Guidebook for Paddington

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Guidebook for Paddington

Drinks & Nightlife

Spectacular wine list and a great cheese plate.
79 locals recommend
The Wine Library
18 Oxford St
79 locals recommend
Spectacular wine list and a great cheese plate.
Great courtyard area with views over the city.
228 locals recommend
The Winery
285A Crown St
228 locals recommend
Great courtyard area with views over the city.
Head to the rooftop on a Thursday for a $10 beer paddle
50 locals recommend
The Taphouse
122 Flinders St
50 locals recommend
Head to the rooftop on a Thursday for a $10 beer paddle
Brilliant pub with good beer, pool table and darts.
47 locals recommend
The Unicorn Hotel
106 Oxford St
47 locals recommend
Brilliant pub with good beer, pool table and darts.
Cocktails! Normally pretty quiet with good service.
20 locals recommend
This Must Be The Place
239 Oxford St
20 locals recommend
Cocktails! Normally pretty quiet with good service.
Eat peanuts, drop the shells on the floor and admire the taxidermy.
168 locals recommend
Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown St
168 locals recommend
Eat peanuts, drop the shells on the floor and admire the taxidermy.
Great pub with good specials.
52 locals recommend
Dove & Olive
156 Devonshire St
52 locals recommend
Great pub with good specials.
Mexican bar with fun atmosphere
43 locals recommend
Tio's Cerveceria
14 Foster St
43 locals recommend
Mexican bar with fun atmosphere
47 locals recommend
The Wild Rover
75 Campbell St
47 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
Bar Brosé
231a Victoria Street
16 locals recommend
Get the ferry down and sit by the water with a wine and a meal.
193 locals recommend
Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
1 Military Rd
193 locals recommend
Get the ferry down and sit by the water with a wine and a meal.

Food Scene

Best coffee in the area. Grab some fresh bread and a lamington while you're there.
46 locals recommend
Organic Bread Bar
356 S Dowling St
46 locals recommend
Best coffee in the area. Grab some fresh bread and a lamington while you're there.
Brilliant coffee, always fast and strong :)
11 locals recommend
Apache Salute
110B Boundary St
11 locals recommend
Brilliant coffee, always fast and strong :)
Great food and music, brilliant atmosphere.
50 locals recommend
Acme
60 Bayswater Rd
50 locals recommend
Great food and music, brilliant atmosphere.
Great coffee and breakfast. Have the chorizo grits ;)
22 locals recommend
Bootsdarling
333 S Dowling St
22 locals recommend
Great coffee and breakfast. Have the chorizo grits ;)
Best cheese shop in Sydney. Does a good coffee as well.
28 locals recommend
Formaggi Ocello
425 Bourke St
28 locals recommend
Best cheese shop in Sydney. Does a good coffee as well.
Epic pizza. Make sure you get the potato pizza.
33 locals recommend
Pizza Moncur
103 Queen St
33 locals recommend
Epic pizza. Make sure you get the potato pizza.
Farmhouse style food. Go for lunch to enjoy the gardens.
72 locals recommend
Chiswick Woollahra
65 Ocean St
72 locals recommend
Farmhouse style food. Go for lunch to enjoy the gardens.
Indian takeaway - great for a quick dinner that's no stress, cheap and always tasty.
11 locals recommend
Indian Home Diner
86 Oxford St
11 locals recommend
Indian takeaway - great for a quick dinner that's no stress, cheap and always tasty.
Get the $55 banquet - you won't regret it.
220 locals recommend
The Apollo Restaurant
44 Macleay Street
220 locals recommend
Get the $55 banquet - you won't regret it.
Tiny coffee shop with good, cheap breakfasts. Be prepared to wait on a weekend.
41 locals recommend
Brewtown Surry Hills
536 Crown St
41 locals recommend
Tiny coffee shop with good, cheap breakfasts. Be prepared to wait on a weekend.
Great Italian
102 locals recommend
A Tavola Darlinghurst
348 Victoria St
102 locals recommend
Great Italian
Italian tapas and wine bar
45 locals recommend
10 William St
10 William Street
45 locals recommend
Italian tapas and wine bar
Cheap and cheerful Japanese.
18 locals recommend
Don Don Restaurant
80 Oxford St
18 locals recommend
Cheap and cheerful Japanese.
Classic French
16 locals recommend
Onde
346 Liverpool Street
16 locals recommend
Classic French
$10 great burgers
41 locals recommend
Thai Me Up on Oxford
112 Oxford St
41 locals recommend
$10 great burgers
14 locals recommend
BL Burgers
151 Oxford St
14 locals recommend
Breakfast with a spanish flavour. Brilliant coffee.
109 locals recommend
Reuben Hills
61 Albion St
109 locals recommend
Breakfast with a spanish flavour. Brilliant coffee.
Local Thai takeaway - always fast and tasty
32 locals recommend
Eat Thai - Paddington
229 Glenmore Rd
32 locals recommend
Local Thai takeaway - always fast and tasty

