Food Scene
The Bunker
399 Liverpool StGreat coffee
High-end restaurant in gorgeous garden setting. Highly recommend for lunch on a beautiful day.
72 locals recommend
Chiswick Woollahra
65 Ocean StHigh-end restaurant in gorgeous garden setting. Highly recommend for lunch on a beautiful day.
Gelato Messina Darlinghurst
241 Victoria StIncredible gelato / ice cream. A local institution.
The best coffee nearby - 2 minute walk out of the back gate of the building. Very friendly Baristas.
8 locals recommend
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199 Darlinghurst RdThe best coffee nearby - 2 minute walk out of the back gate of the building. Very friendly Baristas.
Modern Greek restaurant. Very popular, very chic. Turn up early so you don't have to wait for a table.
220 locals recommend
The Apollo Restaurant
44 Macleay StreetModern Greek restaurant. Very popular, very chic. Turn up early so you don't have to wait for a table.
Best burgers and fries around! They will home deliver too! Cash only.
8 locals recommend
The Burger Joint
249 Victoria StBest burgers and fries around! They will home deliver too! Cash only.
Fu Manchu
66 Victoria StModern asian fusion food. They will home deliver.
Open til late. Quick, easy, cheap meals. The chicken salad is always very popular. Cafeteria feel.
34 locals recommend
Tropicana Caffe
227 Victoria StOpen til late. Quick, easy, cheap meals. The chicken salad is always very popular. Cafeteria feel.
Modern Vietnamese take away or home delivery. Gluten free. MSG free. Very fresh. Try the duck pancakes.
27 locals recommend
Mam Mam
150 Bourke StModern Vietnamese take away or home delivery. Gluten free. MSG free. Very fresh. Try the duck pancakes.
Modern Mexican restaurant that stocks a lot of different Tequila's! One of my favourite places.
19 locals recommend
Barrio Chino
28-30 Bayswater RoadModern Mexican restaurant that stocks a lot of different Tequila's! One of my favourite places.
Coffee and muffins. No food menu. But a lovely, very quiet spot on the water to read the newspaper on a beautiful day. Walk there in 20 minutes.
25 locals recommend
Bird & Bear Boathouse
Coffee and muffins. No food menu. But a lovely, very quiet spot on the water to read the newspaper on a beautiful day. Walk there in 20 minutes.
Essentials
QE Foodstores
235 Bronte RdLocal grocer with organic produce and hard to get items.
Coles Kings Cross
94 Darlinghurst RdSupermarket. Under the Coke sign.
Harris Farm Markets
30 Springfield AveFruit, veg and meat. My preferred supplier.
Infinity Bakery
274 Victoria StLocal bakery. Amazing sourdough bread.
Drinks & Nightlife
Grand National Hotel
161 Underwood StGay friendly pub / bar.
Very cool outdoor bar and restaurant for casual get togethers with friends. Super busy on beautiful days! Close to gorgeous little beaches! Ferries or buses run to and from here.
193 locals recommend
Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
10 Military RdVery cool outdoor bar and restaurant for casual get togethers with friends. Super busy on beautiful days! Close to gorgeous little beaches! Ferries or buses run to and from here.
Arts & Culture
200m of the main 'drag' (road) here is the party district - bars, clubs and unfortunately strip clubs.
445 locals recommend
Kings Cross
Darlinghurst Road200m of the main 'drag' (road) here is the party district - bars, clubs and unfortunately strip clubs.
Everything Else
Beautiful park to walk through or sit and read a book in. Sydney's version of Central Park.
374 locals recommend
Hyde Park
Elizabeth StreetBeautiful park to walk through or sit and read a book in. Sydney's version of Central Park.
You must take a walk through this park! On the Harbour, it's the perfect picnic spot. Right next to the Opera House. Walk there in 20 minutes.
985 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Mrs Macquaries RoadYou must take a walk through this park! On the Harbour, it's the perfect picnic spot. Right next to the Opera House. Walk there in 20 minutes.
Sightseeing
Get the '380' bus from Taylor Square on Oxford St to Bondi Beach. It will take about 40 minutes or so, but it is worth the ride if you want to see Bondi and do the cliff walk!
1453 locals recommend
Bondi Beach
Get the '380' bus from Taylor Square on Oxford St to Bondi Beach. It will take about 40 minutes or so, but it is worth the ride if you want to see Bondi and do the cliff walk!
Sydney's Taronga Zoo is one of the best in the world! You can get the ferry across from Circulaur Quay in the city, near the Opera House.
645 locals recommend
Taronga Zoo Sydney
Bradleys Head RoadSydney's Taronga Zoo is one of the best in the world! You can get the ferry across from Circulaur Quay in the city, near the Opera House.
Circular Quay
Alfred StreetFerry terminal
Very small, secluded beach. A very cool spot to spend the day! Take food and drinks with you - no shops nearby.
60 locals recommend
Milk Beach
Very small, secluded beach. A very cool spot to spend the day! Take food and drinks with you - no shops nearby.