Woolloomooloo area guide
Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Woolloomooloo
The suburb that gives everyone pause (when they're trying to spell it) is one of Sydney's most dramatically gentrified – at least around the Finger Wharf (probably the coolest apartment block in the whole of Australia) on which you'll find look-at-me hotspots like Ovolo Hotel, Otto, China Doll and Aki's.
Bordered by the Domain, Kings Cross and Potts Point, the harbourside suburb is home to a real grabbag of Sydney landmarks, including the Andrew Boy Charlton Pool, Garden Island Naval Base and the Matthew Talbot Hostel, the largest hostel for homeless men in the Southern Hemisphere.
Woolloomooloo highlights
The best restaurants in Woolloomooloo
Petal Met Sugar
A little piece of paradise in Woolloomooloo combines cake shop, café and florist
The Old Fitzroy Hotel
A backstreets pub with a rich history, a laid-back vibe, salty locals and craft beers
Flour and Stone
Nadine Ingram has been mastering the dark art of desserts, one drizzle cake at a time
Riley Street Garage
A beautiful Art Deco era garage has been renovated and re-imagined as this grand bar and restaurant
Kingsleys Steak and Crabhouse
A classic Sydney steak house where beef is king. Want to know about wet versus dry aging? Grass versus grain-fed? This is the place to learn, And the best...
The Tilbury Hotel
This Woolloomooloo gem has bequeathed Sydney one of the best beer gardens in town – no mean feat considering we Sydneysiders are outdoor animals. Truly, we’d...
Criniti's - Woolloomooloo
When was the last time you sat down at an Italian restaurant but really felt like sushi and dumplings instead?
The best bars in Woolloomooloo
East Sydney Hotel
A cool old pub that features no pokies and a resident dog drinking beer out of an ashtray
The Old Fitzroy Hotel
A backstreets pub with a rich history, a laid-back vibe, salty locals and craft beers
Riley Street Garage
A beautiful Art Deco era garage has been renovated and re-imagined as this grand bar and restaurant
Other things to do in Woolloomooloo
Artspace
Many have called Woolloomooloo’s historic Gunnery Building ‘home’ over the years, including squatting artists in the ’80s....
Chalk Horse
This contemporary art gallery was started by artists Jasper Knight, Oliver Watts, Julian Meagher and Dougal Phillips in 2007, and showcases emerging...
Firstdraft
Australia's longest-running artist-led initiative moved to new, bigger premises in March 2014; four galleries, two artist studios, and a backyard....
Old Fitzroy Theatre
Over the years, the well-worn boards of the Old Fitz' theatre have been trodden by a mix of Sydney stars and stars-in-the-making, including Tim Minchin,...
What's on in Woolloomooloo
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James Fritz's Olivier Award-nominated play about selfies and sexting gets an Australian premiere at the Old Fitz
The Public Body .01
Seventeen artists explore the the sexualised body in the public sphere
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