Guidebook for Camperdown

Lawrence
Guidebook for Camperdown

Food Scene

The best pasties in Sydney.
155 locals recommend
Black Star Pastry Newtown
325 King St
155 locals recommend
The best pasties in Sydney.
Cheapest and best Thai meal in Newtown.
Thai La Ong Restaurant
107 King Street
Cheapest and best Thai meal in Newtown.
Cafe with reasonably priced food and good coffee. They offer a picnic blanket service for free so you can sit in the park opposite and have your order delivered to you.
32 locals recommend
Gather On The Green
15 Fowler St
32 locals recommend
Cafe with reasonably priced food and good coffee. They offer a picnic blanket service for free so you can sit in the park opposite and have your order delivered to you.
Great pizza. Eat in or takeaway.
18 locals recommend
Frank's Pizza Bar Restaurant
137 Parramatta Rd
18 locals recommend
Great pizza. Eat in or takeaway.
Late night kebabs, burgers and fries.
9 locals recommend
Saray Turkish Pizza and Kebabs
18 Enmore Rd
9 locals recommend
Late night kebabs, burgers and fries.
Vegan cafe with delicious smoothies and desserts. Next door is a yoga studio.
Sadhana Kitchen
Vegan cafe with delicious smoothies and desserts. Next door is a yoga studio.
The best kebabs in Newtown.
34 locals recommend
The Sultan's Table
179 Enmore Rd
34 locals recommend
The best kebabs in Newtown.
The best gelato in Newtown.
Gelatissimo Newtown
278 King St
The best gelato in Newtown.
Taco and burrito chain. Cheap and tasty.
32 locals recommend
Guzman y Gomez
175 King St
32 locals recommend
Taco and burrito chain. Cheap and tasty.
Best burgers in Newtown, a bit expensive but totally worth it.
8 locals recommend
Closed
242 Coogee Bay Rd
8 locals recommend
Best burgers in Newtown, a bit expensive but totally worth it.
The best and most authentic Thai in Newtown.
15 locals recommend
Atom Thai Restaurant
130 King St
15 locals recommend
The best and most authentic Thai in Newtown.
You want cheap chicken and chips? This is the best place.
Clem's
210 King St
You want cheap chicken and chips? This is the best place.
A fancy pie shop with amazing desserts. This place is cool.
33 locals recommend
The Pie Tin
1a Brown St
33 locals recommend
A fancy pie shop with amazing desserts. This place is cool.
Expensive but excellent modern Australian cuisine.
98 locals recommend
Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar
416 King St
98 locals recommend
Expensive but excellent modern Australian cuisine.
A great mid-priced thai restaurant. Never disappointing.
25 locals recommend
Doytao Thai Takeaway
543 King St
25 locals recommend
A great mid-priced thai restaurant. Never disappointing.
Best pastizzi in newtown. Pastizzi are a savoury pastry from Malta. Pastizzi come with a variety of delicious fillings. They also sell frozen pastizzi to take home.
48 locals recommend
Pastizzi Cafe
109 King Street
48 locals recommend
Best pastizzi in newtown. Pastizzi are a savoury pastry from Malta. Pastizzi come with a variety of delicious fillings. They also sell frozen pastizzi to take home.
Second best Vietnamese Pho in Newtown. Cheap, delicious and filling. Loses out to Pho 236. But Pho 88 is better for eating in as the venue is nicer.
7 locals recommend
Pho 88
7 locals recommend
Second best Vietnamese Pho in Newtown. Cheap, delicious and filling. Loses out to Pho 236. But Pho 88 is better for eating in as the venue is nicer.
Good cheap and hearty Chinese food. Also sell cheap Chinese beer!
112 locals recommend
Happy Chef Chinese Restaurant
262-266 King St
112 locals recommend
Good cheap and hearty Chinese food. Also sell cheap Chinese beer!
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
239A King St
239A King Street
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
45 locals recommend
Shenkin Erskineville
51-53 Erskineville Rd
45 locals recommend
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
129 Enmore Rd
129 Enmore Road
Great coffee. Part of a chain of three coffee shops in the area.
Great coffee. And really relaxing back courtyard to hang out in.
The Buzz
349A King Street
Great coffee. And really relaxing back courtyard to hang out in.
Good coffee.
11 locals recommend
VargaBar Espresso
10 Wilson St
11 locals recommend
Good coffee.
Pizza restaurant with excellent vegetarian and Vegan pizzas.
Basil Pizza and Pasta
126 King St
Pizza restaurant with excellent vegetarian and Vegan pizzas.
Best Japanese in Newtown. Order on iPad and watch your food magically appear.
18 locals recommend
Shinmachi
239 King St
18 locals recommend
Best Japanese in Newtown. Order on iPad and watch your food magically appear.
