the grilled chicken burger as well as all the healthy salads.
Italian dishes and creative cocktails served in a trendy space with dark walls and bar seating.
Love the 4 cheese pizza...so bad but so good
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Mad Pizza E Bar
312 Victoria StItalian dishes and creative cocktails served in a trendy space with dark walls and bar seating.
Love the 4 cheese pizza...so bad but so good
After 13 years of feeding the community and Sydney foodies, Infinity still has the same wonderful opening times and its original product range.
The bakery is very well reputed for its Sourdough Levain, its Organic Fruit & Nut sourdough loaf and its delicious Turkish flatbread among others.
Try the cinnamon scolls, the cranberry custard danish or the Little Marrionette coffee!
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Infinity Bakery
274 Victoria StAfter 13 years of feeding the community and Sydney foodies, Infinity still has the same wonderful opening times and its original product range.
The bakery is very well reputed for its Sourdough Levain, its Organic Fruit & Nut sourdough loaf and its delicious Turkish flatbread among others.
Try the cinnamon scolls, the cranberry custard danish or the Little Marrionette coffee!
Love the 'Will' - Free range pork sausage, ricotta and caramalised onion.
Supreme has the atmosphere of a neighbourhood restaurant where the owners remember your face and maybe even send over a bowl of olives with their compliments. Brought to you by Bosko Vujovic, the guy who made Arthur’s Pizza the Sydney icon it was, Love Supreme has the same jazzy, zany character and social club feel. Love Supreme uses organic produce as far as possible and also does a gluten free base for people who can't stomach wheat. It's always busy (don't go if you're in a mad rush) and extremely fun. The long marble table at the back is great for big parties. Can't be stuffed putting on pants and leaving the house? Not only do they deliver pizzas to your door, but they'll also deliver a bottle of wine from their wine list along with it.
29 helybéli ajánlásával
Love Supreme
180 Oxford St
Love the 'Will' - Free range pork sausage, ricotta and caramalised onion.
Supreme has the atmosphere of a neighbourhood restaurant where the owners remember your face and maybe even send over a bowl of olives with their compliments. Brought to you by Bosko Vujovic, the guy who made Arthur’s Pizza the Sydney icon it was, Love Supreme has the same jazzy, zany character and social club feel. Love Supreme uses organic produce as far as possible and also does a gluten free base for people who can't stomach wheat. It's always busy (don't go if you're in a mad rush) and extremely fun. The long marble table at the back is great for big parties. Can't be stuffed putting on pants and leaving the house? Not only do they deliver pizzas to your door, but they'll also deliver a bottle of wine from their wine list along with it.
Cosy patisserie offering traditional Hungarian pastries - excellent Hungarian chimney cakes – which is just a fancy way of saying "golden brown cylinders of sugar-crusted pastry". and cakes, plus seasonal coffee blends.
Cakes and slices are all priced on weight so you can have as little or as much as you like!
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Kürtősh
316 Victoria StCosy patisserie offering traditional Hungarian pastries - excellent Hungarian chimney cakes – which is just a fancy way of saying "golden brown cylinders of sugar-crusted pastry". and cakes, plus seasonal coffee blends.
Cakes and slices are all priced on weight so you can have as little or as much as you like!
The list of reasons to love Alexandria is getting longer by the day. The largely industrial suburb is undergoing quite the gentrification process, helped along in no small part by the opening of megacafé The Grounds of Alexandria earlier this year.
It is also home to the Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre – a sunflower yellow warehouse of vintage curios – and the lush Sydney Park, plus it boasts an aircraft hanger-sized Dan Murphy’s. Directly opposite that glorious cavern of cheap hooch, in a lovely, refurbished warehouse, you’ll find Bread and Circus Wholefoods Canteen.
The canteen shares the massive, open space with Don Campos, the second flagship store for the Newtown coffee masters who take on the responsibility of caffeinating anyone who walks through the doors. Interestingly, Bread and Circus don’t deal in coffee – they are totally bean free – but if you’re in need of something stronger than the 18 different teas on hand, you're welcome to BYO espresso from Campos. Clearly these guys play well with others: Campos takes care of getting the time-poor buzzed in a hurry, while Bread and Circus tend to the slow grazers with tisanes, juices and smoothies.
The communal vibe extends beyond beverages. There are six long wooden tables and at peak times they are constantly at capacity. As soon as a seat vacates, people practically commando roll in to fill their spot. Knocking knees with your neighbours and asking them to pass the honey pot and pink salt flakes is all part of the fun.
The menu is big on sharing too. There are five vegetarian-friendly salads that you can mix and match on an enormous sharing plate, but if your hunger stops short of voracious, the regular size easily feeds two. The wintry eggplant and capsicum option has more in common with a ratatouille than your garden-variety salad and is a little wet for us. Garlicky fronds of roast fennel with couscous are a better bet and help absorb some of the excess moisture on the plate. The zucchini and kale salad with parmesan gets our vote, especially when livened up with a side of poached, organic chicken. Don’t eat meat? Try some tangy goat's cheese or boiled, biodynamic eggs instead.
You'll never look at vegan food the same way after downing a bowl of the dairy-free 'foxy winter porridge'. The creamy, vanilla- and cinnamon-scented oats come with soft coconut ribbons, a topping of crunchy hazelnuts, toasted seeds, currants and granola clusters. Slices of orange are the finishing touch, adding a citrusy punch that tempers the comforting heft of the porridge.
Looking for a lighter, more transportable option? They also do sandwich boxes (biodegradable, of course) with all manner of organic fixings for tasty sangas that you assemble yourself – it’s the Ikea of lunches.
The fitout feels like French country done inside a nursery. There is vegetation everywhere. Flowers, plants and kitchen knick-knacks decorate the tables, plus there is a scattering of the day’s most aesthetic produce like capsicums, pomegranates, eggplants and butternuts. The seats are a combination of old wooden benches and sweet, striped canvas stools, and to one side a gardening bench is completely covered in plants and herbs potted in an odd assortment of containers, jars, bottles and cans.
The menu, which changes daily, is available as a PDF for anyone who likes to pre-plan their meals, but not knowing what’s in store is what makes each visit an adventure. The breakfast menu is a little more consistent and they bake their truly excellent, plate-sized spelt and chocolate cookies everyday so you can always count on a sweet treat for dessert. Really want to keep things wholesome? Grab a bar on conscious chocolate – raw, organic, handmade, and gluten-, soya- and dairy-free – for later on.
If you’re fond of free-range, partial to permaculture and generally just a big ol' fan of things like quinoa and buckwheat, then you can't go wrong at Bread and Circus. With toast coming in at seven bucks a pop, it won’t be the cheapest breakfast you’ve ever had, but we’re thinking it’s likely to be one of the most conscientiously nutritious and down-right ethical meals you’ll eat this year.
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Bread & Circus
21 Fountain StThe list of reasons to love Alexandria is getting longer by the day. The largely industrial suburb is undergoing quite the gentrification process, helped along in no small part by the opening of megacafé The Grounds of Alexandria earlier this year.
It is also home to the Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre – a sunflower yellow warehouse of vintage curios – and the lush Sydney Park, plus it boasts an aircraft hanger-sized Dan Murphy’s. Directly opposite that glorious cavern of cheap hooch, in a lovely, refurbished warehouse, you’ll find Bread and Circus Wholefoods Canteen.
The canteen shares the massive, open space with Don Campos, the second flagship store for the Newtown coffee masters who take on the responsibility of caffeinating anyone who walks through the doors. Interestingly, Bread and Circus don’t deal in coffee – they are totally bean free – but if you’re in need of something stronger than the 18 different teas on hand, you're welcome to BYO espresso from Campos. Clearly these guys play well with others: Campos takes care of getting the time-poor buzzed in a hurry, while Bread and Circus tend to the slow grazers with tisanes, juices and smoothies.
The communal vibe extends beyond beverages. There are six long wooden tables and at peak times they are constantly at capacity. As soon as a seat vacates, people practically commando roll in to fill their spot. Knocking knees with your neighbours and asking them to pass the honey pot and pink salt flakes is all part of the fun.
The menu is big on sharing too. There are five vegetarian-friendly salads that you can mix and match on an enormous sharing plate, but if your hunger stops short of voracious, the regular size easily feeds two. The wintry eggplant and capsicum option has more in common with a ratatouille than your garden-variety salad and is a little wet for us. Garlicky fronds of roast fennel with couscous are a better bet and help absorb some of the excess moisture on the plate. The zucchini and kale salad with parmesan gets our vote, especially when livened up with a side of poached, organic chicken. Don’t eat meat? Try some tangy goat's cheese or boiled, biodynamic eggs instead.
You'll never look at vegan food the same way after downing a bowl of the dairy-free 'foxy winter porridge'. The creamy, vanilla- and cinnamon-scented oats come with soft coconut ribbons, a topping of crunchy hazelnuts, toasted seeds, currants and granola clusters. Slices of orange are the finishing touch, adding a citrusy punch that tempers the comforting heft of the porridge.
Looking for a lighter, more transportable option? They also do sandwich boxes (biodegradable, of course) with all manner of organic fixings for tasty sangas that you assemble yourself – it’s the Ikea of lunches.
The fitout feels like French country done inside a nursery. There is vegetation everywhere. Flowers, plants and kitchen knick-knacks decorate the tables, plus there is a scattering of the day’s most aesthetic produce like capsicums, pomegranates, eggplants and butternuts. The seats are a combination of old wooden benches and sweet, striped canvas stools, and to one side a gardening bench is completely covered in plants and herbs potted in an odd assortment of containers, jars, bottles and cans.
The menu, which changes daily, is available as a PDF for anyone who likes to pre-plan their meals, but not knowing what’s in store is what makes each visit an adventure. The breakfast menu is a little more consistent and they bake their truly excellent, plate-sized spelt and chocolate cookies everyday so you can always count on a sweet treat for dessert. Really want to keep things wholesome? Grab a bar on conscious chocolate – raw, organic, handmade, and gluten-, soya- and dairy-free – for later on.
If you’re fond of free-range, partial to permaculture and generally just a big ol' fan of things like quinoa and buckwheat, then you can't go wrong at Bread and Circus. With toast coming in at seven bucks a pop, it won’t be the cheapest breakfast you’ve ever had, but we’re thinking it’s likely to be one of the most conscientiously nutritious and down-right ethical meals you’ll eat this year.
A little piece of France in Potts Point - the Chocolate Royal cake just has to be experienced.
A fix for every sweet tooth is on hand, but it’s the duck-shaped meringues that delight passers-by and keep us coming back.
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Croissant D'Or
117 Macleay StA little piece of France in Potts Point - the Chocolate Royal cake just has to be experienced.
A fix for every sweet tooth is on hand, but it’s the duck-shaped meringues that delight passers-by and keep us coming back.
This cosy (yet always lively) two-storey corner restaurant in the heart of Sydney's 'Little Italy' features a menu bursting with the classics (zucchini flowers, linguine marinara, homemade gnocchi) and a good selection of seafood dishes. A lounge bar upstairs is ideal for private functions or, when open, a zingy after-dinner aperitif.
9 helybéli ajánlásával
Verde Restaurant
115 Riley StreetThis cosy (yet always lively) two-storey corner restaurant in the heart of Sydney's 'Little Italy' features a menu bursting with the classics (zucchini flowers, linguine marinara, homemade gnocchi) and a good selection of seafood dishes. A lounge bar upstairs is ideal for private functions or, when open, a zingy after-dinner aperitif.
First and foremost: this place is about coffee. There are two separate espresso stations – one for in-house and one for take-aways – which churn through huge bags of the beans that are roasted about 10 feet away in the Research Facility. The roastery sits against one wall and is encased in glass and looks not unlike the inner sanctum of Dr Evil’s lair. The person sitting at the computer controlling the two massive Probat roasters could be roasting coffee or may just be planning world domination – who's to say?
They aren't setting out to reinvent the wheel here. The menu contains elements common to most Sydney cafés. It is the execution that puts this place ahead of the pack. The sandwiches are eye-catching – slow roasted, shredded lamb shoulder or American-style tuna and egg stand out – and the salads go a step beyond the Caesar/Greek/roast pumpkin trifecta. The service is also a cut above. They manage the crowds admirably and project an atmosphere of casual professionalism that makes the Grounds feel more like a restaurant than a café.
When it comes to lunch, not all schnitzels were created equal. The Grounds’ herb-crusted chicken schnitzel is extremely popular and it’s not hard to see why. Rather than a single, flattened breast that covers the plate, at Grounds they leave the meat a little plump so that it stays tender. They fry them up to a dark bronze and then add a swirl of forest green salsa verde and a lemon wedge. The side of red cabbage 'slaw balances out the deep-fried element. Instead of a creamy sauce, the cruciferous salad is dressed with a seeded vinaigrette. If it just isn’t a schnittie without chips, order a side of the crisp, battered fries with chilli aioli. Fair warning, though: you will be facing a substantial food coma for the remainder of the afternoon.
Alternately, you could build up your iron stores by ordering the Grounds' burger. All your common burger complaints have been addressed. The juicy, dry-aged Angus patty is slightly larger than the soft bun's circumference, meaning you aren’t left with any empty carb at the end. Sauce choice can often be the downfall of a good burger. Fortunately, Grounds have done away with this problem altogether by just using them all; tomato relish, hot mustard and mayo. Add the house-made pickles and you have a burger NYC would be proud to call their own.
And now for the bad news. This place is always packed. Always. On weekends, unless you arrive at first light, you are looking at an hour’s wait for a table, and even on a weekday the lunchtime crowds from the neighbouring businesses fill the café – though the wait on weekdays is more like 10 minutes.
You have to hand it to them, though; the people behind the Grounds knew full well that they’d be attracting families by the minivan load, what with their huge kitchen garden, complete with chicken run. The simple solution? Petting zoos and jumping castles have both made an appearance on weekends with more surprises to come, keeping kids out from underfoot while parents mung down on a three- cheese toasty with rocket, tomato and balsamic and a coffee.
Right now, visiting the Grounds of Alexandria may take some military-style logisticising, but your patience shall be well rewarded. The service is friendly and efficient, the food is excellent, their thumbs are green and they are brewing up a storm of locally roasted coffee to top it all off.
The Potting Shed is now open at Grounds of Alexandria.
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The Grounds of Alexandria
2 Huntley StFirst and foremost: this place is about coffee. There are two separate espresso stations – one for in-house and one for take-aways – which churn through huge bags of the beans that are roasted about 10 feet away in the Research Facility. The roastery sits against one wall and is encased in glass and looks not unlike the inner sanctum of Dr Evil’s lair. The person sitting at the computer controlling the two massive Probat roasters could be roasting coffee or may just be planning world domination – who's to say?
They aren't setting out to reinvent the wheel here. The menu contains elements common to most Sydney cafés. It is the execution that puts this place ahead of the pack. The sandwiches are eye-catching – slow roasted, shredded lamb shoulder or American-style tuna and egg stand out – and the salads go a step beyond the Caesar/Greek/roast pumpkin trifecta. The service is also a cut above. They manage the crowds admirably and project an atmosphere of casual professionalism that makes the Grounds feel more like a restaurant than a café.
When it comes to lunch, not all schnitzels were created equal. The Grounds’ herb-crusted chicken schnitzel is extremely popular and it’s not hard to see why. Rather than a single, flattened breast that covers the plate, at Grounds they leave the meat a little plump so that it stays tender. They fry them up to a dark bronze and then add a swirl of forest green salsa verde and a lemon wedge. The side of red cabbage 'slaw balances out the deep-fried element. Instead of a creamy sauce, the cruciferous salad is dressed with a seeded vinaigrette. If it just isn’t a schnittie without chips, order a side of the crisp, battered fries with chilli aioli. Fair warning, though: you will be facing a substantial food coma for the remainder of the afternoon.
Alternately, you could build up your iron stores by ordering the Grounds' burger. All your common burger complaints have been addressed. The juicy, dry-aged Angus patty is slightly larger than the soft bun's circumference, meaning you aren’t left with any empty carb at the end. Sauce choice can often be the downfall of a good burger. Fortunately, Grounds have done away with this problem altogether by just using them all; tomato relish, hot mustard and mayo. Add the house-made pickles and you have a burger NYC would be proud to call their own.
And now for the bad news. This place is always packed. Always. On weekends, unless you arrive at first light, you are looking at an hour’s wait for a table, and even on a weekday the lunchtime crowds from the neighbouring businesses fill the café – though the wait on weekdays is more like 10 minutes.
You have to hand it to them, though; the people behind the Grounds knew full well that they’d be attracting families by the minivan load, what with their huge kitchen garden, complete with chicken run. The simple solution? Petting zoos and jumping castles have both made an appearance on weekends with more surprises to come, keeping kids out from underfoot while parents mung down on a three- cheese toasty with rocket, tomato and balsamic and a coffee.
Right now, visiting the Grounds of Alexandria may take some military-style logisticising, but your patience shall be well rewarded. The service is friendly and efficient, the food is excellent, their thumbs are green and they are brewing up a storm of locally roasted coffee to top it all off.
The Potting Shed is now open at Grounds of Alexandria.
All-day Middle Eastern dining in a bright, narrow eatery with warm wood tones and subway tiles.
Great breakfast go for the scrambled eggs with spinach, mint and fetta and the cardamom lattes. And love the herb crusted Lamb Loin for dinner.
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Cafe Mint
579 Crown StreetAll-day Middle Eastern dining in a bright, narrow eatery with warm wood tones and subway tiles.
Great breakfast go for the scrambled eggs with spinach, mint and fetta and the cardamom lattes. And love the herb crusted Lamb Loin for dinner.
Sandwiches, salads and coffee in a light filled venue with rustic furniture and a relaxed vibe.
Love the Breakfast Stack!
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Elizabeth Bay Cafe
45 Elizabeth Bay RdSandwiches, salads and coffee in a light filled venue with rustic furniture and a relaxed vibe.
Love the Breakfast Stack!
The Kings Cross Organic Market is feeding foodies with a wealth of uncomplicated, quality offerings.
There are a few reasons to be up and about in Kings Cross at six o’clock on a Saturday morning, not all of them savoury. But for the folks who set up stalls at the thriving Kings Cross Organic Market, held each week in the shade of El Alamein Fountain in Fitzroy Gardens on Macleay Street, it’s all about getting ready for the first rush of the morning.
By 8am, an array of stalls selling everything from organic produce straight from the farm to French cheeses and truffle-studded saucisson sec (a French, air-dried pork salami) have popped up and Potts Point locals mingle with culinary cognoscenti from further afield as they enjoy the morning air, eat their way through three or four countries and stock up for the week ahead.
Reflecting its inner east locale, the crowd at the lively food and growers’ market captures the eclectic diversity of the surrounding streets while offering more than a passing nod to the small markets of Europe.
And while the words ‘organic market’ are enough to send a shiver down the spine of some city-dwellers, the market is as much about creating and reflecting a sense of community as it is about making a social statement.
“It isn’t all brown bread and sandals,” says Elizabeth Taylor, who started her first fresh produce market at Frenchs Forest 17 years ago and has since grown her Organic Farmers Markets business into a broader network of nine similarly styled markets that stretch out across Sydney’s suburbs.
“We try to really support the organic growers and producers, but by necessity some of the food is organic and some of it is conventional,” she says, adding that each stall clearly indicates on which side of that fence it falls. Taylor made her first foray into organic food markets at Spitalfields in her native London in 1992, before moving to Australia where she saw a similar opportunity in Sydney.
As the markets have grown, so too have the diversity of offerings. Turkish Gozleme are a hot ticket, while across the way, the Scampino family dishes up handmade Argentinean empanadas. Others elect to swing by Camille Richon’s stall and put together a selection of exquisite imported French cheeses, sausages and rillettes for an afternoon of indulgence.
At the Octoberfest Hut, owner Rob Pfrogner talks proudly of his prized currywurst as he turns brats and weisswurst on his barbecue while doling out firm advice on the best mustard to accompany each. Fluent French, Spanish and German banter adds extra authenticity as regulars return each week for a taste of tradition, while buskers offer entertainment and a little light banter of their own.
At the famed bacon and egg roll stall – the stuff of legend among many an occasionally over-imbibing local – honey port cured bacon and free range organic eggs are piled high on soft white rolls and the queue is constant.
“The key is in the product – it’s excellent bacon and fresh eggs, nothing more complicated than that,” says Peter Brownlee, who has been running the stall for more than six years and calls everyone from the Gastro Park boys to some of Rockpool’s kitchen crew his loyal customers.
A recent addition is the Garden Games corner, dedicated to all things board game with the simple instruction to ‘play the day away’. Some stop by with a croissant and coffee for a quick turn of Connect Four or Guess Who, while others opt for a lingering game of chess with a side of dumplings, after deliberating over ingredients for the night’s menu.
Sundays see the same space turn into bric-a-brac heaven, but if it’s food you’re after, make sure it’s at the top of weekend to-do list. If there’s a better way to while away a Saturday morning, we can’t think of it.
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Kings Cross Organic Food Market
Macleay StreetThe Kings Cross Organic Market is feeding foodies with a wealth of uncomplicated, quality offerings.
There are a few reasons to be up and about in Kings Cross at six o’clock on a Saturday morning, not all of them savoury. But for the folks who set up stalls at the thriving Kings Cross Organic Market, held each week in the shade of El Alamein Fountain in Fitzroy Gardens on Macleay Street, it’s all about getting ready for the first rush of the morning.
By 8am, an array of stalls selling everything from organic produce straight from the farm to French cheeses and truffle-studded saucisson sec (a French, air-dried pork salami) have popped up and Potts Point locals mingle with culinary cognoscenti from further afield as they enjoy the morning air, eat their way through three or four countries and stock up for the week ahead.
Reflecting its inner east locale, the crowd at the lively food and growers’ market captures the eclectic diversity of the surrounding streets while offering more than a passing nod to the small markets of Europe.
And while the words ‘organic market’ are enough to send a shiver down the spine of some city-dwellers, the market is as much about creating and reflecting a sense of community as it is about making a social statement.
“It isn’t all brown bread and sandals,” says Elizabeth Taylor, who started her first fresh produce market at Frenchs Forest 17 years ago and has since grown her Organic Farmers Markets business into a broader network of nine similarly styled markets that stretch out across Sydney’s suburbs.
“We try to really support the organic growers and producers, but by necessity some of the food is organic and some of it is conventional,” she says, adding that each stall clearly indicates on which side of that fence it falls. Taylor made her first foray into organic food markets at Spitalfields in her native London in 1992, before moving to Australia where she saw a similar opportunity in Sydney.
As the markets have grown, so too have the diversity of offerings. Turkish Gozleme are a hot ticket, while across the way, the Scampino family dishes up handmade Argentinean empanadas. Others elect to swing by Camille Richon’s stall and put together a selection of exquisite imported French cheeses, sausages and rillettes for an afternoon of indulgence.
At the Octoberfest Hut, owner Rob Pfrogner talks proudly of his prized currywurst as he turns brats and weisswurst on his barbecue while doling out firm advice on the best mustard to accompany each. Fluent French, Spanish and German banter adds extra authenticity as regulars return each week for a taste of tradition, while buskers offer entertainment and a little light banter of their own.
At the famed bacon and egg roll stall – the stuff of legend among many an occasionally over-imbibing local – honey port cured bacon and free range organic eggs are piled high on soft white rolls and the queue is constant.
“The key is in the product – it’s excellent bacon and fresh eggs, nothing more complicated than that,” says Peter Brownlee, who has been running the stall for more than six years and calls everyone from the Gastro Park boys to some of Rockpool’s kitchen crew his loyal customers.
A recent addition is the Garden Games corner, dedicated to all things board game with the simple instruction to ‘play the day away’. Some stop by with a croissant and coffee for a quick turn of Connect Four or Guess Who, while others opt for a lingering game of chess with a side of dumplings, after deliberating over ingredients for the night’s menu.
Sundays see the same space turn into bric-a-brac heaven, but if it’s food you’re after, make sure it’s at the top of weekend to-do list. If there’s a better way to while away a Saturday morning, we can’t think of it.
First Melbourne got a cat café, and now it's Sydney's turn to combine coffee and cats for the ultimate friends-of-felines experience. Catmosphere Sydney is the brainchild (erm, brainkitten?) of self-professed cat obsessive Thomas Derricott and Wenee Yap of Sydney-based marketing startup firm the Ducky Mafia, and the result of a trip they took to Chiang Mai last year, where they stumbled upon what they call the "mothership" for their venture, which has a cheeky deep-space theme.
Since announcing plans for their catstronauts to land in Sydney last month, Derricott and Yap have been hard at work looking to secure investors as well as a space in the CBD; in meantime, they've begun recruiting personable rescue cats from Inner City Strays, and are also in talks with the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home and the World League for Protection of Animals. They've also secured Yun Xia Segal, the former Books Kinokuniya café manager, to manage the food side of things. A dedicated cat handler will always be on call to ensure catfights are avoided – that means no bringing your own cat along for a play date – and that cats who are just sick and tired of those human things slobbering over them get a rest. (Cats are expected to be 'rotated' for visits every few hours.)
Now, germaphobes, we can feel you grimacing from here, and know what you're thinking: how on earth am I going to be able to enjoy my long black and caramel slice without the risk of swallowing a fur ball? Derricott tells Time Out Sydney the venue will be constructed in accordance with council regulations, and will feature a felines-only area separated from the café by a special airlock. Guests will also be required to sanitise and wash their hands when they enter and exit the cats' area. (Our advice for the allergic: take your Telfast... or just stay home.)
Finally, Derricott reveals that though the cats will be rescues without a permanent home, there are no plans to offer them up for adoption. "It was a logistical decision," he reveals. "We didn't want to create a transient environment where new cats are coming and going, but we do want to create one where people are encouraged to adopt cats." He says one idea being nutted out with Inner City Strays is to offer iPads in the café area that feature 'dating profiles' of current strays up for adoption. "We want people to emerge from spending time with the cats and get inspired to bring a new one into their own lives."
Catmosphere Cat Cafe
66 Foveaux StFirst Melbourne got a cat café, and now it's Sydney's turn to combine coffee and cats for the ultimate friends-of-felines experience. Catmosphere Sydney is the brainchild (erm, brainkitten?) of self-professed cat obsessive Thomas Derricott and Wenee Yap of Sydney-based marketing startup firm the Ducky Mafia, and the result of a trip they took to Chiang Mai last year, where they stumbled upon what they call the "mothership" for their venture, which has a cheeky deep-space theme.
Since announcing plans for their catstronauts to land in Sydney last month, Derricott and Yap have been hard at work looking to secure investors as well as a space in the CBD; in meantime, they've begun recruiting personable rescue cats from Inner City Strays, and are also in talks with the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home and the World League for Protection of Animals. They've also secured Yun Xia Segal, the former Books Kinokuniya café manager, to manage the food side of things. A dedicated cat handler will always be on call to ensure catfights are avoided – that means no bringing your own cat along for a play date – and that cats who are just sick and tired of those human things slobbering over them get a rest. (Cats are expected to be 'rotated' for visits every few hours.)
Now, germaphobes, we can feel you grimacing from here, and know what you're thinking: how on earth am I going to be able to enjoy my long black and caramel slice without the risk of swallowing a fur ball? Derricott tells Time Out Sydney the venue will be constructed in accordance with council regulations, and will feature a felines-only area separated from the café by a special airlock. Guests will also be required to sanitise and wash their hands when they enter and exit the cats' area. (Our advice for the allergic: take your Telfast... or just stay home.)
Finally, Derricott reveals that though the cats will be rescues without a permanent home, there are no plans to offer them up for adoption. "It was a logistical decision," he reveals. "We didn't want to create a transient environment where new cats are coming and going, but we do want to create one where people are encouraged to adopt cats." He says one idea being nutted out with Inner City Strays is to offer iPads in the café area that feature 'dating profiles' of current strays up for adoption. "We want people to emerge from spending time with the cats and get inspired to bring a new one into their own lives."
Glider boasts a strong following of diehard espresso fans. Even more impressive is that owner and former Muay Thai fighter Mark Verhoeven had never worked in hospitality before his new venture, and is just 25 years old.
After living in Thailand with his wife, Verhoeven decided to make a career change. “We get all our ingredients in fresh, our spices arrive separately and we blend them in-house. We grow our chillies in our garden,” he says. The cosy space has been fitted out entirely by Verhoeven himself.
“The name comes from me not really having any money, so this is me just ‘gliding’. I started this whole thing with a credit card. Thankfully I’ve paid it off now. The locals here are really amazing,” he says.
And there’s a reason the locals love it. The menu reflects a fresh, authentic approach to the classic Sydney brunch. Think avocado on toast with feta, Thai basil, truffle-infused honey and black pepper, or a Thai omelette with chilli, garlic, shallots and minced chicken with Sriracha hot sauce. There are more standard offerings too, like Sonoma Honey and Spice granola with Barambah organic yoghurt and seasonal fruit.
The coffee is by Single Origin Roasters, and cold-pressed juice offerings vary, from a simple pear juice to Thai basil and watermelon. In the summer, Verhoeven serves fresh mango and sticky rice from a street cart out front.
Love the Duck breakfast noodles - if spicy is your thing then you will be in heaven!
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Glider Cafe
197 Victoria StGlider boasts a strong following of diehard espresso fans. Even more impressive is that owner and former Muay Thai fighter Mark Verhoeven had never worked in hospitality before his new venture, and is just 25 years old.
After living in Thailand with his wife, Verhoeven decided to make a career change. “We get all our ingredients in fresh, our spices arrive separately and we blend them in-house. We grow our chillies in our garden,” he says. The cosy space has been fitted out entirely by Verhoeven himself.
“The name comes from me not really having any money, so this is me just ‘gliding’. I started this whole thing with a credit card. Thankfully I’ve paid it off now. The locals here are really amazing,” he says.
And there’s a reason the locals love it. The menu reflects a fresh, authentic approach to the classic Sydney brunch. Think avocado on toast with feta, Thai basil, truffle-infused honey and black pepper, or a Thai omelette with chilli, garlic, shallots and minced chicken with Sriracha hot sauce. There are more standard offerings too, like Sonoma Honey and Spice granola with Barambah organic yoghurt and seasonal fruit.
The coffee is by Single Origin Roasters, and cold-pressed juice offerings vary, from a simple pear juice to Thai basil and watermelon. In the summer, Verhoeven serves fresh mango and sticky rice from a street cart out front.
Love the Duck breakfast noodles - if spicy is your thing then you will be in heaven!
So the peeps from Buffalo Dining Club are back with a brand-new bar. Well, they’re calling it a cured diner. It’s a smart format: a small handful of dishes to support a larger cured meat menu. There are extra sides if you want them when you order – say, the papery slices of culatello (“the king of cured meats”) – but each meat plate comes locked and loaded with chunky house-made pickles, a jacket potato, Sicilian green olives, some slices of asiago cheese and bread.
