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Haymarket area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Haymarket
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Ah, delicious Haymarket – home to the walk-through supermarket and food court that is Chinatown and home to many a mega-musical, the Capitol Theatre. The suburb which stretches from Railway Square to Darling Harbour also counts amongst its sites the soon-to-be-demolished Entertainment Centre, the start of Sydney's only light rail line and the Golden Water Mouth Tree, installed in 1999. But you're here because you followed your nose to the precinct around Sussex and Dixon streets: so hit up late-night legend Golden Century, the great and always packed BBQ King, Seoul Ria for DIY Korean barbecue and the Sussex Centre food court. Yum cha is at Marigold, and if you're looking for a bright and cheap phone cover, well Paddy's Markets is your go-to. Feel like a beverage? Hit the Civic Hotel – OK, it's a little on the border of Haymarket – and go late so you can join the party at the Civic Underground.

The best restaurants and bars in Haymarket

Porkfat
Restaurants

Porkfat

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Fiery, flavoursome and authentic, this new Thai restaurant in Haymarket is hot in every sense of the word
The Eight
Restaurants

The Eight

  • 4 out of 5 stars
We know it sounds petty, but leaving your yum cha brunch only to see a queue standing where there was no queue before really gives your full belly an extra...
Spicy Joint
Restaurants

Spicy Joint

  • 5 out of 5 stars
Haymarket’s stylish Sichuan eatery serves up fiery flavour bombs at prices you’ll feel good about

More things to do in Haymarket

One Playground Haymarket
Sport and fitness

One Playground Haymarket

This super high-spec wellness centre is so much more than a gym – with stunning studios, saunas and relaxation lounges with T2 Tea on tap
The Exchange Darling Square
Attractions

The Exchange Darling Square

The City of Sydney's library takes up two floors of the Kengo Kuma designed bird's nest structure coming at Darling Square
Capitol Theatre
Theatre

Capitol Theatre

Located amid the flurry and culinary excitement of Sydney's Chinatown, the Capitol Theatre hosts long-running blockbuster musicals such as The Lion King,...

What's on in Haymarket

Annie
Theatre

Annie

  • 4 out of 5 stars
A reliable revival of musical theatre’s favourite rebellious redhead premieres on the Sydney stage
Haymarket