Large cafe with great coffee and good upmarket food. A bit pricey but great venue.
86 locals recommend
Brewtown
6-8 O'Connell Street
86 locals recommend
Large cafe with great coffee and good upmarket food. A bit pricey but great venue.
A great student cafe with cheap coffee, good sandwiches and nice outdoor area.
6 locals recommend
Urban Bites
70-72 King St
6 locals recommend
A great student cafe with cheap coffee, good sandwiches and nice outdoor area.
Upmarket middle eastern restaurant. Pretty good.
Al Aseel Restaurant Newtown
189 Missenden Rd
Upmarket middle eastern restaurant. Pretty good.
A small restaurant with an exceptional menu that weighs heavily on meat. Definitely not for vegetarians!
72 locals recommend
Hartsyard
33 Enmore Rd
72 locals recommend
A small restaurant with an exceptional menu that weighs heavily on meat. Definitely not for vegetarians!
Best Pho in Newtown. Cheap and filling. However Pho 236 the other Pho place is almost as good and is better better for dining in.
7 locals recommend
PHO 236 & Co
236 King St
7 locals recommend
Best Pho in Newtown. Cheap and filling. However Pho 236 the other Pho place is almost as good and is better better for dining in.
Large Thai Restauramt. Excellent quality, great surroundings. A touch expensive.
68 locals recommend
Thai Pothong Restaurant
294 King St
68 locals recommend
Large Thai Restauramt. Excellent quality, great surroundings. A touch expensive.
This cramped narrow shop serves possibly the best coffee in Newtown.
44 locals recommend
Campos Coffee Newtown
193 Missenden Rd
44 locals recommend
This cramped narrow shop serves possibly the best coffee in Newtown.
Tiny expensive but superb fine dining in Newtown.
25 locals recommend
Oscillate Wildly
275 Australia St
25 locals recommend
Tiny expensive but superb fine dining in Newtown.
Large Thai restaurant, beautifully decorated and seating outback, perfect for a date. Food is delicious but slightly overpriced.
22 locals recommend
Thai Riffic Newtown
224 King St
22 locals recommend
Large Thai restaurant, beautifully decorated and seating outback, perfect for a date. Food is delicious but slightly overpriced.
A good Japanese Iizakaya, with multiple small sharing plates, and good selection. A little pricey however.
Iiza
184 King St
A good Japanese Iizakaya, with multiple small sharing plates, and good selection. A little pricey however.
Fancy degustation only restaurant. A special occasion kind of place.
22 locals recommend
Sixpenny
83 Percival Rd
22 locals recommend
Fancy degustation only restaurant. A special occasion kind of place.
Funky young pizza and beer venue. Pizzas are actually delicious.
67 locals recommend
Mad Pizza E Bar
312 Victoria St
67 locals recommend
Funky young pizza and beer venue. Pizzas are actually delicious.
A pretty good mid-priced Indian restaurant.
16 locals recommend
Delhi 'O' Delhi
3 Erskineville Rd
16 locals recommend
A pretty good mid-priced Indian restaurant.
A very cheap but tasty Indian/Pakistani restaurant. If you can put up with the rather clinical surrounds and plastic placemats, it's a good place for a cheap feed.
29 locals recommend
Faheem Fast Food
194-196 Enmore Rd
29 locals recommend
A very cheap but tasty Indian/Pakistani restaurant. If you can put up with the rather clinical surrounds and plastic placemats, it's a good place for a cheap feed.
A pretty good Indian restaurant.
Tamana's North Indian Diner
196 King St
A pretty good Indian restaurant.
Cheap pasta and Italian food. Good food if you're hungry!
35 locals recommend
The Italian Bowl
255 King St
35 locals recommend
Cheap pasta and Italian food. Good food if you're hungry!
Vegetarian Asian cuisine. A Newtown favourite.
Green Gourmet Newtown
115 King St
Vegetarian Asian cuisine. A Newtown favourite.
A good place for a cheap curry.
171 King St
171 Princes Highway
A good place for a cheap curry.
Great sushi. Fast and fresh.
10 locals recommend
Sushi Train Newtown
316 King St
10 locals recommend
Great sushi. Fast and fresh.
Best crepes in Newtown.
457A King St
457A King Street
Best crepes in Newtown.
Best Lebanese food in the area. Bench seating and shared tables so time to get friendly.
25 locals recommend
Emma's Snack Bar
59 Liberty St
25 locals recommend
Best Lebanese food in the area. Bench seating and shared tables so time to get friendly.
Small cafe restaurant with great food.
Cafe Martini
529A King St
Small cafe restaurant with great food.
Best place for a great breakfast feed after a big night out.
32 locals recommend
Barmuda
283 Australia St
32 locals recommend
Best place for a great breakfast feed after a big night out.