You can even order extra meat with your meat, which we do, with a side of fennel and garlic salami. This is picking food, the sort of thing you’d order with a Negroni ($15 on the chalkboard and made quick as lightning – just the way they should be).
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Chester White Cured Diner
3 Orwell StSo the peeps from Buffalo Dining Club are back with a brand-new bar. Well, they’re calling it a cured diner. It’s a smart format: a small handful of dishes to support a larger cured meat menu. There are extra sides if you want them when you order – say, the papery slices of culatello (“the king of cured meats”) – but each meat plate comes locked and loaded with chunky house-made pickles, a jacket potato, Sicilian green olives, some slices of asiago cheese and bread.
You can even order extra meat with your meat, which we do, with a side of fennel and garlic salami. This is picking food, the sort of thing you’d order with a Negroni ($15 on the chalkboard and made quick as lightning – just the way they should be).
The popular South American joint rises from the ashes
Porteño is awesome. Always has been, really, since the day it opened those cast iron gates to hungry customers in 2010. Back then, queues crowded the courtyard and snaked down Cleveland Street. People wrestled to get in for a fix of Argentinean-style, eight-hour wood-fired pig and those Brussels sprouts. Rockabilly chefs/owners Ben Milgate, Elvis Abrahanowicz and maître d’ Sarah Doyle - also the team behind the beloved Bodega - shot to fame overnight, appearing on MasterChef and fronting magazines everywhere. It was Porteño mania, and we were there, chairing the fan base.
Things came to an abrupt halt in January this year, when a fire hit the kitchen and caused extensive damage. The guys quickly opened temporary restaurant Popteño in Rushcutters Bay, during the dry-out. Now Porteño is back – with a newly revised menu. The king has returned to Cleveland Street, and so have the queues, but luckily Gardel's is also back in action so wait for your table over a Banana Old Fashioned.
Some old favourites remain, and the pâté is still the best way to start. It's undercharged at $3 per person, and testament to how much these guys want you to have a good time. Your bread roll arrives with a little dish of punchy, house-made pâté and a bowl of olive oil and chimichurri to freshen things up.
Now that your appetite is whetted, order some wine. Co-owner and sommelier Joe Valore has curated the South American-centric list, one of the finest in town. Go with red – it pairs better with this sort of food, and it feels wrong to have anything else in the white, cloistered, high-ceilinged setting. The Tahuan Bonarda from Argentina is available by the glass or bottle. It’s spicy with dark fruits and soft tannins, and goes with just about anything.
The must-order starter is the vitello tonnato. Reminiscent of a remixed steak tartare, it is simultaneously rich, creamy, salty, sour and smoky. Thinly sliced cured beef is topped with big chunks of gently smoked Spanish mackerel, salty capers, soft-yolk quail eggs and anchovy mayo. Little half moons of lemon lift things to extraordinary heights. A near-perfect dish.
Another new addition: tables of two no longer have to choose between the eight-hour pig or eight-hour lamb. They’ll do a mixed bowl featuring both. You see the beasts roasting over the fire pit as you walk in; it’s what you came for, so you might as well order it. Both meats are unfathomably juicy, and you get cuts from all bits of the animal along with loads of crackling.
There are, of course, plenty of other meat options. The Kobe wagyu beef skirt steak is sliced into big, fat marbled strips and cooked medium, leaving the texture buttery within and charred on the outside. It’s savoury, caramel-like and worth every bite. Don’t look past the morcilla blood sausage, either. Soft and barely spiced, it pairs beautifully with the sweet, grassy notes of the roasted red capsicum it crowns. As for sides, the Brussels sprouts remain a must. But don’t ignore the crunchy grilled broccolini with creamy, sherry-rich walnut sauce and crisp onions. Want more fat? Order the braised wintergreens with Provolone béchamel. A bowl on a cold evening will set you right.
Dessert was never really the thing here, but the chocolate “Bahibe” is changing that. It’s a brownie topped with dehydrated chocolate mousse (sort of like an Aero) with smooth chocolate cream, pear sorbet and fresh passionfruit poured on top. It’s a textural delight, and a nice way to end if you still have room to fit it in.
There’s plenty to love about Porteño. It was, and remains, bloody excellent in every possible way: the food, the wine, the beautiful interior and the warm, knowledgeable service. In 2013 they released Recipes for a Good Time, a cookbook whose title couldn’t be more fitting. We dare you not to have one the minute you walk through those gate.
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Porteño
50 Holt StThe popular South American joint rises from the ashes
Porteño is awesome. Always has been, really, since the day it opened those cast iron gates to hungry customers in 2010. Back then, queues crowded the courtyard and snaked down Cleveland Street. People wrestled to get in for a fix of Argentinean-style, eight-hour wood-fired pig and those Brussels sprouts. Rockabilly chefs/owners Ben Milgate, Elvis Abrahanowicz and maître d’ Sarah Doyle - also the team behind the beloved Bodega - shot to fame overnight, appearing on MasterChef and fronting magazines everywhere. It was Porteño mania, and we were there, chairing the fan base.
Things came to an abrupt halt in January this year, when a fire hit the kitchen and caused extensive damage. The guys quickly opened temporary restaurant Popteño in Rushcutters Bay, during the dry-out. Now Porteño is back – with a newly revised menu. The king has returned to Cleveland Street, and so have the queues, but luckily Gardel's is also back in action so wait for your table over a Banana Old Fashioned.
Some old favourites remain, and the pâté is still the best way to start. It's undercharged at $3 per person, and testament to how much these guys want you to have a good time. Your bread roll arrives with a little dish of punchy, house-made pâté and a bowl of olive oil and chimichurri to freshen things up.
Now that your appetite is whetted, order some wine. Co-owner and sommelier Joe Valore has curated the South American-centric list, one of the finest in town. Go with red – it pairs better with this sort of food, and it feels wrong to have anything else in the white, cloistered, high-ceilinged setting. The Tahuan Bonarda from Argentina is available by the glass or bottle. It’s spicy with dark fruits and soft tannins, and goes with just about anything.
The must-order starter is the vitello tonnato. Reminiscent of a remixed steak tartare, it is simultaneously rich, creamy, salty, sour and smoky. Thinly sliced cured beef is topped with big chunks of gently smoked Spanish mackerel, salty capers, soft-yolk quail eggs and anchovy mayo. Little half moons of lemon lift things to extraordinary heights. A near-perfect dish.
Another new addition: tables of two no longer have to choose between the eight-hour pig or eight-hour lamb. They’ll do a mixed bowl featuring both. You see the beasts roasting over the fire pit as you walk in; it’s what you came for, so you might as well order it. Both meats are unfathomably juicy, and you get cuts from all bits of the animal along with loads of crackling.
There are, of course, plenty of other meat options. The Kobe wagyu beef skirt steak is sliced into big, fat marbled strips and cooked medium, leaving the texture buttery within and charred on the outside. It’s savoury, caramel-like and worth every bite. Don’t look past the morcilla blood sausage, either. Soft and barely spiced, it pairs beautifully with the sweet, grassy notes of the roasted red capsicum it crowns. As for sides, the Brussels sprouts remain a must. But don’t ignore the crunchy grilled broccolini with creamy, sherry-rich walnut sauce and crisp onions. Want more fat? Order the braised wintergreens with Provolone béchamel. A bowl on a cold evening will set you right.
Dessert was never really the thing here, but the chocolate “Bahibe” is changing that. It’s a brownie topped with dehydrated chocolate mousse (sort of like an Aero) with smooth chocolate cream, pear sorbet and fresh passionfruit poured on top. It’s a textural delight, and a nice way to end if you still have room to fit it in.
There’s plenty to love about Porteño. It was, and remains, bloody excellent in every possible way: the food, the wine, the beautiful interior and the warm, knowledgeable service. In 2013 they released Recipes for a Good Time, a cookbook whose title couldn’t be more fitting. We dare you not to have one the minute you walk through those gate.
Four guys get together and decide to open a venue – the sort of place that they want to eat at. The first letters of each of their forenames happens to make up the acronym 'ACME', which ain’t a bad name for a restaurant, right? So goes the tale of ACME in Rushcutters Bay.
Designed by Sydney architect duo Luchetti Krelle, the exterior is painted a vibrant blue with a neon sign illuminating the doorway, but inside its all about rough, exposed plaster set against luxe, backlit mirrors, pale wood, black leather, bar-stool seating and brass detailing. No wonder it’s nominated in the internationally acclaimed Restaurant and Bar Design Awards 2015.
Letter 'E' is for Ed Loveday of Darlinghurst’s the Passage bar (co-owned with the 'A' of the group, back-of-house extraordinaire Andy Emerson) and you'll find him on the bar serving up some killer cocktails. Go for 2015’s favourite cocktail and order a Negroni. It’s called a White Negroni here and it contains the typical gin and sweet vermouth you know, but with Suze bitters replacing Campari. It's bitter and refreshing and perfect as a palate cleanser before you start your meal.
It’s all share plates here, so ask your waiter how much to order between you, as every plate is sized differently. The baloney sandwich has built up somewhat of a rep since this place opened in 2014. The milk bun is soft and supple, the tomato sauce is sour and refreshing and the baloney, smooth and light. It’s a simple dish and so isn’t the best show of chef Mitch Orr’s talents (he’s the 'M'), but it sure is a killer beer snack.
If you wanna see what this man can do, better to order the parsnip to go with that drink. It's been cooked to buttery tenderness before being battered and fried until crisp. Dip it into the spicy jalapeño cream on the side, and with a plummy, minimal intervention 2014 Grenache from Frederick Stevenson’s Barossa vineyard in your other hand, you’ll be offering to buy the round in no time, it’s that good.
True originality comes in the burrata, which is a bit of an education, weirdly, in Chinese cuisine. It's served with cubed, jelly-like century egg with umami notes so strong it tastes almost like beef consommé. It all rests on a frothy bed of onion-based soubise sauce – smooth and silky, it's the kind of thing you could eat in any mood, and you'd feel comforted.
In contrast, the carpaccio parmigiana tastes just how is sounds: a parmi, but with raw beef instead of schnitty. It’s layered up on a plate of fresh, tangy tomato sauce, and topped with fragrant basil, tender fried eggplant and a drizzle of mild cheese sauce. It could do with a bit more seasoning, but you can't knock these guys for creativity.
The scent of the ocean greets you as the house-made spaghetti lands on the table thanks to the generous scattering of nori (who needs parmesan when you have the umami of the sea?). The pasta is tossed with a “Korean bolognaise” which turns out to be minced pork and finely chopped calamari in a fermented Korean chilli paste-base. It’s tasty and fun, but is utterly trumped by the one dish you simply have to order. Sure, pig’s head pasta doesn't sound that appetising, but think about it: all those little, full-flavoured pieces of meat are just waiting to be cooked slow and eaten up. Thrown into a bowl with macaroni and chillies, the pieces of shreddy meat range from soft and melting, to crisp and crunchy, and the house-made macaroni is so thin and delicate that you can almost see through it (Orr learnt the craft under Giovanni Pilu in Freshwater – one of the best pasta makers in town). Mix in the raw egg yolk that crowns the top to create a sauce, and what you'll get is a spicy, creamy base for that paper-thin pasta. It's our dish of 2015.
Don’t skip dessert, as there are some seriously creative offerings here. The Malteser ice cream comes as the scoop-size you want to serve yourself as home but hold back (and eat it from the tub instead, in blissful ignorance). It's a simple vanilla gelato with crushed Maltesers (why imitate something so delicious already, and lose the element of nostalgia?), all crunchy and melty and bloody delicious. But the creativity prize goes to the coconut rice cream with white chocolate, a joint creation by Orr and one of his chefs, Analiese Gregory (ex-executive sous-chef of Quay, no less). It’s a pool of smooth and creamy, puréed rice pudding topped with velvety coconut sorbet which is fresh and clean, and rich in a different way. Underneath is a little rubble of caramelised white chocolate, adding some crunch to the affair. It’s a dissertation on textures, temperatures and balance that’s been thrown on the pyre and resurrected in edited form. We can’t stop thinking about it.
The hip-hop tunes are pumping, without being too loud. The staff are friendly (led by the friendliest maître d' in Sydney, Mr 'C', Cam Fairbairn), and you can even sit overlooking the kitchen pass if you want to see the chefs in action. Which you should, because Orr and
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Acme
60 Bayswater RdFour guys get together and decide to open a venue – the sort of place that they want to eat at. The first letters of each of their forenames happens to make up the acronym 'ACME', which ain’t a bad name for a restaurant, right? So goes the tale of ACME in Rushcutters Bay.
Designed by Sydney architect duo Luchetti Krelle, the exterior is painted a vibrant blue with a neon sign illuminating the doorway, but inside its all about rough, exposed plaster set against luxe, backlit mirrors, pale wood, black leather, bar-stool seating and brass detailing. No wonder it’s nominated in the internationally acclaimed Restaurant and Bar Design Awards 2015.
Letter 'E' is for Ed Loveday of Darlinghurst’s the Passage bar (co-owned with the 'A' of the group, back-of-house extraordinaire Andy Emerson) and you'll find him on the bar serving up some killer cocktails. Go for 2015’s favourite cocktail and order a Negroni. It’s called a White Negroni here and it contains the typical gin and sweet vermouth you know, but with Suze bitters replacing Campari. It's bitter and refreshing and perfect as a palate cleanser before you start your meal.
It’s all share plates here, so ask your waiter how much to order between you, as every plate is sized differently. The baloney sandwich has built up somewhat of a rep since this place opened in 2014. The milk bun is soft and supple, the tomato sauce is sour and refreshing and the baloney, smooth and light. It’s a simple dish and so isn’t the best show of chef Mitch Orr’s talents (he’s the 'M'), but it sure is a killer beer snack.
If you wanna see what this man can do, better to order the parsnip to go with that drink. It's been cooked to buttery tenderness before being battered and fried until crisp. Dip it into the spicy jalapeño cream on the side, and with a plummy, minimal intervention 2014 Grenache from Frederick Stevenson’s Barossa vineyard in your other hand, you’ll be offering to buy the round in no time, it’s that good.
True originality comes in the burrata, which is a bit of an education, weirdly, in Chinese cuisine. It's served with cubed, jelly-like century egg with umami notes so strong it tastes almost like beef consommé. It all rests on a frothy bed of onion-based soubise sauce – smooth and silky, it's the kind of thing you could eat in any mood, and you'd feel comforted.
In contrast, the carpaccio parmigiana tastes just how is sounds: a parmi, but with raw beef instead of schnitty. It’s layered up on a plate of fresh, tangy tomato sauce, and topped with fragrant basil, tender fried eggplant and a drizzle of mild cheese sauce. It could do with a bit more seasoning, but you can't knock these guys for creativity.
The scent of the ocean greets you as the house-made spaghetti lands on the table thanks to the generous scattering of nori (who needs parmesan when you have the umami of the sea?). The pasta is tossed with a “Korean bolognaise” which turns out to be minced pork and finely chopped calamari in a fermented Korean chilli paste-base. It’s tasty and fun, but is utterly trumped by the one dish you simply have to order. Sure, pig’s head pasta doesn't sound that appetising, but think about it: all those little, full-flavoured pieces of meat are just waiting to be cooked slow and eaten up. Thrown into a bowl with macaroni and chillies, the pieces of shreddy meat range from soft and melting, to crisp and crunchy, and the house-made macaroni is so thin and delicate that you can almost see through it (Orr learnt the craft under Giovanni Pilu in Freshwater – one of the best pasta makers in town). Mix in the raw egg yolk that crowns the top to create a sauce, and what you'll get is a spicy, creamy base for that paper-thin pasta. It's our dish of 2015.
Don’t skip dessert, as there are some seriously creative offerings here. The Malteser ice cream comes as the scoop-size you want to serve yourself as home but hold back (and eat it from the tub instead, in blissful ignorance). It's a simple vanilla gelato with crushed Maltesers (why imitate something so delicious already, and lose the element of nostalgia?), all crunchy and melty and bloody delicious. But the creativity prize goes to the coconut rice cream with white chocolate, a joint creation by Orr and one of his chefs, Analiese Gregory (ex-executive sous-chef of Quay, no less). It’s a pool of smooth and creamy, puréed rice pudding topped with velvety coconut sorbet which is fresh and clean, and rich in a different way. Underneath is a little rubble of caramelised white chocolate, adding some crunch to the affair. It’s a dissertation on textures, temperatures and balance that’s been thrown on the pyre and resurrected in edited form. We can’t stop thinking about it.
The hip-hop tunes are pumping, without being too loud. The staff are friendly (led by the friendliest maître d' in Sydney, Mr 'C', Cam Fairbairn), and you can even sit overlooking the kitchen pass if you want to see the chefs in action. Which you should, because Orr and
Best place to come to after a long late night flight....these guys open till at least 1am!
Caffe Roma is a Sydney landmark that has been operating for more than 25 years and is located in the leafy and historic Kellett Street in Potts Point, or as many people say “King’s Cross”. The surrounding area boasts a cosmopolitan atmosphere and an eclectic mix of restaurants, nightclubs and residential apartments.
This culinary Sydney icon has served many people throughout the years from Australia and all over the world. It remains one of Sydney’s original Italian restaurants and is frequented by celebrities, politicians, executives, artists, poets, tourists, students, local residents and anybody who enjoys good food, wine and lively conversation.
Throughout the years Caffe Roma has been a regular meeting place for its loyal and well established customer base. Some people come to Caffe Roma because of its authentic homemade Italian cuisine, others love to immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere in what we consider to be, the heart of the Italian community.
We offer relaxed but professional service, crayons to draw on the tablecloth while you wait (or to occupy the kids), there is a good selection of wine, some of the best Pizza in town and we guarantee that you will leave feeling a part of the family. Welcome to Caffe Roma and “Buon Appetito”.
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Caffe Roma
9 Kellett StBest place to come to after a long late night flight....these guys open till at least 1am!
Caffe Roma is a Sydney landmark that has been operating for more than 25 years and is located in the leafy and historic Kellett Street in Potts Point, or as many people say “King’s Cross”. The surrounding area boasts a cosmopolitan atmosphere and an eclectic mix of restaurants, nightclubs and residential apartments.
This culinary Sydney icon has served many people throughout the years from Australia and all over the world. It remains one of Sydney’s original Italian restaurants and is frequented by celebrities, politicians, executives, artists, poets, tourists, students, local residents and anybody who enjoys good food, wine and lively conversation.
Throughout the years Caffe Roma has been a regular meeting place for its loyal and well established customer base. Some people come to Caffe Roma because of its authentic homemade Italian cuisine, others love to immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere in what we consider to be, the heart of the Italian community.
We offer relaxed but professional service, crayons to draw on the tablecloth while you wait (or to occupy the kids), there is a good selection of wine, some of the best Pizza in town and we guarantee that you will leave feeling a part of the family. Welcome to Caffe Roma and “Buon Appetito”.
Taco Tuesdays's - all tacos $3!
Trying to pack too much into a burrito is a rookie error. You don’t need to fit the full flavour spectrum of Mexico inside a tortilla, and frankly it’s asking too much of a simple piece of flat bread, anyway. The chefs at Playa Takeria, the Mexican bar and restaurant on the old Fish Face site in Darlinghurst, know this. They have their burrito game on lock.
In their el chingon burrito, juicy strips of marinated pork, smoky with paprika, are spit roasted on an upright rotisserie (yes, like a kebab joint) and then rolled up with rice, black beans and a generous layer of grated cheese. This little bundle of flavoursome joy then sees enough time on the grill to ensure the outside gets toasted and crisp while the queso fresco inside is properly melted. There’s a tablespoon of guacamole to accompany and you’ll want that complimentary side of salsas – light green is mild; dark is smoky and medium; orange is hot.
If you need something light and bracing to counter the burrito bulge order the ceviche tostaditas. Chunks of barramundi or snapper (it will depend on what’s at the market that day) pack a citrus blast after being cured in lime juice. The meltingly tender morsels are then scooped onto a flat, crisp cracker, dressed in shredded red cabbage and guac and sprinkled with Tajín, a tangy, spicy Mexican seasoning made with ground chillis, lime and salt. We will now spend the next week hunting down a bottle and shaking it over everything.
Your night will be incomplete without an agave-based beverage. Here, they fill your mind with Mexican sunshine whether you go the brisk Tommy’s Margarita route, or opt for the longer and surprisingly sweeter Paloma. If your late teen years left you fearing tequila, this is the place to embrace it forcefully, and at a higher price point.
Lately we’ve heard Mezcal compared to whisky when it comes to regional differences and subtle flavours in the spirit, and we are on board after sipping El Jolgorio Madrecuixe, a smoky boutique Mezcal from Oaxaca. The spirit is served in a coconut shell and arrives with an orange wedge dressed in more Tajín on the side. This is a country mile from the slammers of your party days.
Prefer a sugar rush to a tequila buzz? Five crunchy churros rolled in granulated sugar and dipped in a caramel sauce will sort you out.
There’s no mariachi music or novelty hats at Playa Takeria – they wouldn’t fit in the tiny space, anyway. What they do have are three painted cow skulls, a bikini babe mural, red tea lights and some plastic flamingos behind the counter. And the playlist is probably what someone would file under ‘chilled beats’. This isn’t a themed restaurant, but it is the best burrito we’ve had this side of 2am in Sydney. Add a blinder of a Margarita to the mix and this is officially our new favourite place to get into gear for a night out.
Playa Takeria Mexican Restaurant
132 Darlinghurst RdTaco Tuesdays's - all tacos $3!
Trying to pack too much into a burrito is a rookie error. You don’t need to fit the full flavour spectrum of Mexico inside a tortilla, and frankly it’s asking too much of a simple piece of flat bread, anyway. The chefs at Playa Takeria, the Mexican bar and restaurant on the old Fish Face site in Darlinghurst, know this. They have their burrito game on lock.
In their el chingon burrito, juicy strips of marinated pork, smoky with paprika, are spit roasted on an upright rotisserie (yes, like a kebab joint) and then rolled up with rice, black beans and a generous layer of grated cheese. This little bundle of flavoursome joy then sees enough time on the grill to ensure the outside gets toasted and crisp while the queso fresco inside is properly melted. There’s a tablespoon of guacamole to accompany and you’ll want that complimentary side of salsas – light green is mild; dark is smoky and medium; orange is hot.
If you need something light and bracing to counter the burrito bulge order the ceviche tostaditas. Chunks of barramundi or snapper (it will depend on what’s at the market that day) pack a citrus blast after being cured in lime juice. The meltingly tender morsels are then scooped onto a flat, crisp cracker, dressed in shredded red cabbage and guac and sprinkled with Tajín, a tangy, spicy Mexican seasoning made with ground chillis, lime and salt. We will now spend the next week hunting down a bottle and shaking it over everything.
Your night will be incomplete without an agave-based beverage. Here, they fill your mind with Mexican sunshine whether you go the brisk Tommy’s Margarita route, or opt for the longer and surprisingly sweeter Paloma. If your late teen years left you fearing tequila, this is the place to embrace it forcefully, and at a higher price point.
Lately we’ve heard Mezcal compared to whisky when it comes to regional differences and subtle flavours in the spirit, and we are on board after sipping El Jolgorio Madrecuixe, a smoky boutique Mezcal from Oaxaca. The spirit is served in a coconut shell and arrives with an orange wedge dressed in more Tajín on the side. This is a country mile from the slammers of your party days.
Prefer a sugar rush to a tequila buzz? Five crunchy churros rolled in granulated sugar and dipped in a caramel sauce will sort you out.
There’s no mariachi music or novelty hats at Playa Takeria – they wouldn’t fit in the tiny space, anyway. What they do have are three painted cow skulls, a bikini babe mural, red tea lights and some plastic flamingos behind the counter. And the playlist is probably what someone would file under ‘chilled beats’. This isn’t a themed restaurant, but it is the best burrito we’ve had this side of 2am in Sydney. Add a blinder of a Margarita to the mix and this is officially our new favourite place to get into gear for a night out.
French dining in Darlinghurst, très chic!
This two-floor restaurant offers French dining staples like escargot and chateaubriand at reasonable prices. There's a private dining room upstairs (or, as they call it, the salon) and a more traditional restaurant setup on the ground floor.
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Claire's Kitchen at le Salon
35 Oxford StFrench dining in Darlinghurst, très chic!
This two-floor restaurant offers French dining staples like escargot and chateaubriand at reasonable prices. There's a private dining room upstairs (or, as they call it, the salon) and a more traditional restaurant setup on the ground floor.
Panhandlebar is a small bar and eatery showcasing Australia’s best biodynamic and artisan produce. Café by day and wine bar by night, Panhandlebar is an intimate, eclectic Sydney small bar where stellar seasonal produce is ‘caressed with a light touch on premise’.
A place where every table, chair and vase has been collected and lovingly restored.
From 4.30pm with fine wine, food, acoustic retro jazz. Join us, in the lane way. Sundays.
Panhandle Bar
29 Orwell StreetPanhandlebar is a small bar and eatery showcasing Australia’s best biodynamic and artisan produce. Café by day and wine bar by night, Panhandlebar is an intimate, eclectic Sydney small bar where stellar seasonal produce is ‘caressed with a light touch on premise’.
A place where every table, chair and vase has been collected and lovingly restored.
From 4.30pm with fine wine, food, acoustic retro jazz. Join us, in the lane way. Sundays.
Room 10 in Llankelly Place, Potts Point has been open now for about 2 years. In that time we had a change of one of the owners, we have Dan Blackman and new part owner Andrew Hardjasudarma – having said that it has had no effect on the quality of the food, coffee and sharp but personal service. This is definitely a seriously cool Sydney cafe.
These guys do it well and have stayed at the top of their game – and it’s not just us who say this. Room 10 won a 2 bean award in the SMH Good Cafe Guide and received a well deserved award for Best Small Cafe. We at sydneycool mentioned this in our original post when Room 10 first opened. Any day of the week, you’re likely to be sitting next to Neil Perry or any number of celebrities.
The menu is small, but for a cafe that really no bigger than a shoe box, where the kitchen is the cafe itself, it ticks all the boxes. The team here is friendly and interested in delivering a brilliant coffee. A couple of things I think could be added is fresh fruit and veg juice and non bread dishes to the menu. I guess you can’t have everything – space rules supreme at Room 10.
The inside word – there’s nothing quite like a blueberry, ricotta and bran muffin and a macchiato from Room 10. They use Mecca coffee. Check out the provolone, proscuitto de parma, the ripest, sweetest tomatoes and rocket dressed with a dash of olive oil and balsamico sarnies, Perfect !. We also love the re-invented sicilian tuna salad with a smashed soft boiled egg – yum!
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Room Ten
10 Llankelly PlRoom 10 in Llankelly Place, Potts Point has been open now for about 2 years. In that time we had a change of one of the owners, we have Dan Blackman and new part owner Andrew Hardjasudarma – having said that it has had no effect on the quality of the food, coffee and sharp but personal service. This is definitely a seriously cool Sydney cafe.
These guys do it well and have stayed at the top of their game – and it’s not just us who say this. Room 10 won a 2 bean award in the SMH Good Cafe Guide and received a well deserved award for Best Small Cafe. We at sydneycool mentioned this in our original post when Room 10 first opened. Any day of the week, you’re likely to be sitting next to Neil Perry or any number of celebrities.
The menu is small, but for a cafe that really no bigger than a shoe box, where the kitchen is the cafe itself, it ticks all the boxes. The team here is friendly and interested in delivering a brilliant coffee. A couple of things I think could be added is fresh fruit and veg juice and non bread dishes to the menu. I guess you can’t have everything – space rules supreme at Room 10.
The inside word – there’s nothing quite like a blueberry, ricotta and bran muffin and a macchiato from Room 10. They use Mecca coffee. Check out the provolone, proscuitto de parma, the ripest, sweetest tomatoes and rocket dressed with a dash of olive oil and balsamico sarnies, Perfect !. We also love the re-invented sicilian tuna salad with a smashed soft boiled egg – yum!
The restaurant of ex-Pier head chef Grant King, Gastro Park serves up ambitious dishes like foie gras lozenges coated with chewy toasted grains and served with cherry glaze, and kangaroo carpaccio with puffed barley and truffled cheese.
Everyone’s talking about the one dish in particular though, which featured on Masterchef recently. It’s a clear as day mushroom consommé, with little orange spheres floating about encasing sweet butternut squash soup. Two dishes in one bowl: you can't knock 'em for creativity.
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Gastro Park
5-9 Roslyn StreetThe restaurant of ex-Pier head chef Grant King, Gastro Park serves up ambitious dishes like foie gras lozenges coated with chewy toasted grains and served with cherry glaze, and kangaroo carpaccio with puffed barley and truffled cheese.
Everyone’s talking about the one dish in particular though, which featured on Masterchef recently. It’s a clear as day mushroom consommé, with little orange spheres floating about encasing sweet butternut squash soup. Two dishes in one bowl: you can't knock 'em for creativity.
The line between restaurant and bar has gone from a little fuzzy to indistinct, and nowhere is this more so than at Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt’s Potts Point wine bar and restaurant, Monopole. You could pop in for a cheeky drink and end up eating the full tasting menu. You could opt for a quick supper that turns into rolling home heavy with biodynamic wines and light on cash. It all depends on what you’re in the mood for.
The best place to start is by hitting happy hour from 5-6.30pm. A $12 Americano (Campari, vermouth, soda) or Bermuda Sour (dark rum, lemon, bitters) will get you off to a rolling start, especially if you’re backing it up with two little crispbreads topped with fluffy goats curd, a gently grilled skewer of pillowy soft pastrami and the refreshing crunch of lightly pickled cucumber on top.
Loosely speaking, the people at the tables are here to eat and the people lining the gleaming black bar are here to take a swing at the impressive wine list. If you’re unsure about this whole biodynamic caper, a super fresh glass of the Mas d’Espanet Eolienne grenache blanc is the gateway wine that’ll convert you. There’ll be no complaints about the sour cherry lift in a nebbiolo from Piedmont’s Bruno Rocca, either.
There’s no denying you could spend some serious cash here. The menu criss-crosses the globe like a twenty-something student, but one with really excellent taste, and so not much by the glass sneaks under ten dollars ($15 is about the average).
For a more substantial snack the steak tartare is rich, silky and earthy. Fried sweet potato skins add essential crunch while dehydrated mushroom anchors everything with a deep savoury character.
If you tell us you want wine in Potts Point, this is where we’ll send you. But there’s no shame in ordering up a Nomad Cruisin’ Ale or a Trumer pils and letting the evening float by on an amber sea.
