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Ultimo area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Ultimo
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Students, students, students! The inner-city suburb of Ultimo is a bustling hive of academic activity on any given day of the week, and home to thousands of TAFE, UTS and Sydney University scholars rushing between classes and back home to study. Ultimo is primarily a residential neighbourhood but there are still plenty of gems hidden away on its leafy side streets.

Your Ultimo visit should always include a pop-in at the Powerhouse Museum, which often houses free exhibitions that appeal to kids and adults in equal measure; a pint or two at the Lord Wolseley, which is very much an old-school pub and all the better for it; and a coffee at any of the many teeny-tiny storefront cafés that dot its streets.

The best restaurants in Ultimo

Kafe Kooks
Restaurants

Kafe Kooks

Let the kooky cooks here demonstrate why they're so obsessed with roti
Sydney Fish Market
Things to do

Sydney Fish Market

The new Sydney Fish Market reels in seafood lovers, retailers, wholesalers and restaurants under its wave-like roof
Willis Canteen
Restaurants

Willis Canteen

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
This little-known, unassuming Ultimo diner does the best gado gado in Sydney
Mt Lewis Pizzeria
Restaurants

Mt Lewis Pizzeria

Munch on $1 manoush every Monday from 5am-11pm at Mt Lewis Pizzeria

The best bars in Ultimo

Bar Freda's
Bars

Bar Freda's

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Part wine bar, part house party – the latest iteration of Freda's feels like a natural step into adulthood for the Sydney institution
Abercrombie Hotel
Bars

Abercrombie Hotel

  • price 1 of 4
We're thanking the pub gods for this four-storey, multi-venue party palace – and with a 24-hour licence
Bar Broadway
Bars

Bar Broadway

Central's landmark bar has stepped it up a notch
Agincourt Hotel
Bars

Agincourt Hotel

This late-night pub at Central has live gigs in the basement bar Wednesdays through Saturdays and $12 meals at lunch. With the new lockout laws in place,...

More things to do in Ultimo

Sydney Fish Market
Things to do

Sydney Fish Market

The new Sydney Fish Market reels in seafood lovers, retailers, wholesalers and restaurants under its wave-like roof
KXT on Broadway
Theatre

KXT on Broadway

KXT is run by Bakehouse Theatre Company, and has long been a hub for cutting-edge theatremakers and exciting, high-risk theatre. After six years on the...
Powerhouse Museum
Museums

Powerhouse Museum

This former power station is the home of one of Sydney's most dynamic and beloved museums
UTS Gallery
Art

UTS Gallery

This university gallery exhibits the work of students, staff and alumni, as well as curating exhibitions by local, major Australian and international artists.