Guidebook for Maryville

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Guidebook for Maryville

Food Scene

The best sourdough in town! Good coffee, but a little bit of a wait.
29 locals recommend
Baked Uprising
21 Downie St
29 locals recommend
The best sourdough in town! Good coffee, but a little bit of a wait.
Excellent Coffee - hole in the wall style cafe!
6 locals recommend
Dark Horse Espresso
26 Greenway St
6 locals recommend
Excellent Coffee - hole in the wall style cafe!
If you're walking through Islington park, or on a cycle-way, be sure to stop in for a coffee and/or a cake! Lovely people also.
Birdy’s Refreshments & Espresso
Bryant Street
If you're walking through Islington park, or on a cycle-way, be sure to stop in for a coffee and/or a cake! Lovely people also.
Italian food, $55 set menu, byo, definitely book! Great fun for 2 or for a group.
7 locals recommend
Una Volta
23 Watt St
7 locals recommend
Italian food, $55 set menu, byo, definitely book! Great fun for 2 or for a group.
Central - Great for a drink or for food! Recently changing its name from "Bacchus", Central is full of class!
141 King St
141 King Street
Central - Great for a drink or for food! Recently changing its name from "Bacchus", Central is full of class!
Very special! Degustation and a la carte menu's.
24 locals recommend
Subo
551D Hunter St
24 locals recommend
Very special! Degustation and a la carte menu's.
A hip and happening little place in the Mall - perfect for one, two or half a dozen people! Trendy and fun.
8 locals recommend
Ground Floor Cafe
103 Hunter St
8 locals recommend
A hip and happening little place in the Mall - perfect for one, two or half a dozen people! Trendy and fun.
The best avocado on sourdough breafast, excellent coffee and the yummiest icecreams right by the beach
32 locals recommend
Estabar
61 Shortland Esplanade
32 locals recommend
The best avocado on sourdough breafast, excellent coffee and the yummiest icecreams right by the beach
Ok so this is a restaurant/cafe, but with the best choice of drink-in or takeaway milkshakes! You just can't beat The Splice or Space Biscuit!
Grind Coffee Co
127 Darby St
Ok so this is a restaurant/cafe, but with the best choice of drink-in or takeaway milkshakes! You just can't beat The Splice or Space Biscuit!
Bars, Restaurant and kiosk overlooking the baths.
107 locals recommend
Merewether Surfhouse
5 Henderson Parade
107 locals recommend
Bars, Restaurant and kiosk overlooking the baths.
Eat your way through this street! Easily done ;-)
13 locals recommend
Beaumont Street
Beaumont Street
13 locals recommend
Eat your way through this street! Easily done ;-)
Excellent breakfasts! Great coffee. Right by Hamilton train station.
Rolador
1 Beaumont St
Excellent breakfasts! Great coffee. Right by Hamilton train station.
Eco friendly coffee in a 60's style location. Amazing engineering and machinery. Great food too!
Sprocket Roasters
68 Hunter St
Eco friendly coffee in a 60's style location. Amazing engineering and machinery. Great food too!
Excellent Italian restaurant and wine bar - not very big, so be sure to book!
120 Darby St
120 Darby Street
Excellent Italian restaurant and wine bar - not very big, so be sure to book!
Local and International Beers
12 locals recommend
Wil & Sons
102 Darby St
12 locals recommend
Local and International Beers
Owned by Silverchair's drummer, this building was once a large industrial laudromat, turned trendy bar/restaurant/coffee shop.
40 locals recommend
The Edwards
148 Parry Street
40 locals recommend
Owned by Silverchair's drummer, this building was once a large industrial laudromat, turned trendy bar/restaurant/coffee shop.
Quirky and fun restaurant and cafe
9 locals recommend
The Locale
28 Alma Rd
9 locals recommend
Quirky and fun restaurant and cafe