How you see Monopole really depends on what your priority is. You’ll call it a bar if cracking wines are the first point of order; you’ll call it a restaurant if you’re all about the $65 tasting menu that’s insanely good value, especially for big groups. At the end of the day it probably doesn’t really matter. The eats and drinks are both bloody excellent and that’s the takeaway point.
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Monopole
20 Curtin Place
The line between restaurant and bar has gone from a little fuzzy to indistinct, and nowhere is this more so than at Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt’s Potts Point wine bar and restaurant, Monopole. You could pop in for a cheeky drink and end up eating the full tasting menu. You could opt for a quick supper that turns into rolling home heavy with biodynamic wines and light on cash. It all depends on what you’re in the mood for.
The best place to start is by hitting happy hour from 5-6.30pm. A $12 Americano (Campari, vermouth, soda) or Bermuda Sour (dark rum, lemon, bitters) will get you off to a rolling start, especially if you’re backing it up with two little crispbreads topped with fluffy goats curd, a gently grilled skewer of pillowy soft pastrami and the refreshing crunch of lightly pickled cucumber on top.
Loosely speaking, the people at the tables are here to eat and the people lining the gleaming black bar are here to take a swing at the impressive wine list. If you’re unsure about this whole biodynamic caper, a super fresh glass of the Mas d’Espanet Eolienne grenache blanc is the gateway wine that’ll convert you. There’ll be no complaints about the sour cherry lift in a nebbiolo from Piedmont’s Bruno Rocca, either.
There’s no denying you could spend some serious cash here. The menu criss-crosses the globe like a twenty-something student, but one with really excellent taste, and so not much by the glass sneaks under ten dollars ($15 is about the average).
For a more substantial snack the steak tartare is rich, silky and earthy. Fried sweet potato skins add essential crunch while dehydrated mushroom anchors everything with a deep savoury character.
If you tell us you want wine in Potts Point, this is where we’ll send you. But there’s no shame in ordering up a Nomad Cruisin’ Ale or a Trumer pils and letting the evening float by on an amber sea.
How you see Monopole really depends on what your priority is. You’ll call it a bar if cracking wines are the first point of order; you’ll call it a restaurant if you’re all about the $65 tasting menu that’s insanely good value, especially for big groups. At the end of the day it probably doesn’t really matter. The eats and drinks are both bloody excellent and that’s the takeaway point.
An amuse bouche of pho. Yep, that happened. Forget the creamy pumpkin velouté or fiddly, clarified iced tomato soup or anything on tiny toast. A little bowl of Vietnamese beef noodle soup is now officially the only way we want start any meal. And that’s a fact.
This is third restaurant for the Nguyen/Jensens. First there was their Crown Street digs (still going strong, we might add), then there was Fat Noodle at the casino and now there’s Riley Street, with chef Mark Jensen at the helm.
There’s some seriously smart cooking going on here, too. It’s all about texture and fresh, snappy flavours. Take a slippery acid-forward salad of cloud ear mushrooms and fried bean curd, say, or the gelatinous and sticky mix of master-stock-poached-then-shredded Burrawong chicken and strands of poached jellyfish.
Fresh rice paper rolls are filled with a fine slice of duck and pork terrine, vermicelli noodles, red cabbage and pickled carrot. At $18 for three rolls sliced in half, you might not call it a value proposition, but it is a crunchy, fresh and peppy way to start the meal.
Red Lantern on Riley is a linen napkin and fancy chopstick affair – no Laminex or broken plates in the bottom of the stockpot around here, folks. The interiors are Art Nouveau via Saigon – lots of curling wrought iron, rich red wallpaper and a massive iron stalk holding a (red) lantern in its beak. All that’s missing is a slowly undulating ceiling fan. Cushy leather booths line the room while the centre is taken up with a large communal table. Which is a fine idea – despite the fancy fit-out, it's all about sharing.
On top of all those stylish interiors, you’ll get some punchy, well-executed takes on classic Vietnamese dishes. The thumb-sized cubes of fried rice cake are a must. Here, the glutinous chunks are served with tiger prawn, little pieces of caramelised pork, masses of deep caramel pork floss and a generous scattering of deep-fried shallot. It’s a crunchy, salty, rich mess of hot-damn tasty.
Speaking of classics, they do quite the bánh xèo here. The thin Vietnamese pancake is filled with fine slices of pork belly, prawn bits and a massive nest of bean sprouts. It all comes on an even massive-r platter with lettuce leaves, perilla and mint. Take a bit of the pancake, wrap it in herbs and lettuce and shove it all in one bite. Oh, and try the crisp, glossy roasted duck – it's mostly skin with a little meat attached to each slice. The rich sweet duck skin is brightened with tiny pieces of orange and a salad of raw shaved fennel and watercress.
If you want a super-quick wake up, go for a Vietnamese coffee. Here, a little individual drip filter sits on top of a glass cup sporting a layer of condensed milk. Mix it together and attack/start that heart. Pair your coffee with some chewy rice flour dumplings and black sesame ice cream or maybe – no, definitely – a wobbly coconut custard topped with runny caramel sauce.
This is one of those run-don’t-walk situations. It's new and relatively unknown for now, but soon enough it's going to be crowd-central. Happily, you can book. Risk a walk-in and risk getting a seat at this red-hot restaurant.
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Red Lantern Restaurant & Private Dining Room
60 Riley StreetAn amuse bouche of pho. Yep, that happened. Forget the creamy pumpkin velouté or fiddly, clarified iced tomato soup or anything on tiny toast. A little bowl of Vietnamese beef noodle soup is now officially the only way we want start any meal. And that’s a fact.
This is third restaurant for the Nguyen/Jensens. First there was their Crown Street digs (still going strong, we might add), then there was Fat Noodle at the casino and now there’s Riley Street, with chef Mark Jensen at the helm.
There’s some seriously smart cooking going on here, too. It’s all about texture and fresh, snappy flavours. Take a slippery acid-forward salad of cloud ear mushrooms and fried bean curd, say, or the gelatinous and sticky mix of master-stock-poached-then-shredded Burrawong chicken and strands of poached jellyfish.
Fresh rice paper rolls are filled with a fine slice of duck and pork terrine, vermicelli noodles, red cabbage and pickled carrot. At $18 for three rolls sliced in half, you might not call it a value proposition, but it is a crunchy, fresh and peppy way to start the meal.
Red Lantern on Riley is a linen napkin and fancy chopstick affair – no Laminex or broken plates in the bottom of the stockpot around here, folks. The interiors are Art Nouveau via Saigon – lots of curling wrought iron, rich red wallpaper and a massive iron stalk holding a (red) lantern in its beak. All that’s missing is a slowly undulating ceiling fan. Cushy leather booths line the room while the centre is taken up with a large communal table. Which is a fine idea – despite the fancy fit-out, it's all about sharing.
On top of all those stylish interiors, you’ll get some punchy, well-executed takes on classic Vietnamese dishes. The thumb-sized cubes of fried rice cake are a must. Here, the glutinous chunks are served with tiger prawn, little pieces of caramelised pork, masses of deep caramel pork floss and a generous scattering of deep-fried shallot. It’s a crunchy, salty, rich mess of hot-damn tasty.
Speaking of classics, they do quite the bánh xèo here. The thin Vietnamese pancake is filled with fine slices of pork belly, prawn bits and a massive nest of bean sprouts. It all comes on an even massive-r platter with lettuce leaves, perilla and mint. Take a bit of the pancake, wrap it in herbs and lettuce and shove it all in one bite. Oh, and try the crisp, glossy roasted duck – it's mostly skin with a little meat attached to each slice. The rich sweet duck skin is brightened with tiny pieces of orange and a salad of raw shaved fennel and watercress.
If you want a super-quick wake up, go for a Vietnamese coffee. Here, a little individual drip filter sits on top of a glass cup sporting a layer of condensed milk. Mix it together and attack/start that heart. Pair your coffee with some chewy rice flour dumplings and black sesame ice cream or maybe – no, definitely – a wobbly coconut custard topped with runny caramel sauce.
This is one of those run-don’t-walk situations. It's new and relatively unknown for now, but soon enough it's going to be crowd-central. Happily, you can book. Risk a walk-in and risk getting a seat at this red-hot restaurant.
When was the last time you ordered a risotto in a restaurant? It was a while ago for us. And that’s because, fellow readers and fans of eating nice things, restaurant risotto generally sucks. Cooking it to order for service is hard and takes a long time, and pre-cooking (which is how a lot of places do it) tends to result in stodgy risotto pudding. Which is sad and gross.
But every now and then, we throw caution to the wind – you can call us gluttons for punishment, but we prefer to think of ourselves as snacking optimists. That’s how we find ourselves ordering it at Fratelli Paradiso, the Potts Point restaurant that boasts a full house rain, hail or shine, excellent service and a super-interesting wine list.
Risotto all’Ametriciana sees pearly, round little grains of rice cooked al dente with a chilli, fresh marjoram, fine shavings of Parmesan and thin stubs of pancetta, spread out in a thin layer over a shallow dish. They serve it, you eat it everybody’s happy. (Try it with a glass of nero d‘avola from star Sicilian natural wine makers Occhipinti, or a weird-arse organic spelt beer).
It’s the offer-low-deliver-high attitude that sets this restaurant apart, and it’s what keeps folks coming back. The menu doesn’t really veer from the Frat Paz staples (individual lasagne, calamari fritti, bresaola) but that doesn’t really matter – the baseline here is quality. Big blackboards list the menu chalked up in Italian on one wall (your awesome waiter will translate – or not, if you’re into surprises), and a colourful geometric mural sits on the other like a Magic Eye puzzle.
Yes, it’s incredibly loud inside thanks to the room of happy chatters, and it can get blowy outside depending on what time of the year you’re eating here. And yeah, the lines can get upwards of insane (sneaky aside: Potts Point eats late, so get in early and skip the well heeled queues) but for good reason: it’s reasonably priced, delicious, and fun.
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Fratelli Paradiso
12-16 Challis AveWhen was the last time you ordered a risotto in a restaurant? It was a while ago for us. And that’s because, fellow readers and fans of eating nice things, restaurant risotto generally sucks. Cooking it to order for service is hard and takes a long time, and pre-cooking (which is how a lot of places do it) tends to result in stodgy risotto pudding. Which is sad and gross.
But every now and then, we throw caution to the wind – you can call us gluttons for punishment, but we prefer to think of ourselves as snacking optimists. That’s how we find ourselves ordering it at Fratelli Paradiso, the Potts Point restaurant that boasts a full house rain, hail or shine, excellent service and a super-interesting wine list.
Risotto all’Ametriciana sees pearly, round little grains of rice cooked al dente with a chilli, fresh marjoram, fine shavings of Parmesan and thin stubs of pancetta, spread out in a thin layer over a shallow dish. They serve it, you eat it everybody’s happy. (Try it with a glass of nero d‘avola from star Sicilian natural wine makers Occhipinti, or a weird-arse organic spelt beer).
It’s the offer-low-deliver-high attitude that sets this restaurant apart, and it’s what keeps folks coming back. The menu doesn’t really veer from the Frat Paz staples (individual lasagne, calamari fritti, bresaola) but that doesn’t really matter – the baseline here is quality. Big blackboards list the menu chalked up in Italian on one wall (your awesome waiter will translate – or not, if you’re into surprises), and a colourful geometric mural sits on the other like a Magic Eye puzzle.
Yes, it’s incredibly loud inside thanks to the room of happy chatters, and it can get blowy outside depending on what time of the year you’re eating here. And yeah, the lines can get upwards of insane (sneaky aside: Potts Point eats late, so get in early and skip the well heeled queues) but for good reason: it’s reasonably priced, delicious, and fun.
They use Campos coffee and it really is consistently good. They also do tea and some of the best Israeli bagels we have had anywhere in Sydney. They’re soft and have that wonderful crunch when toasted unlike the dense and solid other type of bagel you see a lot at other places. There’s a range of fillings like cheese/tomato/basil, roast beef, avocado/cheese, smoked salmon/avocado and my favourite – spicy tuna and avocado as well as the classic ham, cheese and tomato.
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Coffee Tea & Me
93B Redfern StThey use Campos coffee and it really is consistently good. They also do tea and some of the best Israeli bagels we have had anywhere in Sydney. They’re soft and have that wonderful crunch when toasted unlike the dense and solid other type of bagel you see a lot at other places. There’s a range of fillings like cheese/tomato/basil, roast beef, avocado/cheese, smoked salmon/avocado and my favourite – spicy tuna and avocado as well as the classic ham, cheese and tomato.
You don't have to cross their palms with gold to get black magic here, but it helps
Sydney is a coffee town. People here love to throw themselves about declaring they cannot possibly function without a shot each morning, worshipping their daily dose with the kind of breathless reverence usually reserved for their gods and Radiohead. And this is just for your run-o-the-mill cup of joe. We cannot begin to imagine the hyperbole that will be unleashed when people get a taste of the coffee at Gypsy Espresso in Potts Point. Seasoned caffeinators will be wrapping their feet in barbed wire to crawl on hands and knees, across deserts, in eight feet of snow for the kind of spine-tinglingly good coffee they are dishing up here.
You might remember the little side street café from its former stint as a Toby’s Estate satellite, but now the beans are produced in house and boy, are they onto a winner.
Here the coffee reaches that mythical union where scent and flavour come together as one, the temperature maintained under beautifully worked milk with a touch of latte art that indicates skill more than flair. We have barely finished the first cup before we are ordering another to prolong the experience.
Coffee is all the reason you need to visit Gypsy Espresso, but if you are in need of victuals as well the shredded pork roll is exactly what you want from a great sandwich. The lightly toasted brown roll has a crisp crust and soft centre that hugs the slightly smoky pork, caramelised onion, sweet apple sauce, mustard, red cabbage and pickles in the warm embrace of lunchtime satisfaction. The poached chicken salad is a tangle of rocket, tomato wedges, cucumber and fetta dressed in a sweet balsamic that would benefit from a lighter hand on the dressing jar.
If it's going to take more than caffeine to make it through your afternoon slump then the caramel slice has the combined powers of chocolate, coconut biscuit and sweet, sweet caramel on its side. Or you can try fooling yourself into believing the chunky muesli cookie is more a breakfast treat than a dessert – hey, it’s worth a shot.
Steal a horse, steal a wagon, whatever it takes to get to Potts Point.
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Gypsy Espresso Potts Point
81 Macleay StYou don't have to cross their palms with gold to get black magic here, but it helps
Sydney is a coffee town. People here love to throw themselves about declaring they cannot possibly function without a shot each morning, worshipping their daily dose with the kind of breathless reverence usually reserved for their gods and Radiohead. And this is just for your run-o-the-mill cup of joe. We cannot begin to imagine the hyperbole that will be unleashed when people get a taste of the coffee at Gypsy Espresso in Potts Point. Seasoned caffeinators will be wrapping their feet in barbed wire to crawl on hands and knees, across deserts, in eight feet of snow for the kind of spine-tinglingly good coffee they are dishing up here.
You might remember the little side street café from its former stint as a Toby’s Estate satellite, but now the beans are produced in house and boy, are they onto a winner.
Here the coffee reaches that mythical union where scent and flavour come together as one, the temperature maintained under beautifully worked milk with a touch of latte art that indicates skill more than flair. We have barely finished the first cup before we are ordering another to prolong the experience.
Coffee is all the reason you need to visit Gypsy Espresso, but if you are in need of victuals as well the shredded pork roll is exactly what you want from a great sandwich. The lightly toasted brown roll has a crisp crust and soft centre that hugs the slightly smoky pork, caramelised onion, sweet apple sauce, mustard, red cabbage and pickles in the warm embrace of lunchtime satisfaction. The poached chicken salad is a tangle of rocket, tomato wedges, cucumber and fetta dressed in a sweet balsamic that would benefit from a lighter hand on the dressing jar.
If it's going to take more than caffeine to make it through your afternoon slump then the caramel slice has the combined powers of chocolate, coconut biscuit and sweet, sweet caramel on its side. Or you can try fooling yourself into believing the chunky muesli cookie is more a breakfast treat than a dessert – hey, it’s worth a shot.
Steal a horse, steal a wagon, whatever it takes to get to Potts Point.
Cho Cho San has what is quite possibly the most beautiful restaurant interior in Sydney. The work of restaurant designer du jour George Livissianis, it’s all about Nordic cool versus Japanese refinement: think polished concrete, whitewashed bricks and pale birch plywood furnishings. The ceiling is made up of a giant light box that can be brightened and faded at the touch of a button, and hidden acoustic foam means you can actually hear the conversation with your dining partner, despite the place being invariably packed.
Behind the scenes is pretty much Sydney’s dining dream team. Ex-Billy Kwong, Bodega and Rockpool chef Nic Wong heads up the kitchen with help from Jonathan Barthelmess, who co-owns the joint with Sam Christie. The latter two also own the Apollo up the road, and Christie is responsible for Longrain and Subcontinental over the hill in Surry Hills. Now that’s who you want to open your restaurant.
So there’s that. Shall we talk about the food now?
Like the interior, the menu is pared-back with a Japanese feel. Inspired by the izakayas of Japan, where Barthelmess and Christie have both spent a good deal of time, it has plenty of snacks, raw options and meats cooked over coals, and the drinks list is as impressive as the food. To kick things off, order up a strong, punchy Nippy Rockshop cocktail (Cho Cho’s take on a Negroni made with sake, Tanqueray gin, Antica Formula and Aperol) and a coupla pork katsu buns: pillowy steamed bao buns encasing soft, buttery panko-encrusted shredded pork, deep-fried to crisp perfection. There’s a spicy sriracha mayo for heat and some finely sliced cabbage for freshness. We could eat ten of these and still be begging for more. Watch out, Momofuku.
For something cleaner, try the scampi – you’ve never had it like this before. Served raw in a pool of sweet, light ponzu dressing, it’s accompanied with long matchsticks of kohlrabi, the firmness of which only heighten the soft, silky texture of the shellfish.
Referencing the shreddy nature of crabmeat itself, the snow crab omelette comes as a giant puff of crunch on the plate. The eggs have been very loosely scrambled (more than one lightly-cooked yolk bursts onto the plate as we cut into it) and tossed with the sweet meat before being fried. Curry powder recalls the flavour of laksa – and even, dare we say it, curry sauce – but by way of its deft handling, in a really good way. The layers of crunch fold in the mouth like savoury fairy floss, and make this a must-order dish.
Try the king prawns cooked over coals and tossed in kombu butter for something more pure, but order some rice on the side to mop up all those buttery, sticky prawn juices on the plate. In contrast, the flavours in the Japanese bolognaise are pretty one-dimensional (sweet and carby), making this more of a comfort feed than a polished dish. Instead, go for the teriyaki beef short rib. It isn’t overly sweet, and the meat and fat have been cooked to ultra tenderness so that the flavour becomes achingly creamy. Seasoning is achieved by a salty soy glaze, little folds of pickled carrot, sesame seeds and a dousing of peppery olive oil. Traditional it ain’t.
There is an impressive wine list, but we say mix it up and try a natural sake like the Tamagawa from Kyoto. At only $10 a glass it’s a bargain, and tastes sweeter and more mushroomy than the more refined sakes you might be used to.
Everyone’s nuts about the green tea soft serve at this place, and there’s a reason for that. Served in cones for $6 a pop when we visit, it’s an ultra-smooth, refreshing gelato that ends the meal perfectly. In a way it’s a reflection of the restaurant as a whole: it looks playful and low key, but when you taste it, recognising the silky texture and balance of flavour, you realise that more work has gone into this that you thought. It’s fancy stuff, but you still feel relaxed. That’s Cho Cho San.
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Cho Cho San
73 Macleay StCho Cho San has what is quite possibly the most beautiful restaurant interior in Sydney. The work of restaurant designer du jour George Livissianis, it’s all about Nordic cool versus Japanese refinement: think polished concrete, whitewashed bricks and pale birch plywood furnishings. The ceiling is made up of a giant light box that can be brightened and faded at the touch of a button, and hidden acoustic foam means you can actually hear the conversation with your dining partner, despite the place being invariably packed.
Behind the scenes is pretty much Sydney’s dining dream team. Ex-Billy Kwong, Bodega and Rockpool chef Nic Wong heads up the kitchen with help from Jonathan Barthelmess, who co-owns the joint with Sam Christie. The latter two also own the Apollo up the road, and Christie is responsible for Longrain and Subcontinental over the hill in Surry Hills. Now that’s who you want to open your restaurant.
So there’s that. Shall we talk about the food now?
Like the interior, the menu is pared-back with a Japanese feel. Inspired by the izakayas of Japan, where Barthelmess and Christie have both spent a good deal of time, it has plenty of snacks, raw options and meats cooked over coals, and the drinks list is as impressive as the food. To kick things off, order up a strong, punchy Nippy Rockshop cocktail (Cho Cho’s take on a Negroni made with sake, Tanqueray gin, Antica Formula and Aperol) and a coupla pork katsu buns: pillowy steamed bao buns encasing soft, buttery panko-encrusted shredded pork, deep-fried to crisp perfection. There’s a spicy sriracha mayo for heat and some finely sliced cabbage for freshness. We could eat ten of these and still be begging for more. Watch out, Momofuku.
For something cleaner, try the scampi – you’ve never had it like this before. Served raw in a pool of sweet, light ponzu dressing, it’s accompanied with long matchsticks of kohlrabi, the firmness of which only heighten the soft, silky texture of the shellfish.
Referencing the shreddy nature of crabmeat itself, the snow crab omelette comes as a giant puff of crunch on the plate. The eggs have been very loosely scrambled (more than one lightly-cooked yolk bursts onto the plate as we cut into it) and tossed with the sweet meat before being fried. Curry powder recalls the flavour of laksa – and even, dare we say it, curry sauce – but by way of its deft handling, in a really good way. The layers of crunch fold in the mouth like savoury fairy floss, and make this a must-order dish.
Try the king prawns cooked over coals and tossed in kombu butter for something more pure, but order some rice on the side to mop up all those buttery, sticky prawn juices on the plate. In contrast, the flavours in the Japanese bolognaise are pretty one-dimensional (sweet and carby), making this more of a comfort feed than a polished dish. Instead, go for the teriyaki beef short rib. It isn’t overly sweet, and the meat and fat have been cooked to ultra tenderness so that the flavour becomes achingly creamy. Seasoning is achieved by a salty soy glaze, little folds of pickled carrot, sesame seeds and a dousing of peppery olive oil. Traditional it ain’t.
There is an impressive wine list, but we say mix it up and try a natural sake like the Tamagawa from Kyoto. At only $10 a glass it’s a bargain, and tastes sweeter and more mushroomy than the more refined sakes you might be used to.
Everyone’s nuts about the green tea soft serve at this place, and there’s a reason for that. Served in cones for $6 a pop when we visit, it’s an ultra-smooth, refreshing gelato that ends the meal perfectly. In a way it’s a reflection of the restaurant as a whole: it looks playful and low key, but when you taste it, recognising the silky texture and balance of flavour, you realise that more work has gone into this that you thought. It’s fancy stuff, but you still feel relaxed. That’s Cho Cho San.
Have you ever met anybody who doesn’t like Kylie Kwong? No, you haven’t, because those people don’t exist. With her warm, firm-but-fair manner, she must be one of the most loved celebrity chefs in the land. But what about her restaurant? Is it all hype, or is the food as kickass as they say? Following the move by the new Billy Kwong from its Surry Hills locale to Macleay Street in Potts Point earlier this year, we went along to find out.
First of all, hyped she may be, but nobody could accuse Kwong of shirking away from hard work. We venture into a packed restaurant on a Sunday night, and there she is, just like every other evening, working the pass. She’s at Eveleigh markets every Saturday morning too, serving the crowds some of the best food onsite. This is a chef who actually wants to be in the kitchen, not on the tele talking about it.
The interior has been sympathetically designed by George Livissianis, and reflects everything that Kwong is: the burnt burgundy colour referencing her Buddhist beliefs, memorabilia from her travels decorating the walls. Plants hang from metals baskets over the bar, and the kitchen is totally open, showing that there is nothing to hide. It’s double the size of her Crown Street restaurant, she’s said goodbye to the stools and hello to properly backed chairs, and you can even book your table, so no more queues winding out the door. It is, put simply, the Billy Kwong we, and she, have always wanted.
And no, it is not just hype: the food here, a fusion of Chinese and native Australian cuisine, is sensational. Get the saltbush cakes to start things rolling. Four little crescents of crisp, flaky, buttery pastry will arrive, stuffed with native saltbush leaves and a dip each of soy and hot, fermenty chilli sauce on the side. Pair it with a glass of 'Project Wine' (mostly naturally-produced wines created exclusively for Billy Kwong). We love the cloudy, well-rounded, beautifully funky 2014 Jauma Gewürztraminer from Woodside, SA. It’s from a wine list designed by 121BC’s sommelier, Giorgio De Maria, so you know it’s going to be killer.
Do not miss the steamed mini pork buns. They are served with more of that chilli sauce and filled with meat marinated in local honey from the Wayside Chapel’s rooftop beehives. The intensely floral notes from the honey permeate the buns in a way that might have seemed unimaginable when there are such strong flavours about. (Hot tip: if you don’t fancy a full meal, you can come and sit at the bar and just have a snack of these – or anything else for that matter – with a drink.)
The home-style fried eggs look almost like a big, fried, puffed-up omelette, but when you bite into a piece, you’ll find that it is crisp in some parts, loose and melting in others. The dressing of XO sauce sings with garlic and chilli, and tamari offers those savoury notes of fermentation. A special of steamed prawn wontons comes in a deep-flavoured, complex chicken broth filled with Chinese 'long' noodles and chewy, rehydrated black fungus. It’s basically the best thing you could eat on a cold night, and you’ll find us at the bar nourishing our souls on this when the temperatures plummet.
For mains, the red-braised wallaby tail is a fail-safe bet. A big pile of sticky, nubbly, on-the-bone meat is piled high, dressed with a gingery, not-too-sweet black bean and chilli sauce. Chopsticks prove a hindrance for us, so we say pick each little piece up with your hands and nibble away at the tender meat. On the side, order the stir-fry of native greens. On the night we’re in, they comprise of tender saltbush and bower spinach alongside cooling ice plant and popping succulent, all tossed in a ginger-spiked, shiro shoyu sauce. It’s dishes like this – indigenous-focussed, Asian-inspired and banging with flavour – which tell you what Kwong is all about.
Desserts aren’t what you go to Billy Kwong for, but the ginger panna cotta (made by her pal from the markets, Merna Taouk of Dessertmakers) with quandong syrup is worth a look if you fancy something else. By that point though, you’ll probably be full and smug to breaking point with all of the ethical, accessible and totally delicious food that Miss Kwong has put in front of you, and won’t need any sweetening up. Macleay Street is a better place for having Billy Kwong on its pavement, and judging by the crowds piling into it night after night, don’t they know it.
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Billy Kwong
Have you ever met anybody who doesn’t like Kylie Kwong? No, you haven’t, because those people don’t exist. With her warm, firm-but-fair manner, she must be one of the most loved celebrity chefs in the land. But what about her restaurant? Is it all hype, or is the food as kickass as they say? Following the move by the new Billy Kwong from its Surry Hills locale to Macleay Street in Potts Point earlier this year, we went along to find out.
First of all, hyped she may be, but nobody could accuse Kwong of shirking away from hard work. We venture into a packed restaurant on a Sunday night, and there she is, just like every other evening, working the pass. She’s at Eveleigh markets every Saturday morning too, serving the crowds some of the best food onsite. This is a chef who actually wants to be in the kitchen, not on the tele talking about it.
The interior has been sympathetically designed by George Livissianis, and reflects everything that Kwong is: the burnt burgundy colour referencing her Buddhist beliefs, memorabilia from her travels decorating the walls. Plants hang from metals baskets over the bar, and the kitchen is totally open, showing that there is nothing to hide. It’s double the size of her Crown Street restaurant, she’s said goodbye to the stools and hello to properly backed chairs, and you can even book your table, so no more queues winding out the door. It is, put simply, the Billy Kwong we, and she, have always wanted.
And no, it is not just hype: the food here, a fusion of Chinese and native Australian cuisine, is sensational. Get the saltbush cakes to start things rolling. Four little crescents of crisp, flaky, buttery pastry will arrive, stuffed with native saltbush leaves and a dip each of soy and hot, fermenty chilli sauce on the side. Pair it with a glass of 'Project Wine' (mostly naturally-produced wines created exclusively for Billy Kwong). We love the cloudy, well-rounded, beautifully funky 2014 Jauma Gewürztraminer from Woodside, SA. It’s from a wine list designed by 121BC’s sommelier, Giorgio De Maria, so you know it’s going to be killer.
Do not miss the steamed mini pork buns. They are served with more of that chilli sauce and filled with meat marinated in local honey from the Wayside Chapel’s rooftop beehives. The intensely floral notes from the honey permeate the buns in a way that might have seemed unimaginable when there are such strong flavours about. (Hot tip: if you don’t fancy a full meal, you can come and sit at the bar and just have a snack of these – or anything else for that matter – with a drink.)
The home-style fried eggs look almost like a big, fried, puffed-up omelette, but when you bite into a piece, you’ll find that it is crisp in some parts, loose and melting in others. The dressing of XO sauce sings with garlic and chilli, and tamari offers those savoury notes of fermentation. A special of steamed prawn wontons comes in a deep-flavoured, complex chicken broth filled with Chinese 'long' noodles and chewy, rehydrated black fungus. It’s basically the best thing you could eat on a cold night, and you’ll find us at the bar nourishing our souls on this when the temperatures plummet.
For mains, the red-braised wallaby tail is a fail-safe bet. A big pile of sticky, nubbly, on-the-bone meat is piled high, dressed with a gingery, not-too-sweet black bean and chilli sauce. Chopsticks prove a hindrance for us, so we say pick each little piece up with your hands and nibble away at the tender meat. On the side, order the stir-fry of native greens. On the night we’re in, they comprise of tender saltbush and bower spinach alongside cooling ice plant and popping succulent, all tossed in a ginger-spiked, shiro shoyu sauce. It’s dishes like this – indigenous-focussed, Asian-inspired and banging with flavour – which tell you what Kwong is all about.
Desserts aren’t what you go to Billy Kwong for, but the ginger panna cotta (made by her pal from the markets, Merna Taouk of Dessertmakers) with quandong syrup is worth a look if you fancy something else. By that point though, you’ll probably be full and smug to breaking point with all of the ethical, accessible and totally delicious food that Miss Kwong has put in front of you, and won’t need any sweetening up. Macleay Street is a better place for having Billy Kwong on its pavement, and judging by the crowds piling into it night after night, don’t they know it.
