Guidebook for Darlinghurst

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Guidebook for Darlinghurst

Food Scene

Best Coffee in Darlo, they even offer coconut or almond milk...amazing. Plus economical and freshly made breakfast options.
Fragrance Coffee
191 Crown St
Best Coffee in Darlo, they even offer coconut or almond milk...amazing. Plus economical and freshly made breakfast options.
Breakfast or lunch in the sunshine...chilled out with good food. Also offering dinner and a downstairs bar which is great in winter.
55 locals recommend
The Commons Local Eating House
32 Burton St
55 locals recommend
Breakfast or lunch in the sunshine...chilled out with good food. Also offering dinner and a downstairs bar which is great in winter.
Gelato how it should be, plus they have a desert bar next door.
262 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Darlinghurst
241 Victoria St
262 locals recommend
Gelato how it should be, plus they have a desert bar next door.
another gelato option
236 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown St
236 locals recommend
another gelato option
Good for groups and an economical yummy feed, offers cheap BYO...make sure you book.
60 locals recommend
Bar Reggio
135 Crown St
60 locals recommend
Good for groups and an economical yummy feed, offers cheap BYO...make sure you book.
Cheap eat with free BYO, try and score a seat or grab some takeaway.
53 locals recommend
Sushi on Stanley
85 Stanley St
53 locals recommend
Cheap eat with free BYO, try and score a seat or grab some takeaway.
Upstairs is a cheap and cheerful kid friendly restaurant, try and grab a balcony seat. Good for people watching and late night coffee chat in the cafe downstairs. The locals are a hoot.
25 locals recommend
Bill & Toni Italian Restaurant
72-74 Stanley St
25 locals recommend
Upstairs is a cheap and cheerful kid friendly restaurant, try and grab a balcony seat. Good for people watching and late night coffee chat in the cafe downstairs. The locals are a hoot.
Traditional Japanese with good sake, simply yum.
Rosan Japanese Cuisine
Traditional Japanese with good sake, simply yum.
cheap eat in or takeaway Japanese, free BYO.
18 locals recommend
Don Don Restaurant
80 Oxford St
18 locals recommend
cheap eat in or takeaway Japanese, free BYO.
Nice cafe for alfresco breakfast or lunch, also licensed.
18 locals recommend
Pieno
285A Crown St
18 locals recommend
Nice cafe for alfresco breakfast or lunch, also licensed.
delicious italian, best tables are downstairs out the back...make sure you book.
102 locals recommend
A Tavola Darlinghurst
348 Victoria St
102 locals recommend
delicious italian, best tables are downstairs out the back...make sure you book.
lunch or dinner on the water, great food, book a table outside.
81 locals recommend
China Doll
6 Cowper Wharf Roadway
81 locals recommend
lunch or dinner on the water, great food, book a table outside.
this is an institution, offering 24hr pies...
80 locals recommend
Harry's Cafe de Wheels
Cowper Wharf Roadway
80 locals recommend
this is an institution, offering 24hr pies...
Large serves with some quirkiness, for the schnitzel lovers.
44 locals recommend
Una's
340 Victoria St
44 locals recommend
Large serves with some quirkiness, for the schnitzel lovers.
Great pizza in a piazza, they don't take reservations so get there early.
40 locals recommend
Lucio Pizzeria
248 Palmer St
40 locals recommend
Great pizza in a piazza, they don't take reservations so get there early.
Vegetarian yum with outdoor tables, great for yumcha too.
6 locals recommend
Bodhi Restaurant
4 College St
6 locals recommend
Vegetarian yum with outdoor tables, great for yumcha too.
YUMCHA
15 locals recommend
Marigold
683 George St
15 locals recommend
YUMCHA
Best Thai, open VERY late...try and eat a late meal here as the wait for a table at busy times is long.
124 locals recommend
Chat Thai
20 Campbell Street
124 locals recommend
