Walsh Bay area guide
Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Walsh Bay
The harbour-side theatre district is home to Sydney cultural institutions Sydney Theatre Company,Sydney Dance Company, Bangarra Dance Theatreand ATYP. So if you've snagged theatre tickets in Sydney, there’s a good chance you’re heading inside the award-winning warehouse conversions of heritage-listed ironbark timber piers which house the precinct’s many stages.
Hot pre-show dinner tickets include Café Sopra,Ventuno Pizzeria or the bustling Theatre Bar at the end of the Wharf. On the weekend, wind around Dawes Point to the Rocks and peruse the Rocks Weekend Market. The stalls pedal tourist-friendly wares, like bush honey, locally blown glass and Aussie landmark-focused art. And if you haven’t done it yet, hotfoot it up to Cumberland Street and into a grey jumpsuit and take on tourist must-see BridgeClimb.
The best restaurants in Walsh Bay
Scarlett Restaurant
A classic dining menu presents a fresh take on modern-day cuisine with a historic charm.
The best bars in Walsh Bay
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
Order all six Lord Nelson micro-brews and create your own tasting party at this heritage hotel
Hotel Palisade
Pull in for a post-work pint and bask in the restored glory of this Sydney landmark
Other things to do in Walsh Bay
What's on in Walsh Bay
Beware of Pity
International theatrical powerhouses Complicite and Schaubühne Berlin join forces for this headlining Sydney Festival show
Lord of the Flies
Sydney Theatre Company's artistic director is reimagining William Golding's classic for today
Avalanche: A Love Story
Julia Leigh's acclaimed memoir about her IVF journey makes it to the STC mainstage