At Health Nuts, our purpose is a simple one: we exist to help our customers achieve an optimum level of health in the hope it leads to greater happiness in their life.
We’re a popular health food store located in the beating heart of Sydney – and now we also have an online presence so that anyone anywhere has equal access to the latest and greatest health supplies.
Whether you’re browsing our website or visiting our bustling store, you will find a large range of vitamins, supplements, snacks, and health products that cover the full spectrum of organic, raw, vegan and every other imaginable specialty. And, if you’re unable to pick up your order, we’ll happily deliver it to you anywhere in Australia promptly and reliably.
Located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Health Nuts has over 11 years’ experience in providing thousands of loyal customers with expert advice, trustworthy solutions, effective products, and excellent customer service. With a credible and supportive team of health professionals, you are guaranteed to find precisely what you need in order to live a better life. So, let’s meet the team.
Eli is the director of Health Nuts. He is a qualified personal trainer with more than two decades’ worth of experience in body building, nutrition, and sports management. He is also currently a student of naturopathy, combining contemporary learning with age-old wisdom. Eli is always happy to provide you with guidance on the right supplements based upon your personal goals and lifestyle. He is passionately of the view that nutrition is the key to a transformational life, and has already shown countless customers how to break bad habits and introduce the right dietary changes easily and cheaply.
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Health Nuts
82-94 Darlinghurst RdAt Health Nuts, our purpose is a simple one: we exist to help our customers achieve an optimum level of health in the hope it leads to greater happiness in their life.
We’re a popular health food store located in the beating heart of Sydney – and now we also have an online presence so that anyone anywhere has equal access to the latest and greatest health supplies.
Whether you’re browsing our website or visiting our bustling store, you will find a large range of vitamins, supplements, snacks, and health products that cover the full spectrum of organic, raw, vegan and every other imaginable specialty. And, if you’re unable to pick up your order, we’ll happily deliver it to you anywhere in Australia promptly and reliably.
Located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Health Nuts has over 11 years’ experience in providing thousands of loyal customers with expert advice, trustworthy solutions, effective products, and excellent customer service. With a credible and supportive team of health professionals, you are guaranteed to find precisely what you need in order to live a better life. So, let’s meet the team.
Eli is the director of Health Nuts. He is a qualified personal trainer with more than two decades’ worth of experience in body building, nutrition, and sports management. He is also currently a student of naturopathy, combining contemporary learning with age-old wisdom. Eli is always happy to provide you with guidance on the right supplements based upon your personal goals and lifestyle. He is passionately of the view that nutrition is the key to a transformational life, and has already shown countless customers how to break bad habits and introduce the right dietary changes easily and cheaply.
China Doll is an award-winning restaurant
delivering the ultimate Sydney dining
experience to guests. Residing on the
historic finger wharf in Woolloomooloo
we offer an innovative menu, impressive
cocktail list, personalised service and
spectacular views of the Sydney
city skyline.
China Doll showcases a modern take
on culinary traditions from China,
Hong Kong, Japan and south east Asia.
Our dedicated chefs bring together a
harmonious marriage of both flavour
and technique in all dishes prepared.
The menu is inspired by premium and
ethically sourced produce providing a
balanced menu of generously
portioned, modern Asian dishes.
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China Doll
6 Cowper Wharf RoadwayChina Doll is an award-winning restaurant
delivering the ultimate Sydney dining
experience to guests. Residing on the
historic finger wharf in Woolloomooloo
we offer an innovative menu, impressive
cocktail list, personalised service and
spectacular views of the Sydney
city skyline.
China Doll showcases a modern take
on culinary traditions from China,
Hong Kong, Japan and south east Asia.
Our dedicated chefs bring together a
harmonious marriage of both flavour
and technique in all dishes prepared.
The menu is inspired by premium and
ethically sourced produce providing a
balanced menu of generously
portioned, modern Asian dishes.
At the forefront of Modern Italian cuisine, OTTO reinvents the flavours of Italy in stylish new forms, accompanied by amazing service in a sensational harbourside location on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo.
This waterside Italian restaurant offers one of the best vegan menus in the city. It's not cheap, we grant you, but it's worth the investment.
Otto's pop-up restaurant The Larder has now become a permanent section within Otto.
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OTTO Ristorante
6 Cowper Wharf RoadwayAt the forefront of Modern Italian cuisine, OTTO reinvents the flavours of Italy in stylish new forms, accompanied by amazing service in a sensational harbourside location on Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo.
This waterside Italian restaurant offers one of the best vegan menus in the city. It's not cheap, we grant you, but it's worth the investment.
Otto's pop-up restaurant The Larder has now become a permanent section within Otto.
They’ll tell you to go for the Peking duck. They’ll tell you it’s a juicy bird with crisp skin and sweet meat. And they’d be right. It is. This is just one of the many roast delights at Mr Wong – a two-level Canto-extravaganza offering everything from fancy dim sum to green beans stir-fried with pork mince and house-made XO sauce.
Chefs Dan Hong and Jowett Yu have left the day-to-day running of Potts Point pop-Asian diner Ms G’s to take the reins here, alongside head dim sum chef Eric Koh, fresh from London’s Hakkasan – luxurious dumpling den to the stars. If you’ve been waiting for a no-holds-barred-spend-big-with-service-and-wine–to-match Canto-palace, congratulations – you’ve found it.
Get a crab. The big tanks hold sweet, fleshy mud crabs waiting for a dousing in the deep fryer with salt and pepper and to be served on a bed of salted chilli and green onion. Or go the Singaporean-style black pepper crab, cooked in butter and fragrant with a mountain of fresh black pepper. It’s a three napkin, two hot towels and a bowl of water job.
The flash fit-out is care of Michael McCann – he of Flying Fish and Victor Churchill fame – and he’s transformed the old Tank nightclub into a sort of Hong Kong speakeasy downstairs (complete with adjoining door to neighbouring hooch lounge Palmer and Co) while upstairs features a big, beautiful bar run by Doron Whaite (ex-Felix).
He makes a fine cocktail, but there’s a pomegranate and mint-spiked lemonade, as well as a house-made ginger beer if you’re still shaking from the night before. Have we mentioned the wine list? It’s put together with sommelier Franck Moreau’s usual elan, with a neat list of half bottles and plenty in the crisp and aromatic white wines. Oh yeah – and it’s got 100 rieslings on it. Count ’em - one hundred of the delicious suckers. ’Course, you could still go a Chivas and green tea if you wanted, or just drink Tsing Taos.
Walk past a wall of ducks to get to the bathrooms, hanging out with their de-feathered friends to become that deep golden barbecue (the accompanying pancakes taste a little of uncooked batter, though that doesn’t stop us going back for seconds and thirds). And speaking of barbecue, the crisp chicken (order a half or whole) with a squeeze of lemon and sprinkle of spiced salt is just about as good as it gets on a Saturday lunch. Back to those bathrooms, they’re decked out in wood and semi-translucent green glass and if you squint a little you can see bodies in the bathrooms. We’re perverts. So sue us.
Dim sum is only available during the day (who eats dim sum at night, anyway? That’s like walking up a broken escalator). And it’s well worth doing. Har gau – those cloud-like prawn dumplings caught in a translucent rice flour skin are so intricately handled that chef Koh gets twelve folds in every dumpling.
Scallop and prawn shu mai see dumpling skins hugging tightly packed prawns, wearing a high-hat of scallop and a shower of bright orange crab roe. Prawn toasts see little soft pillows of minced-up prawn on a toastlet, gussied up with foie gras and sprinkled with sesame. It’s worth noting that most dumpling serves come in threes, so either double up if you’re a bigger group (you’ll really want your own har gau, for instance), or be prepared to share your cooties.
Their steamed barbecue pork buns are light, fluffy and filled with molten pork shreds. The buns are beautifully split at the top – a sign of a superior bun (who knew we’d ever get to a place in life where we could write ‘superior bun’ with a straight face?). Pan-fried pork buns are doughy, cakey little hothouses, each filled with a pork puck inside, sporting a deep golden base and a sprinkle of chives on top.
Eating at Mr Wong is roughly double what you’d pay at, say, the Marigold. But what you’re getting for the extra money is the spectacular fit-out, outstanding service led by the tuxedo-clad Andrew Jones (ex Felix) in a tux and host Johnny Rockstar (ex-Lotus). You’re getting a wine list that’s about a thousand cuts above any other Chinese restaurant in Australia and, of course, some damned delicious food.
Get here on the earlier side – say, noon when they open the doors – for a guaranteed seat, or get a group of six together and book. Because Mr Wong is a success right off the bat and it won’t be long before the rest of Sydney knows it to.
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Mr. Wong
3 Bridge LnThey’ll tell you to go for the Peking duck. They’ll tell you it’s a juicy bird with crisp skin and sweet meat. And they’d be right. It is. This is just one of the many roast delights at Mr Wong – a two-level Canto-extravaganza offering everything from fancy dim sum to green beans stir-fried with pork mince and house-made XO sauce.
Chefs Dan Hong and Jowett Yu have left the day-to-day running of Potts Point pop-Asian diner Ms G’s to take the reins here, alongside head dim sum chef Eric Koh, fresh from London’s Hakkasan – luxurious dumpling den to the stars. If you’ve been waiting for a no-holds-barred-spend-big-with-service-and-wine–to-match Canto-palace, congratulations – you’ve found it.
Get a crab. The big tanks hold sweet, fleshy mud crabs waiting for a dousing in the deep fryer with salt and pepper and to be served on a bed of salted chilli and green onion. Or go the Singaporean-style black pepper crab, cooked in butter and fragrant with a mountain of fresh black pepper. It’s a three napkin, two hot towels and a bowl of water job.
The flash fit-out is care of Michael McCann – he of Flying Fish and Victor Churchill fame – and he’s transformed the old Tank nightclub into a sort of Hong Kong speakeasy downstairs (complete with adjoining door to neighbouring hooch lounge Palmer and Co) while upstairs features a big, beautiful bar run by Doron Whaite (ex-Felix).
He makes a fine cocktail, but there’s a pomegranate and mint-spiked lemonade, as well as a house-made ginger beer if you’re still shaking from the night before. Have we mentioned the wine list? It’s put together with sommelier Franck Moreau’s usual elan, with a neat list of half bottles and plenty in the crisp and aromatic white wines. Oh yeah – and it’s got 100 rieslings on it. Count ’em - one hundred of the delicious suckers. ’Course, you could still go a Chivas and green tea if you wanted, or just drink Tsing Taos.
Walk past a wall of ducks to get to the bathrooms, hanging out with their de-feathered friends to become that deep golden barbecue (the accompanying pancakes taste a little of uncooked batter, though that doesn’t stop us going back for seconds and thirds). And speaking of barbecue, the crisp chicken (order a half or whole) with a squeeze of lemon and sprinkle of spiced salt is just about as good as it gets on a Saturday lunch. Back to those bathrooms, they’re decked out in wood and semi-translucent green glass and if you squint a little you can see bodies in the bathrooms. We’re perverts. So sue us.
Dim sum is only available during the day (who eats dim sum at night, anyway? That’s like walking up a broken escalator). And it’s well worth doing. Har gau – those cloud-like prawn dumplings caught in a translucent rice flour skin are so intricately handled that chef Koh gets twelve folds in every dumpling.
Scallop and prawn shu mai see dumpling skins hugging tightly packed prawns, wearing a high-hat of scallop and a shower of bright orange crab roe. Prawn toasts see little soft pillows of minced-up prawn on a toastlet, gussied up with foie gras and sprinkled with sesame. It’s worth noting that most dumpling serves come in threes, so either double up if you’re a bigger group (you’ll really want your own har gau, for instance), or be prepared to share your cooties.
Their steamed barbecue pork buns are light, fluffy and filled with molten pork shreds. The buns are beautifully split at the top – a sign of a superior bun (who knew we’d ever get to a place in life where we could write ‘superior bun’ with a straight face?). Pan-fried pork buns are doughy, cakey little hothouses, each filled with a pork puck inside, sporting a deep golden base and a sprinkle of chives on top.
Eating at Mr Wong is roughly double what you’d pay at, say, the Marigold. But what you’re getting for the extra money is the spectacular fit-out, outstanding service led by the tuxedo-clad Andrew Jones (ex Felix) in a tux and host Johnny Rockstar (ex-Lotus). You’re getting a wine list that’s about a thousand cuts above any other Chinese restaurant in Australia and, of course, some damned delicious food.
Get here on the earlier side – say, noon when they open the doors – for a guaranteed seat, or get a group of six together and book. Because Mr Wong is a success right off the bat and it won’t be long before the rest of Sydney knows it to.
Voted as the Best Steak Restaurant in Sydney for the past 14 years; GPO Grand's Prime Steak Restaurant in Sydney, NSW offers a first-class private dining experience. With New York style interiors, heritage listed sandstone & our exceptional sommelier on hand - our Prime Steak Restaurant in Sydney CBD is the ideal venue for the most discerning client, whether it be for a private event for 10 or 130 guests. Our Prime Steakhouse offers 18 premier and the best steaks in Sydney including Wagyu, Black Angus and Angus Hereford Yearlings ideal for steak lovers, but also offers a variety of seafood, poultry and vegetarian dishes for patrons looking for something different. Its exceptional staff are on hand to assist you with your food and wine selections. Through its cool, timeless, elegant interior and attention to detail, our Prime Steak Restaurant in Sydney is the ideal location for lunch, dinner or a private function.
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Prime Steak Restaurant
1 Martin PlVoted as the Best Steak Restaurant in Sydney for the past 14 years; GPO Grand's Prime Steak Restaurant in Sydney, NSW offers a first-class private dining experience. With New York style interiors, heritage listed sandstone & our exceptional sommelier on hand - our Prime Steak Restaurant in Sydney CBD is the ideal venue for the most discerning client, whether it be for a private event for 10 or 130 guests. Our Prime Steakhouse offers 18 premier and the best steaks in Sydney including Wagyu, Black Angus and Angus Hereford Yearlings ideal for steak lovers, but also offers a variety of seafood, poultry and vegetarian dishes for patrons looking for something different. Its exceptional staff are on hand to assist you with your food and wine selections. Through its cool, timeless, elegant interior and attention to detail, our Prime Steak Restaurant in Sydney is the ideal location for lunch, dinner or a private function.
Just when you thought you knew chef Dan Hong, he comes out with a red-hot, left-of-field doozy of a new restaurant with all the punk and sass we always wished for at Lotus, combined with some damn fine cooking. He and head chef Jowett Yu are at the helm of Ms G’s – the mod- Asian restaurant you can’t afford not to be at, in and around.
Ignore the name (M.S.G – geddit?) and ignore the deliberately ‘street’ interior design work. But whatever you do, don’t ignore what Hong and Yu are putting on the plate because it’s exciting, fresh and exactly what Sydney needs. Theirs is a menu of snappy flavours and big spicy ideas. We’d go so far as to say it was the most exciting thing that’s opened in ages, if Duke hadn’t beaten them to the punch a few months ago.
Start with a drink in the upstairs bar where they’re shaking up what looks on paper to be a bunch of very loopy, bubble tea-inspired drinks. And yes, they even have the special sealing machine and the big straws. The Blue Bottle (Plymouth gin, pineapple, Aeroplane jelly, housemade lemonade) is a bit of a fizzer but we’ll keep you posted after we’ve gone back for a few more.
Or just forget the cocktails and drink the beer and the sake. There’s a selection of five on offer but try the Miyozakura panda cup or he Akishika Bambi cup – 180ml sealed glasses printed with gambolling pandas and fawns – for the cute factor alone. After you’ve finished, you even get to keep the cup! Beer-wise, the list runs the gamut of crisp, sessionable names such as Asahi, Singha and Yebisu, not to mention longies of Coopers Pale.
No doubt, though, you’re after the eats. You’d be very wise to start with the fried chicken wings and legs served with a little bowl of kim chi flavoured mayonnaise. Or go directly to the mini banh mi – tiny baguettes filled with either fried chicken or slow-cooked-then-fried pieces of pork belly slathered in pate, mayo, and dressed with pickled shreds of carrot and coriander. Do not pass go without the grilled corn on the cob covered with parmesan, mayo and squeezed with lime at the table.
It’d be easy enough to make a meal of these little snacky things if you wanted, especially if you go the way of the raw section of the menu with the likes of tender little scallops dressed with a kind of miso mayo they’re calling miso ranch dressing, accessorised with little slivers of dried seaweed. And then there’s the beef tartare topped with a raw egg yolk with a side of prawn crackers. Mix the egg in the mince then scoop up with the cracker. Snap, crackle and pop indeed.
The bigger noodle dishes are worth a crack too, with the likes of shredded duck breast in egg noodles, covered in Yu’s nan’s omemade XO sauce and topped with a slow-cooked egg. It’s got that incredibly potent muskiness to it, enriched by the egg and sweetened by the duck. Or there are the wide, silken ribbons of rice noodles stir fried with chunks of wagyu beef served with a kind of vermicelli salad of pickled carrot, peanuts, lots of chilli and herbs. We’re big fans of the pork belly served ‘hue style’ with an almost medicinal chilli broth, where you shred the meat up and mix it in with konyaku noodles, which are glass noodles tied into knots.
On the subject of sweet stuff, the ‘Stoner’s Delight’ sounds like the dessert you’d be crazy not to order (ever seen the website ‘This Is Why You’re Fat?’ This is why: banana ice cream, rice bubbles, bits of crumbled pretzel, chocolate and caramel and peanut brittle and marshmallow. All on one plate). But it’s the pandan chiffon cake – a very light pandan-flavoured sponge with coconut sorbet and strawberries – that really hits the mark.
It’s not just the kitchen swinging with both fists, either. On the floor it’s Madeline Nieuwenhuizen, fresh from running the troops at Aria, and Byron Woolfrey from Bentley Restaurant and Bar, so no matter which way you turn, you’re pretty much surrounded by uncut, A-grade talent.
It’s an exciting time to be eating right now. We wait, forks poised, in hungry anticipation for whatever Sydney’s brightest young food talents throw at us next.
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Ms.G’s
155 Victoria StJust when you thought you knew chef Dan Hong, he comes out with a red-hot, left-of-field doozy of a new restaurant with all the punk and sass we always wished for at Lotus, combined with some damn fine cooking. He and head chef Jowett Yu are at the helm of Ms G’s – the mod- Asian restaurant you can’t afford not to be at, in and around.
Ignore the name (M.S.G – geddit?) and ignore the deliberately ‘street’ interior design work. But whatever you do, don’t ignore what Hong and Yu are putting on the plate because it’s exciting, fresh and exactly what Sydney needs. Theirs is a menu of snappy flavours and big spicy ideas. We’d go so far as to say it was the most exciting thing that’s opened in ages, if Duke hadn’t beaten them to the punch a few months ago.
Start with a drink in the upstairs bar where they’re shaking up what looks on paper to be a bunch of very loopy, bubble tea-inspired drinks. And yes, they even have the special sealing machine and the big straws. The Blue Bottle (Plymouth gin, pineapple, Aeroplane jelly, housemade lemonade) is a bit of a fizzer but we’ll keep you posted after we’ve gone back for a few more.
Or just forget the cocktails and drink the beer and the sake. There’s a selection of five on offer but try the Miyozakura panda cup or he Akishika Bambi cup – 180ml sealed glasses printed with gambolling pandas and fawns – for the cute factor alone. After you’ve finished, you even get to keep the cup! Beer-wise, the list runs the gamut of crisp, sessionable names such as Asahi, Singha and Yebisu, not to mention longies of Coopers Pale.
No doubt, though, you’re after the eats. You’d be very wise to start with the fried chicken wings and legs served with a little bowl of kim chi flavoured mayonnaise. Or go directly to the mini banh mi – tiny baguettes filled with either fried chicken or slow-cooked-then-fried pieces of pork belly slathered in pate, mayo, and dressed with pickled shreds of carrot and coriander. Do not pass go without the grilled corn on the cob covered with parmesan, mayo and squeezed with lime at the table.
It’d be easy enough to make a meal of these little snacky things if you wanted, especially if you go the way of the raw section of the menu with the likes of tender little scallops dressed with a kind of miso mayo they’re calling miso ranch dressing, accessorised with little slivers of dried seaweed. And then there’s the beef tartare topped with a raw egg yolk with a side of prawn crackers. Mix the egg in the mince then scoop up with the cracker. Snap, crackle and pop indeed.
The bigger noodle dishes are worth a crack too, with the likes of shredded duck breast in egg noodles, covered in Yu’s nan’s omemade XO sauce and topped with a slow-cooked egg. It’s got that incredibly potent muskiness to it, enriched by the egg and sweetened by the duck. Or there are the wide, silken ribbons of rice noodles stir fried with chunks of wagyu beef served with a kind of vermicelli salad of pickled carrot, peanuts, lots of chilli and herbs. We’re big fans of the pork belly served ‘hue style’ with an almost medicinal chilli broth, where you shred the meat up and mix it in with konyaku noodles, which are glass noodles tied into knots.
On the subject of sweet stuff, the ‘Stoner’s Delight’ sounds like the dessert you’d be crazy not to order (ever seen the website ‘This Is Why You’re Fat?’ This is why: banana ice cream, rice bubbles, bits of crumbled pretzel, chocolate and caramel and peanut brittle and marshmallow. All on one plate). But it’s the pandan chiffon cake – a very light pandan-flavoured sponge with coconut sorbet and strawberries – that really hits the mark.
It’s not just the kitchen swinging with both fists, either. On the floor it’s Madeline Nieuwenhuizen, fresh from running the troops at Aria, and Byron Woolfrey from Bentley Restaurant and Bar, so no matter which way you turn, you’re pretty much surrounded by uncut, A-grade talent.
It’s an exciting time to be eating right now. We wait, forks poised, in hungry anticipation for whatever Sydney’s brightest young food talents throw at us next.
Foster Street: a pocket of Surry Hills devoted to pleasure-seeking,from tequila shots at Tio’s, dancing a whisky-fuelled jig at Wild Rover, vinyl-spinning at Play Bar or taking a more civilised approach to eating at Bar H. Ex-chef Nathan Sasi has moved on to open Mercado. Stepping up to take over is position is Sasi's sous chef Jacqui Challinor.
Nomad is good fun. Especially if you start with a Trinidad Sour, that bracing classic cocktail of a whole shot of Angostura bitters shaken with whisky, sweet syrup and lemon juice. Or just go straight to the wine. The list is a smart combination of approachable and challenging. It’s a really nicely designed room, too, all open plan and sunlit with its Danish-style furniture and decorative jars of pickles by the bar-style seating. It can feel a little empty if you’re eating on the early side, but once the attached bottle shop is up and running, there’ll no doubt be a little more foot traffic to scuff up the place.
Enjoy the quiet moments while they last, because the gear Sasi’s bringing to the table is queue-worthy. For us, the highlights tend to be the smaller, lighter dishes like the crunchy spanner crab-spiked felafels captured inside a soft, fluffy steamed ‘pita’ bun with a side of yoghurt.
We’re also here to tell you that melted butter on hummus is a great idea. Get your chickpea purée with a swirl of browned butter over the top and a pile of cumin crackers on the side. It’s the highly spiced and richly buttered party dip of your dreams.
Devils on horseback translate as super-dooper sweet fresh dates wrapped in pancetta, served all warm on a dab of (slightly unnecessary) orange-blossom marmalade. Veggos, go straight for the house-made haloumi. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. It’s a hand-sized disc of creamy-yet-firm grilled cheese made on jersey milk nesting on a salad of grilled zucchini, raisins and pine nuts.
We’re not quite convinced the roasted quail sitting on a bed of roasted sprouts and shredded pork hock works as a dish – it’s a bit confusing and unwieldy with no reprieve. Better go with the wood-roasted pork instead, which is beyond excellent with its huge ribs of crackling and tender sweet juicy meat. Or maybe you’ll just order a big plate of ham. You can do that.
Making really delicious bread from scratch is definitely a labour of love. Especially living in the same city as Iggy’s, Brasserie, Sonoma, Bourke Street and Brickfields. And we like that they geek out about spreads here too. (Though we still don’t know what “inoculated butter” is, and our waiter gives us a sobering look when we ask when it last had its shots.) But it might be worth considering not pre-cutting the bread before service.
So, a bit of stale bread is a little disappointing. But it’s hard to stay sad when you’re served a Seville orange filled with marmalade-flavoured soft serve. It’s just the sort of thing your nan would’ve served at a dinner party in the '70s (probably along with those devils on horseback – the minx). And then there are fluffy, sugar-crusted doughnuts so puffy that when you pinch them they breathe a sigh of relief, like a dessert that’s been holding its breath for too long.
Our bet for next visit is to make it a long lunch. Order up big from the snacking section, drink all the wine and take a tribe. There’s no need to ever leave Foster Street.
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NOMAD
16 Foster StFoster Street: a pocket of Surry Hills devoted to pleasure-seeking,from tequila shots at Tio’s, dancing a whisky-fuelled jig at Wild Rover, vinyl-spinning at Play Bar or taking a more civilised approach to eating at Bar H. Ex-chef Nathan Sasi has moved on to open Mercado. Stepping up to take over is position is Sasi's sous chef Jacqui Challinor.
Nomad is good fun. Especially if you start with a Trinidad Sour, that bracing classic cocktail of a whole shot of Angostura bitters shaken with whisky, sweet syrup and lemon juice. Or just go straight to the wine. The list is a smart combination of approachable and challenging. It’s a really nicely designed room, too, all open plan and sunlit with its Danish-style furniture and decorative jars of pickles by the bar-style seating. It can feel a little empty if you’re eating on the early side, but once the attached bottle shop is up and running, there’ll no doubt be a little more foot traffic to scuff up the place.
Enjoy the quiet moments while they last, because the gear Sasi’s bringing to the table is queue-worthy. For us, the highlights tend to be the smaller, lighter dishes like the crunchy spanner crab-spiked felafels captured inside a soft, fluffy steamed ‘pita’ bun with a side of yoghurt.
We’re also here to tell you that melted butter on hummus is a great idea. Get your chickpea purée with a swirl of browned butter over the top and a pile of cumin crackers on the side. It’s the highly spiced and richly buttered party dip of your dreams.
Devils on horseback translate as super-dooper sweet fresh dates wrapped in pancetta, served all warm on a dab of (slightly unnecessary) orange-blossom marmalade. Veggos, go straight for the house-made haloumi. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. It’s a hand-sized disc of creamy-yet-firm grilled cheese made on jersey milk nesting on a salad of grilled zucchini, raisins and pine nuts.
We’re not quite convinced the roasted quail sitting on a bed of roasted sprouts and shredded pork hock works as a dish – it’s a bit confusing and unwieldy with no reprieve. Better go with the wood-roasted pork instead, which is beyond excellent with its huge ribs of crackling and tender sweet juicy meat. Or maybe you’ll just order a big plate of ham. You can do that.
Making really delicious bread from scratch is definitely a labour of love. Especially living in the same city as Iggy’s, Brasserie, Sonoma, Bourke Street and Brickfields. And we like that they geek out about spreads here too. (Though we still don’t know what “inoculated butter” is, and our waiter gives us a sobering look when we ask when it last had its shots.) But it might be worth considering not pre-cutting the bread before service.
So, a bit of stale bread is a little disappointing. But it’s hard to stay sad when you’re served a Seville orange filled with marmalade-flavoured soft serve. It’s just the sort of thing your nan would’ve served at a dinner party in the '70s (probably along with those devils on horseback – the minx). And then there are fluffy, sugar-crusted doughnuts so puffy that when you pinch them they breathe a sigh of relief, like a dessert that’s been holding its breath for too long.
Our bet for next visit is to make it a long lunch. Order up big from the snacking section, drink all the wine and take a tribe. There’s no need to ever leave Foster Street.
Satisfy your sweet tooth at one of Australia's oldest cake shops.
Love the greek sweets!
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Christopher's Cake Shop Surry Hills
409 Bourke StSatisfy your sweet tooth at one of Australia's oldest cake shops.
Love the greek sweets!
With exposed brick walls and rustic decor The Rusty Rabbit is both cosy and stylish. A popular spot for both breakfast and brunch in Sydney, Darlinghurst locals flock here for their delicious cafe cuisine and quality coffee. Start your day off with something healthy like muesli with yoghurt with mixed berries and fresh fruit, or something a bit fancy like smoked salmon on sourdough bread with poached eggs, avocado, feta, tomato, capers and lemon infused pesto oil. Or, build your own breakfast by choosing how you would like your eggs on toast done and then selecting a range of sides to go along with it.
Lunch time options include chicken thighs coated in sesame seeds, sweet chilli and Chinese spices served with sweet potato mash and seasonal veggies, and chicken schnitzel with chips and salad. With its chilled-out vibe and quality cuisine, The Rusty Rabbit in Darlinghurst can get busy so book a table at this popular central Sydney hangout in advance to snap up one of the best tables!
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The Rusty Rabbit
252 Forbes StWith exposed brick walls and rustic decor The Rusty Rabbit is both cosy and stylish. A popular spot for both breakfast and brunch in Sydney, Darlinghurst locals flock here for their delicious cafe cuisine and quality coffee. Start your day off with something healthy like muesli with yoghurt with mixed berries and fresh fruit, or something a bit fancy like smoked salmon on sourdough bread with poached eggs, avocado, feta, tomato, capers and lemon infused pesto oil. Or, build your own breakfast by choosing how you would like your eggs on toast done and then selecting a range of sides to go along with it.
Lunch time options include chicken thighs coated in sesame seeds, sweet chilli and Chinese spices served with sweet potato mash and seasonal veggies, and chicken schnitzel with chips and salad. With its chilled-out vibe and quality cuisine, The Rusty Rabbit in Darlinghurst can get busy so book a table at this popular central Sydney hangout in advance to snap up one of the best tables!
As soon as you walk into Kakawa on William Street in Kings Cross, the warm, dry scent of toasting nuts, praline and cocoa hit you. There’s nothing fancy about the shop, which doubles as a chocolate factory – except what’s on the whitewashed shelves. And this is the gear you should be paying attention to. Clear cellophane packets of sugar porn greet you on the left: chunks of sticky, deep-golden honeycomb covered in bittersweet dark chocolate are lined up ready to be torn open. Giant jars tied with colourful ribbons are filled with flavoured caramels wrapped in brown paper (we’re looking at you apple pie, and don’t think we didn’t see you, vanilla and butter). CD cases house edible chocolate discs. There are even (shock!) plain chocolate bars to be had, though we’re very keen to go back for a bag of choc-covered popcorn. And… is that an ice-cream sandwich in the freezer? Over on the right of the store in a pristine glass display case, loose chocolates, like a mouth-puckering yuzu number and a lip-smacking chocolate-peanut butter square, are being bought-and-eaten faster than chocolatiers David Ralph and Jin-Sun Kim can make them. It’s no surprise to us though. We’ve barely left the shop before we’ve torn open our packets.