Best Thai, open VERY late...try and eat a late meal here as the wait for a table at busy times is long.
Classy restaurant, grab drinks next-door at The Argyle afterwards.
28 locals recommend
Saké Restaurant
12 Argyle St
28 locals recommend
Classy restaurant, grab drinks next-door at The Argyle afterwards.
great cafe...food and coffee magic
109 locals recommend
Reuben Hills
61 Albion St
109 locals recommend
great cafe...food and coffee magic
Great French Bistro
15 locals recommend
Claire's Kitchen at le Salon
35 Oxford St
15 locals recommend
Great French Bistro
Great little restaurant/wine bar
87 locals recommend
Buffalo Dining Club
116 Surrey St
87 locals recommend
Great little restaurant/wine bar
Coffee and a bite to eat in the park, good people watching
Metro St James
Coffee and a bite to eat in the park, good people watching
Fun, with good food & drinks. Bar on the top floor, downstairs there’s plenty of dishes to share with fusion Asian flavours. They don't take bookings so you can leave your name on the list and have a drink while you wait.
141 locals recommend
Ms.G’s
155 Victoria St
141 locals recommend
Fun, with good food & drinks. Bar on the top floor, downstairs there’s plenty of dishes to share with fusion Asian flavours. They don't take bookings so you can leave your name on the list and have a drink while you wait.
A stylish restaurant with open patio bar nestled amongst the back streets of Potts Point, serving French-Caribbean inspired food and cocktails.
130 locals recommend
The Butler
123 Victoria St
130 locals recommend
A stylish restaurant with open patio bar nestled amongst the back streets of Potts Point, serving French-Caribbean inspired food and cocktails.
voted best coffee in Sydney
68 locals recommend
Single O Surry Hills
64 Reservoir St
68 locals recommend
voted best coffee in Sydney
Great modern Thai food and a fab bar downstairs that serves great Thai bar food. Great cocktails and tunes.
65 locals recommend
Longrain Restaurant
65 locals recommend
Great modern Thai food and a fab bar downstairs that serves great Thai bar food. Great cocktails and tunes.
The best place to rent the popular and trendy vintage Tokyo bicycles. Also great for brunch and cocktails at the classy bar. It also features the Golden Age cinema with cool alternative movies.
80 locals recommend
Paramount Coffee Project
80 Commonwealth St
80 locals recommend
The best place to rent the popular and trendy vintage Tokyo bicycles. Also great for brunch and cocktails at the classy bar. It also features the Golden Age cinema with cool alternative movies.
The famous chain of thoroughly addictive soup dumplings is 15 minutes walk away. On the first floor of World Square, this retail precinct is also worth a look.
113 locals recommend
Din Tai Fung World Square Restaurant
644 George St
113 locals recommend
The famous chain of thoroughly addictive soup dumplings is 15 minutes walk away. On the first floor of World Square, this retail precinct is also worth a look.
Tapas...Try and get a booking if you can, if not then get there around 6pm for a table or seat at the bar. Some of the best Tapas in Sydney (but pricey).
31 locals recommend
MoVida
50 Holt Street
31 locals recommend
Tapas...Try and get a booking if you can, if not then get there around 6pm for a table or seat at the bar. Some of the best Tapas in Sydney (but pricey).
Friday night markets and The Emperor's Puffs. Also Paddy's Markets and Market City with a huge Asian supermarket.
190 locals recommend
Chinatown Sydney
84 Dixon St
190 locals recommend
Friday night markets and The Emperor's Puffs. Also Paddy's Markets and Market City with a huge Asian supermarket.
Award winning Argentinian BBQ, serious food and you can really get your meat on. Relaxed atmosphere and great bar upstairs
110 locals recommend
Porteño
50 Holt St
110 locals recommend
Award winning Argentinian BBQ, serious food and you can really get your meat on. Relaxed atmosphere and great bar upstairs
very yummy bakery
324 locals recommend
