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Outdoor seating area at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf
Photograph: David Cheng

Walsh Bay area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Walsh Bay

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The harbour-side theatre district is home to Sydney cultural institutions Sydney Theatre Company,Sydney Dance CompanyBangarra 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

Bay Nine Omakase

Bay Nine Omakase

An intimate 10-seat counter with a daily menu served straight from the chef

Lima

Lima

Japanese and Peruvian flavours come together at this CBD spot by the team behind Warike

The best bars in Walsh Bay

Henry Deane

Henry Deane

  • 5 out of 5 stars

Henry Deane cocktail lounge may just sit atop an old Sydney pub, but an afternoon spent there will have you feeling on top of the whole world

Pier Bar

Pier Bar

Swim on over to Sydney’s newest waterfront bar

The Hero of Waterloo

The Hero of Waterloo

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

Visit the Hero for a schooner of golden ale and a merry jig

Other things to do in Walsh Bay

The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel

The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel

The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel, formerly known as the Observatory Day Spa Sydney, is the place to go if you want to play kings and queens for a day. Not...

Still Life with Stone & Car

Still Life with Stone & Car

For the 2004 Biennale of Sydney, Arkansas-born Berlin-based artist Jimmie Durham created this installation from a 1999 Ford Festiva hatchback purchased in...

Sydney Theatre Company - Wharf Theatres

Sydney Theatre Company - Wharf Theatres

Home to the Sydney Theatre Company, the Wharf Theatres occupy Pier 4/5 on Hickson Road and are where many of the STC's productions are staged. The venue also...

Sydney Observatory

Sydney Observatory

In March 2015, Sydney Observatory unveiled its new East Dome (pictured) – a purpose-built telescope housing that has been specifically designed to...

Pier 2/3

Pier 2/3

This historic pier has been transformed into a premium performance venue and home to three major arts companies

What's on in Walsh Bay

Into the Shimmering World

Into the Shimmering World

Stage and screen legends Kerry Armstrong and Colin Friels star in this brand new Australian epic presented by Sydney Theatre Company

Dawes Point
The President

The President

Hugo Weaving is one of two international stage icons starring in this landmark theatrical event

Millers Point