Food Scene
Cheap & Cheerful! Authentic handmade Chinese...Best thing on the menu: steamed pork and chive dumplings.
41 locals recommend
Chinese Noodle Restaurant
8 Quay StCheap & Cheerful! Authentic handmade Chinese...Best thing on the menu: steamed pork and chive dumplings.
Very popular for breakfast and lunch. A huge extensive menu, can be very crowded, so reserve ahead of time. Great food and drinks!
58 locals recommend
Social Brew Cafe
224 Harris StVery popular for breakfast and lunch. A huge extensive menu, can be very crowded, so reserve ahead of time. Great food and drinks!
Classic French set menus, including escargots, in a modern dining room with a curved glass wall. In the middle of Darling Harbour
9 locals recommend
The Little Snail Restaurant
50 Murray StClassic French set menus, including escargots, in a modern dining room with a curved glass wall. In the middle of Darling Harbour
Restaurant Hubert
15 Bligh StSpice Alley is a little piece of Singapore in Sydney, but the food isn’t limited to Singaporean – there’s tonnes to choose from. Tucked behind the Kensington Street laneway in Chippendale, the open-air courtyard serves up hawker style dishes from across Asia. Our picks of the serving windows are Alex Lee Kitchen for their authentic Singaporean dishes, Thai and Vietnamese street food from Bang Luck, Malaysian street food at Old Jim Kee, and Cantonese comfort food at Hong Kong Diner.
154 locals recommend
Spice Alley
Kensington StreetSpice Alley is a little piece of Singapore in Sydney, but the food isn’t limited to Singaporean – there’s tonnes to choose from. Tucked behind the Kensington Street laneway in Chippendale, the open-air courtyard serves up hawker style dishes from across Asia. Our picks of the serving windows are Alex Lee Kitchen for their authentic Singaporean dishes, Thai and Vietnamese street food from Bang Luck, Malaysian street food at Old Jim Kee, and Cantonese comfort food at Hong Kong Diner.
Arts & Culture
Museum of Contemporary Art
140 George StArt Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery RoadWhite Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour StForget the new bit and head between the grandiose columns that lead into the Mitchell Wing. The main reading room is gorgeous, bathed in light and with wooden bookshelves mountaineering the walls.
35 locals recommend
State Library of New South Wales
1 Shakespeare Pl Forget the new bit and head between the grandiose columns that lead into the Mitchell Wing. The main reading room is gorgeous, bathed in light and with wooden bookshelves mountaineering the walls.
Australian Museum
1 William StThe Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory
168 locals recommend
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris StThe Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory
Art museum & former home of avant-garde artist Brett Whiteley featuring large, unfinished works.
90 locals recommend
Brett Whiteley Studio
2 Raper StArt museum & former home of avant-garde artist Brett Whiteley featuring large, unfinished works.
Sightseeing
It’s the most photographed ocean pool in Australia – at Sydney’s most famous beach.
364 locals recommend
Bondi Icebergs POOL
1 Notts AveIt’s the most photographed ocean pool in Australia – at Sydney’s most famous beach.
Sydney has a series of excellent outdoor pools, but the location of the Boy Charlton is pretty magical. Tucked down the side of the Royal Botanic Gardens (and scandalously ignored by most people ambling through them), front crawlers look out towards the lush, green bits of the North Shore. And, as a complete contrast to their side, there are the giant Navy warships moored at Garden Island.
168 locals recommend
Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool
1c Mrs Macquaries RdSydney has a series of excellent outdoor pools, but the location of the Boy Charlton is pretty magical. Tucked down the side of the Royal Botanic Gardens (and scandalously ignored by most people ambling through them), front crawlers look out towards the lush, green bits of the North Shore. And, as a complete contrast to their side, there are the giant Navy warships moored at Garden Island.
The Rocks is the oldest part of Sydney. With it narrow lanes, fine colonial buildings, sandstone churches, and Australia’s oldest pubs, this neighborhood is where Sydney started when the British first landed. It was almost torn down in the 1970s for modern high rises, but, luckily, citizen action got it preserved instead. The Rocks’ weekend markets, art museums, street entertainment, delicious (and sometimes overpriced) restaurants, and beautiful views of the harbor, Opera House, and bridge make this is one of the coolest areas of the city.
612 locals recommend
The Rocks
The Rocks is the oldest part of Sydney. With it narrow lanes, fine colonial buildings, sandstone churches, and Australia’s oldest pubs, this neighborhood is where Sydney started when the British first landed. It was almost torn down in the 1970s for modern high rises, but, luckily, citizen action got it preserved instead. The Rocks’ weekend markets, art museums, street entertainment, delicious (and sometimes overpriced) restaurants, and beautiful views of the harbor, Opera House, and bridge make this is one of the coolest areas of the city.
Parks & Nature
Thought to be one of the oldest public gardens in the Southern Hemisphere, Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens date back to 1810 and over the years the 30-hectare oasis has withstood fires, cattle grazing, invasions of flying foxes, a windmill, an aviary, and even a zoo. Today, save a few sulphur-crested cockies, it’s an oasis of calm in an urban jungle. If it’s not raining, take a picnic and find a shaded spot to while away an afternoon.
985 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Mrs Macquaries RoadThought to be one of the oldest public gardens in the Southern Hemisphere, Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens date back to 1810 and over the years the 30-hectare oasis has withstood fires, cattle grazing, invasions of flying foxes, a windmill, an aviary, and even a zoo. Today, save a few sulphur-crested cockies, it’s an oasis of calm in an urban jungle. If it’s not raining, take a picnic and find a shaded spot to while away an afternoon.