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke St
324 locals recommend
very yummy bakery
Farmers and produce market open Saturday mornings 8am-1pm. Fruit and veg, juices, coffee, pastries, flowers, cheese, bacon and egg rolls. Join the hipsters for a morning stroll and foodie experience.
276 locals recommend
Carriageworks
245 Wilson St
276 locals recommend
Farmers and produce market open Saturday mornings 8am-1pm. Fruit and veg, juices, coffee, pastries, flowers, cheese, bacon and egg rolls. Join the hipsters for a morning stroll and foodie experience.
very good italian food, they have a few locations around town if you look at their website
189 locals recommend
Fratelli Paradiso
12-16 Challis Ave
189 locals recommend
very good italian food, they have a few locations around town if you look at their website
nice italian, fresh made pastas
13 locals recommend
Sagra Restaurant
62 Stanley St
13 locals recommend
nice italian, fresh made pastas
BYO, simple and easy Thai food, nice to sit on the street
Thai Lemongrass
70 Stanley Ln
BYO, simple and easy Thai food, nice to sit on the street
good vietnamese
32 locals recommend
Red Lantern Restaurant & Private Dining Room
60 Riley Street
32 locals recommend
good vietnamese
nice food with an extensive vodka menu
6 locals recommend
Food Society Bar, Dining & Restaurant
91 Riley Street
6 locals recommend
nice food with an extensive vodka menu
coffee and food, nice corner spot with outdoor seats
9 locals recommend
Quattro Passi
176 Liverpool St
9 locals recommend
coffee and food, nice corner spot with outdoor seats
great quality sushi train, cheap and they serve pints of Sapporo
9 locals recommend
Sushi Train Oxford
63 Oxford St
9 locals recommend
great quality sushi train, cheap and they serve pints of Sapporo
lunch spot
20 locals recommend
Shenkin Surry Hills
290 Crown St
20 locals recommend
lunch spot
open very late, pork crackling on a bun
39 locals recommend
Mr Crackles
155 Oxford St
39 locals recommend
open very late, pork crackling on a bun
great italian, lunch and dinner, sit outside in the sun if you can
15 locals recommend
Casoni
371-373 Bourke St
15 locals recommend
great italian, lunch and dinner, sit outside in the sun if you can
good vietnamese
63 locals recommend
Phamish Vietnamese Restaurant
248 Palmer St
63 locals recommend
good vietnamese
popular for breakfast
26 locals recommend
Edition Coffee Roasters
265 Liverpool Street
26 locals recommend
popular for breakfast
great coffee
33 locals recommend
The Bunker
399 Liverpool St
33 locals recommend
great coffee
Very good thai restaurant, there are a few locations, this is just one...
27 locals recommend
Spice I Am
296-300 Victoria Street
27 locals recommend
Very good thai restaurant, there are a few locations, this is just one...
great bread and pastries
66 locals recommend
Infinity Bakery
274 Victoria St
66 locals recommend
great bread and pastries
BYO! great restaurant, connected to "Otto Restaurant", great food great view good for a group too
The Larder
6 Cowper Wharf Roadway
BYO! great restaurant, connected to "Otto Restaurant", great food great view good for a group too
Jamie Oliver's italian grub
38 locals recommend
Jamie's Italian
107 Pitt St
38 locals recommend
Jamie Oliver's italian grub
Pizza joint with music, can get pretty rowdy
74 locals recommend
Frankie's Pizza
50 Hunter St
74 locals recommend
Pizza joint with music, can get pretty rowdy
great italian on the water
58 locals recommend
Ventuno Restaurant
21 Hickson Rd
58 locals recommend
great italian on the water
unreal restaurant, bookings highly recommended and try to get a seat outside...to access you go into the building and up the lifts
78 locals recommend
Cafe Sydney
31 Alfred St
78 locals recommend
unreal restaurant, bookings highly recommended and try to get a seat outside...to access you go into the building and up the lifts
fine dining, must book
24 locals recommend
Aria Restaurant Sydney
1 Macquarie St
24 locals recommend
fine dining, must book

