Guidebook for Newtown
Food Scene
This place started in Surry Hills and has expanded to deliver classic French Boulangerie style bread and baked goods to its addicted customers (including me!). Absolutely delicious and perfect for a quick breakfast and coffee run.
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Bourke Street Bakery Newtown
330 King StThis place started in Surry Hills and has expanded to deliver classic French Boulangerie style bread and baked goods to its addicted customers (including me!). Absolutely delicious and perfect for a quick breakfast and coffee run.
Maybe one of the most instagrammed cafes in Sydney, the delicious cakes in here are colourful and made for relaxing brunches.
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Black Star Pastry Newtown
325 King StMaybe one of the most instagrammed cafes in Sydney, the delicious cakes in here are colourful and made for relaxing brunches.
Super cool bar and burgers, started by a former Tetsuya chef. This place is a former drug rehab centre converted into the most delicious and fun bar, no other place like it.
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Mary's
6 Mary StSuper cool bar and burgers, started by a former Tetsuya chef. This place is a former drug rehab centre converted into the most delicious and fun bar, no other place like it.
Delicious Israeli breakfast, try their Shakshuka, it's unbelievable!
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Shenkin Erskineville
51-53 Erskineville RdDelicious Israeli breakfast, try their Shakshuka, it's unbelievable!
Opened by two of the greatest restaurateurs Sydney has seen in recent times, Elvis Abrahanowicz and Joe Valore of Porteño, Gardel’s Bar and Bodega (which they co-own with Ben Milgate), and LP’s Quality Meats (which they co-own with Luke Powell), this is more than just a restaurant. At Continental in Newtown a downstairs deli opens at 11am and becomes a casual bar/restaurant as the later hours creep in, while upstairs there's a bistro for those fancier nights out.
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Continental Deli Bar Bistro
210 Australia StOpened by two of the greatest restaurateurs Sydney has seen in recent times, Elvis Abrahanowicz and Joe Valore of Porteño, Gardel’s Bar and Bodega (which they co-own with Ben Milgate), and LP’s Quality Meats (which they co-own with Luke Powell), this is more than just a restaurant. At Continental in Newtown a downstairs deli opens at 11am and becomes a casual bar/restaurant as the later hours creep in, while upstairs there's a bistro for those fancier nights out.
The Stinking Bishops
63-71 Enmore RdAmazing cheese, wine and cured meats menu
Drinks & Nightlife
From TimeOut Sydney:
This is the pub against which all others shall be judged
The beautiful thing about this old boozer is that it’s a pub designed to facilitate a good time on your terms. Want to sit up at the bar with a huge plate of fish and chips and watch back-to-back AFL games? This is the best place for it. Prefer to sink your tip money in pinball machines while you annihilate jugs of Stone and Wood Pacific Ale and Young Henrys Newtowner? Right this way.
They’ve even got two separate outdoor areas so that smokers and diners can both enjoy the sunshine, and they let you bring your dog (on a lead) or kid (no lead required, probably).
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Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia StFrom TimeOut Sydney:
This is the pub against which all others shall be judged
The beautiful thing about this old boozer is that it’s a pub designed to facilitate a good time on your terms. Want to sit up at the bar with a huge plate of fish and chips and watch back-to-back AFL games? This is the best place for it. Prefer to sink your tip money in pinball machines while you annihilate jugs of Stone and Wood Pacific Ale and Young Henrys Newtowner? Right this way.
They’ve even got two separate outdoor areas so that smokers and diners can both enjoy the sunshine, and they let you bring your dog (on a lead) or kid (no lead required, probably).
Holey Moley Golf Newtown
387 King StSuper fun drinking and putt putt golf bar.
Young Henrys
76 Wilford StNewtown's most famous local brewery, fantastic beer and cider.
Once you've graduated from smashing jugs of beer at your local it's time to crank up the drinks quality substantially and order the best cocktails in Newtown at this low lit bar with a New Orleans voodoo vibe. Earl's Juke Joint is all class. It's built to outlast all the Saturday nights Newtown can throw at it, the drinks list is spectacular and the vibe stays at a potent simmer.
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Earl's Juke Joint
407 King StOnce you've graduated from smashing jugs of beer at your local it's time to crank up the drinks quality substantially and order the best cocktails in Newtown at this low lit bar with a New Orleans voodoo vibe. Earl's Juke Joint is all class. It's built to outlast all the Saturday nights Newtown can throw at it, the drinks list is spectacular and the vibe stays at a potent simmer.