Kakawa Chocolates
147 William StAs soon as you walk into Kakawa on William Street in Kings Cross, the warm, dry scent of toasting nuts, praline and cocoa hit you. There’s nothing fancy about the shop, which doubles as a chocolate factory – except what’s on the whitewashed shelves. And this is the gear you should be paying attention to. Clear cellophane packets of sugar porn greet you on the left: chunks of sticky, deep-golden honeycomb covered in bittersweet dark chocolate are lined up ready to be torn open. Giant jars tied with colourful ribbons are filled with flavoured caramels wrapped in brown paper (we’re looking at you apple pie, and don’t think we didn’t see you, vanilla and butter). CD cases house edible chocolate discs. There are even (shock!) plain chocolate bars to be had, though we’re very keen to go back for a bag of choc-covered popcorn. And… is that an ice-cream sandwich in the freezer? Over on the right of the store in a pristine glass display case, loose chocolates, like a mouth-puckering yuzu number and a lip-smacking chocolate-peanut butter square, are being bought-and-eaten faster than chocolatiers David Ralph and Jin-Sun Kim can make them. It’s no surprise to us though. We’ve barely left the shop before we’ve torn open our packets.
If there’s ever been a cuter dumpling sign to grace on Bayswater Road, we’d like to see it. This Kings Cross newbie is cheap, tasty fun where the emphasis is on friendly service and a lot of shouting. They shout when you enter the room. They shout when you order sake. If you sit at the bar, you can watch as they shout at each other.
This izakaya specialising in gyoza (Japanese dumplings, either pan-fried or steamed) started in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. The lines on Brunswick Street are still epic. And now they’ve opened in Sydney, we can’t imagine this place staying quiet long.
It’s the fun factor that really makes Harajuku Gyoza. The melamine plates depicting a giant gyoza Godzilla eating a city, and scenes from Tokyo and Japanese Elvis; the cute giant light-up dumpling head; the bright red stools; the waitstaff all wearing Japanese cotton headscarves. There’s even a merchandise case where you can buy most anything in the restaurant short of the giant dumpling steamers.
The dumplings may not boast the finest gossamer-thin skins ever, but they’re still hella tasty at $8 a five piece serve and brilliant if you’re on the austerity drive. Get 'em poached or grilled or try 'em both ways. There’s something to be said for the pillow-like softness of poached dumplings, like little creatures escaped from the sea. And they have golden crisp bits if you go for some grill action. We like the duck and the pork versions, but the veggie guys are actually meaty enough you could be fooled. And if you’re still jonesing for more, there are salt-caramel gyoza with ice cream for dessert.
Tapped out on a dumpling high? There are also a bunch of izakaya dishes – things to snack on while you’re drinking a sake or one of the five Japanese beers they have on offer (Kirin is their tap pour) like karaage chicken, agedashi tofu and deep-fried eggplant.
Harajuku is good, quick, super-kawaii fun. If you’re not charmed within a minute of entering, you're dead inside.
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Harajuku Gyoza Potts Point
If there’s ever been a cuter dumpling sign to grace on Bayswater Road, we’d like to see it. This Kings Cross newbie is cheap, tasty fun where the emphasis is on friendly service and a lot of shouting. They shout when you enter the room. They shout when you order sake. If you sit at the bar, you can watch as they shout at each other.
This izakaya specialising in gyoza (Japanese dumplings, either pan-fried or steamed) started in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. The lines on Brunswick Street are still epic. And now they’ve opened in Sydney, we can’t imagine this place staying quiet long.
It’s the fun factor that really makes Harajuku Gyoza. The melamine plates depicting a giant gyoza Godzilla eating a city, and scenes from Tokyo and Japanese Elvis; the cute giant light-up dumpling head; the bright red stools; the waitstaff all wearing Japanese cotton headscarves. There’s even a merchandise case where you can buy most anything in the restaurant short of the giant dumpling steamers.
The dumplings may not boast the finest gossamer-thin skins ever, but they’re still hella tasty at $8 a five piece serve and brilliant if you’re on the austerity drive. Get 'em poached or grilled or try 'em both ways. There’s something to be said for the pillow-like softness of poached dumplings, like little creatures escaped from the sea. And they have golden crisp bits if you go for some grill action. We like the duck and the pork versions, but the veggie guys are actually meaty enough you could be fooled. And if you’re still jonesing for more, there are salt-caramel gyoza with ice cream for dessert.
Tapped out on a dumpling high? There are also a bunch of izakaya dishes – things to snack on while you’re drinking a sake or one of the five Japanese beers they have on offer (Kirin is their tap pour) like karaage chicken, agedashi tofu and deep-fried eggplant.
Harajuku is good, quick, super-kawaii fun. If you’re not charmed within a minute of entering, you're dead inside.
An afternoon spent by the harbour in the Watsons Bay’s beer garden is like taking a mini break without having to leave the city limits. Given there is schmick accommodation (weddings are a regular feature here) above the pub, you could also commit to a full weekend out in Sydney’s eastern tip if you so choose. Get in early for prime seats by the bannister, which is all that separates you and the shoreline. Seafood plays a key role on the menu - and prices reflect this - but it means you can order spiced mulloway, miso glazed salmon, lobster rolls, soft shell crab sliders and smoked trout, as well as pies, burgers and steak. Take visitors here for sunset Spritz or a Bloody Mary, head here after some stand-up paddle boarding to refuel or bring your little tackers – being hemmed in by a park and the beach make this a very family-friendly spot. And if you’ve seen enough of the big blue head around the back to the sports bar where they still have a $12 schnitzel on the menu and prefer lager to fruity drinks.
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Doyles on the Beach Restaurant
11 Marine ParadeAn afternoon spent by the harbour in the Watsons Bay’s beer garden is like taking a mini break without having to leave the city limits. Given there is schmick accommodation (weddings are a regular feature here) above the pub, you could also commit to a full weekend out in Sydney’s eastern tip if you so choose. Get in early for prime seats by the bannister, which is all that separates you and the shoreline. Seafood plays a key role on the menu - and prices reflect this - but it means you can order spiced mulloway, miso glazed salmon, lobster rolls, soft shell crab sliders and smoked trout, as well as pies, burgers and steak. Take visitors here for sunset Spritz or a Bloody Mary, head here after some stand-up paddle boarding to refuel or bring your little tackers – being hemmed in by a park and the beach make this a very family-friendly spot. And if you’ve seen enough of the big blue head around the back to the sports bar where they still have a $12 schnitzel on the menu and prefer lager to fruity drinks.
The site of the weekly Chinatown night markets, this Dixon Street Plaza is a pedestrian mall located on Dixon Street in Haymarket, between Hay Street and Goulburn Street.
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Dixon Street
Dixon StreetThe site of the weekly Chinatown night markets, this Dixon Street Plaza is a pedestrian mall located on Dixon Street in Haymarket, between Hay Street and Goulburn Street.
French it up on a weekday at Macquarie Street's little pocket of Paris on the first floor of the Mint
Ascend to the first floor of Sydney's oldest public building, the Mint, to find this relaxed café and bistro serving modern French fare on weekdays.
Breakfast offers a laidback menu of pastries, toasted sandwiches, muesli, granola and omelettes, while lunch goes a little fancier with oysters and mignonette; scampi in rosemary butter and salmon tartare as starters, followed by mains such as mulloway with tiger prawn-stuffed courgette flower; veal cutlet stuffed with brie and truffles and the pièce de résistance: chef's signature suckling pig.
Housed in such historically rich surrounds as a former hospital wing (once the southern portion of Governor Macquarie’s notorious 'Rum Hospital') and coining factory (it was the first overseas branch of the London Mint), Bistro Mint is an architecturally elegant sanctuary in the middle of the CBD.
Bistro Mint
10 Macquarie StFrench it up on a weekday at Macquarie Street's little pocket of Paris on the first floor of the Mint
Ascend to the first floor of Sydney's oldest public building, the Mint, to find this relaxed café and bistro serving modern French fare on weekdays.
Breakfast offers a laidback menu of pastries, toasted sandwiches, muesli, granola and omelettes, while lunch goes a little fancier with oysters and mignonette; scampi in rosemary butter and salmon tartare as starters, followed by mains such as mulloway with tiger prawn-stuffed courgette flower; veal cutlet stuffed with brie and truffles and the pièce de résistance: chef's signature suckling pig.
Housed in such historically rich surrounds as a former hospital wing (once the southern portion of Governor Macquarie’s notorious 'Rum Hospital') and coining factory (it was the first overseas branch of the London Mint), Bistro Mint is an architecturally elegant sanctuary in the middle of the CBD.
For over 20 years, Malabar has been serving up some of the finest Indian cuisine in Sydney. Specialising in Southern Indian flavours, this Darlinghurst establishment takes pride in delivering an authentic experience, with a focus on the region's delicacies. On the Chef's Special Menu you'll find our favourite spice-laden dishes, this is not to be missed on the 'best Indian in Sydney' hit list.
Try the Dosai!
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Malabar South Indian Restaurant
274 Victoria StFor over 20 years, Malabar has been serving up some of the finest Indian cuisine in Sydney. Specialising in Southern Indian flavours, this Darlinghurst establishment takes pride in delivering an authentic experience, with a focus on the region's delicacies. On the Chef's Special Menu you'll find our favourite spice-laden dishes, this is not to be missed on the 'best Indian in Sydney' hit list.
Try the Dosai!
Drinks & Nightlife
Hight recommended and only 2 doors away, this award winning bar is a great start or end to your night.
My favourite is The Versailles Experience - the ultimate Absinth experience!
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Eau De Vie
285 Darlinghurst RdHight recommended and only 2 doors away, this award winning bar is a great start or end to your night.
My favourite is The Versailles Experience - the ultimate Absinth experience!
Japanese tapas at its very best, great chilled atmosphere and mouth watering food to die for!
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Zushi Surry Hills
285A Crown StreetJapanese tapas at its very best, great chilled atmosphere and mouth watering food to die for!
Great modern asian dishes with a fabulous range of coctails.
Love the ginger and lychee martini!
$30 for an entree and main (sunday to thursday).
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LL Wine and Dine
42 Llankelly PlaceGreat modern asian dishes with a fabulous range of coctails.
Love the ginger and lychee martini!
$30 for an entree and main (sunday to thursday).
This place is the perfect place to start or end your night.
And where else can you expect a random sing-a-long to Sweet Caroline!
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Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown StThis place is the perfect place to start or end your night.
And where else can you expect a random sing-a-long to Sweet Caroline!
Laneway wine bar serving Modern Australian food.
This quirky garden oasis in the heart of Surry Hills, offers over 30 meticulously selected wines by the glass and sophisticatd yet relaxed dining.
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The Winery
285A Crown StLaneway wine bar serving Modern Australian food.
This quirky garden oasis in the heart of Surry Hills, offers over 30 meticulously selected wines by the glass and sophisticatd yet relaxed dining.
Behind its polished green-tile exterior beats the heart of a casual neighbourhood pub with a modern italian trattoria.
Lots of different areas to enjoy including the front bar, dining section, upstairs bar and dance floor and the fabulous outdoor courtyard area.
Drop in for a simple bowl of fries, wood fired pizza, salads, steaks and schnitzels.
This place is gayer than gay on a sunday from about 4pm till late!!!
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The Beresford
354 Bourke StBehind its polished green-tile exterior beats the heart of a casual neighbourhood pub with a modern italian trattoria.
Lots of different areas to enjoy including the front bar, dining section, upstairs bar and dance floor and the fabulous outdoor courtyard area.
Drop in for a simple bowl of fries, wood fired pizza, salads, steaks and schnitzels.
This place is gayer than gay on a sunday from about 4pm till late!!!
This fabulous little underground bar boasts some of the best cocktails in town....check out the free jazz on Wednesday nights!
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Tatler Sydney
169 Darlinghurst RdThis fabulous little underground bar boasts some of the best cocktails in town....check out the free jazz on Wednesday nights!
I absolutely love this place, and what it makes up for in lack of size is its attentive service and kick ass cocktails.
Ask for the martinez, which is rumoured to be the original marintini!
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This Must Be The Place
239 Oxford StI absolutely love this place, and what it makes up for in lack of size is its attentive service and kick ass cocktails.
Ask for the martinez, which is rumoured to be the original marintini!
With amazing views of Circular Quay and The Sydney Harbour Bridge, what better way to end a day of sightseeing than washing down a fresh oyster with a glass of champagne!
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Sydney Cove Oyster Bar
2 Challenor DriveWith amazing views of Circular Quay and The Sydney Harbour Bridge, what better way to end a day of sightseeing than washing down a fresh oyster with a glass of champagne!
Welcome to the Royal Sovereign Hotel, affectionately known as Darlo Bar. Step inside a world where the retro furniture is almost as eclectic as the colourful and creative locals of Darlinghurst....this is a true institution.
Check out the Texas Chainsaw Trivia night on Wednesdays.
Upstairs in the open-air terrace where the garden climbs the wall the cocktail bar adds fresh herbs from the rooftop garden.
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Darlo Bar
306 Liverpool StWelcome to the Royal Sovereign Hotel, affectionately known as Darlo Bar. Step inside a world where the retro furniture is almost as eclectic as the colourful and creative locals of Darlinghurst....this is a true institution.
Check out the Texas Chainsaw Trivia night on Wednesdays.
Upstairs in the open-air terrace where the garden climbs the wall the cocktail bar adds fresh herbs from the rooftop garden.
Classy late night gin bar with diverse upscale dishes and inventive cocktails in vintage booths.
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The Powder Keg
7 Kellett StreetClassy late night gin bar with diverse upscale dishes and inventive cocktails in vintage booths.
Stop here for a sunset drink, with prime views of the Sydney Opera House this is a Sydney must do.
They usually have a cool funk band playing on Friday's, Saturday's and Sunday's.
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Opera Bar
Macquarie StreetStop here for a sunset drink, with prime views of the Sydney Opera House this is a Sydney must do.
They usually have a cool funk band playing on Friday's, Saturday's and Sunday's.
An innercity gastro based hotel heavily food focused.
Bistro meals and drinks served in a very open relaxed autumn setting with a view out to a courtyard.
Just avoid this place early on a Friday night as it sometimes attracts a rowdy after work crowd.
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The Tilbury Hotel
18 Nicholson StAn innercity gastro based hotel heavily food focused.
Bistro meals and drinks served in a very open relaxed autumn setting with a view out to a courtyard.
Just avoid this place early on a Friday night as it sometimes attracts a rowdy after work crowd.
Cosy pub with an old-school feel, specialising in craft beer, classic grub and pan-Asian dishes.
Dumpling heaven!
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Royal Albert Hotel
140 Commonwealth StCosy pub with an old-school feel, specialising in craft beer, classic grub and pan-Asian dishes.
Dumpling heaven!
Set in a basement just a short hop down from the Coke Cola sign, descend the stairs and you'll first notice exposed concrete and exposed archways.
The bar's front and centre and you'll be hard pressed to walk by it without pulling up a stool.
But you should, because beyond it, the room is even more pleasant.
Big comfy booths sit alongside lengthy communal tables topped with pretty white flower arrangements, with everything lit up by a stunning tangle of light bulbs dangling from the ceiling.
If the beer's getting to you, settle your stomach with starters like beer bread or a bowl of salty pork scratchings.
If that doesn't work, opt for pork and drunken prune terrine; a beef burger; or the hickory smoked pork belly with apple, fennel, dates and candied walnuts.
It's all hearty and it all goes down well with a pint in hand.
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Chachi's
218 William StSet in a basement just a short hop down from the Coke Cola sign, descend the stairs and you'll first notice exposed concrete and exposed archways.
The bar's front and centre and you'll be hard pressed to walk by it without pulling up a stool.
But you should, because beyond it, the room is even more pleasant.
Big comfy booths sit alongside lengthy communal tables topped with pretty white flower arrangements, with everything lit up by a stunning tangle of light bulbs dangling from the ceiling.
If the beer's getting to you, settle your stomach with starters like beer bread or a bowl of salty pork scratchings.
If that doesn't work, opt for pork and drunken prune terrine; a beef burger; or the hickory smoked pork belly with apple, fennel, dates and candied walnuts.
It's all hearty and it all goes down well with a pint in hand.
Three restaurants, a heated rooftop pool and two bars.
Kensington Street Social provides flexibility, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, from sharing plates and snacks to multi-course meals.
Automata in an imposing 1930's warehouse-style interior with six metre-high ceilings and arched windows opening onto Kensington Street - frequently changing five-course menu, incorporating seasonal ingredients in a contemporary way.
Silvereye takes its name from a native, migratory Australian bird.
The chef from Copenhagen, applies his northern European culinary approach - more pickling, fermenting, salting, curing and smoking than you can shake a stick at - to down under ingredients.
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The Old Clare Hotel
1 Kensington StThree restaurants, a heated rooftop pool and two bars.
Kensington Street Social provides flexibility, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, from sharing plates and snacks to multi-course meals.
Automata in an imposing 1930's warehouse-style interior with six metre-high ceilings and arched windows opening onto Kensington Street - frequently changing five-course menu, incorporating seasonal ingredients in a contemporary way.
Silvereye takes its name from a native, migratory Australian bird.
The chef from Copenhagen, applies his northern European culinary approach - more pickling, fermenting, salting, curing and smoking than you can shake a stick at - to down under ingredients.
Ribs, bar food, cocktail jugs and slushies in an open-air with palm trees and festoon lights.
Just a heads up, its a long walk up the stairs to get there.
Not impossible just not for the faint heareted.
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Sweethearts Rooftop
33-35 Darlinghurst RdRibs, bar food, cocktail jugs and slushies in an open-air with palm trees and festoon lights.
Just a heads up, its a long walk up the stairs to get there.
Not impossible just not for the faint heareted.
Sliders, ribs and jam-jar cocktails in a cool 4-level pub with hip-hop DJ's and live indie bands.
Home of the popular KX Hotel Bistro, find a spot down on the Ground Floor or up on Level One Balcony.
On the second floor, Kings Cross Theatre offers a unique theatre space, aiming to help revive the culture and live entertainment scene in The Cross.
Operated by Bakehouse Theatre company who curate a diverse range of up and coming shows and performances with merging talented and thought provoking content.
Club 3 - Level 3
The old school club vibe, with DJ booth and huge dance floor is the perfect place for private parties.
Located up the stairs on level 4 is the Kings Cross Hotel 'Bordello Room' function space.
With a vintage, 1920s style bordello decor, a luxe interior, semi-private seating nooks and a fully stocked bar.
Level 4 - Rooftop
Enjoy a cocktail on the rooftop whilst you soak up the iconic views of Kings Cross.
Don't miss Kings Cross Saturdays for cocktail Happy Hour, and DJs across all levels.
Saturdays - Free entry before 10pm, $10 from 10pm onwards.
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Kings Cross Hotel
244-248 William StSliders, ribs and jam-jar cocktails in a cool 4-level pub with hip-hop DJ's and live indie bands.
Home of the popular KX Hotel Bistro, find a spot down on the Ground Floor or up on Level One Balcony.
On the second floor, Kings Cross Theatre offers a unique theatre space, aiming to help revive the culture and live entertainment scene in The Cross.
Operated by Bakehouse Theatre company who curate a diverse range of up and coming shows and performances with merging talented and thought provoking content.
Club 3 - Level 3
The old school club vibe, with DJ booth and huge dance floor is the perfect place for private parties.
Located up the stairs on level 4 is the Kings Cross Hotel 'Bordello Room' function space.
With a vintage, 1920s style bordello decor, a luxe interior, semi-private seating nooks and a fully stocked bar.
Level 4 - Rooftop
Enjoy a cocktail on the rooftop whilst you soak up the iconic views of Kings Cross.
Don't miss Kings Cross Saturdays for cocktail Happy Hour, and DJs across all levels.
Saturdays - Free entry before 10pm, $10 from 10pm onwards.
Reigniting the unforgettable atmosphere of one of Sydney’s most iconic streets, The Paddington offers a world-class dining experience in the perfect mix of relaxed pub and sophisticated cocktail bar.
Helmed by brilliant executive chef Ben Greeno, The Paddington serves Sydney’s finest rotisserie meats, fish and vegetables, as well as lighter shared meals including a late night menu available after 10:30pm.
Pop in for a pint and watch the world go by in the front bar. Linger in a cosy corner over a cocktail crafted Palmer & Co. alum Sam Egerton and Toby Marshall, or take advantage of the private dining room, perfect for long work lunches or special occasions.
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The Paddington
384 Oxford StReigniting the unforgettable atmosphere of one of Sydney’s most iconic streets, The Paddington offers a world-class dining experience in the perfect mix of relaxed pub and sophisticated cocktail bar.
Helmed by brilliant executive chef Ben Greeno, The Paddington serves Sydney’s finest rotisserie meats, fish and vegetables, as well as lighter shared meals including a late night menu available after 10:30pm.
Pop in for a pint and watch the world go by in the front bar. Linger in a cosy corner over a cocktail crafted Palmer & Co. alum Sam Egerton and Toby Marshall, or take advantage of the private dining room, perfect for long work lunches or special occasions.
This Redfern bar shows us just how good it can get
If you want to see Sydney at her absolute best, go for a drink at Redfern’s neighbourhood art bar, the Bearded Tit. Inside this cosy establishment you get a glimpse of what it could be like if we all just got along. The weird and wonderful are welcomed here; there is a mix of punters that properly reflects the Sydney rainbow, and nobody gives it a second thought. We’re all too busy having a brilliant time.
If you’re of the pearl-clutchin’ persuasion, perhaps we should warn you that there’s a lot of sexy art here. Their very first window display of crocheted penises ensured everyone knew about the bar with the cuddly cocks. They also have a centerfold in the drinks menu and boobs are everywhere. Conversely the bathroom is packed with framed portraits of Jesus (Avert your eyes, lord).
You can’t have a Sydney small bar without taxidermy – we’re pretty sure that’s a sub-clause in the application process now. Here you’ve got a mounted deer butt, a goat head wearing a collar and tie, a stuffed baby deer in a fetching bonnet, and a warthog with a trumpet. Yep, looks like everything is in its place. The current exhibition features a Roosevelt-era wheelchair with arms that looks like it might try and hug you if you sat down, which is both unsettling and kind of sad.
These guys aren’t playing by your restrictive rules and that goes for the playlist too: Red Hot Chili Peppers are followed by John Lee Hooker, who gets an encore from Kelis. Cocktails here aren’t showstoppers, but they are made well by a bunch of the friendliest bar staff in the city. It’s all smiles while they sling your Old Fashioned over the bar.
You never know what a night here might bring. Perhaps you stopped in for a triple-hot-sauce Bloody Mary and ended up watching a stripping nun pair Iggy Pop lyrics with Liza Minnelli show tunes. Or perhaps a didgeridoo player in gold lamé will accompany your Dark ’n’ Stormy. Just roll with it.
Because you’ll never want to leave, the food will have to come to you. Luckily you can order in basic Chinese fare from Wah Fung up the road (the same guys who furnish Arcadia Liquors with those old school sang choy bow), and Lorentto Pizza also deliver. In house they’ve got pies, cured meats and cheeses, and there’ll be no complaints from this quarter if dinner is a slice of the luxuriously creamy Shadows of Blue from Gippsland.
We love this bar because it’s unequivocally a dickhead-free zone. They’re flying the flag for creative pursuits, good vibes, nice drinks and ace tunes and reminding us how great Sydney can be with a little love and a liquor licence.
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The Bearded Tit
183 Regent StThis Redfern bar shows us just how good it can get
If you want to see Sydney at her absolute best, go for a drink at Redfern’s neighbourhood art bar, the Bearded Tit. Inside this cosy establishment you get a glimpse of what it could be like if we all just got along. The weird and wonderful are welcomed here; there is a mix of punters that properly reflects the Sydney rainbow, and nobody gives it a second thought. We’re all too busy having a brilliant time.
If you’re of the pearl-clutchin’ persuasion, perhaps we should warn you that there’s a lot of sexy art here. Their very first window display of crocheted penises ensured everyone knew about the bar with the cuddly cocks. They also have a centerfold in the drinks menu and boobs are everywhere. Conversely the bathroom is packed with framed portraits of Jesus (Avert your eyes, lord).
You can’t have a Sydney small bar without taxidermy – we’re pretty sure that’s a sub-clause in the application process now. Here you’ve got a mounted deer butt, a goat head wearing a collar and tie, a stuffed baby deer in a fetching bonnet, and a warthog with a trumpet. Yep, looks like everything is in its place. The current exhibition features a Roosevelt-era wheelchair with arms that looks like it might try and hug you if you sat down, which is both unsettling and kind of sad.
These guys aren’t playing by your restrictive rules and that goes for the playlist too: Red Hot Chili Peppers are followed by John Lee Hooker, who gets an encore from Kelis. Cocktails here aren’t showstoppers, but they are made well by a bunch of the friendliest bar staff in the city. It’s all smiles while they sling your Old Fashioned over the bar.
You never know what a night here might bring. Perhaps you stopped in for a triple-hot-sauce Bloody Mary and ended up watching a stripping nun pair Iggy Pop lyrics with Liza Minnelli show tunes. Or perhaps a didgeridoo player in gold lamé will accompany your Dark ’n’ Stormy. Just roll with it.
Because you’ll never want to leave, the food will have to come to you. Luckily you can order in basic Chinese fare from Wah Fung up the road (the same guys who furnish Arcadia Liquors with those old school sang choy bow), and Lorentto Pizza also deliver. In house they’ve got pies, cured meats and cheeses, and there’ll be no complaints from this quarter if dinner is a slice of the luxuriously creamy Shadows of Blue from Gippsland.
We love this bar because it’s unequivocally a dickhead-free zone. They’re flying the flag for creative pursuits, good vibes, nice drinks and ace tunes and reminding us how great Sydney can be with a little love and a liquor licence.
Sydney's favourite basement danceteria has been dishing out late night good times for almost six years. A haven of dancefloor antics, fruity cocktails, vibrant personalities and no phone reception that was as inclusive as it was diverse and forward-thinking, while still maintaining an emphasis on unpretentious fun. As owners Jimmy and Hana move on from the Liverpool Street venue (but watch this space, there's plans for Goodgod in 2016, just not as a traditional club) we salute you, Goodgod Small Club.
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Hudson Ballroom
53-55 Liverpool StreetSydney's favourite basement danceteria has been dishing out late night good times for almost six years. A haven of dancefloor antics, fruity cocktails, vibrant personalities and no phone reception that was as inclusive as it was diverse and forward-thinking, while still maintaining an emphasis on unpretentious fun. As owners Jimmy and Hana move on from the Liverpool Street venue (but watch this space, there's plans for Goodgod in 2016, just not as a traditional club) we salute you, Goodgod Small Club.
Oxford Art Factory hasn’t quite made its mind up. Is it a bar, a club, a live music venue or an art space? But that’s exactly why we love it. Your night is pretty much sorted - catch a live gig ranging from up-and-coming to international stars in the big bar without the hassle of having to do the party search once it’s over. Curtains close, beats drop and you feverishly take the dance floor. And when you least it expect it, they’ve decided to throw on another random band in the attached small bar, or a couple of performance artists in the glass cube that sits between the two spaces. Alternatively, you can split the night up: the small bar is always free and designed so you can drink in the there, oblivious to the gig next door. Recline on the couches, take in the skeletal wall murals and grab a pitcher of beer. There are cocktails too, but they don’t taste much better than their kitschy names, so stick to the jugs.
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Oxford Art Factory
46 Oxford StOxford Art Factory hasn’t quite made its mind up. Is it a bar, a club, a live music venue or an art space? But that’s exactly why we love it. Your night is pretty much sorted - catch a live gig ranging from up-and-coming to international stars in the big bar without the hassle of having to do the party search once it’s over. Curtains close, beats drop and you feverishly take the dance floor. And when you least it expect it, they’ve decided to throw on another random band in the attached small bar, or a couple of performance artists in the glass cube that sits between the two spaces. Alternatively, you can split the night up: the small bar is always free and designed so you can drink in the there, oblivious to the gig next door. Recline on the couches, take in the skeletal wall murals and grab a pitcher of beer. There are cocktails too, but they don’t taste much better than their kitschy names, so stick to the jugs.
Decked out like garden wine bar, complete with fake ivy hanging from the roof and little twinkling lights, the Li'l Darlin in Darlinghurst draws a broad crowd with tapas, pizzas and three different alcoholic slushies for those who like a hit of nostalgia with their hooch.
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Li'l Darlin Darlinghurst
235 Victoria StreetDecked out like garden wine bar, complete with fake ivy hanging from the roof and little twinkling lights, the Li'l Darlin in Darlinghurst draws a broad crowd with tapas, pizzas and three different alcoholic slushies for those who like a hit of nostalgia with their hooch.
In life Tilly Devine was infamous for violent crime, but as a bar, she is famous for wine
Its namesake might have notched up an impressive criminal career in prostitution, illegal brothels, sly grog, and the odd razor gang scuffle, but the backstreet comparisons stop at the location for this laneway wine bar.
Even though it was one of the early adopters in the small bar boom, Love Tilly Devine is no less popular today than it was four years ago – securing those window seats is a badge of honour not many have earned.
This is a great place to let wine surprise you. Sure, that orange fiano from Cantina Giardino in Campania might smell like peaches, but the skin contact gives it a dry finish that feels like a delightful bait and switch with your tastebuds.
Or if you like a straight shooter, go for the light, acidic Bourgogne Aligoté from Burgundy or a glass of the juicy Californian carignan from Broc Cellars. Or better still, ignore us and place yourself squarely in the hands of your bartender who will steer you to your new favourite in no time.
Nibbly bits like bread, olives, bresaola and prosciutto are always on the cards, but you’d be surprised what chef Aren Edye can pull off in a pocket-sized kitchen wedged in with the bar. Pillowy gnocchi with baby peas, zucchini ribbons and crisp shards of prosciutto is springtime fresh and comforting all at once.
There are only 40 seats and 300 different wines here, so in a zombie apocalypse you’ll have quite the party on your hands. Glasses start at $11 and stop just shy of $18 on our visit, but the wine list is always evolving so who knows what next month will bring.
Seeing what’s new is a good reason to become a regular. So is keeping the spirit of Tilly Devine, a woman handy with a razor blade, happy – not that you need an excuse when the wine is this good.
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Love, Tilly Devine
91 Crown LnIn life Tilly Devine was infamous for violent crime, but as a bar, she is famous for wine
Its namesake might have notched up an impressive criminal career in prostitution, illegal brothels, sly grog, and the odd razor gang scuffle, but the backstreet comparisons stop at the location for this laneway wine bar.
