Guidebook for Newtown
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The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore RdFor music lovers
Hipster heaven - ques out the door but the pastries are damn fine
155 locals recommend
Black Star Pastry Newtown
325 King StHipster heaven - ques out the door but the pastries are damn fine
Vinnies Newtown
187 King StSecond hand everything - another institution
Auction house with amazing selection of vintage home wares and furniture
Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre
28 Mitchell RdAuction house with amazing selection of vintage home wares and furniture
The University of Sydney
USyd (my old uni)
Broadway Sydney
1 Bay StShopping needs taken care of
Yoshi Jones
Great Japanese themed shop
Allianz Stadium
Driver AvenueFor sporting events
Fox Studios - Stage 2
An entertainment quarter
The Rocks
The rocks
Sydney Opera House
The house
The Metro Theatre
624 George StGreat live music venue
Chinatown Sydney
84 Dixon StChinatown - expensive area but you can get great meals here
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour
State Theatre
49 Market StState Theatre
Drinks & Nightlife
Sydney Park Hotel
631 King StGood old man bar :)
Botany View Hotel
597 King StAnother good old man pub
Union Hotel
576 King StGood for live music many night a week
The Vanguard
42 King StGreat jazz/blues/burlesque/theater venue
Great inner city pub with excellent beer garden - Sydney Swans pub too
111 locals recommend
Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia StGreat inner city pub with excellent beer garden - Sydney Swans pub too
Corridor
153A King StThe forerunner of a wave of small bars in the area
The Midnight Special
44 Enmore RdAnother small bar
The Green Room Lounge
156 Enmore RoadSmall bar
Kelly's on King
283-285 King StRad Irish pub - Open mike Karaoke Wednesday to Friday
The Hive Bar
93 Erskineville RdSmall bar
Kuleto's Cocktail Bar
157 King StCocktail bar - good happy hours
Food Scene
Campos Coffee Newtown
193 Missenden RdRecognised as one the world's best boutique coffees.
Oscillate Wildly
275 Australia StFine degustation restaurant
Emma's Snack Bar
59 Liberty StWonderful Lebanese (bookings recommended)
Barmuda
283 Australia StVery good but bustling cafe
Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar
416 King StAmazing fusion eating
Asakusa in Newtown
119 King StGreat Japanese
Seymour Centre
Cleveland StreetTheatre and drama
Satellite
80 Wilson StAnother good cafe
PHO 236 & Co
236 King StThe best Vietnamese on the street - so cheap and cheerful!
Arts & Culture
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StArthouse Cinema
Pentimento
249 King StWonderful knick-knack/book store
White Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour StGallery
MCA Store
140 George StMuseum of Contemporary Art
Art Gallery of NSW - historic, modern and contemporary, indigenous, and lots of good temporary exhibitions
891 locals recommend
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery RoadArt Gallery of NSW - historic, modern and contemporary, indigenous, and lots of good temporary exhibitions
The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria RdGreat live music venue
Shopping
IKEA
634-726 Princes HwyA massive Ikea 10 minutes away!
Better Read Than Dead
265 King StTerrific Bookstore (with an ABC shop)
An institution - one of the most amazing second hand book stores you will go to.
13 locals recommend
Gould's Book Arcade
536 King StAn institution - one of the most amazing second hand book stores you will go to.
Crown Street
Crown StreetLots of good eating and shopping