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
Ester Restaurant and Bar
As far as accomplished four-year-olds go, this Chippendale restaurant is up there with Mozart
Rising Sun Workshop
Where can you go to fix up your motorbike, grab an excellent coffee and eat kickass Japanese food in between?
The best bars in Woolloomooloo
Employees Only
How does the Sydney outpost of the famous New York speakeasy stack up?
Lobo Plantation
A drink here, beneath the mean CBD streets, is as good as a holiday to Old Havana
Other things to do in Woolloomooloo
Sydney Zoo
Sydney's first new zoo in more than century offers a winning mix of ancient knowledge, cutting-edge design and seriously impressive wildlife
What's on in Woolloomooloo
Parking Lot Social
Rock up in your car and have some fun while keeping physically distant
Cork and Canvas
Pick up a bottle of plonk, boozy painting classes are back (in real life)
Wine and Cheese Ceramic Workshop
Make your own hand sculpted piece with the help of a vino and nibbles
Salt Beef Beigel pop-up at Stanley’s
These delicious cured beef bagel rolls are popping up at a very pink Darlinghurst bar