Even though it was one of the early adopters in the small bar boom, Love Tilly Devine is no less popular today than it was four years ago – securing those window seats is a badge of honour not many have earned.
This is a great place to let wine surprise you. Sure, that orange fiano from Cantina Giardino in Campania might smell like peaches, but the skin contact gives it a dry finish that feels like a delightful bait and switch with your tastebuds.
Or if you like a straight shooter, go for the light, acidic Bourgogne Aligoté from Burgundy or a glass of the juicy Californian carignan from Broc Cellars. Or better still, ignore us and place yourself squarely in the hands of your bartender who will steer you to your new favourite in no time.
Nibbly bits like bread, olives, bresaola and prosciutto are always on the cards, but you’d be surprised what chef Aren Edye can pull off in a pocket-sized kitchen wedged in with the bar. Pillowy gnocchi with baby peas, zucchini ribbons and crisp shards of prosciutto is springtime fresh and comforting all at once.
There are only 40 seats and 300 different wines here, so in a zombie apocalypse you’ll have quite the party on your hands. Glasses start at $11 and stop just shy of $18 on our visit, but the wine list is always evolving so who knows what next month will bring.
Seeing what’s new is a good reason to become a regular. So is keeping the spirit of Tilly Devine, a woman handy with a razor blade, happy – not that you need an excuse when the wine is this good.
Slide is like the Shirley Bassey of Oxford Street – camp, yet classy as all get-up. This former bank is one of the most beautifully decked-out bars on the strip and it’s largely due to a stunning renovation that honours the details of its former incarnation. It has a creative bill of cabaret shows, live performances by local and touring singer-songwriters and spoken word nights. Slide’s signature serving is its unique degustation menu night called El Circo where guests are treated to a nine-course meal-athon in front of a cavalcade of entertainment that consists of a different act throughout every course, such as trapeze artists, contortionists, and even full-body shadow puppetry. After midnight, Slide scrubs up nicely as a cool little discotheque.
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Slide Lounge
41 Oxford StSlide is like the Shirley Bassey of Oxford Street – camp, yet classy as all get-up. This former bank is one of the most beautifully decked-out bars on the strip and it’s largely due to a stunning renovation that honours the details of its former incarnation. It has a creative bill of cabaret shows, live performances by local and touring singer-songwriters and spoken word nights. Slide’s signature serving is its unique degustation menu night called El Circo where guests are treated to a nine-course meal-athon in front of a cavalcade of entertainment that consists of a different act throughout every course, such as trapeze artists, contortionists, and even full-body shadow puppetry. After midnight, Slide scrubs up nicely as a cool little discotheque.
The trusty Vanguard is an intimate live music venue and restaurant that has long played host to the greats of Australian and international music. Almost vaudeville décor dresses the New Orleans-styled venue, whose owners were inspired by the beautiful, lived in district of LA. Known widely as Sydney's house of jazz and blues, its friendly and unpretentious ambience has been on the radar of the Newtown set for a while. With Dinner and Show tickets starting at only $36, it's hard to beat in charm and quality.
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The Vanguard
42 King StThe trusty Vanguard is an intimate live music venue and restaurant that has long played host to the greats of Australian and international music. Almost vaudeville décor dresses the New Orleans-styled venue, whose owners were inspired by the beautiful, lived in district of LA. Known widely as Sydney's house of jazz and blues, its friendly and unpretentious ambience has been on the radar of the Newtown set for a while. With Dinner and Show tickets starting at only $36, it's hard to beat in charm and quality.
Head to the back of the new Red Lantern and you're in for a big surprise...
Red Lantern on Riley is the third restaurant for the Nguyen/Jensens, and in addition to the spectacular Vietnamese food coming out of the kitchen here there is another very good reason to visit. And that reason is Red Lily, the French Colonial Vietnamese-themed bar out the back of the restaurant that is doing a mighty trade in delicious bar snacks and slick drinks.
Red Lily Cocktail Bar
60 Crown LnHead to the back of the new Red Lantern and you're in for a big surprise...
Red Lantern on Riley is the third restaurant for the Nguyen/Jensens, and in addition to the spectacular Vietnamese food coming out of the kitchen here there is another very good reason to visit. And that reason is Red Lily, the French Colonial Vietnamese-themed bar out the back of the restaurant that is doing a mighty trade in delicious bar snacks and slick drinks.
This pub on Stanley Street keeps it nice and simple: Happy Hour Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 6pm; plenty of sports on the screens; and classic pub games like Buck Hunter. It's also good for a cheap meal – each night has a special meal like the Hump Day Rump ($14) on Wednesdays.
Check out their bar Green Door - 2 for 1 cocktails
As well as the upstairs terrace.
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Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley StThis pub on Stanley Street keeps it nice and simple: Happy Hour Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 6pm; plenty of sports on the screens; and classic pub games like Buck Hunter. It's also good for a cheap meal – each night has a special meal like the Hump Day Rump ($14) on Wednesdays.
Check out their bar Green Door - 2 for 1 cocktails
As well as the upstairs terrace.
If you’re looking for a bar that’s gayer than a Cher-and-Dolly Parton tour with Liza as the support act, then Stonewall is the place. What it lacks in décor it more than makes up for in “Hey Miss Thang” greetings followed by trifecta snap fingers, served up by the peroxided twinks who breastfeed here. Yes, Stonewall attracts a fairly young crowd: over 35s might start to feel like worn-out Bridgestone tyres when surrounded by the 18 to 25 year olds who make up this place. (And if you know why it’s called Stonewall, then you might be too old to be there.) While the venue spills across three levels, most of the action can be found downstairs at the main bar where Tuesday’s queer karaoke night and Wednesday’s Malebox night (wear a number on your lapel and get picked up by a random stranger) pump much-needed life into queer Sydney early in the week. Friday and Saturday nights never (and we mean ever) fail to pull in a packed house. Hourly drag shows from 11pm onwards make this an absolute corker of a night out.
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Stonewall Hotel
175 Oxford StIf you’re looking for a bar that’s gayer than a Cher-and-Dolly Parton tour with Liza as the support act, then Stonewall is the place. What it lacks in décor it more than makes up for in “Hey Miss Thang” greetings followed by trifecta snap fingers, served up by the peroxided twinks who breastfeed here. Yes, Stonewall attracts a fairly young crowd: over 35s might start to feel like worn-out Bridgestone tyres when surrounded by the 18 to 25 year olds who make up this place. (And if you know why it’s called Stonewall, then you might be too old to be there.) While the venue spills across three levels, most of the action can be found downstairs at the main bar where Tuesday’s queer karaoke night and Wednesday’s Malebox night (wear a number on your lapel and get picked up by a random stranger) pump much-needed life into queer Sydney early in the week. Friday and Saturday nights never (and we mean ever) fail to pull in a packed house. Hourly drag shows from 11pm onwards make this an absolute corker of a night out.
One of the inner city’s loveliest pubs, and the sort of place that everyone gravitates to
The Green Park Hotel is doing it right. It may be only a stone’s throw from the heart of Kings Cross but there’s a very different kind of party going on in this prettied up pub. It’s not a gay bar but even early on a Saturday evening you’ll find the place heaving with the handsome boys of Darlinghurst sporting expensive shoes and imported denim. Everyone else is here too – it’s the sort of place people gravitate to. Even if the sun is still shining, inside it’s always beer o’clock thanks to a green-so-dark-it’s-almost-black paint job, deep blue tiles and a black top bar. Lighting the way is a collection of vintage lamps and a whole lot of candlelight in amongst the liquor bottles and on tables – romantic and hangover-friendly. They’ve divvied up the tap space so that there’s a nice balance of familiar faces like James Squire One Fifty Lashes, and strangers you’d like to know better like Young Henrys, Murrays, Matilda Bay and White Rabbit. They also do a beer of the month, which means $5.50 schooners of the Ruby Tuesday amber ale. In fact there’s enough on tap that you don’t even need to know what lies beyond the vintage wood-panelled fridge doors behind the bar. The tunes here are grade A, prime quality rock. Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’ comes hot on the heels of Suzi Quatro’s ‘Devil Gate Drive’, Icehouse’s ‘Electric Blue’ and a little ‘Rebel, Rebel’ from Bowie. Give it a few more hours and there will be dancing. On Sundays there are $5 drinks to be drunk, live music on Thursdays to give you a run-up to the weekend and old black-and-white mug shots to remind you where a big run-up can lead. The Green Park is a good times pub for when you want to be in the thick of things.
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Grand National Hotel
161 Underwood StOne of the inner city’s loveliest pubs, and the sort of place that everyone gravitates to
The Green Park Hotel is doing it right. It may be only a stone’s throw from the heart of Kings Cross but there’s a very different kind of party going on in this prettied up pub. It’s not a gay bar but even early on a Saturday evening you’ll find the place heaving with the handsome boys of Darlinghurst sporting expensive shoes and imported denim. Everyone else is here too – it’s the sort of place people gravitate to. Even if the sun is still shining, inside it’s always beer o’clock thanks to a green-so-dark-it’s-almost-black paint job, deep blue tiles and a black top bar. Lighting the way is a collection of vintage lamps and a whole lot of candlelight in amongst the liquor bottles and on tables – romantic and hangover-friendly. They’ve divvied up the tap space so that there’s a nice balance of familiar faces like James Squire One Fifty Lashes, and strangers you’d like to know better like Young Henrys, Murrays, Matilda Bay and White Rabbit. They also do a beer of the month, which means $5.50 schooners of the Ruby Tuesday amber ale. In fact there’s enough on tap that you don’t even need to know what lies beyond the vintage wood-panelled fridge doors behind the bar. The tunes here are grade A, prime quality rock. Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’ comes hot on the heels of Suzi Quatro’s ‘Devil Gate Drive’, Icehouse’s ‘Electric Blue’ and a little ‘Rebel, Rebel’ from Bowie. Give it a few more hours and there will be dancing. On Sundays there are $5 drinks to be drunk, live music on Thursdays to give you a run-up to the weekend and old black-and-white mug shots to remind you where a big run-up can lead. The Green Park is a good times pub for when you want to be in the thick of things.
This former bank is one of Oxford Street’s staples when it comes to gay bars. The Colombian’s spacious street-level bar features cushy booths for a midnight pash and bar-stool seating that screams ‘you’re one chardonnay away from falling off me'. A generous window where punters can sit and watch passing junkie-wars and dramatic lesbian break-ups is always lined with interesting characters. The upstairs bar of this popular queer haunt is lounge-inspired, where designer lamps and mood lighting set a retro-inspired tone - all pretty swish. The Colombian pulls in a steady stream of afternoon tipplers who pop in for a few post-work bevvies and end up crawling out after last drinks. While the crowd is predominantly gay and lesbian during the week, Friday and Saturday nights attract a mixed crowd of queers, straights and metrosexuals who walk like Tarzan but swing like Jane. Rotating DJs, top-shelf drag shows, a standard selection of beers on tap and a creative cocktail list makes the Colombian a great spot to chill with friends (or walk on the wild side if the wife is out of town).
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The Colombian Hotel
125 Oxford StThis former bank is one of Oxford Street’s staples when it comes to gay bars. The Colombian’s spacious street-level bar features cushy booths for a midnight pash and bar-stool seating that screams ‘you’re one chardonnay away from falling off me'. A generous window where punters can sit and watch passing junkie-wars and dramatic lesbian break-ups is always lined with interesting characters. The upstairs bar of this popular queer haunt is lounge-inspired, where designer lamps and mood lighting set a retro-inspired tone - all pretty swish. The Colombian pulls in a steady stream of afternoon tipplers who pop in for a few post-work bevvies and end up crawling out after last drinks. While the crowd is predominantly gay and lesbian during the week, Friday and Saturday nights attract a mixed crowd of queers, straights and metrosexuals who walk like Tarzan but swing like Jane. Rotating DJs, top-shelf drag shows, a standard selection of beers on tap and a creative cocktail list makes the Colombian a great spot to chill with friends (or walk on the wild side if the wife is out of town).
Boasting one of the city’s best sound systems and lighting rigs, this spacious, two-level club is by far the best decked-out club in the GLBT scene. No cheese, no shirts and no attitude.
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ARQ Sydney
16 Flinders StBoasting one of the city’s best sound systems and lighting rigs, this spacious, two-level club is by far the best decked-out club in the GLBT scene. No cheese, no shirts and no attitude.
Three amazing cocktail bars under one roof.
Worlds finest champagnes sold by the glass.
The rarest vodkas from the four corners of the world.
Live music, dancing and performances from the worlds greatest artists.
Magicians, Freaks, Contortion Artists and much much more!
The Oxford Circus
231 Oxford StThree amazing cocktail bars under one roof.
Worlds finest champagnes sold by the glass.
The rarest vodkas from the four corners of the world.
Live music, dancing and performances from the worlds greatest artists.
Magicians, Freaks, Contortion Artists and much much more!
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was in office from 1933-1945, was the 32nd. The Roosevelt in Potts Point has never been commander in chief, but in its arsenal is a seriously good liquid-nitrogen Martini, called the Continental. They take the hard decisions out of the equation by using vodka and gin, Cocchi Americano in place of vermouth and a little Chartreuse to add more herbal complexity to your drink. The serving suggestion recommends an oyster on the side, and it’s solid advice –hell, why not make it two of the plump and briny little bivalves.
What with the liquid-nitrogen counter in the centre of the room and all sorts of wizardry happening behind the bar to get you a frozen rubble of Piña Colada you can eat with a spoon, you’ll be expecting great things from this Art Deco cocktail bar. And if you get an experienced barkeep you won’t be disappointed. A John Wayne made with bourbon, apple brandy, maple syrup, root beer and cherry cola syrup and a peanut butter mist sounds like diabetes in a glass, but is actually a beautifully balanced drink built on strong, boozy bones.
Our Owl and the Pussycat, made on someone’s second shift, doesn’t fare quite as well. It’s a simple refresher of gin, green pea tonic, elderflower and white grapefruit juice and Japanese mint, but it’s hard to justify 20 bucks for what tastes like a spring cordial cooler.
The sleek, Art Deco interiors hark back to the original Roosevelt Club owned by the 1940s Sydney underworld figure, Abe Saffron, but the tunes are from a different era – prepare for Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding to have you pining for the early days of soul and Motown.
Potts Point-as-dining-destination is on the rise, and elegant cocktail bars like the Roosevelt fit in perfectly on a strip now popular for high-end dining. Dress up, reserve a spot and throw a vintage filter on your night out. It’s what Abe would have wanted.
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The Roosevelt
32 Orwell StreetTeddy Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was in office from 1933-1945, was the 32nd. The Roosevelt in Potts Point has never been commander in chief, but in its arsenal is a seriously good liquid-nitrogen Martini, called the Continental. They take the hard decisions out of the equation by using vodka and gin, Cocchi Americano in place of vermouth and a little Chartreuse to add more herbal complexity to your drink. The serving suggestion recommends an oyster on the side, and it’s solid advice –hell, why not make it two of the plump and briny little bivalves.
What with the liquid-nitrogen counter in the centre of the room and all sorts of wizardry happening behind the bar to get you a frozen rubble of Piña Colada you can eat with a spoon, you’ll be expecting great things from this Art Deco cocktail bar. And if you get an experienced barkeep you won’t be disappointed. A John Wayne made with bourbon, apple brandy, maple syrup, root beer and cherry cola syrup and a peanut butter mist sounds like diabetes in a glass, but is actually a beautifully balanced drink built on strong, boozy bones.
Our Owl and the Pussycat, made on someone’s second shift, doesn’t fare quite as well. It’s a simple refresher of gin, green pea tonic, elderflower and white grapefruit juice and Japanese mint, but it’s hard to justify 20 bucks for what tastes like a spring cordial cooler.
The sleek, Art Deco interiors hark back to the original Roosevelt Club owned by the 1940s Sydney underworld figure, Abe Saffron, but the tunes are from a different era – prepare for Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding to have you pining for the early days of soul and Motown.
Potts Point-as-dining-destination is on the rise, and elegant cocktail bars like the Roosevelt fit in perfectly on a strip now popular for high-end dining. Dress up, reserve a spot and throw a vintage filter on your night out. It’s what Abe would have wanted.
Spanning two levels and a staircase (the art on the walls just about makes the staircase a destination in itself), this Kings Cross hotspot boasts some well-decent bartenders who can knock together just about any drink that takes your fancy.
Kit & Kaboodle
33-35 Darlinghurst RdSpanning two levels and a staircase (the art on the walls just about makes the staircase a destination in itself), this Kings Cross hotspot boasts some well-decent bartenders who can knock together just about any drink that takes your fancy.
Shopping
For the best gelato in town look no further than this Darlinghurst institute.
My faves are Salted Mango and Coconut, Dulce De Leche and Coconut and Lychee.
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Gelato Messina Darlinghurst
241 Victoria StFor the best gelato in town look no further than this Darlinghurst institute.
My faves are Salted Mango and Coconut, Dulce De Leche and Coconut and Lychee.
If you're a discerning darling, this Darlinghurst boutique is an absolute find, especially if you're a lover of Australian fashion labels. With personal shopper and wardrobe consultant Catalina Alfaro in store, you know you're not just going to find that special piece, but some excellent style advice too. Bonus: Alfie's Friend Rolfe may stock luxury knits and quality staples, but the prices are actually really reasonable!
Its just downstairs, mention that your're staying at my apartment and get 5% off!
Alfie's Friend Rolfe
221 Darlinghurst RdIf you're a discerning darling, this Darlinghurst boutique is an absolute find, especially if you're a lover of Australian fashion labels. With personal shopper and wardrobe consultant Catalina Alfaro in store, you know you're not just going to find that special piece, but some excellent style advice too. Bonus: Alfie's Friend Rolfe may stock luxury knits and quality staples, but the prices are actually really reasonable!
Its just downstairs, mention that your're staying at my apartment and get 5% off!
Designed by George McRae to resemble a Byzantine palace, the QVB occupies an entire block on George Street, and once dominated the Sydney skyline with its dramatic domed roof – an inner glass dome encased by a copper-sheathed outer one. Completed in 1898 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, it originally housed street markets. It has suffered (and gamely survived) long periods of neglect, and demolition threats were finally quashed in the 1980s when a $75 million budget restored the building to its former grandeur.
It now houses 200 outlets, including shops, cafés and restaurants. Of particular note are the coloured lead-light wheel windows, the cast-iron circular staircase and the original floor tiles and lift. The ballroom on the third floor is now The Tea Room.
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Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
Designed by George McRae to resemble a Byzantine palace, the QVB occupies an entire block on George Street, and once dominated the Sydney skyline with its dramatic domed roof – an inner glass dome encased by a copper-sheathed outer one. Completed in 1898 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, it originally housed street markets. It has suffered (and gamely survived) long periods of neglect, and demolition threats were finally quashed in the 1980s when a $75 million budget restored the building to its former grandeur.
It now houses 200 outlets, including shops, cafés and restaurants. Of particular note are the coloured lead-light wheel windows, the cast-iron circular staircase and the original floor tiles and lift. The ballroom on the third floor is now The Tea Room.
When it opened in 1892 the Strand Arcade was regarded as the very latest in shopping-centre architecture. Wedged between George and Pitt Streets, the narrow, multi-level thoroughfare houses premium Australian fashion designers, including Jac+ Jack, Lover, Sass & Bide and Sydney darling Dion Lee’s first flagship store. There’s top-notch personal shopping from the staff at the Corner Shop. Plus, vibrant and distinctive jewellery from Dinosaur Designs, natural beauty products at Aesop, a dapper hat collection at Strand Hatters, handmade brogues from Andrew McDonald and stylish clogs from Nordic fashion boutique Funkis. And the Arcade itself is very beautiful and well-worth a visit.
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La Rosa The Strand
133/193 Pitt StWhen it opened in 1892 the Strand Arcade was regarded as the very latest in shopping-centre architecture. Wedged between George and Pitt Streets, the narrow, multi-level thoroughfare houses premium Australian fashion designers, including Jac+ Jack, Lover, Sass & Bide and Sydney darling Dion Lee’s first flagship store. There’s top-notch personal shopping from the staff at the Corner Shop. Plus, vibrant and distinctive jewellery from Dinosaur Designs, natural beauty products at Aesop, a dapper hat collection at Strand Hatters, handmade brogues from Andrew McDonald and stylish clogs from Nordic fashion boutique Funkis. And the Arcade itself is very beautiful and well-worth a visit.
Though smaller and less majestic than its counterparts, the Galeries is a practical precinct for city shopping and it houses Time Out favourites like women’s clothing store Gorman, two spacious men’s and women’s Incu stores, beauty brand Mecca Cosmetica, menswear boutique Brent Wilson and Melbourne-based streetwear label Alphaville. The mammoth Kinokuniya bookstore is a reader’s haven with classic, contemporary and pulp fiction, its own café, children’s titles and a huge range of Japanese-language books and manga.
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The Galeries
500 George StThough smaller and less majestic than its counterparts, the Galeries is a practical precinct for city shopping and it houses Time Out favourites like women’s clothing store Gorman, two spacious men’s and women’s Incu stores, beauty brand Mecca Cosmetica, menswear boutique Brent Wilson and Melbourne-based streetwear label Alphaville. The mammoth Kinokuniya bookstore is a reader’s haven with classic, contemporary and pulp fiction, its own café, children’s titles and a huge range of Japanese-language books and manga.
Japanese retailer Muji are masters of a tidy space. Whether you’re looking for a place to stack runaway scissors or lock down loose hair ties, Muji has storage solutions for things you didn’t know you needed. The minimalistic brand launched its first Sydney store in May with an expansive range of clothing and homewares. You’ll find cashmere sweaters in pastel colours, wool turtle necks, touchscreen gloves and corduroy skirts. Plus, so much flannel.
Prices range from $24.95 for simple styles and travel items, like a soft neck cushion – the kind you find at airports, except these are grey scale and somewhat chic – to over $100 for luxury fabrics. It’s normcore on a mass-production scale.
The large store in the Galeries also stocks kids’ clothing, toys and canvas tote bags that you can customise with fun stamps. There are shelves and shelves of crockery, Japanese teapots and willow tea trays. Styled zones display organic cotton bedding, stacks of rice bowls and skincare containers. It has everything you need for a perfectly ordered and understated lifestyle. We challenge you to take a look and walk away without buying a new notepad.
MUJI
500 George StJapanese retailer Muji are masters of a tidy space. Whether you’re looking for a place to stack runaway scissors or lock down loose hair ties, Muji has storage solutions for things you didn’t know you needed. The minimalistic brand launched its first Sydney store in May with an expansive range of clothing and homewares. You’ll find cashmere sweaters in pastel colours, wool turtle necks, touchscreen gloves and corduroy skirts. Plus, so much flannel.
Prices range from $24.95 for simple styles and travel items, like a soft neck cushion – the kind you find at airports, except these are grey scale and somewhat chic – to over $100 for luxury fabrics. It’s normcore on a mass-production scale.
The large store in the Galeries also stocks kids’ clothing, toys and canvas tote bags that you can customise with fun stamps. There are shelves and shelves of crockery, Japanese teapots and willow tea trays. Styled zones display organic cotton bedding, stacks of rice bowls and skincare containers. It has everything you need for a perfectly ordered and understated lifestyle. We challenge you to take a look and walk away without buying a new notepad.
A seven-storey shopping centre featuring more than 170 stores, a number of local and international high-end fashion brands and an impressive food and dining precinct.
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Sydney Tower Eye
108 Market StA seven-storey shopping centre featuring more than 170 stores, a number of local and international high-end fashion brands and an impressive food and dining precinct.
Arts & Culture
Best private gallery in Sydney
White Rabbit is a a state-of-the-art, four-floor temple to 21st century Chinese art hidden on a backstreet in Chippendale. Founder Judith Neilson created the self-funded non-profit gallery to house her epic collection of post-millennial Chinese art, and it opened to the public in 2009.
The gallery also houses a gift-shop full of cheap, cheerful and colourful gifts, and a ground-floor tea house that also serves dumplings.
Contemporary Chinese art is a hot commodity right now, and among the most fascinating in the world, says Paris Neilson, Judith's daughter and the collection's manager. "When you go to China and visit the artists' studios, they're the size of airplane hangers. They have access to materials like bronze and fibreglass and they can get workers to help. They have so much freedom to create whatever comes to mind."
White Rabbit opened in August 2009, the culmination of an idea sparked ten years ago. Judith Neilson discovered the work of Wang Zhiyuan at a 1999 exhibition at Ray Hughes Gallery in Surry Hills and began a friendship with the Beijing-based artist. "Mum went and visited him in Beijing and was just amazed by the work she saw," Paris explains. "She bought a couple of works and came back raving."
Judith's husband, Platinum Asset Management founder Kerr Neilson, urged her to buy more, and the issue of where to keep and display a collection arose. The Neilsons found an old knitting factory in Chippendale and set about a three-year, $10 million refurb. White Rabbit is now one of the largest collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.
"What we'd like to be is an additional cultural space in Sydney, in addition to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the MCA," says Paris. "It's another activity that people can do in Sydney, and it's free."
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Fehér Nyúl Galéria
30 Balfour StBest private gallery in Sydney
White Rabbit is a a state-of-the-art, four-floor temple to 21st century Chinese art hidden on a backstreet in Chippendale. Founder Judith Neilson created the self-funded non-profit gallery to house her epic collection of post-millennial Chinese art, and it opened to the public in 2009.
The gallery also houses a gift-shop full of cheap, cheerful and colourful gifts, and a ground-floor tea house that also serves dumplings.
Contemporary Chinese art is a hot commodity right now, and among the most fascinating in the world, says Paris Neilson, Judith's daughter and the collection's manager. "When you go to China and visit the artists' studios, they're the size of airplane hangers. They have access to materials like bronze and fibreglass and they can get workers to help. They have so much freedom to create whatever comes to mind."
White Rabbit opened in August 2009, the culmination of an idea sparked ten years ago. Judith Neilson discovered the work of Wang Zhiyuan at a 1999 exhibition at Ray Hughes Gallery in Surry Hills and began a friendship with the Beijing-based artist. "Mum went and visited him in Beijing and was just amazed by the work she saw," Paris explains. "She bought a couple of works and came back raving."
Judith's husband, Platinum Asset Management founder Kerr Neilson, urged her to buy more, and the issue of where to keep and display a collection arose. The Neilsons found an old knitting factory in Chippendale and set about a three-year, $10 million refurb. White Rabbit is now one of the largest collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.
"What we'd like to be is an additional cultural space in Sydney, in addition to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the MCA," says Paris. "It's another activity that people can do in Sydney, and it's free."
The Museum of Sydney is a historical collection and exhibit, built on the ruins of the house of New South Wales' first Governor, Arthur Phillips.
For 57 years first Government House was the centre of the social, ceremonial and political life of NSW.
Today the Museum of Sydney protects the fragile remains of this deeply significant and symbolic site, and tells ongoing stories of Sydney and its people.
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Sydney Múzeum
Phillip StreetThe Museum of Sydney is a historical collection and exhibit, built on the ruins of the house of New South Wales' first Governor, Arthur Phillips.
For 57 years first Government House was the centre of the social, ceremonial and political life of NSW.
Today the Museum of Sydney protects the fragile remains of this deeply significant and symbolic site, and tells ongoing stories of Sydney and its people.
The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australian with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology.
Check the website for current exhibitions.
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Ausztrál Múzeum
1 William StThe Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australian with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology.
Check the website for current exhibitions.
Step inside the dark side of Sydney's past with visit to the Water Police station and courts that once made up one of the city's busiest legal hubs.
In a city that's grown out from the harbour, the waterfront has always hummed with adventure and misadventure.
Schemes devised, tempers lost deals done, and not always on the right side of the law.
Crooks and cops, thugs and judges, locals and drifters, the guilty and the innocent have all left their stories here,
With its 1890's holding cells, offices, charge room and courts, the museum draws you into a world of crime, punishment and policing from bushrangers, sly grog and razor gangs to forensics.
A vast archive of crime scene photography and mug shots reveal more than a century of underworld Sydney.
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Justice & Police Museum
Albert StreetStep inside the dark side of Sydney's past with visit to the Water Police station and courts that once made up one of the city's busiest legal hubs.
In a city that's grown out from the harbour, the waterfront has always hummed with adventure and misadventure.
Schemes devised, tempers lost deals done, and not always on the right side of the law.
Crooks and cops, thugs and judges, locals and drifters, the guilty and the innocent have all left their stories here,
With its 1890's holding cells, offices, charge room and courts, the museum draws you into a world of crime, punishment and policing from bushrangers, sly grog and razor gangs to forensics.
A vast archive of crime scene photography and mug shots reveal more than a century of underworld Sydney.
Located in Darling Harbor this museum holds the relics, documents and seafaring crafts of Australian maritime history. The museum was constructed over 20 years ago as part of a redevelopment program in the harbor. The site was a commerce and transport hub when the country was first being established and many immigrants arrived here by ship. The once commercial harbor became redundant when new cargo technologies were introduced and traffic moved to Botany Bay. Darling Harbour was transformed into a recreational and tourist district.
The museum has a number of permanent exhibitions as well as regular temporary exhibitions. Among the permanent exhibitions is Navigators: Charting Paths of Discovery to Australia. This exhibition takes you through the history of navigation. On the gallery ceiling are a constellation of stars reminding us of the earliest method of navigation. This exhibition includes a piece from Captain Cook's ship, recovered artifacts from Dutch shipwrecks and the museum's oldest artifact the 1602 Blaeu celestial globe. Another exhibition highlights the Australian navy. Real helicopters "fly" above the exhibits. You can look into a sailor's ditty box from the 1920s, learn about famous battles, rescue operations, submarines, navy uniforms, medals and learn about famous battle ships. The exhibits are relatively hands-on and you can explore the inside of a submarine. The Passengers exhibition highlights the challenges facing new immigrants who made the journey to Australia. Watermarks is a fun exhibit exploring the water and beach loving culture of Australia including surf boards and bikinis! There is an exhibit about the relationship between Australia and the USA and their many historic maritime collaborations. The museum exhibit, Eora First People explores the culture of the Gadigal people who were the first inhabitants of this area. A few minutes' walk from the main building is the Wharf 7 exhibit of all kinds of small vessels which have been used off the coast of Sydney.
The real attraction of this museum is the replica of James Cook's HMB Endeavour. Visitors can go on board and see the inside of the ship, the personal items of the crew and learn about the way of life on board. It is possible to go on sailing trips on the Endeavour. A number of other vessels are docked at the museum and can be seen and even boarded in most cases. You can see a submarine, tall ship, patrol boat and destroyers among other vessels.
