Drinks & Nightlife
The Chippo Hotel
87-91 Abercrombie StLocal pub with good food
The Dock
182 Redfern StGreat neighbourhood dive bar
Arcadia
7 Cope StGreat bar with gluhvein/ mulled wine (in winter) and Berlin feel
The Eveleigh Hotel
158 Abercrombie StLocal pub, recently renovated, good food
The Lord Gladstone Hotel
115 Regent StAnother local pub, recently renovated
Freda's
107-109 Regent StLocal bar for music & drinks
Food Scene
LP's Quality Meats
7 Chippen StRecently hatted local restaurant - good vibe
Ester Restaurant
46-52 Meagher StPopular local restaurant - more on the pricey side
Wine & cheese - we haven't been yet but what's not to love about these two things?
19 locals recommend
Zigis
8 Shepherd StWine & cheese - we haven't been yet but what's not to love about these two things?
Shoebox Espresso
Earliest coffee you can find within 500m, on Broadway
PappaRich
185 BroadwayGreat, well priced, fast Malaysian takeaway on Broadway
Fast Pho
84 Mountain StCheap local Vietnamese pho
Something for Jess - SFJ Cafe
27 Abercrombie StOrganic cafe located downstairs
Spice Alley just behind Kensington St on the other side of Central Park good for quick, cheap, asian street food - Malaysian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Korean etc
37 locals recommend
Kensington Street
Kensington StreetSpice Alley just behind Kensington St on the other side of Central Park good for quick, cheap, asian street food - Malaysian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Korean etc
Great low cost Japanese in Newtown - just off King St
8 locals recommend
Hikaru Japanese Courtyard Restaurant
134 King StGreat low cost Japanese in Newtown - just off King St
Essentials
Central Park Avenue
Central Park AvenueLocal Woolworths supermarket, open late
Broadway Sydney
1 Bay StLocal shopping centre
Chippendale Cellars
114 Abercrombie StLiquor groceries
Abercrombie Street Laundrette
270 Abercrombie StOur house laundromat
Captain Cook Convenience Store
18-20 Buckland StClosest convenience store
Shopping
Carriageworks
245 Wilson StSaturday morning food markets
King Street
King StreetGood strip shopping, for local designers, brands & cheap eats
Arts & Culture
Contemporary gallery/ private collection of Chinese art.
With tea house & dim sum downstairs.
329 locals recommend
White Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour StContemporary gallery/ private collection of Chinese art.
With tea house & dim sum downstairs.
Getting Around
Central Station
Eddy AvenueEverything Else
Myrtle Street
Myrtle StreetFor kids - local playground on Myrtle St & Buckland St near the Sconery