Essentials
Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre
20 Smidmore StFor all the food shopping
Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op
330 Enmore RdFor all your organic veggies and more
Paradise shop for curry fanatics. Pick up all the ingredients you need at this spice and chutney emporium
Fiji Spice Market
591 King StParadise shop for curry fanatics. Pick up all the ingredients you need at this spice and chutney emporium
Everything Else
Camperdown Memorial Rest Park
Church StreetOne of the oldest cemeteries in Sydney.
Sydney Park
416 Sydney Park RdFor a walk in the park away from the worldly noise
Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre
Black StreetIf you fill like some laps
The University of Sydney
Sydney Uni
Largest climbing gym in the southern hemisphere
25 locals recommend
Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym - St Peters
1-7 Unwins Bridge RdLargest climbing gym in the southern hemisphere
Arts & Culture
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StFor some independent cinema releases
The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore Rdbest venue for live bands
At The Vanishing Point
567 King StreetArt gallery for contemporary art
White Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour StChinese contemporary art. Amazing space.
Drama, Musical, Cabaret, Pocket Opera, Chamber Music, Comedy, Dance, Street Art, Illusion, Grand Guignol, Erotica and the more unique subversions of Burlesque
6 locals recommend
Newtown Theatre
Drama, Musical, Cabaret, Pocket Opera, Chamber Music, Comedy, Dance, Street Art, Illusion, Grand Guignol, Erotica and the more unique subversions of Burlesque
A small bar that has awesome cocktails, live music, great DJs and all sorts of other fun things.
11 locals recommend
The Green Room Lounge
156 Enmore RoadA small bar that has awesome cocktails, live music, great DJs and all sorts of other fun things.
A creative playground for performers, musicians, artists, designers, multimedia experimentalists, film-makers, theorists, activists, collective organizers, and local punters.
11 locals recommend
Red Rattler Theatre
6 Faversham StA creative playground for performers, musicians, artists, designers, multimedia experimentalists, film-makers, theorists, activists, collective organizers, and local punters.
Drinks & Nightlife
Botany View Hotel
597 King StGastroPub around the corner for high quality dinning
Union Hotel
576 King StAtmospheric Pub with french bistro
Sydney’s favorite boutique venue, and home to the world’s finest Singer/Songwriters, World Music, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Cabaret, Comedy and other acts from Australia and beyond.
61 locals recommend
Camelot Lounge
19 Marrickville RdSydney’s favorite boutique venue, and home to the world’s finest Singer/Songwriters, World Music, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Cabaret, Comedy and other acts from Australia and beyond.
New Orleans-inspired bar with a voodoo twist and a lick of hip-hop,,,,
http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/bars/venues/5481/earls-juke-joint
118 locals recommend
Earl's Juke Joint
407 King StNew Orleans-inspired bar with a voodoo twist and a lick of hip-hop,,,,
http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/bars/venues/5481/earls-juke-joint
Lazybones Lounge with it's eclectic decor features live music seven nights a week.
There is a donation bowl for the bands and a small cover charge applies on some nights.
112 locals recommend
Happy Chef Chinese Restaurant
262-266 King StLazybones Lounge with it's eclectic decor features live music seven nights a week.
There is a donation bowl for the bands and a small cover charge applies on some nights.
The Vanguard
42 King StThe old Vanguard. Cocktail bar Pizzas and Music
It's R&R but Sometimes the music isn't blasting and you can actually talk in this bar. Another plus: No bouncers
MoshPit
642A King StIt's R&R but Sometimes the music isn't blasting and you can actually talk in this bar. Another plus: No bouncers
Food Scene
Feeling adventurous???? Hop on a nine-course molecular journey at Oscillate wildly..
25 locals recommend
Oscillate Wildly
275 Australia St Feeling adventurous???? Hop on a nine-course molecular journey at Oscillate wildly..
The pastizz are incredible and they do the best pasta around.
We love them cause they are so friendly and open until late for dinner.
48 locals recommend
Pastizzi Cafe
109 King StreetThe pastizz are incredible and they do the best pasta around.
We love them cause they are so friendly and open until late for dinner.
Flour Drum
531 King StBreakey yummy