If you imagine the ideal neighbourhood bar, everything that comes to mind you’ll find at the Gretz in Enmore. So popular was the restaurant Hartsyard further up the street that Gregory Llewellyn and Naomi Hart decided to add a bar to their Inner West venture. They took an underwhelming venue and gave it a gently nautical, timber-heavy makeover, with big rump-cupping bar stools adequately padded for long nights of big beers and short cocktails.
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The Gretz
125 Enmore RoadIf you imagine the ideal neighbourhood bar, everything that comes to mind you’ll find at the Gretz in Enmore. So popular was the restaurant Hartsyard further up the street that Gregory Llewellyn and Naomi Hart decided to add a bar to their Inner West venture. They took an underwhelming venue and gave it a gently nautical, timber-heavy makeover, with big rump-cupping bar stools adequately padded for long nights of big beers and short cocktails.
Generally speaking, you used to go to gigs for great tunes and shitty drinks, and you went to a bar for great drinks and a Spotify playlist for atmosphere. But now Leadbelly has come along and broken all the rules by being a live music venue with really excellent cocktails in the same space that once housed the Vanguard.
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The Vanguard
42 King StGenerally speaking, you used to go to gigs for great tunes and shitty drinks, and you went to a bar for great drinks and a Spotify playlist for atmosphere. But now Leadbelly has come along and broken all the rules by being a live music venue with really excellent cocktails in the same space that once housed the Vanguard.
Just go for a wander along King Street, in either direction, you're guaranteed to find something fun.
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King Street
King StreetJust go for a wander along King Street, in either direction, you're guaranteed to find something fun.
Jacoby’s Tiki Bar
154 Enmore RdSuper fun atmosphere, great cocktails, great music.
Getting Around
Train station to get you into the city or anywhere in the west of the city. It's only three stops to Central, and trains are running on average every 6 minutes (every two minutes during the peak).
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Newtown Station
330 King StTrain station to get you into the city or anywhere in the west of the city. It's only three stops to Central, and trains are running on average every 6 minutes (every two minutes during the peak).
Parks & Nature
A beautiful park with wide open spaces and a great spot for a picnic or just to lounge in the sun.
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Camperdown Memorial Rest Park
Church StreetA beautiful park with wide open spaces and a great spot for a picnic or just to lounge in the sun.
Gorgeous, international award winning park with water treating wetlands, playgrounds, cycling, skating, and views.
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Sydney Park
416 Sydney Park RdGorgeous, international award winning park with water treating wetlands, playgrounds, cycling, skating, and views.
Essentials
FoodWorks
330 King StRight next to station, it's not huge but it's got everything.
IGA Newtown
259 King StLargish, open til late as well.
ALDI
20 Murray StSuper cheap groceries, part of a pretty big shopping centre.
Entertainment & Activities
Awesome arthouse films and blockbusters too. There's a good bar in there for and post drinks.
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Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StAwesome arthouse films and blockbusters too. There's a good bar in there for and post drinks.
MANIAX Axe Throwing - SYDNEY
01/75 Mary StAxe throwing, it's crazy, and super fun.
Sydney Indoor Klimhal - St Peters
1-7 Unwins Bridge RdEnormous rock climbing centre.
Generally speaking, you used to go to gigs for great tunes and shitty drinks, and you went to a bar for great drinks and a Spotify playlist for atmosphere. But now Leadbelly has come along and broken all the rules by being a live music venue with really excellent cocktails in the same space that once housed the Vanguard.
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The Vanguard
42 King StGenerally speaking, you used to go to gigs for great tunes and shitty drinks, and you went to a bar for great drinks and a Spotify playlist for atmosphere. But now Leadbelly has come along and broken all the rules by being a live music venue with really excellent cocktails in the same space that once housed the Vanguard.
Arts & Culture
Australia's oldest educational institution, often recognised as one of the world's most beautiful universities. It often reminds people of Hogwarts!
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The University of Sydney
Australia's oldest educational institution, often recognised as one of the world's most beautiful universities. It often reminds people of Hogwarts!
The best standup, concerts, and theatre performances, and surrounded by amazing bars and restaurants.
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The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore RdThe best standup, concerts, and theatre performances, and surrounded by amazing bars and restaurants.
The New Theatre is an amateur theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales.
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New Theatre
542 King StThe New Theatre is an amateur theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales.