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
Quay
Why does Sydney’s preeminent fine diner still deserve the crown? Let us count the ways
Above Par
Lofty Middle Eastern share plates have set up in an airy, glass-walled space in Sydney's CBD
Momofuku Seiobo
This Caribbean degustation is Sydney’s most singular fine dining experience
Rising Sun Workshop
Where can you go to fix up your motorbike, grab an excellent coffee and eat kickass Japanese food in between?
Two Chaps
When this café-bakery opened in Marrickville in 2014, it was an outlier. There were a few vegetarian cafes at the time, but what was rare was a...
The best bars in Woolloomooloo
Bulletin Place
If you’re going to drink cocktails in this town, this is where you do it
Employees Only
How does the Sydney outpost of the famous New York speakeasy stack up?
Other things to do in Woolloomooloo
What's on in Woolloomooloo
Sydney Cocktail Festival
Some of the city's best mixologists put their skills to the test at this boozy harbourside celebration
Halloscream
Sydney’s favourite theme park will be taken over by an 'Infinite Fear' theme, Mr Bowler and some menacing scare mazes this Halloween
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The Wizard’s Den
Join the potions class and solve the riddles at this magical cocktail mixing experience
Once Upon a Time Degustation
Refuse to grow up with this Disney inspired fine dining experience
Pixar Putt
A pop-up Disney Pixar-themed putt putt course will set up 18 holes in Parramatta
The Morrison Oyster Festival
The city's biggest bivalve celebration is back
Vivid Sydney
Winter’s biggest festival returns in 2021 with a thrilling display of light, colour and conversations