Drinks & Nightlife

Newcastle's only secret 'speak easy'! Visit their website.
380 Hunter St
380 Hunter Street
Newcastle's only secret 'speak easy'! Visit their website.
Very trendy! Velvet curtains and chic decor. Great cocktails!
31 King St
31 King Street
Very trendy! Velvet curtains and chic decor. Great cocktails!
In the old ANZ Bank building, this is a quiet, classy but comfortable bar.
11 locals recommend
Reserve
102 Hunter St
11 locals recommend
In the old ANZ Bank building, this is a quiet, classy but comfortable bar.
A french bar and restaurant located in the old accountancy and law firms building of Newcastle. Classy and fun!
Le Passe Temps
75 Hunter St
A french bar and restaurant located in the old accountancy and law firms building of Newcastle. Classy and fun!
A newly refurbished bar - trendy and fun. An excellent beer garden. Be sure to check out the lighting installation in the front bar!
26 locals recommend
The Lucky Hotel
237 Hunter St
26 locals recommend
A newly refurbished bar - trendy and fun. An excellent beer garden. Be sure to check out the lighting installation in the front bar!
Large industrial building, with lots of local beers on tap!
45 locals recommend
Grain Store Newcastle
64-66 Scott St
45 locals recommend
Large industrial building, with lots of local beers on tap!

Entertainment & Activities

The original icecreamery! Waffle cones and all ;-)
Kiwi Waffle 'n Cones
40 Zaara St
The original icecreamery! Waffle cones and all ;-)
You won't need to stay here, but on the harbour-side of the entrance there are bicycles you can hire!
Crowne Plaza Newcastle (RE-BRANDED Rydges Newcastle)
Merewether Street
You won't need to stay here, but on the harbour-side of the entrance there are bicycles you can hire!
Great displays and interactive rooms of Earth, Coal mining, Trains, the history of Newcastle, children's playrooms and an excellent cafe, all by the foreshore! Free entry.
102 locals recommend
Newcastle Museum
6 Workshop Way
102 locals recommend
Great displays and interactive rooms of Earth, Coal mining, Trains, the history of Newcastle, children's playrooms and an excellent cafe, all by the foreshore! Free entry.
Plenty of room to run around, HUGE play equipment structures for the kids, all by the Lake Macquarie.
38 locals recommend
Speers Point Park
Park Road
38 locals recommend
Plenty of room to run around, HUGE play equipment structures for the kids, all by the Lake Macquarie.
Free, public, ocean baths. Recently upgraded!
61 locals recommend
Merewether Ocean Bath
3a Ocean St
61 locals recommend
Free, public, ocean baths. Recently upgraded!
Some of Newcastle's first ocean baths!
39 locals recommend
Newcastle Ocean Baths
30 Shortland Esplanade
39 locals recommend
Some of Newcastle's first ocean baths!
Kayaking, animals, demonstrations, picnics!
13 locals recommend
Hunter Wetlands Centre
1 Wetlands Pl
13 locals recommend
Kayaking, animals, demonstrations, picnics!
Great walks, BBQ areas etc.
52 locals recommend
King Edward Park
Reserve Road
52 locals recommend
Great walks, BBQ areas etc.
Animal enclosures, Averies, BBQ areas.
147 locals recommend
Blackbutt Reserve Entrance
72 Carnley Ave
147 locals recommend
Animal enclosures, Averies, BBQ areas.
Children's Playground and BBQ area
12 locals recommend
Islington Park
151 Maitland Rd
12 locals recommend
Children's Playground and BBQ area

Shopping

Boutique shops and homemade stalls located in the old David Jones building, in the Hunter St Mall. Classy and fun.
185 Hunter St
185 Hunter Street
Boutique shops and homemade stalls located in the old David Jones building, in the Hunter St Mall. Classy and fun.
Lots of great stores.
8 locals recommend
Westfield Kotara, Park Av station
8 locals recommend
Lots of great stores.
The largest shopping centre in Newcastle with T2, Apple Store, Peter Alexander, GoldClass Cinema, Myer and way more!
132 locals recommend
Charlestown Square
30 Pearson St
132 locals recommend
The largest shopping centre in Newcastle with T2, Apple Store, Peter Alexander, GoldClass Cinema, Myer and way more!
Located on Newcastle's cafe/art/shopping strip, this is a great little shop with a cute little courtyard for a yummy cuppa!
Honeybee
Located on Newcastle's cafe/art/shopping strip, this is a great little shop with a cute little courtyard for a yummy cuppa!
Across the road from Honeybee. A must.
Betty Mim
167 Darby St
Across the road from Honeybee. A must.
Where Melbourne fashion comes to Newcastle.
8 locals recommend
Abicus
103 Darby St
8 locals recommend
Where Melbourne fashion comes to Newcastle.
Trendy and fun - and right next to Cooks Hill Books, alla Black Books ;-)
Blackbird Corner
74 Darby St
Trendy and fun - and right next to Cooks Hill Books, alla Black Books ;-)
fashion, design, interior design. Chic and trendy all in the same shop!
89 Darby St
89 Darby Street
fashion, design, interior design. Chic and trendy all in the same shop!
50's style fashion out front, with a 50's Diner and courtyard out back!
MisKonduct Klothing
51 Regent St
50's style fashion out front, with a 50's Diner and courtyard out back!

