Guidebook for Camperdown
Food Scene
Black Star Pastry Newtown
325 King StThe best pasties in Sydney.
Thai La Ong Restaurant
107 King StreetCheapest and best Thai meal in Newtown.
Cafe with reasonably priced food and good coffee. They offer a picnic blanket service for free so you can sit in the park opposite and have your order delivered to you.
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Gather On The Green
15 Fowler StCafe with reasonably priced food and good coffee. They offer a picnic blanket service for free so you can sit in the park opposite and have your order delivered to you.
Frank's Pizza Bar Restaurant
137 Parramatta RdGreat pizza. Eat in or takeaway.
Saray Turkish Pizza and Kebabs
18 Enmore RdLate night kebabs, burgers and fries.
Sadhana Kitchen
Vegan cafe with delicious smoothies and desserts. Next door is a yoga studio.
The Sultan's Table
179 Enmore RdThe best kebabs in Newtown.
Gelatissimo Newtown
278 King StThe best gelato in Newtown.
Guzman y Gomez
175 King StTaco and burrito chain. Cheap and tasty.
Closed
242 Coogee Bay RdBest burgers in Newtown, a bit expensive but totally worth it.
Atom Thai Restaurant
130 King StThe best and most authentic Thai in Newtown.
Clem's
210 King StYou want cheap chicken and chips? This is the best place.
The Pie Tin
1a Brown StA fancy pie shop with amazing desserts. This place is cool.
Expensive but excellent modern Australian cuisine.
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Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar
416 King StExpensive but excellent modern Australian cuisine.
A great mid-priced thai restaurant. Never disappointing.
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Doytao Thai Takeaway
543 King StA great mid-priced thai restaurant. Never disappointing.
Best pastizzi in newtown. Pastizzi are a savoury pastry from Malta. Pastizzi come with a variety of delicious fillings. They also sell frozen pastizzi to take home.
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Pastizzi Cafe
109 King StreetBest pastizzi in newtown. Pastizzi are a savoury pastry from Malta. Pastizzi come with a variety of delicious fillings. They also sell frozen pastizzi to take home.
Second best Vietnamese Pho in Newtown. Cheap, delicious and filling. Loses out to Pho 236. But Pho 88 is better for eating in as the venue is nicer.
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Pho 88
Second best Vietnamese Pho in Newtown. Cheap, delicious and filling. Loses out to Pho 236. But Pho 88 is better for eating in as the venue is nicer.
Good cheap and hearty Chinese food. Also sell cheap Chinese beer!
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Happy Chef Chinese Restaurant
262-266 King StGood cheap and hearty Chinese food. Also sell cheap Chinese beer!
239A King St
239A King StreetGreat coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
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Shenkin Erskineville
51-53 Erskineville RdGreat coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
129 Enmore Rd
129 Enmore RoadGreat coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
The Buzz
349A King StreetGreat coffee. And really relaxing back courtyard to hang out in.
VargaBar Espresso
10 Wilson StGood coffee.
Basil Pizza and Pasta
126 King StPizza restaurant with excellent vegetarian and Vegan pizzas.
Best Japanese in Newtown. Order on iPad and watch your food magically appear.
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Shinmachi
239 King StBest Japanese in Newtown. Order on iPad and watch your food magically appear.
Large cafe with great coffee and good upmarket food. A bit pricey but great venue.
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Brewtown
6-8 O'Connell StreetLarge cafe with great coffee and good upmarket food. A bit pricey but great venue.
A great student cafe with cheap coffee, good sandwiches and nice outdoor area.
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Urban Bites
70-72 King StA great student cafe with cheap coffee, good sandwiches and nice outdoor area.
Al Aseel Restaurant Newtown
189 Missenden RdUpmarket middle eastern restaurant. Pretty good.
A small restaurant with an exceptional menu that weighs heavily on meat. Definitely not for vegetarians!
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Hartsyard
33 Enmore RdA small restaurant with an exceptional menu that weighs heavily on meat. Definitely not for vegetarians!
Best Pho in Newtown. Cheap and filling. However Pho 236 the other Pho place is almost as good and is better better for dining in.
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PHO 236 & Co
236 King StBest Pho in Newtown. Cheap and filling. However Pho 236 the other Pho place is almost as good and is better better for dining in.
Large Thai Restauramt. Excellent quality, great surroundings. A touch expensive.
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Thai Pothong Restaurant
294 King StLarge Thai Restauramt. Excellent quality, great surroundings. A touch expensive.
This cramped narrow shop serves possibly the best coffee in Newtown.
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Campos Coffee Newtown
193 Missenden RdThis cramped narrow shop serves possibly the best coffee in Newtown.
Oscillate Wildly
275 Australia StTiny expensive but superb fine dining in Newtown.
Large Thai restaurant, beautifully decorated and seating outback, perfect for a date. Food is delicious but slightly overpriced.
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Thai Riffic Newtown
224 King StLarge Thai restaurant, beautifully decorated and seating outback, perfect for a date. Food is delicious but slightly overpriced.
A good Japanese Iizakaya, with multiple small sharing plates, and good selection. A little pricey however.
Iiza
184 King StA good Japanese Iizakaya, with multiple small sharing plates, and good selection. A little pricey however.
Fancy degustation only restaurant. A special occasion kind of place.
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Sixpenny
83 Percival RdFancy degustation only restaurant. A special occasion kind of place.
Funky young pizza and beer venue. Pizzas are actually delicious.
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Mad Pizza E Bar
312 Victoria StFunky young pizza and beer venue. Pizzas are actually delicious.
Delhi 'O' Delhi
3 Erskineville RdA pretty good mid-priced Indian restaurant.
A very cheap but tasty Indian/Pakistani restaurant. If you can put up with the rather clinical surrounds and plastic placemats, it's a good place for a cheap feed.
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Faheem Fast Food
194-196 Enmore RdA very cheap but tasty Indian/Pakistani restaurant. If you can put up with the rather clinical surrounds and plastic placemats, it's a good place for a cheap feed.
Tamana's North Indian Diner
196 King StA pretty good Indian restaurant.
The Italian Bowl
255 King StCheap pasta and Italian food. Good food if you're hungry!
Green Gourmet Newtown
115 King StVegetarian Asian cuisine. A Newtown favourite.
171 King St
171 Princes HighwayA good place for a cheap curry.
Sushi Train Newtown
316 King StGreat sushi. Fast and fresh.
457A King St
457A King StreetBest crepes in Newtown.
Best Lebanese food in the area. Bench seating and shared tables so time to get friendly.
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Emma's Snack Bar
59 Liberty StBest Lebanese food in the area. Bench seating and shared tables so time to get friendly.
Cafe Martini
529A King StSmall cafe restaurant with great food.
Barmuda
283 Australia StBest place for a great breakfast feed after a big night out.
Arts & Culture
Excellent little cinema, showing arthouse and mainstream movies.
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Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StExcellent little cinema, showing arthouse and mainstream movies.
The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore RdLive music venue, great bands play here.
Outdoor salt water pool. Amazing place to lounge around and swim. Grass area for sunbathing. Cafe serves chips and icecream.
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Victoria Park
Parramatta RoadOutdoor salt water pool. Amazing place to lounge around and swim. Grass area for sunbathing. Cafe serves chips and icecream.
HOYTS Broadway
Bay StreetLarge cinema multiplex with all the latest blockbusters.
A small local theatre company that puts on an eclectic mix of plays and performance art.
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New Theatre
542 King StA small local theatre company that puts on an eclectic mix of plays and performance art.
King Street is a cultural hub for all things artistic including Drama, Musical, Cabaret, Pocket Opera, Chamber Music, Comedy and dance.
644 King St
644 King StreetKing Street is a cultural hub for all things artistic including Drama, Musical, Cabaret, Pocket Opera, Chamber Music, Comedy and dance.
Carriageworks is a contemporary multi-arts centre. It also has a great bar and restaurant on site.
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Carriageworks
245 Wilson StCarriageworks is a contemporary multi-arts centre. It also has a great bar and restaurant on site.
The Vanguard
42 King StA small but cool live music and performance arts venue.
Seymour Centre
Cleveland StreetArts, theatre and music centre.
Manning Bar
Manning RoadStudent bar, often with great live music events.
Essentials
A small supermarket and a bit expensive but open till midnight most nights!
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IGA Newtown
259 King StA small supermarket and a bit expensive but open till midnight most nights!
Coles Broadway
BroadwayLarge supermarket. Much cheaper than IGA in Newtown.
Large health food store with a great selection of fresh and packaged produce.
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Dr Earth Newtown
289 King StLarge health food store with a great selection of fresh and packaged produce.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good pub with a beer garden, DJ's on a friday and saturday night.
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Newtown Hotel
174 King StGood pub with a beer garden, DJ's on a friday and saturday night.
Pub with the best beer garden in Newtown. Perfect on a sunny day.
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Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia StPub with the best beer garden in Newtown. Perfect on a sunny day.
Great pub food at good prices. Small courtyard out back.
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Carlisle Castle Hotel
17-19 Albermarle StGreat pub food at good prices. Small courtyard out back.
Amazing microbrewery, everything made on the premises. Enjoy their tasting bar. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday: 10am – 7pm.
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Young Henrys
76 Wilford StAmazing microbrewery, everything made on the premises. Enjoy their tasting bar. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday: 10am – 7pm.
SLYFOX
199 Enmore RdThe main lesbian pub in Newtown.
324 King St
324 King StreetThe main gay pub in Newtown. Large courtyard out back.
Average cocktails but good place to start if you get in the happy hour. Also a great rooftop bar. Happy hour: 6.00 - 7.30pm Monday – Friday and 6.00 - 7.00pm on Saturdays.
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Kuleto's Cocktail Bar
157 King StAverage cocktails but good place to start if you get in the happy hour. Also a great rooftop bar. Happy hour: 6.00 - 7.30pm Monday – Friday and 6.00 - 7.00pm on Saturdays.
Excellent, noisy and busy bar. Upstairs they serve amazing burgers and southern fried chicken.