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Maritime Museum station
Located in Darling Harbor this museum holds the relics, documents and seafaring crafts of Australian maritime history. The museum was constructed over 20 years ago as part of a redevelopment program in the harbor. The site was a commerce and transport hub when the country was first being established and many immigrants arrived here by ship. The once commercial harbor became redundant when new cargo technologies were introduced and traffic moved to Botany Bay. Darling Harbour was transformed into a recreational and tourist district.
The museum has a number of permanent exhibitions as well as regular temporary exhibitions. Among the permanent exhibitions is Navigators: Charting Paths of Discovery to Australia. This exhibition takes you through the history of navigation. On the gallery ceiling are a constellation of stars reminding us of the earliest method of navigation. This exhibition includes a piece from Captain Cook's ship, recovered artifacts from Dutch shipwrecks and the museum's oldest artifact the 1602 Blaeu celestial globe. Another exhibition highlights the Australian navy. Real helicopters "fly" above the exhibits. You can look into a sailor's ditty box from the 1920s, learn about famous battles, rescue operations, submarines, navy uniforms, medals and learn about famous battle ships. The exhibits are relatively hands-on and you can explore the inside of a submarine. The Passengers exhibition highlights the challenges facing new immigrants who made the journey to Australia. Watermarks is a fun exhibit exploring the water and beach loving culture of Australia including surf boards and bikinis! There is an exhibit about the relationship between Australia and the USA and their many historic maritime collaborations. The museum exhibit, Eora First People explores the culture of the Gadigal people who were the first inhabitants of this area. A few minutes' walk from the main building is the Wharf 7 exhibit of all kinds of small vessels which have been used off the coast of Sydney.
The real attraction of this museum is the replica of James Cook's HMB Endeavour. Visitors can go on board and see the inside of the ship, the personal items of the crew and learn about the way of life on board. It is possible to go on sailing trips on the Endeavour. A number of other vessels are docked at the museum and can be seen and even boarded in most cases. You can see a submarine, tall ship, patrol boat and destroyers among other vessels.
Located in the old Ultimo Power Station building adjacent to Darling Harbour, the Powerhouse Museum is the flagship venue of Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS). Its unique and diverse collection spans science, technology, design and decorative arts, engineering, architecture, health and medicine, fashion and contemporary culture.
With a strong focus on creativity and curiosity, a range of 12 permanent exhibitions at the Powerhouse is complemented by a changing program of temporary exhibitions and displays. There are regular tours and demonstrations, performances, workshops, forums and other special events held throughout the Museum.
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Powerhouse Múzeum
500 Harris StLocated in the old Ultimo Power Station building adjacent to Darling Harbour, the Powerhouse Museum is the flagship venue of Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS). Its unique and diverse collection spans science, technology, design and decorative arts, engineering, architecture, health and medicine, fashion and contemporary culture.
With a strong focus on creativity and curiosity, a range of 12 permanent exhibitions at the Powerhouse is complemented by a changing program of temporary exhibitions and displays. There are regular tours and demonstrations, performances, workshops, forums and other special events held throughout the Museum.
Kings Cross Library has a long local history. It was established in 1959 and opened on its current site in 2004. Today it opens 7 days a week.
To become a member complete an online application or fill out a form when you next visit. It is free to join if you are a NSW resident.
Opening hours
Monday and Tuesday: 10am to 7pm
Wednesday to Friday: 10am to 6pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 11am to 4pm
Features
As well as its constantly changing collection of books, CDs and DVDs, Kings Cross Library offers locals:
free wireless internet
public access computer
scanning, printing and photocopying facilities
daily newspapers
a wide collection of newspapers and magazines
weekly rhyme and storytimes
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Kings Cross Library
50-52 Darlinghurst RdKings Cross Library has a long local history. It was established in 1959 and opened on its current site in 2004. Today it opens 7 days a week.
To become a member complete an online application or fill out a form when you next visit. It is free to join if you are a NSW resident.
Opening hours
Monday and Tuesday: 10am to 7pm
Wednesday to Friday: 10am to 6pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 11am to 4pm
Features
As well as its constantly changing collection of books, CDs and DVDs, Kings Cross Library offers locals:
free wireless internet
public access computer
scanning, printing and photocopying facilities
daily newspapers
a wide collection of newspapers and magazines
weekly rhyme and storytimes
Located on one of the world’s most spectacular sites on the edge of Sydney Harbour, the Museum of Contemporary Art opened its doors to the public in November 1991. Established through a bequest by Australian expatriate artist John Power (1881-1943), who left his personal fortune to the University of Sydney to inform and educate Australians about international contemporary visual art, the MCA is dedicated to exhibiting, collecting and interpreting contemporary art.
The vision of the founding Director Leon Paroissien and Chief Curator Bernice Murphy was manifest from its earliest years – a commitment to innovative programming with ground-breaking exhibitions of contemporary art from Australia, the Asia Pacific region and around the world.
In 1998, the first phase of expansion began when the Museum had access to the whole building and created galleries for solo exhibitions by Australian artists. In 2001, the New South Wales Government and the Australia Council replaced the University of Sydney and the Power Bequest as key stakeholders.
A strong emphasis on making the MCA a museum that engages artists with audiences led to a program of significant solo shows by Australian and international artists as well as thematic and group exhibitions. The MCA is a major partner of the Biennale of Sydney. Attendances increased to over 580,000 in 2010, leading to the need for further expansion.
The MCA also sought to engage with audiences beyond the building by developing a program of touring exhibitions and C3West, a collaboration with galleries and non-arts partners in Western Sydney.
Today, the MCA houses an entire floor dedicated to the MCA Collection, offering a major national resource for education and interpretative programs, as well as two floors of galleries for exhibitions. The National Centre for Creative Learning includes a library, digital and multimedia studios, a seminar room and lecture theatre. The MCA also presents new site-specific commissions.
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Kortárs Művészeti Múzeum
140 George StLocated on one of the world’s most spectacular sites on the edge of Sydney Harbour, the Museum of Contemporary Art opened its doors to the public in November 1991. Established through a bequest by Australian expatriate artist John Power (1881-1943), who left his personal fortune to the University of Sydney to inform and educate Australians about international contemporary visual art, the MCA is dedicated to exhibiting, collecting and interpreting contemporary art.
The vision of the founding Director Leon Paroissien and Chief Curator Bernice Murphy was manifest from its earliest years – a commitment to innovative programming with ground-breaking exhibitions of contemporary art from Australia, the Asia Pacific region and around the world.
In 1998, the first phase of expansion began when the Museum had access to the whole building and created galleries for solo exhibitions by Australian artists. In 2001, the New South Wales Government and the Australia Council replaced the University of Sydney and the Power Bequest as key stakeholders.
A strong emphasis on making the MCA a museum that engages artists with audiences led to a program of significant solo shows by Australian and international artists as well as thematic and group exhibitions. The MCA is a major partner of the Biennale of Sydney. Attendances increased to over 580,000 in 2010, leading to the need for further expansion.
The MCA also sought to engage with audiences beyond the building by developing a program of touring exhibitions and C3West, a collaboration with galleries and non-arts partners in Western Sydney.
Today, the MCA houses an entire floor dedicated to the MCA Collection, offering a major national resource for education and interpretative programs, as well as two floors of galleries for exhibitions. The National Centre for Creative Learning includes a library, digital and multimedia studios, a seminar room and lecture theatre. The MCA also presents new site-specific commissions.
Sydney’s listed screen gem The Chauvel has been operating in the historic Paddington Town Hall from 1977. Formerly the Paddington Town Hall ballroom (the fully sprung floor remains under the seats) the Cinema One auditoria boasts a barrel-vaulted ceiling with proscenium arch stage. The cinema has long been the spiritual home of Australian film culture, a gathering place for true film lovers to share their passion for the best of independent and world cinema.
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Palace Chauvel Cinema
249 Oxford StSydney’s listed screen gem The Chauvel has been operating in the historic Paddington Town Hall from 1977. Formerly the Paddington Town Hall ballroom (the fully sprung floor remains under the seats) the Cinema One auditoria boasts a barrel-vaulted ceiling with proscenium arch stage. The cinema has long been the spiritual home of Australian film culture, a gathering place for true film lovers to share their passion for the best of independent and world cinema.
Our vision 'Theatre without borders' is put into action every day as we perform in Sydney, around the country and around the world; as we partner with other organisations and other art form practitioners to explore the edges of theatre practice; and as we continue to inspire theatre appreciation and participation not only in theatres but schools, community halls - wherever people get together.
Beyond its creative ambitions as an artistic entity, the Company is also mindful of its place as a leading Australian arts organisation. Our position and scale challenge us to promote the place of art in Australian society through advocacy and the activation of our networks. We provide experiences to audiences, but we also want to help build ongoing artistic capacity amongst the individuals and communities with which we interact. We play a part in making a creative, forward-thinking and sociable future by engaging with young people, students and teachers. And we also celebrate and explore the traditional role of theatre as a place for the discussion of the great ideas of the day.
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Sydney Theatre Company
15 Hickson RdOur vision 'Theatre without borders' is put into action every day as we perform in Sydney, around the country and around the world; as we partner with other organisations and other art form practitioners to explore the edges of theatre practice; and as we continue to inspire theatre appreciation and participation not only in theatres but schools, community halls - wherever people get together.
Beyond its creative ambitions as an artistic entity, the Company is also mindful of its place as a leading Australian arts organisation. Our position and scale challenge us to promote the place of art in Australian society through advocacy and the activation of our networks. We provide experiences to audiences, but we also want to help build ongoing artistic capacity amongst the individuals and communities with which we interact. We play a part in making a creative, forward-thinking and sociable future by engaging with young people, students and teachers. And we also celebrate and explore the traditional role of theatre as a place for the discussion of the great ideas of the day.
Unique in design and location, City Recital Hall is a world class performance space specifically designed for superb acoustics. The Hall was established in 1999 as Sydney’s only purpose built, performance space in the heart of the city. With unique its architecture City Recital Hall is renowned for its quality of sound and elegant design with audiences.
This finely tuned recital hall was created with a focus on quality of sound to enhance enjoyment of audiences, soloists, chamber ensembles, contemporary bands, popular music as well as talks and debates.
With a rich and diverse program of events throughout the year, ranging from symphony orchestras to world music, opera to contemporary bands, chamber music to festival events, there is sure to be something in the program for everyone!
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City Recital Hall
2 Angel PlUnique in design and location, City Recital Hall is a world class performance space specifically designed for superb acoustics. The Hall was established in 1999 as Sydney’s only purpose built, performance space in the heart of the city. With unique its architecture City Recital Hall is renowned for its quality of sound and elegant design with audiences.
This finely tuned recital hall was created with a focus on quality of sound to enhance enjoyment of audiences, soloists, chamber ensembles, contemporary bands, popular music as well as talks and debates.
With a rich and diverse program of events throughout the year, ranging from symphony orchestras to world music, opera to contemporary bands, chamber music to festival events, there is sure to be something in the program for everyone!
Australian Theatre for Young People is the national youth theatre company. We exist to connect young people with the professional theatre industry locally, regionally and nationally. It’s the principle on which the company was founded in 1963. It’s what drives us today.
Australian Theatre for Young People specialises in integrating professional theatre practice with supportive youth theatre process. We love working with all levels of the arts industry, from the most celebrated national companies to the smallest youth theatres. Our work supports young people from their first theatre experience to their first professional production.
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Australian Theatre for Young People
13A William StAustralian Theatre for Young People is the national youth theatre company. We exist to connect young people with the professional theatre industry locally, regionally and nationally. It’s the principle on which the company was founded in 1963. It’s what drives us today.
Australian Theatre for Young People specialises in integrating professional theatre practice with supportive youth theatre process. We love working with all levels of the arts industry, from the most celebrated national companies to the smallest youth theatres. Our work supports young people from their first theatre experience to their first professional production.
Sydney Dance Company is a legendary force in Australian contemporary dance. Its performances have appeared on the great dance stages of the world, from the Sydney Opera House in Australia, to the Joyce Theatre in New York, the Grand in Shanghai and the Stanislavsky in Moscow.
Its dancers have left audiences breathless, it has presented Australian art to the world, and brought the world to Australia.
Dance in Australia would be inconceivable without it.
Actively creating and touring new work under the Artistic Directorship of Rafael Bonachela, the Company maintains an ensemble of 16 exceptional dancers. Programs of dance include works by Bonachela and by guest choreographers including Jacopo Godani, Alexander Ekman and Gideon Obarzanek, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and with composers 48nord and Ezio Bosso.
Sydney Dance Company has its origins in a group founded in 1969 by dancer Suzanne Musitz. Soon known as The Dance Company (NSW), from 1975-1976 the Company was directed by Dutch choreographer Jaap Flier, before the appointment of Australian choreographer Graeme Murphy in 1976. In 1979 Murphy and his partner Janet Vernon instituted the defining name change to Sydney Dance Company and proceeded to lead it for a remarkable 30 years. Murphy and his collaborators created work that enthralled audiences in Australia and in extensive international touring, including being the first western contemporary dance company to perform in the People’s Republic of China.
Sydney Dance Company has been led since 2009 by Spanish-born Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela. Over the past five years the Company has cemented its reputation as a creative powerhouse, with an acclaimed group of dancers presenting new work by Bonachela and other choreographers, designers, composers and musicians. The Company has expanded its reach into the towns and cities it visits with work for schools and local dancers.
Since 1985 the Company has been a resident of the purpose-built studios at The Wharf in Sydney’s Walsh Bay, minutes from the city’s famed Bridge and Opera House. Its studios offer the largest public dance classes in Australia, with nearly 80,000 attendances annually. In 2014 a Pre-Professional Year course was launched, offering students the chance to work with some of Australia’s most successful and award winning choreographers and educators.
Sydney Dance Company’s DancED program is a national initiative supporting dance education for all ages, through strategic curriculum relevant programs for primary and secondary students and career focused study for pre-professional dancers and university graduates. DancED connects schools, teachers and students to leading professionals in the dance industry, providing invaluable insight, opportunities and role models.
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Sydney Dance Cafe
17 Hickson RoadSydney Dance Company is a legendary force in Australian contemporary dance. Its performances have appeared on the great dance stages of the world, from the Sydney Opera House in Australia, to the Joyce Theatre in New York, the Grand in Shanghai and the Stanislavsky in Moscow.
Its dancers have left audiences breathless, it has presented Australian art to the world, and brought the world to Australia.
Dance in Australia would be inconceivable without it.
Actively creating and touring new work under the Artistic Directorship of Rafael Bonachela, the Company maintains an ensemble of 16 exceptional dancers. Programs of dance include works by Bonachela and by guest choreographers including Jacopo Godani, Alexander Ekman and Gideon Obarzanek, as well as collaborations with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and with composers 48nord and Ezio Bosso.
Sydney Dance Company has its origins in a group founded in 1969 by dancer Suzanne Musitz. Soon known as The Dance Company (NSW), from 1975-1976 the Company was directed by Dutch choreographer Jaap Flier, before the appointment of Australian choreographer Graeme Murphy in 1976. In 1979 Murphy and his partner Janet Vernon instituted the defining name change to Sydney Dance Company and proceeded to lead it for a remarkable 30 years. Murphy and his collaborators created work that enthralled audiences in Australia and in extensive international touring, including being the first western contemporary dance company to perform in the People’s Republic of China.
Sydney Dance Company has been led since 2009 by Spanish-born Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela. Over the past five years the Company has cemented its reputation as a creative powerhouse, with an acclaimed group of dancers presenting new work by Bonachela and other choreographers, designers, composers and musicians. The Company has expanded its reach into the towns and cities it visits with work for schools and local dancers.
Since 1985 the Company has been a resident of the purpose-built studios at The Wharf in Sydney’s Walsh Bay, minutes from the city’s famed Bridge and Opera House. Its studios offer the largest public dance classes in Australia, with nearly 80,000 attendances annually. In 2014 a Pre-Professional Year course was launched, offering students the chance to work with some of Australia’s most successful and award winning choreographers and educators.
Sydney Dance Company’s DancED program is a national initiative supporting dance education for all ages, through strategic curriculum relevant programs for primary and secondary students and career focused study for pre-professional dancers and university graduates. DancED connects schools, teachers and students to leading professionals in the dance industry, providing invaluable insight, opportunities and role models.
Beautiful against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour, the iconic Sydney Opera House is a thriving hub of art, culture and history. It's one of the world's most distinctive buildings, attracting millions of visitors from all over the world. Experience all that the Sydney Opera House has to offer by taking a guided tour, watching a show, and enjoying a cocktail beside the harbour at the Opera Bar as the sun sets over this stunning triumph of architecture and design.
Get up close and personal by taking a guided, behind-the-scenes Sydney Opera House tour. The Sydney Opera House Tour will give you an introduction to the history behind this building, as well as showcasing all the theatre spaces where over 1,600 performances happen every year. This tour runs daily, and runs for approximately 1 hour.
Alternatively, The Backstage Tour is a must for anyone who wants to discover secrets about what really goes on behind the scenes at the Sydney Opera House. Lasting for 2 hours, this tour will let you peek behind the curtain to discover the dramas and the mysteries of Australia's most celebrated theatre.
If you happen to be in Sydney around early June you may catch the Vivid Sydney festival. The festival transforms Sydney with fantastic arrays of light, music and ideas.
Of course, one of the best ways to experience the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. Don't be fooled by the World Heritage-listed building’s name - Sydney's premier venue is not just for operas, but for ballets, plays, pop music, symphonies, comedy, contemporary dance, musical theatre and much more. Enjoy the spectacular views and a delicious drink at the Opera Bar.
Finally, no trip to the Sydney Opera House would be complete without a stroll around the Royal Botanic Garden. Take a picnic basket, lie down in the grass and make the most of Sydney's gorgeous harbour views and sunny weather.
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Sydney Operaház
Beautiful against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour, the iconic Sydney Opera House is a thriving hub of art, culture and history. It's one of the world's most distinctive buildings, attracting millions of visitors from all over the world. Experience all that the Sydney Opera House has to offer by taking a guided tour, watching a show, and enjoying a cocktail beside the harbour at the Opera Bar as the sun sets over this stunning triumph of architecture and design.
Get up close and personal by taking a guided, behind-the-scenes Sydney Opera House tour. The Sydney Opera House Tour will give you an introduction to the history behind this building, as well as showcasing all the theatre spaces where over 1,600 performances happen every year. This tour runs daily, and runs for approximately 1 hour.
Alternatively, The Backstage Tour is a must for anyone who wants to discover secrets about what really goes on behind the scenes at the Sydney Opera House. Lasting for 2 hours, this tour will let you peek behind the curtain to discover the dramas and the mysteries of Australia's most celebrated theatre.
If you happen to be in Sydney around early June you may catch the Vivid Sydney festival. The festival transforms Sydney with fantastic arrays of light, music and ideas.
Of course, one of the best ways to experience the Sydney Opera House is to see a show. Don't be fooled by the World Heritage-listed building’s name - Sydney's premier venue is not just for operas, but for ballets, plays, pop music, symphonies, comedy, contemporary dance, musical theatre and much more. Enjoy the spectacular views and a delicious drink at the Opera Bar.
Finally, no trip to the Sydney Opera House would be complete without a stroll around the Royal Botanic Garden. Take a picnic basket, lie down in the grass and make the most of Sydney's gorgeous harbour views and sunny weather.
Bangarra is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, widely acclaimed nationally and around the world for its powerful dancing, distinctive theatrical voice and utterly unique soundscapes, music and design.
Led by Artistic Director Stephen Page, we celebrated our 25th anniversary in 2014 and achieved our highest box office results since the company’s inception.
Our dance technique is forged from over 40,000 years of culture, infused with contemporary movement. The company’s 17 dancers are professionally trained, dynamic artists who represent the pinnacle of Australian dance. Each has a proud Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage, from various places across the country.
Our relationships with Indigenous communities are the heart of Bangarra, with our repertoire created on country and stories gathered from respected community Elders. It’s this inherent connection to our land and people that makes us unique and enjoyed by audiences from remote Australian regional centres to New York.
Bangarra’s annual program includes a national tour of a world premiere work, performed in Australia’s most iconic venues; a regional tour allowing audiences outside of capital cities the opportunity to experience Bangarra, and an international tour to maintain our global reputation for excellence.
Complementing these tours are education programs, workshops and special performances and projects, planting the seeds for the next generation of performers and storytellers.
Authentic storytelling, outstanding technique and deeply moving performances are Bangarra’s unique signature.
Bangarra Dance Theatre
15 Hickson RoadBangarra is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, widely acclaimed nationally and around the world for its powerful dancing, distinctive theatrical voice and utterly unique soundscapes, music and design.
Led by Artistic Director Stephen Page, we celebrated our 25th anniversary in 2014 and achieved our highest box office results since the company’s inception.
Our dance technique is forged from over 40,000 years of culture, infused with contemporary movement. The company’s 17 dancers are professionally trained, dynamic artists who represent the pinnacle of Australian dance. Each has a proud Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage, from various places across the country.
Our relationships with Indigenous communities are the heart of Bangarra, with our repertoire created on country and stories gathered from respected community Elders. It’s this inherent connection to our land and people that makes us unique and enjoyed by audiences from remote Australian regional centres to New York.
Bangarra’s annual program includes a national tour of a world premiere work, performed in Australia’s most iconic venues; a regional tour allowing audiences outside of capital cities the opportunity to experience Bangarra, and an international tour to maintain our global reputation for excellence.
Complementing these tours are education programs, workshops and special performances and projects, planting the seeds for the next generation of performers and storytellers.
Authentic storytelling, outstanding technique and deeply moving performances are Bangarra’s unique signature.
Featuring a sleek and modern interior, the Verona screens a carefully considered programme, encompassing the best in international cinema – whether it be art-house, quality commercial, documentary or edgy independent filmmaking. The Palace Verona is where you'll see the latest from the Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, Mia Hansen-Løve, Andrey Zyvagintsev, Jim Jarmusch, Stephen Frears and P.T. Anderson.
Fully-Licensed Wine & Espresso Bar
Enjoy fresh premium Lavazza coffee prepared by our experiences baristas or choose from a great variety of food and drinks including local and international premium wine & beer, handmade Connoisseur choc tops, healthy choice popcorn cooked in olive oil and more.
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Palace Verona
17 Oxford StFeaturing a sleek and modern interior, the Verona screens a carefully considered programme, encompassing the best in international cinema – whether it be art-house, quality commercial, documentary or edgy independent filmmaking. The Palace Verona is where you'll see the latest from the Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, Mia Hansen-Løve, Andrey Zyvagintsev, Jim Jarmusch, Stephen Frears and P.T. Anderson.
Fully-Licensed Wine & Espresso Bar
Enjoy fresh premium Lavazza coffee prepared by our experiences baristas or choose from a great variety of food and drinks including local and international premium wine & beer, handmade Connoisseur choc tops, healthy choice popcorn cooked in olive oil and more.
Located on the promenade leading towards the Sydney Opera House, Dendy Opera Quays overlooks the spectacular Sydney Harbour.
Proven to be Sydney's premier cinema venue, Dendy Opera Quays contains three state-of-the-art cinemas, fitted with Dolby Digital sound systems and luxury seating.
Why not take advantage of our fully licensed cinema? Enjoy our carefully selected Australian wines & beer whilst you watch the film! With stylish decor and wheelchair access to all three cinemas, Opera Quays has become the favourite venue for lovers of fine films and dedicated art-house cinema goers. Dendy Opera Quays is also an ideal venue for corporate presentations, video conferences and private hire with the use of the digital video projector.
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Dendy Cinemas Opera Quays
1 Macquarie StLocated on the promenade leading towards the Sydney Opera House, Dendy Opera Quays overlooks the spectacular Sydney Harbour.
Proven to be Sydney's premier cinema venue, Dendy Opera Quays contains three state-of-the-art cinemas, fitted with Dolby Digital sound systems and luxury seating.
Why not take advantage of our fully licensed cinema? Enjoy our carefully selected Australian wines & beer whilst you watch the film! With stylish decor and wheelchair access to all three cinemas, Opera Quays has become the favourite venue for lovers of fine films and dedicated art-house cinema goers. Dendy Opera Quays is also an ideal venue for corporate presentations, video conferences and private hire with the use of the digital video projector.
Sydney Lyric is the place to experience musicals, theatre, concerts, opera and ballet.
Sydney Lyric has an over 15-year history of welcoming legendary performers from all over the world.
Bon Jovi, Michael Crawford, Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Al Pacino have all graced the stage of Sydney's premier live entertainment address.
The Producers, Matilda The Musical, Phantom of the Opera, Oliver, Mamma Mia and the world premiere of Priscilla Queen of The Desert are all musicals that have been dazzling audiences for years!
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Sydney Lyric Színház
55 Pirrama RdSydney Lyric is the place to experience musicals, theatre, concerts, opera and ballet.
Sydney Lyric has an over 15-year history of welcoming legendary performers from all over the world.
Bon Jovi, Michael Crawford, Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Al Pacino have all graced the stage of Sydney's premier live entertainment address.
The Producers, Matilda The Musical, Phantom of the Opera, Oliver, Mamma Mia and the world premiere of Priscilla Queen of The Desert are all musicals that have been dazzling audiences for years!
One building.
Six hundred people.
Thousands of stories.
When the Nimrod Theatre building in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, was threatened with redevelopment in 1984, more than 600 people – ardent theatre lovers together with arts, entertainment and media professionals – formed a syndicate to buy the building and save this unique performance space in innercity Sydney.
Thirty years later, under Artistic Director Eamon Flack and Executive Director Brenna Hobson, Belvoir engages Australia’s most prominent and promising playwrights, directors, actors and designers to realise an annual season of work that is dynamic, challenging and visionary. As well as performing at home, Belvoir regularly takes to the road, touring both nationally and internationally.
Both the Upstairs and Downstairs stages at Belvoir St Theatre have nurtured the talents of many renowned Australian artists: actors including Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Jacqui McKenzie, Toby Schmitz, Robyn Nevin, Deb Mailman and Richard Roxburgh; writers such as Tommy Murphy, Rita Kalnejais, Lally Katz and Kate Mulvany; directors including Simon Stone, Anne-Louise Sarks, Benedict Andrews, Wesley Enoch, Rachael Maza and former Belvoir Artistic Director Neil Armfield.
Belvoir’s position as one of Australia’s most innovative and acclaimed theatre companies has been determined by such landmark productions as The Glass Menagerie, Angels in America, The Wild Duck, The Diary of a Madman, The Blind Giant is Dancing, The Book of Everything , Cloudstreet, Keating!, Parramatta Girls, Exit the King, The Alchemist, Hamlet, Waiting for Godot, The Sapphires, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Stuff Happens and Medea.
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Belvoir Street Theatre
25 Belvoir StOne building.
Six hundred people.
Thousands of stories.
When the Nimrod Theatre building in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, was threatened with redevelopment in 1984, more than 600 people – ardent theatre lovers together with arts, entertainment and media professionals – formed a syndicate to buy the building and save this unique performance space in innercity Sydney.
Thirty years later, under Artistic Director Eamon Flack and Executive Director Brenna Hobson, Belvoir engages Australia’s most prominent and promising playwrights, directors, actors and designers to realise an annual season of work that is dynamic, challenging and visionary. As well as performing at home, Belvoir regularly takes to the road, touring both nationally and internationally.
Both the Upstairs and Downstairs stages at Belvoir St Theatre have nurtured the talents of many renowned Australian artists: actors including Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Jacqui McKenzie, Toby Schmitz, Robyn Nevin, Deb Mailman and Richard Roxburgh; writers such as Tommy Murphy, Rita Kalnejais, Lally Katz and Kate Mulvany; directors including Simon Stone, Anne-Louise Sarks, Benedict Andrews, Wesley Enoch, Rachael Maza and former Belvoir Artistic Director Neil Armfield.
Belvoir’s position as one of Australia’s most innovative and acclaimed theatre companies has been determined by such landmark productions as The Glass Menagerie, Angels in America, The Wild Duck, The Diary of a Madman, The Blind Giant is Dancing, The Book of Everything , Cloudstreet, Keating!, Parramatta Girls, Exit the King, The Alchemist, Hamlet, Waiting for Godot, The Sapphires, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Stuff Happens and Medea.
A gorgeous underground lair in Surry Hills harks back to the age of refined moviegoing
It was one of the most exciting new movie theatre openings in Sydney since, well, the golden age of cinema itself. Since 2013, the Golden Age Cinema and Bar has been the much-loved swank basement occupant inside the stunning Art Deco Paramount building on Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills.
The building was constructed in 1940 as the offices of Paramount Pictures, with a basement theatrette for the previewing of movies to cinema owners. The space was utilised during World War II for the screening of news reels and informational films for the military. In its time, the building has been visited by such Hollywood stars as Bob Hope and Charlton Heston.
The creators of Melbourne's Rooftop Cinema – Barry, Bob and Chris Barton – tried for many years to launch a similar rooftop project on top of the Paramount building. Frustrated by local residents' objections, they opted instead to convert the old screening room into a 60-seat cinema with an adjoining bar. Cinema seats from the 1940s were located in Switzerland and were installed in the space. Two vintage projectors remain on the premises, although the new cinema utilises a digital projector. As the boutique Golden Age Cinema, it screens both classic films and new releases as programmed by Kate Jinx, host of FBi's Picture Show.
Alongside fine wines, high-quality cinema snacks are offered in the adjoining bar – expect the best sundaes ever – and chefs will pair menus with films. The building also houses Paramount Coffee Project, from the owners of Reuben Hills, and Tokyo Bike has also made its new home in the building.
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Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth StA gorgeous underground lair in Surry Hills harks back to the age of refined moviegoing
It was one of the most exciting new movie theatre openings in Sydney since, well, the golden age of cinema itself. Since 2013, the Golden Age Cinema and Bar has been the much-loved swank basement occupant inside the stunning Art Deco Paramount building on Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills.
The building was constructed in 1940 as the offices of Paramount Pictures, with a basement theatrette for the previewing of movies to cinema owners. The space was utilised during World War II for the screening of news reels and informational films for the military. In its time, the building has been visited by such Hollywood stars as Bob Hope and Charlton Heston.
The creators of Melbourne's Rooftop Cinema – Barry, Bob and Chris Barton – tried for many years to launch a similar rooftop project on top of the Paramount building. Frustrated by local residents' objections, they opted instead to convert the old screening room into a 60-seat cinema with an adjoining bar. Cinema seats from the 1940s were located in Switzerland and were installed in the space. Two vintage projectors remain on the premises, although the new cinema utilises a digital projector. As the boutique Golden Age Cinema, it screens both classic films and new releases as programmed by Kate Jinx, host of FBi's Picture Show.