Sightseeing

Up for a little drive? 45 minutes to this beach, with a great cafe/restaurant - have a beer, a burger and an icecream while watching the camel rids on the dunes. Great swimming beach!
12 locals recommend
Birubi Point Surf Life Saving Club
James Paterson Street
12 locals recommend
Up for a little drive? 45 minutes to this beach, with a great cafe/restaurant - have a beer, a burger and an icecream while watching the camel rids on the dunes. Great swimming beach!
A great little historical town only 30 minutes drive from Newcastle - pubs, shops, tradition bakeries and lolly shops - all in the main street of Morpeth.
72 locals recommend
Morpeth
72 locals recommend
A great little historical town only 30 minutes drive from Newcastle - pubs, shops, tradition bakeries and lolly shops - all in the main street of Morpeth.
A huge display of Christmas Lights and festival during November - January every year! Cheap entry, open until late!
247 locals recommend
Hunter Valley Gardens
2090 Broke Rd
247 locals recommend
A huge display of Christmas Lights and festival during November - January every year! Cheap entry, open until late!
A great viewing tower above 'The Brewery', by the water.
Queens Wharf station
A great viewing tower above 'The Brewery', by the water.
A great structure on its own, be sure to ask if you can go up the bell-tower! The best view in Newcastle.
12 locals recommend
Christ Church Cathedral
52 Church St
12 locals recommend
A great structure on its own, be sure to ask if you can go up the bell-tower! The best view in Newcastle.
From Queens Wharf - catch the one and only ferry across the harbour (2 minute trip!) and explore the north side of Newcastle Harbour.
15 locals recommend
Stockton
15 locals recommend
From Queens Wharf - catch the one and only ferry across the harbour (2 minute trip!) and explore the north side of Newcastle Harbour.
This beach has the largest carpark, and runs the stretch of 3 beaches (Bar, Dixon Park and Merewether).
71 locals recommend
Bar Beach
71 locals recommend
This beach has the largest carpark, and runs the stretch of 3 beaches (Bar, Dixon Park and Merewether).

Everything Else

www.newcastlecityfarmersmarket.com.au
7 locals recommend
Newcastle Showground
1A Curley Rd
7 locals recommend
www.newcastlecityfarmersmarket.com.au
Artisan markets - colourful and fun! High quality and cheeky. www.theolivetreemarket.com.au
The Junction Public School
Union Street
Artisan markets - colourful and fun! High quality and cheeky. www.theolivetreemarket.com.au
www.hunterhunter.com.au, www.newcastlenow.org.au - Visit these websites for more information and the latest on food, events and shopping in Newcastle.
29 locals recommend
Newcastle
29 locals recommend
www.hunterhunter.com.au, www.newcastlenow.org.au - Visit these websites for more information and the latest on food, events and shopping in Newcastle.

Essentials

Big W, Woolworths, Coles, Officeworks, Butchers, Bakeries, Banks...
47 locals recommend
Marketown Shopping Centre
23 Steel St
47 locals recommend
Big W, Woolworths, Coles, Officeworks, Butchers, Bakeries, Banks...
Close and handy!
Maitland Road
Maitland Road
Close and handy!
Local and handy. Lots of little greek treats!
13 locals recommend
Nina's IGA Hamilton
73 Beaumont St
13 locals recommend
Local and handy. Lots of little greek treats!