Guidebook for Newtown
Food Scene
Mother Yen
587 King St Great, tasty, reasonably priced food. BYO wine.
Pastizzi Cafe
109 King StreetFreshly baked pastizzis and awesome cheap pasta meals. BYO wine.
Delicious Indian restaurant and for a good reason, it was one of the 2018 winners of the R&CA Awards for Excellence, NSW.
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Delhi 'O' Delhi
3 Erskineville RdDelicious Indian restaurant and for a good reason, it was one of the 2018 winners of the R&CA Awards for Excellence, NSW.
Best pho we've ever had! This is one of our favourite restaurants to go to when it's cold or raining. Super great value.
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PHD Vietnamese Restaurant
260 Marrickville RdBest pho we've ever had! This is one of our favourite restaurants to go to when it's cold or raining. Super great value.
One of Australia's most instagramable spots, also boasts great food, drinks, a market, farm animals and a great atmosphere.
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The Grounds of Alexandria
2 Huntley StOne of Australia's most instagramable spots, also boasts great food, drinks, a market, farm animals and a great atmosphere.
The best vegan pizza in town, you can't even tell. Come early or book, as there's often a line!
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Gigi's Pizzeria
379 King StThe best vegan pizza in town, you can't even tell. Come early or book, as there's often a line!
Spice I Am
90 Wentworth AveBest Thai in town if you can handle the heat.
Great little Italian restaurant, cheap simple pastas and fancier meals available. BYO wine. A Sydney staple that's been around for years.
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il baretto
496 Bourke StGreat little Italian restaurant, cheap simple pastas and fancier meals available. BYO wine. A Sydney staple that's been around for years.
Iconic Sydney spot in Chinatown that serves up amazing handmade dumplings and noodles at crazy cheap prices.
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Chinese Noodle Restaurant
8 Quay StIconic Sydney spot in Chinatown that serves up amazing handmade dumplings and noodles at crazy cheap prices.
This is our go-to Thai place when we want takeout. They're well-priced and delicious. There's a couple of tables there if you want to eat in too.
Ladda's The Thai Takeaway
593 King StThis is our go-to Thai place when we want takeout. They're well-priced and delicious. There's a couple of tables there if you want to eat in too.
Drinks & Nightlife
Best pub food around and only 3 minutes from our house! Also has a fantastic selection of wines and cheeses & cold meats in their bottle shop.
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Sydney Park Hotel
631 King StBest pub food around and only 3 minutes from our house! Also has a fantastic selection of wines and cheeses & cold meats in their bottle shop.
Fun and quirky lounge/bar with food options, great drinks and live music most nights. Open till late and one of our favourite nights out.
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Happy Chef Chinese Restaurant
262-266 King StFun and quirky lounge/bar with food options, great drinks and live music most nights. Open till late and one of our favourite nights out.
One of Sydney's best live music venues: jazz, world music, flamenco, etc. We love Tuesday's Funk & Groove nights.
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Venue 505 - Jazz Bar
One of Sydney's best live music venues: jazz, world music, flamenco, etc. We love Tuesday's Funk & Groove nights.
Local institution on iconic Australia St, great place to have drinks with friends in the sun. Normal pub food, good outdoor area, dogs welcome!
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Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia StLocal institution on iconic Australia St, great place to have drinks with friends in the sun. Normal pub food, good outdoor area, dogs welcome!
All-rounder pub, grungy charm, good food, drinks and live music on weekends.
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Botany View Hotel
597 King StAll-rounder pub, grungy charm, good food, drinks and live music on weekends.
Some of the best burgers around. Grungy interior, good for couples or small groups.
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Mary's
6 Mary StSome of the best burgers around. Grungy interior, good for couples or small groups.
Hollywood Hotel
2 Foster StreetGreat pub in Surry Hills.
Entertainment & Activities
Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym - St Peters
1-7 Unwins Bridge RdOne of Sydney's best.
Nice movie theatre, has some of the big blockbusters and many indie, world and alternative films too.
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Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StNice movie theatre, has some of the big blockbusters and many indie, world and alternative films too.
Go spend the day exploring and getting to know Taronga Zoo's 4000 animals, plus enjoy the stunning views of the harbour.
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Taronga Zoo, Bradleys Head Rd station
Go spend the day exploring and getting to know Taronga Zoo's 4000 animals, plus enjoy the stunning views of the harbour.
Head to MakerSpace to get your creative juices flowing!
Learn how to make a leather wallet or a belt, a wooden cutting board, ceramics, a knife or how to embroider.
MakerSpace &company
12 Gerald StHead to MakerSpace to get your creative juices flowing!
Learn how to make a leather wallet or a belt, a wooden cutting board, ceramics, a knife or how to embroider.
Parks & Nature
Dog park, good place to go for a walk or a stroll, picnic or have a coffee at the small cafe.
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Parcul Sydney
416 Sydney Park RdDog park, good place to go for a walk or a stroll, picnic or have a coffee at the small cafe.
Local hang-out spot, great for picnics with the family or with friends.
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Parcul Memorial Camperdown
Church StreetLocal hang-out spot, great for picnics with the family or with friends.
Great way to explore some of Sydney's best beaches and rock pools.
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Plimbarea Bondi la Coogee
Great way to explore some of Sydney's best beaches and rock pools.
Spit to Manly Walk
Fisher Bay WalkGreat way to explore Sydney's beautiful Northern Beaches.
Shopping
Sydney's iconic Queen Victoria Building is not to be missed even if it's just to walk through it. But also has boutique shopping and cafés.
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Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
Sydney's iconic Queen Victoria Building is not to be missed even if it's just to walk through it. But also has boutique shopping and cafés.
Another of Sydney's heritage shopping malls, you'll find boutique stores of all sorts.
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La Rosa The Strand
133/193 Pitt StAnother of Sydney's heritage shopping malls, you'll find boutique stores of all sorts.
Better Read Than Dead
265 King StGreat bookstore!
Every Saturday, more than 70 stalls fill the former railyard outside with organic produce, artisan breads, specialty coffee, and exotic flowers as well as street food
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Carriageworks Farmers Market
245 Wilson StEvery Saturday, more than 70 stalls fill the former railyard outside with organic produce, artisan breads, specialty coffee, and exotic flowers as well as street food
Break bookstore, cafe & bar combined into one! One of my favourites.
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Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar
51 Glebe Point RdBreak bookstore, cafe & bar combined into one! One of my favourites.
Sightseeing
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour, used as a prison (for those already transported to the Australian penal colony in the 19th century) and as a large shipyard. Accessible by Sydney Ferries, used today as a venue for concerts and art exhibitions. Excellent views of the harbour.
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Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour, used as a prison (for those already transported to the Australian penal colony in the 19th century) and as a large shipyard. Accessible by Sydney Ferries, used today as a venue for concerts and art exhibitions. Excellent views of the harbour.