Alongside fine wines, high-quality cinema snacks are offered in the adjoining bar – expect the best sundaes ever – and chefs will pair menus with films. The building also houses Paramount Coffee Project, from the owners of Reuben Hills, and Tokyo Bike has also made its new home in the building.
Sydney's State Theatre is a monument to another age; with elements of Gothic, Italianate and Art Deco design, this theatre itself offers a spectacle to rival the on-stage action. Hosting every kind of show from theatre to comedy to film (the Sydney Film Festival takes the venue over in June) and music, there's something to suit every taste. For glorious nostalgia, pick something along traditional lines, so the venue and performance work together.
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Állami Színház
49 Market StSydney's State Theatre is a monument to another age; with elements of Gothic, Italianate and Art Deco design, this theatre itself offers a spectacle to rival the on-stage action. Hosting every kind of show from theatre to comedy to film (the Sydney Film Festival takes the venue over in June) and music, there's something to suit every taste. For glorious nostalgia, pick something along traditional lines, so the venue and performance work together.
Formerly the home of the now-defunct Nimrod Theatre Company, the Stables now host this state's foremost champion of new Australian writing for stage: Griffin Theatre Company. Renovated in 2010, the building nevertheless retains the original 120-seat theatre with its kite-shaped stage, one of the best venues for getting close to the action. Griffin Theatre Company produces between four and five shows each year, and hosts roughly the same number in its Griffin Independent program, showcasing independent and interstate companies.
The annual Griffin Award for the best unproduced new Australian play is also an important event in the local calendar.
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Griffin Theatre Company
13 Craigend StFormerly the home of the now-defunct Nimrod Theatre Company, the Stables now host this state's foremost champion of new Australian writing for stage: Griffin Theatre Company. Renovated in 2010, the building nevertheless retains the original 120-seat theatre with its kite-shaped stage, one of the best venues for getting close to the action. Griffin Theatre Company produces between four and five shows each year, and hosts roughly the same number in its Griffin Independent program, showcasing independent and interstate companies.
The annual Griffin Award for the best unproduced new Australian play is also an important event in the local calendar.
Over the years, the well-worn boards of the Old Fitz' theatre have been trodden by a mix of Sydney stars and stars-in-the-making, including Tim Minchin, Brendan Cowell, Toby Schmitz and Ewen Leslie. The current resident company is Redline Productions (actors Andrew Henry and Sean Hawkins and producer Vanessa Wright) who took over in late 2014 with a program of independent theatre shows.
The Old Fitzroy Theatre is accessed through The Old Fitzroy Hotel.
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The Old Fitzroy Hotel
129 Dowling StOver the years, the well-worn boards of the Old Fitz' theatre have been trodden by a mix of Sydney stars and stars-in-the-making, including Tim Minchin, Brendan Cowell, Toby Schmitz and Ewen Leslie. The current resident company is Redline Productions (actors Andrew Henry and Sean Hawkins and producer Vanessa Wright) who took over in late 2014 with a program of independent theatre shows.
The Old Fitzroy Theatre is accessed through The Old Fitzroy Hotel.
Located amid the flurry and culinary excitement of Sydney's Chinatown, the Capitol Theatre hosts long-running blockbuster musicals such as The Lion King, Wicked and Les Miserables. It's also one of Sydney's most beautiful theatres: the 1892 exterior (originally the home of Belmore Markets) belies an opulent interior designed by John Eberson in the briefly popular American style of 'atmospheric theatre'. The auditorium itself was designed to create the illusion that one is sitting in a twilight amphiteatre.
The Capitol opened in 1928, at which time The Sydney Morning Herald wrote of the interiors: "One seemed to have stepped from under the dull skies of everyday life and passed into an enchanted region where the depth of the blue heavens had something magical about it and something heavily exotic, clouds passed lightly over then stars began to twinkle.”
A heritage order in the 1980s saw the theatre restored to its original splendour and updated for modern theatricla demands, ahead of its re-opening in 1995.
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Capitol Színház
13 Campbell StLocated amid the flurry and culinary excitement of Sydney's Chinatown, the Capitol Theatre hosts long-running blockbuster musicals such as The Lion King, Wicked and Les Miserables. It's also one of Sydney's most beautiful theatres: the 1892 exterior (originally the home of Belmore Markets) belies an opulent interior designed by John Eberson in the briefly popular American style of 'atmospheric theatre'. The auditorium itself was designed to create the illusion that one is sitting in a twilight amphiteatre.
The Capitol opened in 1928, at which time The Sydney Morning Herald wrote of the interiors: "One seemed to have stepped from under the dull skies of everyday life and passed into an enchanted region where the depth of the blue heavens had something magical about it and something heavily exotic, clouds passed lightly over then stars began to twinkle.”
A heritage order in the 1980s saw the theatre restored to its original splendour and updated for modern theatricla demands, ahead of its re-opening in 1995.
See international blockbusters in one of Sydney's modernist masterpieces.
This Harry Seidler-designed theatre opened in 1976, within the MLC Centre, on the site of the 1875 Theatre Royal. It’s a go-to venue for blockbuster musicals and international productions, including the long-running 2010 Australian production of Jersey Boys, and the touring international production of Driving Miss Daisy starring James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury.
Theatre Royal Sydney
108 King StreetSee international blockbusters in one of Sydney's modernist masterpieces.
This Harry Seidler-designed theatre opened in 1976, within the MLC Centre, on the site of the 1875 Theatre Royal. It’s a go-to venue for blockbuster musicals and international productions, including the long-running 2010 Australian production of Jersey Boys, and the touring international production of Driving Miss Daisy starring James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury.
Old 505 is an artist-run performance space located in the upstairs ballroom of the former Newtown School Of Arts. They have a curated season of theatre, featuring new writing and independent productions.
The Old 505 Theatre
5 Eliza StOld 505 is an artist-run performance space located in the upstairs ballroom of the former Newtown School Of Arts. They have a curated season of theatre, featuring new writing and independent productions.
Tatty décor and a general air of wear-and-tear only add to the charm of one of the longest running theatre companies in NSW. Established in 1932 as a workers’ theatre, the New now has a wide remit ranging across classics, neglected Australian repertoire, contemporary European and American work, gay theatre and musicals. Productions under the auspices of the New Theatre company are amateur, in the sense that the actors are unpaid.
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New Theatre
542 King StTatty décor and a general air of wear-and-tear only add to the charm of one of the longest running theatre companies in NSW. Established in 1932 as a workers’ theatre, the New now has a wide remit ranging across classics, neglected Australian repertoire, contemporary European and American work, gay theatre and musicals. Productions under the auspices of the New Theatre company are amateur, in the sense that the actors are unpaid.
The State Library is essentially two libraries in one: the State Reference Library provides access to five million books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, paintings, architectural plans, relics and extensive online content (eg eBooks) and other media stored over five floors below ground; while the 1910 Mitchell Wing (closed Sundays) holds the world’s greatest collection of Australiana, including James Cook’s original journals and the log book of Captain Bligh.
The latter wing has fine bronze bas-relief doors depicting Aboriginal peoples and European explorers, a grand mosaic and terrazzo vestibule, stained-glass windows and extensive amounts of Australian stone and timber. Its Shakespeare Room is a fine example of mock-Tudor style, with a ceiling modelled on Cardinal Wolsey’s closet in Hampton Court and stained glass windows depicting the ‘seven ages of man’.
Head to the Marie Bashir Reading Room for the popular Family History Service, which offers free courses to help people trace their family history. Head to the Mitchell Library Reading Room for the Australiana collection and to read Captain James Cook's original journals.
Throughout the year, the Library's exhibitions program highlights its large and fascinating collection of historic and contemporary paintings, photos, maps, memorabilia, manuscripts and rare books.
They also host world-class international exhibitions, including the popular annual World Press Photo and exhibitions from London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
Besides this, there's a substantial weekly program of public events (including readings, discussion panels and talks) and free film screenings, and regular free guided tours of both libraries.
There’s also a café, free WiFi and a fantastic book shop.
Mitchell Library
1 Shakespeare PlaceThe State Library is essentially two libraries in one: the State Reference Library provides access to five million books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, paintings, architectural plans, relics and extensive online content (eg eBooks) and other media stored over five floors below ground; while the 1910 Mitchell Wing (closed Sundays) holds the world’s greatest collection of Australiana, including James Cook’s original journals and the log book of Captain Bligh.
The latter wing has fine bronze bas-relief doors depicting Aboriginal peoples and European explorers, a grand mosaic and terrazzo vestibule, stained-glass windows and extensive amounts of Australian stone and timber. Its Shakespeare Room is a fine example of mock-Tudor style, with a ceiling modelled on Cardinal Wolsey’s closet in Hampton Court and stained glass windows depicting the ‘seven ages of man’.
Head to the Marie Bashir Reading Room for the popular Family History Service, which offers free courses to help people trace their family history. Head to the Mitchell Library Reading Room for the Australiana collection and to read Captain James Cook's original journals.
Throughout the year, the Library's exhibitions program highlights its large and fascinating collection of historic and contemporary paintings, photos, maps, memorabilia, manuscripts and rare books.
They also host world-class international exhibitions, including the popular annual World Press Photo and exhibitions from London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
Besides this, there's a substantial weekly program of public events (including readings, discussion panels and talks) and free film screenings, and regular free guided tours of both libraries.
There’s also a café, free WiFi and a fantastic book shop.
There's little indication of the remarkable contents of the Sydney Jewish Museum on the street side of its heavy Darlinghurst Road doors. But once you step through, the museum opens up to a world of insight and learning, all bundled up in an impressive design.
"The museum has got a well-needed facelift and it's now a vibrant institution, much bigger inside than you ever imagine from outside," says the museum's development and marketing director, Charles Aronson. "It offers a lot more than the history of Jewish people, culture and the Holocaust.
"Of course we look at the Holocaust, the biggest genocide in world history, and it's part of the curriculum in NSW schools, but it's not a question of making people feel sorry for the Jewish people who suffered. The idea of the museum is for it to be used as anti-racism education; it's used to show what happens with bullying. In schools, if they have problems with bullying they bring them here and show them what Hitler did, the ultimate case of bullying in the whole world."
During six months of renovations the building's ground floor was equipped with state-of-the-art presentations looking at Sydney and Australian Jewish history (including paintings by Jewish Australian artists such as two-time Archibald winner Judy Cassab) and the first Jewish cemetery. "It was found under Central Station," says Aronson. "When the Jews came on the first fleet, and there were a few of them, they weren't religious people, but they wanted to be buried Jewish, so they established a cemetery. We have actually found one gravestone dating back to 1842."
Another interesting feature is a mosaic weighing six tonnes, found, in all places, in the toilet of a house in Oatley. "That's nowhere near any part of Jewish Sydney. A guy was pulling up his bathroom floor and it was underneath. It was made by the Melocco brothers [one of whom designed both the altar and crypt floors for St Mary's Cathedral] but we haven't been able to trace more than that."
But the centrepiece of the space is the enormous Star of David covering the floor just as you enter and made in Jerusalem stone - the shape reflected on the four mezzanine levels above. Set against a reproduction of George Street from the 1840s, the result is striking.
Guided tours of the museum are at noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and are about 45 minutes in duration. You can also arrange group tours of two hours with two weeks notice, or make an individual booking for an alternative time. In most cases tours are conducted with Holocaust survivors.
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Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst RdThere's little indication of the remarkable contents of the Sydney Jewish Museum on the street side of its heavy Darlinghurst Road doors. But once you step through, the museum opens up to a world of insight and learning, all bundled up in an impressive design.
"The museum has got a well-needed facelift and it's now a vibrant institution, much bigger inside than you ever imagine from outside," says the museum's development and marketing director, Charles Aronson. "It offers a lot more than the history of Jewish people, culture and the Holocaust.
"Of course we look at the Holocaust, the biggest genocide in world history, and it's part of the curriculum in NSW schools, but it's not a question of making people feel sorry for the Jewish people who suffered. The idea of the museum is for it to be used as anti-racism education; it's used to show what happens with bullying. In schools, if they have problems with bullying they bring them here and show them what Hitler did, the ultimate case of bullying in the whole world."
During six months of renovations the building's ground floor was equipped with state-of-the-art presentations looking at Sydney and Australian Jewish history (including paintings by Jewish Australian artists such as two-time Archibald winner Judy Cassab) and the first Jewish cemetery. "It was found under Central Station," says Aronson. "When the Jews came on the first fleet, and there were a few of them, they weren't religious people, but they wanted to be buried Jewish, so they established a cemetery. We have actually found one gravestone dating back to 1842."
Another interesting feature is a mosaic weighing six tonnes, found, in all places, in the toilet of a house in Oatley. "That's nowhere near any part of Jewish Sydney. A guy was pulling up his bathroom floor and it was underneath. It was made by the Melocco brothers [one of whom designed both the altar and crypt floors for St Mary's Cathedral] but we haven't been able to trace more than that."
But the centrepiece of the space is the enormous Star of David covering the floor just as you enter and made in Jerusalem stone - the shape reflected on the four mezzanine levels above. Set against a reproduction of George Street from the 1840s, the result is striking.
Guided tours of the museum are at noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and are about 45 minutes in duration. You can also arrange group tours of two hours with two weeks notice, or make an individual booking for an alternative time. In most cases tours are conducted with Holocaust survivors.
This 1,600-seat Art Deco landmark has seating and a mezzanine, and plays host to a wide range of shows – everything from rowdy band gigs to giant dance parties and stand-up comedy revues. Spill onto Enmore Road for dinner and a drink after.
Keen on a kick on? The Town Hall Hotel is the spiritual home of grungy rockers and indie kids in Newtown and is open until late every night.
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The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore RdThis 1,600-seat Art Deco landmark has seating and a mezzanine, and plays host to a wide range of shows – everything from rowdy band gigs to giant dance parties and stand-up comedy revues. Spill onto Enmore Road for dinner and a drink after.
Keen on a kick on? The Town Hall Hotel is the spiritual home of grungy rockers and indie kids in Newtown and is open until late every night.
Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is the leading museum of art in New South Wales and Sydney, and one of Australia's foremost cultural institutions. It holds significant collections of Australian, European and Asian art, and presents nearly 40 exhibitions annually. Every Wednesday night it opens its doors until 10pm for the Art After Hours program; catch lectures, workshops, celebrity talks, film screenings – or check out the exhibitions. If you're hungry, check out Matt Moran's new restaurant Chiswick at the Gallery.
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New South Wales-i Művészeti Galéria
Art Gallery RoadEstablished in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is the leading museum of art in New South Wales and Sydney, and one of Australia's foremost cultural institutions. It holds significant collections of Australian, European and Asian art, and presents nearly 40 exhibitions annually. Every Wednesday night it opens its doors until 10pm for the Art After Hours program; catch lectures, workshops, celebrity talks, film screenings – or check out the exhibitions. If you're hungry, check out Matt Moran's new restaurant Chiswick at the Gallery.
Parks & Nature
Sydney's most famous garden, perfect for a walk, run, picnic or a relaxing snooze the sun.
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Sydney Királyi Botanikus Kert
Mrs Macquaries RoadSydney's most famous garden, perfect for a walk, run, picnic or a relaxing snooze the sun.
$6 entry to this walled chinese garden featuring pavillions, exotic plants, ponds, waterfalls and a teahouse.
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Kínai Barátság Kertje
Cnr Harbour St$6 entry to this walled chinese garden featuring pavillions, exotic plants, ponds, waterfalls and a teahouse.
Barangaroo Reserve is Sydney's newest harbourside park, resonating with Aboriginal significance and maritime history.
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Barangaroo Point Park
Barangaroo Reserve is Sydney's newest harbourside park, resonating with Aboriginal significance and maritime history.
Hop on a train to the Blue Mountains....the zig zag and scenic railways are fantastic!
Go on a walk to Wentworth Falls or have lunch at the gorgeous little town of Leura.
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Blue Mountains
Hop on a train to the Blue Mountains....the zig zag and scenic railways are fantastic!
Go on a walk to Wentworth Falls or have lunch at the gorgeous little town of Leura.
Just a stones throw away this park is perfect for a short stroll with a coffee from one the surrounding cafes.
Beautiful views of the harbour and a little wharf where you can purchase dumplings and rice paper rolls.
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Beare Park
Ithaca RoadJust a stones throw away this park is perfect for a short stroll with a coffee from one the surrounding cafes.
Beautiful views of the harbour and a little wharf where you can purchase dumplings and rice paper rolls.
This park is home to the Rushcutters Bay Marina, great for exercising.
There is a little kiosk to grab a coffee and or a bite to eat.
You can also go to yacht club for lunch and dinner.
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Rushcutters Bay Park
2A New South Head RdThis park is home to the Rushcutters Bay Marina, great for exercising.
There is a little kiosk to grab a coffee and or a bite to eat.
You can also go to yacht club for lunch and dinner.
Hyde Park is Australia’s oldest park. It’s also one of the most well-known. With just over 16 hectares of wide open space in the heart of central Sydney, there is no shortage of lush grass if you want to claim a small piece of land for an impromptu picnic, or simply have a seat and take a breather. You’ll always be able to spot sunbathers clustered around in twos and threes, lazily soaking up the sun’s rays. There are also plenty of benches in the park if you want to put your feet up without ruining your Sunday best!
As well as some serious grass acreage, Hyde Park is home to hundreds of big, leafy trees that offer cool shade for a break from the sun.
Park Street splits the park in half and the 2 sections are officially referred to as Hyde Park north and Hyde Park south.
Several monuments stand guard in Hyde Park north, the most notable of which is the Archibald Fountain, a gift from JF Archibald, who also gave Sydney the Archibald Prize for portraits. You can’t miss the fountain. Look for the big water feature dripping in ancient mythology. A bronze Apollo is surrounded by horses’ heads, dolphins and tortoises.
History buffs, veterans and their families should head to Hyde Park south, where they’ll find the Anzac Memorial and the Pool of Reflection, among other monuments and statues.
Parties and special events find a spot in the park throughout the year. It has hosted the Sydney Food and Wine Fair, the launch of NAIDOC, the week-long Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander celebration, and quite a few pop-up events for the renowned Sydney Festival.
Hyde Park is accessible and public toilets are available. You’re also spoilt for choice when it comes to public transport options to the park. Museum and St James train stations are beneath the park, and you can take your pick of many bus routes, as the park is bordered by several major roads. If you’re cycling in, bike parking is also available. There’s a café if you need a caffeine fix or want to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Hyde Park
Elizabeth StreetHyde Park is Australia’s oldest park. It’s also one of the most well-known. With just over 16 hectares of wide open space in the heart of central Sydney, there is no shortage of lush grass if you want to claim a small piece of land for an impromptu picnic, or simply have a seat and take a breather. You’ll always be able to spot sunbathers clustered around in twos and threes, lazily soaking up the sun’s rays. There are also plenty of benches in the park if you want to put your feet up without ruining your Sunday best!
As well as some serious grass acreage, Hyde Park is home to hundreds of big, leafy trees that offer cool shade for a break from the sun.
Park Street splits the park in half and the 2 sections are officially referred to as Hyde Park north and Hyde Park south.
Several monuments stand guard in Hyde Park north, the most notable of which is the Archibald Fountain, a gift from JF Archibald, who also gave Sydney the Archibald Prize for portraits. You can’t miss the fountain. Look for the big water feature dripping in ancient mythology. A bronze Apollo is surrounded by horses’ heads, dolphins and tortoises.
History buffs, veterans and their families should head to Hyde Park south, where they’ll find the Anzac Memorial and the Pool of Reflection, among other monuments and statues.
Parties and special events find a spot in the park throughout the year. It has hosted the Sydney Food and Wine Fair, the launch of NAIDOC, the week-long Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander celebration, and quite a few pop-up events for the renowned Sydney Festival.
Hyde Park is accessible and public toilets are available. You’re also spoilt for choice when it comes to public transport options to the park. Museum and St James train stations are beneath the park, and you can take your pick of many bus routes, as the park is bordered by several major roads. If you’re cycling in, bike parking is also available. There’s a café if you need a caffeine fix or want to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Centennial Parklands is one of the world's leading public parklands, and in Sydney it is known as 'the lungs of the city'. The Parklands are also some of the most historically and socially significant urban spaces in Australia.
With its diverse environment and network of ponds Centennial Park is the perfect place to watch birds. The range of different landscapes provide food, shelter and nesting places for migratory, nomadic and resident birds species.
Up to 124 native and 18 introduced species of land and water birds have been recorded in Centennial Parklands.
The reed-fringed freshwater ponds, relatively wild areas with long grass and native trees, and Lachlan Swamp provide significant habitat for many native species including possums, birds, bats and turtles.
About 15,000 trees grow in Centennial Parklands. Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queens Park all have many particularly fine examples of Australian figs, evergreen oaks, exotic pines, eucalypts and paperbarks.
Centennial Parklands features a wide array of native and exotic plants that are on display throughout the year.
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Centennial Park
15 Locked BagCentennial Parklands is one of the world's leading public parklands, and in Sydney it is known as 'the lungs of the city'. The Parklands are also some of the most historically and socially significant urban spaces in Australia.
With its diverse environment and network of ponds Centennial Park is the perfect place to watch birds. The range of different landscapes provide food, shelter and nesting places for migratory, nomadic and resident birds species.
Up to 124 native and 18 introduced species of land and water birds have been recorded in Centennial Parklands.
The reed-fringed freshwater ponds, relatively wild areas with long grass and native trees, and Lachlan Swamp provide significant habitat for many native species including possums, birds, bats and turtles.
About 15,000 trees grow in Centennial Parklands. Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queens Park all have many particularly fine examples of Australian figs, evergreen oaks, exotic pines, eucalypts and paperbarks.
Centennial Parklands features a wide array of native and exotic plants that are on display throughout the year.
Jervis Bay’s famous white-sand beaches and clear turquoise waters are amongst the safest and most beautiful in the world.
Coastal, marine and hinterland National Parks offer fantastic bushwalking, cycling tracks, Indigenous culture, camping spots, cliff-top lookouts and maritime heritage.
Teeming with native Australian wildlife, our resident dolphins play in the bay all year round. See kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, wombats, and many rare bird & animal species in the wild.
One of the best places in Australia to witness whales on their annual migrations, humpbacks and southern right whales can be seen both offshore and inside the calmer waters of the bay from June through to November.
The many bay and ocean beaches, lagoons, secret coves and hidden creeks are perfect for swimming, kayaking, boating, fishing, standup paddle boarding and surfing.
Unspoiled coastal and country villages have local produce markets, boutique shops, art galleries and a terrific museum. The area boasts world-class cafes, restaurants, pubs, wine bars and a burgeoning music scene.
Choose from all kinds of quality accommodation from luxury to budget: couples’ retreats, camping (eco-luxury or bush), boutique B&Bs, motels, hotels, cabins and self-catering holiday homes.
Jervis Bay is central to all the South Coast has to offer: Kangaroo Valley, Berry and Ulladulla all the same distance away and we are close to all the south coast wineries.
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Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay’s famous white-sand beaches and clear turquoise waters are amongst the safest and most beautiful in the world.
Coastal, marine and hinterland National Parks offer fantastic bushwalking, cycling tracks, Indigenous culture, camping spots, cliff-top lookouts and maritime heritage.
Teeming with native Australian wildlife, our resident dolphins play in the bay all year round. See kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, wombats, and many rare bird & animal species in the wild.
One of the best places in Australia to witness whales on their annual migrations, humpbacks and southern right whales can be seen both offshore and inside the calmer waters of the bay from June through to November.
The many bay and ocean beaches, lagoons, secret coves and hidden creeks are perfect for swimming, kayaking, boating, fishing, standup paddle boarding and surfing.
Unspoiled coastal and country villages have local produce markets, boutique shops, art galleries and a terrific museum. The area boasts world-class cafes, restaurants, pubs, wine bars and a burgeoning music scene.
Choose from all kinds of quality accommodation from luxury to budget: couples’ retreats, camping (eco-luxury or bush), boutique B&Bs, motels, hotels, cabins and self-catering holiday homes.
Jervis Bay is central to all the South Coast has to offer: Kangaroo Valley, Berry and Ulladulla all the same distance away and we are close to all the south coast wineries.
Paddington Reservoir Gardens is an award-winning venue in the City of Sydney's east that has been completely transformed from its former life.
The reservoir was a vital source of water for the rapidly growing population in the 19th century. It ceased supplying water in 1899 and the site has been through a couple of uses since, including a garage and a petrol station. It is now state heritage-listed.
Hailed as a blend of the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Paddington Reservoir Gardens opened in its current form in 2009.
The project has restored as much of the reservoir’s original framework as possible, and re-imagined the space in a new way. Original brick, timber and iron fixtures were salvaged and the site is fused with contemporary and sustainable elements. It truly is a thrilling blend of old and new.
Stroll through the immaculate gardens and wide boardwalks. There are plenty of places to sit and have a rest. The roof-top features a stunning sunken garden, and vibrant graffiti art has been preserved in the eastern chamber. Hang around until the sun sets if you can, as the lighting detail transforms the space once again.
Paddington Reservoir Gardens won the Australian Award for Urban Design in 2009. The public space has also received the seal of approval from the ABC’s Art Nation (featured in the video on this page) and Gardening Australia. The gardens are accessible and entry is free. Bus routes 378, 382 and 380 stop nearby.
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Paddington Reservoir Gardens
251-255 Oxford StPaddington Reservoir Gardens is an award-winning venue in the City of Sydney's east that has been completely transformed from its former life.
The reservoir was a vital source of water for the rapidly growing population in the 19th century. It ceased supplying water in 1899 and the site has been through a couple of uses since, including a garage and a petrol station. It is now state heritage-listed.
Hailed as a blend of the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Paddington Reservoir Gardens opened in its current form in 2009.
The project has restored as much of the reservoir’s original framework as possible, and re-imagined the space in a new way. Original brick, timber and iron fixtures were salvaged and the site is fused with contemporary and sustainable elements. It truly is a thrilling blend of old and new.
Stroll through the immaculate gardens and wide boardwalks. There are plenty of places to sit and have a rest. The roof-top features a stunning sunken garden, and vibrant graffiti art has been preserved in the eastern chamber. Hang around until the sun sets if you can, as the lighting detail transforms the space once again.
Paddington Reservoir Gardens won the Australian Award for Urban Design in 2009. The public space has also received the seal of approval from the ABC’s Art Nation (featured in the video on this page) and Gardening Australia. The gardens are accessible and entry is free. Bus routes 378, 382 and 380 stop nearby.
Sightseeing
Kiama's famous Blowhole is the largest in the world!
This landmark has attracted people to the region for over 100 years.
Stunning views, picnic areas and a rock pool.
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Kiama világítótorony
Blowhole Point RoadKiama's famous Blowhole is the largest in the world!
This landmark has attracted people to the region for over 100 years.
Stunning views, picnic areas and a rock pool.
Come and see the fantastic views of the city, the harbour and the world famous icon - the Sydney Harbour Bridge!
There are 200 stairs to the Pylon Lookout™, 87 metres above mean sea level, but on the way up there are 3 levels of exhibits where you will discover the history and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the men who built it, and the vision of JJC Bradfield, chief engineer.
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Pylon Kilátó
Sydney Harbour BridgeCome and see the fantastic views of the city, the harbour and the world famous icon - the Sydney Harbour Bridge!
There are 200 stairs to the Pylon Lookout™, 87 metres above mean sea level, but on the way up there are 3 levels of exhibits where you will discover the history and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the men who built it, and the vision of JJC Bradfield, chief engineer.
A stone’s throw from Bennelong Point (using your good arm), the tiny island with the distinctive Martello tower was once a rocky fishing spot known by the Eora people as ‘Mat-te-wan-ye’. Governor Phillip later ingeniously named it ‘Rock Island’, but the name that stuck with the convicts was ‘Pinchgut’, because the isle became something of an isolation cell where prisoners were marooned with little or no food and water. In 1959, it was the focal point of a film made by Ealing Studios, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Nowadays Fort Denison’s a desirable location for fancy dining, proposals, weddings and even fancier NYE parties ($1,000pp).
Island hop? You can take a guided or lone-ranger tour of the island every day. It's not safe to swim the short distance from Garden Island (sharks, ferries); Fort Denison ferries depart Circular Quay and Darling Harbour every 45 minutes.
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Fort Denison Restaurant
A stone’s throw from Bennelong Point (using your good arm), the tiny island with the distinctive Martello tower was once a rocky fishing spot known by the Eora people as ‘Mat-te-wan-ye’. Governor Phillip later ingeniously named it ‘Rock Island’, but the name that stuck with the convicts was ‘Pinchgut’, because the isle became something of an isolation cell where prisoners were marooned with little or no food and water. In 1959, it was the focal point of a film made by Ealing Studios, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Nowadays Fort Denison’s a desirable location for fancy dining, proposals, weddings and even fancier NYE parties ($1,000pp).
Island hop? You can take a guided or lone-ranger tour of the island every day. It's not safe to swim the short distance from Garden Island (sharks, ferries); Fort Denison ferries depart Circular Quay and Darling Harbour every 45 minutes.
The north side's answer to the Bondi to Coogee has multiple access points and great views. The scenic walkway is also split into smaller strolls of between 600m and 2km, all of varying walking grades.
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Manly To Spit Bridge Costal Walk
Reef Beach TrackThe north side's answer to the Bondi to Coogee has multiple access points and great views. The scenic walkway is also split into smaller strolls of between 600m and 2km, all of varying walking grades.
When Time Out has visitors in town this is the hands-down first thing that we recommend they do. Most just do the standard Bondi to Bronte route, but the path through Waverley Cemetery en route to Coogee is the best bit. From Notts Ave, Bondi to Arden St, Coogee. Moderate. 3 hours.
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Bondi-tól Bronte-ig tengerparti sétány
1 Notts AveWhen Time Out has visitors in town this is the hands-down first thing that we recommend they do. Most just do the standard Bondi to Bronte route, but the path through Waverley Cemetery en route to Coogee is the best bit. From Notts Ave, Bondi to Arden St, Coogee. Moderate. 3 hours.
Entertainment & Activities
Located in one of Sydney’s most picturesque parks, Rushcutters Bay Park Tennis Courts offers more than just Tennis.
Whether you’re a seasoned pro, enjoying a casual game with friends, grabbing a bite to eat or just relaxing with a coffee. Rushcutters Bay Park Tennis Courts is the perfect place to keep fit and socialise.
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Rushcutters Bay Tennis Centre
7 Waratah StLocated in one of Sydney’s most picturesque parks, Rushcutters Bay Park Tennis Courts offers more than just Tennis.
Whether you’re a seasoned pro, enjoying a casual game with friends, grabbing a bite to eat or just relaxing with a coffee. Rushcutters Bay Park Tennis Courts is the perfect place to keep fit and socialise.