Guidebook for Darlinghurst
Food Scene
Famous Sydney coffee shop. Good place to buy beans.
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Cafe Hernandez
60 Kings Cross RdFamous Sydney coffee shop. Good place to buy beans.
Best place in Surry Hills for fresh bread.
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Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StBest place in Surry Hills for fresh bread.
Bills
433 Liverpool StThis cafe is in all the guidebooks.
Bar Coluzzi
Yet another famous coffee shop.
The original gelato place. Join the queue for gelato.
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Gelato Messina Darlinghurst
241 Victoria StThe original gelato place. Join the queue for gelato.
Infinity Bakery
274 Victoria StGood bread 24 hours a day
Dumplings & Beer
9 Ward AveLike the name says...dumplings and beer.
Good place to sit on the street to eat and watch the nightlife.
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Dumpling and Noodle House
165-167 Victoria StGood place to sit on the street to eat and watch the nightlife.
The Bunker
399 Liverpool StGood coffee and breakfast/lunch.
These markets are an ideal spot to buy breakfast or lunch, soak up some sun, and watch the local folks do their thing. Only open on Saturdays.
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Kings Cross Organic Food Market
Macleay StreetThese markets are an ideal spot to buy breakfast or lunch, soak up some sun, and watch the local folks do their thing. Only open on Saturdays.
Cheap, but good and fresh. At lunchtime it fills with workers from nearby St. Vincents Hospital.
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Thai Nesia Restaurant
243 Oxford StCheap, but good and fresh. At lunchtime it fills with workers from nearby St. Vincents Hospital.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local pub, with nice rooftop area, and pleasantly grungy ground floor area.
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Darlo Bar
306 Liverpool StLocal pub, with nice rooftop area, and pleasantly grungy ground floor area.
The Old Fitzroy Hotel
129 Dowling StGenuine old-school Sydney pub.
Everything Else
Good museum if you're interested in the Holocaust, but not exactly a "fun" experience.
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Sydney Jewish Museum
148 Darlinghurst RdGood museum if you're interested in the Holocaust, but not exactly a "fun" experience.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful harbourside park for sunbathing, kicking a ball around, or just people-watching. This is our backyard.
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Ipharki ye-Rushcutters Bay
2A New South Head RdBeautiful harbourside park for sunbathing, kicking a ball around, or just people-watching. This is our backyard.
More of a local's beach than Bondi. The waves are a bit bigger and rougher, and it has a beautiful park behind it that is good for exploring. Get there with the 378 bus from Oxford St.
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Bronte Baths
Bronte RoadMore of a local's beach than Bondi. The waves are a bit bigger and rougher, and it has a beautiful park behind it that is good for exploring. Get there with the 378 bus from Oxford St.
Spectacular walk. Can't believe this is free. Every visitor to Sydney should do this. Get to Bondi with the 380 or 333 bus, and use the 378 to get to/from Bronte.
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Ukutya kwasekhohlo Bondi kuya ku-Bronte Coastal Walk
1 Notts AveSpectacular walk. Can't believe this is free. Every visitor to Sydney should do this. Get to Bondi with the 380 or 333 bus, and use the 378 to get to/from Bronte.
A spectacular cliff-top walking track south of Sydney, and it's easy to access by public transit. Catch the train to Cronulla Station, and then the ferry from Cronulla to Bundeena.
Coast Walk Royal National Park Sydney
Loftus StreetA spectacular cliff-top walking track south of Sydney, and it's easy to access by public transit. Catch the train to Cronulla Station, and then the ferry from Cronulla to Bundeena.
Lovely walk to an awesome swimming hole deep in the bush. It easy to get there by public transit - take the train to Heathcote station, and start walking. If you're a keen hiker, you can continue past Karloo Pools to Uloola Falls, and then to Audley.
Karloo Pools
Karloo Pools Walking Track EastLovely walk to an awesome swimming hole deep in the bush. It easy to get there by public transit - take the train to Heathcote station, and start walking. If you're a keen hiker, you can continue past Karloo Pools to Uloola Falls, and then to Audley.
Arts & Culture
Palace Verona
17 Oxford StArthouse cinema
Shopping
Saturday markets for clothes and homewares; a Sydney institution.
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Imakethe ye-Paddington
395 Oxford StSaturday markets for clothes and homewares; a Sydney institution.
Essentials
Coles Kings Cross
94 Darlinghurst RdClosest supermarket
Laundromat
Local laundromat, dry-cleaning, and alterations.