Drinks & Nightlife

down the lane way, it's tricky to find so don't feel silly! Just follow ppl in through the secret door and downstairs you'll find cocktails and peanuts by the bucketload.
168 locals recommend
Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown St
168 locals recommend
down the lane way, it's tricky to find so don't feel silly! Just follow ppl in through the secret door and downstairs you'll find cocktails and peanuts by the bucketload.
Cute bar open late offering tasty snacks.
68 locals recommend
Mister Pocket
13 Burton St
68 locals recommend
Cute bar open late offering tasty snacks.
great wine list, with champagne lounge upstairs, and drinks in the sunny courtyard downstairs.
228 locals recommend
The Winery
285A Crown St
228 locals recommend
great wine list, with champagne lounge upstairs, and drinks in the sunny courtyard downstairs.
great little wine bar in the lane way...don't be scared to walk down the lane...looks like there's nothing there, but trust me, it's there.
83 locals recommend
Love, Tilly Devine
91 Crown Ln
83 locals recommend
great little wine bar in the lane way...don't be scared to walk down the lane...looks like there's nothing there, but trust me, it's there.
Pool tables and beers on the balcony...great for afternoon sun and ppl watching.
177 locals recommend
The Clock
470 Crown St
177 locals recommend
Pool tables and beers on the balcony...great for afternoon sun and ppl watching.
great beer garden out the back, restaurant and dancing with live gigs upstairs.
203 locals recommend
The Beresford
354 Bourke St
203 locals recommend
great beer garden out the back, restaurant and dancing with live gigs upstairs.
drinks with a view underneath the Opera House
403 locals recommend
Opera Bar
Macquarie Street
403 locals recommend
drinks with a view underneath the Opera House
Newtown rocks, start here with a drink on the rooftop bar then stroll King St for dinner options...too many to choose.
52 locals recommend
Websters Bar
323 King St
52 locals recommend
Newtown rocks, start here with a drink on the rooftop bar then stroll King St for dinner options...too many to choose.
Great little old pub, live jazz on Sunday arvo, one of the few without pokies...
22 locals recommend
East Sydney Hotel
111-113 Cathedral St
22 locals recommend
Great little old pub, live jazz on Sunday arvo, one of the few without pokies...
Sydney's version of the 'old American sports bar'. Whiskey cocktails with bowls of pretzels, served by bar tenders with fancy moustaches. It can get very busy so try and get there early especially on a Friday arvo!
185 locals recommend
The Baxter Inn
156 Clarence St
185 locals recommend
Sydney's version of the 'old American sports bar'. Whiskey cocktails with bowls of pretzels, served by bar tenders with fancy moustaches. It can get very busy so try and get there early especially on a Friday arvo!
A fabulous bar. New York in the 1920’s…speakeasy bar. It seems a little hidden so just keep walking through the doors and you'll get there :)
102 locals recommend
Eau De Vie
285 Darlinghurst Rd
102 locals recommend
A fabulous bar. New York in the 1920’s…speakeasy bar. It seems a little hidden so just keep walking through the doors and you'll get there :)
Good pub with decent grub
52 locals recommend
Forrester's
336 Riley St
52 locals recommend
Good pub with decent grub
Mexican themed bar run by the Baxters and Shady Pines guys. It's always teeming. Right next door to the Hollywood Hotel.
43 locals recommend
Tio's Cerveceria
14 Foster St
43 locals recommend
Mexican themed bar run by the Baxters and Shady Pines guys. It's always teeming. Right next door to the Hollywood Hotel.
little eclectic wine/cocktail bar up the stairs...nice for a pre-dinner glass of vino
10 locals recommend
The Hazy Rose
83 Stanley Street
10 locals recommend
little eclectic wine/cocktail bar up the stairs...nice for a pre-dinner glass of vino
local pub plus sells takeaway wine
15 locals recommend
Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley St
15 locals recommend
local pub plus sells takeaway wine
live gigs, check their website for tickets
119 locals recommend
Oxford Art Factory
46 Oxford St
119 locals recommend
live gigs, check their website for tickets
nice bar/pub with pool tables
92 locals recommend
Darlo Bar
306 Liverpool St
92 locals recommend
nice bar/pub with pool tables
popular for friday post work drinks
26 locals recommend
Li'l Darlin Darlinghurst
235 Victoria Street
26 locals recommend
popular for friday post work drinks
bar with a lovely outdoor courtyard
47 locals recommend
The Tilbury Hotel
18 Nicholson St
47 locals recommend
bar with a lovely outdoor courtyard
Multi level bar with a pool bar on the top, and different restaurants throughout...chose the bar that suits you, a lot of people who like to be seen
127 locals recommend
ivy precinct
330 George St
127 locals recommend
Multi level bar with a pool bar on the top, and different restaurants throughout...chose the bar that suits you, a lot of people who like to be seen
drink with a view
16 locals recommend
Cruise Bar
Circular Quay West
16 locals recommend
drink with a view
classic pub
140 locals recommend
The Dolphin Hotel
412 Crown Street
140 locals recommend
classic pub
classic pub, also pop around the corner to the Lord Nelson for your next drink
22 locals recommend
The Hero of Waterloo
81 Lower Fort St
22 locals recommend
classic pub, also pop around the corner to the Lord Nelson for your next drink
great bar all the way at the end of the wharf, go up the stairs and just keep walking...plus you can grab a show at the Sydney Theatre Company
18 locals recommend
The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf
15 Hickson Rd
18 locals recommend
great bar all the way at the end of the wharf, go up the stairs and just keep walking...plus you can grab a show at the Sydney Theatre Company
Great pub, get upstairs to the rooftop for a fantastic view of the harbour
64 locals recommend
The Glenmore Hotel
96 Cumberland St
64 locals recommend
Great pub, get upstairs to the rooftop for a fantastic view of the harbour
nice pub, also sells crocodile pizza if you're keen
17 locals recommend
The Australian Heritage Hotel
100 Cumberland St
17 locals recommend
nice pub, also sells crocodile pizza if you're keen

