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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
Caysorn Thai
Restaurants

Caysorn Thai

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Authentic southern Thai cuisine hits Haymarket
Malacca Straits
Restaurants

Malacca Straits

  • 3 out of 5 stars
Seek out this hidden gem for Malaysian treats like Hainanese chicken

The best bars in Ultimo

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 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

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
Ultimo Library
Attractions

Ultimo Library

On any given day you’ll find a mixed bag of patrons at the Ultimo Library, from retirees fresh from a Zumba workout at the community centre below to...
The Goods Line
Things to do

The Goods Line

Ultimo’s new urban playground will stop you in your tracks
Wentworth Park
Sport and fitness

Wentworth Park

This sprawling park is home to fitness fans of all kinds – bootcampers, soccer players and young taekwondo enthusiasts populate the the grassy greens....