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Mary's
6 Mary StExcellent, noisy and busy bar. Upstairs they serve amazing burgers and southern fried chicken.
Earl's Juke Joint
407 King StGreat bar in a former butchers shop.
Known as the "Townie" by locals, it's frankly an awful pub. The upstairs is slightly less awful. It's one saving grace, it's open till 4am!
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Town Hall Hotel
326 King StKnown as the "Townie" by locals, it's frankly an awful pub. The upstairs is slightly less awful. It's one saving grace, it's open till 4am!
A pretty average bar, but with a great rooftop view and a pretty awesome lesbian night on a wednesdays.
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Websters Bar
323 King StA pretty average bar, but with a great rooftop view and a pretty awesome lesbian night on a wednesdays.
Avoid the dreary downstairs and head to the second floor that contains the bistro and an open-roofed beer garden – perfect in the summer.
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Coopers Hotel
221 King StAvoid the dreary downstairs and head to the second floor that contains the bistro and an open-roofed beer garden – perfect in the summer.
Corridor
153A King StGreat small bar.
A student pub with cheap drinks. Head upstairs to the balcony and a southern themed food.
145 King St
145 King StreetA student pub with cheap drinks. Head upstairs to the balcony and a southern themed food.
The Midnight Special
44 Enmore RdTiny bar with some tasty (but expensive) cocktails.
A funny little bar that have live music every thursday and friday.
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The Green Room Lounge
156 Enmore RoadA funny little bar that have live music every thursday and friday.
A large pub. A young crowd but not really much else going for it.
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NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB
387 King StreetA large pub. A young crowd but not really much else going for it.
An average pub but it does have a small beer garden and good cheap pub food.
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Union Hotel
576 King StAn average pub but it does have a small beer garden and good cheap pub food.
A cheap Irish themed student pub. Cheap beer and pool tables upstairs.
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Kelly's on King
283-285 King StA cheap Irish themed student pub. Cheap beer and pool tables upstairs.
WaterHorse
125 Enmore RdSmall bar with chilled vibe.
Good pub food. Can get very busy when a gig is on next door at the Enmore theatre.
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The Duke of Enmore
148 Enmore RdGood pub food. Can get very busy when a gig is on next door at the Enmore theatre.
Average pub with an amazing leafy beer garden. The perfect Sunday afternoon hangout. Don't tell anyone!
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The Warren View Hotel
2 Stanmore RdAverage pub with an amazing leafy beer garden. The perfect Sunday afternoon hangout. Don't tell anyone!
Kuki Tanuki
63 Erskineville RdJapanese Sake bar. Great if you like sake!
Everything Else
Grab an enormous ice cream from this ice cream manufacturers, the range is limited but the prices are rock bottom.
Dairy Bell
44 Australia StGrab an enormous ice cream from this ice cream manufacturers, the range is limited but the prices are rock bottom.
Black Lotus Yoga Studio - Iyengar Yoga
61 Warren RdYoga studio.
Pure Botanicals is a natural therapies clinic offering a range of holistic treatments from naturopathy, nutrition, acupuncture and massage to hypnotherapy, counselling and tarot readings.
Pure Botanicals-Sarah
Pure Botanicals is a natural therapies clinic offering a range of holistic treatments from naturopathy, nutrition, acupuncture and massage to hypnotherapy, counselling and tarot readings.
Shopping
Electronics store selling tvs, iPods, cameras, headphones, laptops, and other electrical gear.
JB Hi-Fi Broadway
1 Bay StElectronics store selling tvs, iPods, cameras, headphones, laptops, and other electrical gear.
Cheap clothes, bedding, soft furnishings, homeware, kitchen stuff, garden stuff, toys, makeup, underwear - like a Kmart.
Target Broadway
Bay StreetCheap clothes, bedding, soft furnishings, homeware, kitchen stuff, garden stuff, toys, makeup, underwear - like a Kmart.
Small organic food shop. Great raw chocolate!
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Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op
330 Enmore RdSmall organic food shop. Great raw chocolate!
Art On King
199-201 King StArt supplies, paints, pencils and stationary.
mag nation
155 King StreetHuge magazine shop with every magazine you could ever want.
Holy Kitsch! is a gift wonderland featuring an array of art, gifts and collectibles that are quirky, edgy, eclectic, and, of course, kitsch.
Holy Kitsch!
Holy Kitsch! is a gift wonderland featuring an array of art, gifts and collectibles that are quirky, edgy, eclectic, and, of course, kitsch.
Australia's largest corsetiere and boasting their own locally-made clothing line, Gallery Serpentine is a one-stop-shop for Sydney's alternative community.
Gallery Serpentine
Australia's largest corsetiere and boasting their own locally-made clothing line, Gallery Serpentine is a one-stop-shop for Sydney's alternative community.
Entertainment & Activities
Hot chocolate and other things chocolatey to eat and drink!
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Max Brenner Chocolate Bar
142-146 King StreetHot chocolate and other things chocolatey to eat and drink!
MooBerry - Real Froyo and Smoothies
160 King StFrozen yoghurts and smoothies