Everything Else

This is the same owners as Bar Reggio next door, same menu expect no pizza...with cheap BYO. Easier to get a table if you haven't booked.
6 locals recommend
Reggio Lounge
85A Stanley St
6 locals recommend
This is the same owners as Bar Reggio next door, same menu expect no pizza...with cheap BYO. Easier to get a table if you haven't booked.
Lovely cinema
40 locals recommend
Dendy Cinemas Opera Quays
1 Macquarie St
40 locals recommend
Lovely cinema

Essentials

supermarket less than 5mins away
72 locals recommend
Woolworths Woolloomooloo (Metro)
75 Crown St
72 locals recommend
supermarket less than 5mins away
supermarket less than 5mins away
75 locals recommend
IGA Supermarket
23 Oxford St
75 locals recommend
supermarket less than 5mins away
organic groceries, also offering tasty healthy food you buy per weight with tables to eat there.
57 locals recommend
About Life Surry Hills
57 locals recommend
organic groceries, also offering tasty healthy food you buy per weight with tables to eat there.
if you're into it
7 locals recommend
Bikram Yoga Darlinghurst
185 Foley St
7 locals recommend
if you're into it
Yoga with a view, then jump in one of the best pools in Sydney for a swim with a view.
YogaBeyond School
1C Mrs Macquaries Rd
Yoga with a view, then jump in one of the best pools in Sydney for a swim with a view.
GYM
34 locals recommend
Fitness First Darlinghurst
63 Oxford St
34 locals recommend
GYM
GYM
74 locals recommend
City Gym
107 Crown St
74 locals recommend
GYM
Groceries
184 locals recommend
Woolworths Metro Surry Hills
413-417 Bourke St
184 locals recommend
Groceries
great for cheeses and fresh produce
434 locals recommend
Harris Farm Markets
30 Springfield Ave
434 locals recommend
great for cheeses and fresh produce
Closest Post Office
111 locals recommend
Australia Post
50-58 Macleay St
111 locals recommend
Closest Post Office
Chemist/drug store, open late 5mins walk away
13 locals recommend
Chemist Warehouse Darlinghurst
175 Riley St
13 locals recommend
Chemist/drug store, open late 5mins walk away
190 locals recommend
Woolworths Potts Point
81 Macleay St
190 locals recommend
223 locals recommend
Coles Kings Cross
94 Darlinghurst Rd
223 locals recommend
Big supermarket across multiple levels, 15min walk
66 locals recommend
Woolworths Town Hall
George Street
66 locals recommend
Big supermarket across multiple levels, 15min walk

Arts & Culture

Cute cinema, grab a glass of prosecco from the bar before the movie.
139 locals recommend
Palace Verona
17 Oxford St
139 locals recommend
Cute cinema, grab a glass of prosecco from the bar before the movie.

Shopping

10mins walk away
225 locals recommend
Sydney
225 locals recommend
10mins walk away
lovely shops in a Heritage listed building
355 locals recommend
Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
355 locals recommend
lovely shops in a Heritage listed building
department store
27 locals recommend
Myer
436 George St
27 locals recommend
department store
department store with a nice but sometimes pricey lower ground food market
10 locals recommend
David Jones Department Store
86-108 Castlereagh Street
10 locals recommend
department store with a nice but sometimes pricey lower ground food market
Massive shopping complex spanning across a few blocks
455 locals recommend
Westfield
Market Street
455 locals recommend
Massive shopping complex spanning across a few blocks

Sightseeing

the tall tower you can see lit up at night in the reflection of the mirror in the lounge room...you can pay to go to the top, plus theres a restaurant, but it's pricey
339 locals recommend
Sydney Tower Eye
108 Market St
339 locals recommend
the tall tower you can see lit up at night in the reflection of the mirror in the lounge room...you can pay to go to the top, plus theres a restaurant, but it's pricey