Parks & Nature

204 locals recommend
Mrs Macquarie's Chair
1d Mrs Macquaries Rd
204 locals recommend
3km cycle and run track in the middle of the city
1102 locals recommend
Centennial Park
15 Locked Bag
1102 locals recommend
3km cycle and run track in the middle of the city
Beautiful harbour beach.
26 locals recommend
Parsley Bay Reserve
Parsley Road
26 locals recommend
Beautiful harbour beach.
Secret beach - amazing views of the Harbour Bridge.
60 locals recommend
Milk Beach
60 locals recommend
Secret beach - amazing views of the Harbour Bridge.
Our closest beach. Normally not as crowded as some of the other eastern beaches, but definitely for confident swimmers only.
264 locals recommend
Tamarama Beach
264 locals recommend
Our closest beach. Normally not as crowded as some of the other eastern beaches, but definitely for confident swimmers only.
Be a Bondi local - grab a juice and park yourself on the grass by the beach for an afternoon
14 locals recommend
North Bondi Grassy Knoll
14 locals recommend
Be a Bondi local - grab a juice and park yourself on the grass by the beach for an afternoon
Absolute must do - completely breathtaking (literally, there are stairs and views) views of the Sydney coastline.
769 locals recommend
Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk
1 Notts Ave
769 locals recommend
Absolute must do - completely breathtaking (literally, there are stairs and views) views of the Sydney coastline.
Great for snorkelling - one of Sydney's most picturesque beaches. Is quite small so doesn't take much to get very crowded.
180 locals recommend
Gordons Bay
180 locals recommend
Great for snorkelling - one of Sydney's most picturesque beaches. Is quite small so doesn't take much to get very crowded.

Essentials

184 locals recommend
Woolworths Metro Surry Hills
413-417 Bourke St
184 locals recommend
Fancy grocery store
66 locals recommend
Thomas Dux - Paddington
66 locals recommend
Fancy grocery store
434 locals recommend
Harris Farm Markets
30 Springfield Ave
434 locals recommend
Treat yourself to an incredible facial and massage.
endota spa Paddington
124 Jersey Rd
Treat yourself to an incredible facial and massage.

Shopping

3 levels of all kinds of books and a cafe
50 locals recommend
Berkelouw Paddington
19 Oxford St
50 locals recommend
3 levels of all kinds of books and a cafe
Australian fashion favourite
CAMILLA AND MARC - Glenmore
2-16 Glenmore Rd
Australian fashion favourite
Definitely worth a visit but this store is right in the middle of some of Sydney's best boutiques. So start your exploration here.
7 locals recommend
SCANLAN THEODORE Paddington Boutique
122 Oxford St
7 locals recommend
Definitely worth a visit but this store is right in the middle of some of Sydney's best boutiques. So start your exploration here.

Getting Around

153 locals recommend
Museum Station
153 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Cinema under the stars. Just don't sit under the trees, you may hear from the bats.
62 locals recommend
Moonlight Cinema Sydney
Broome Avenue
62 locals recommend
Cinema under the stars. Just don't sit under the trees, you may hear from the bats.
139 locals recommend
Palace Verona
17 Oxford St
139 locals recommend