Arts & Culture

Excellent little cinema, showing arthouse and mainstream movies.
258 locals recommend
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King St
258 locals recommend
Excellent little cinema, showing arthouse and mainstream movies.
Live music venue, great bands play here.
182 locals recommend
The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore Rd
182 locals recommend
Live music venue, great bands play here.
Outdoor salt water pool. Amazing place to lounge around and swim. Grass area for sunbathing. Cafe serves chips and icecream.
129 locals recommend
Victoria Park
Parramatta Road
129 locals recommend
Outdoor salt water pool. Amazing place to lounge around and swim. Grass area for sunbathing. Cafe serves chips and icecream.
Large cinema multiplex with all the latest blockbusters.
71 locals recommend
HOYTS Broadway
Bay Street
71 locals recommend
Large cinema multiplex with all the latest blockbusters.
A small local theatre company that puts on an eclectic mix of plays and performance art.
20 locals recommend
New Theatre
542 King St
20 locals recommend
A small local theatre company that puts on an eclectic mix of plays and performance art.
King Street is a cultural hub for all things artistic including Drama, Musical, Cabaret, Pocket Opera, Chamber Music, Comedy and dance.
644 King St
644 King Street
King Street is a cultural hub for all things artistic including Drama, Musical, Cabaret, Pocket Opera, Chamber Music, Comedy and dance.
Carriageworks is a contemporary multi-arts centre. It also has a great bar and restaurant on site.
276 locals recommend
Carriageworks
245 Wilson St
276 locals recommend
Carriageworks is a contemporary multi-arts centre. It also has a great bar and restaurant on site.
A small but cool live music and performance arts venue.
33 locals recommend
The Vanguard
42 King St
33 locals recommend
A small but cool live music and performance arts venue.
Arts, theatre and music centre.
52 locals recommend
Seymour Centre
Cleveland Street
52 locals recommend
Arts, theatre and music centre.
Student bar, often with great live music events.
Manning Bar
Manning Road
Student bar, often with great live music events.

Essentials

A small supermarket and a bit expensive but open till midnight most nights!
55 locals recommend
IGA Newtown
259 King St
55 locals recommend
A small supermarket and a bit expensive but open till midnight most nights!
Large supermarket. Much cheaper than IGA in Newtown.
47 locals recommend
Coles Broadway
Broadway
47 locals recommend
Large supermarket. Much cheaper than IGA in Newtown.
Large health food store with a great selection of fresh and packaged produce.
12 locals recommend
Dr Earth Newtown
289 King St
12 locals recommend
Large health food store with a great selection of fresh and packaged produce.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good pub with a beer garden, DJ's on a friday and saturday night.
85 locals recommend
Newtown Hotel
174 King St
85 locals recommend
Good pub with a beer garden, DJ's on a friday and saturday night.
Pub with the best beer garden in Newtown. Perfect on a sunny day.
111 locals recommend
Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia St
111 locals recommend
Pub with the best beer garden in Newtown. Perfect on a sunny day.
Great pub food at good prices. Small courtyard out back.
11 locals recommend
Carlisle Castle Hotel
17-19 Albermarle St
11 locals recommend
Great pub food at good prices. Small courtyard out back.
Amazing microbrewery, everything made on the premises. Enjoy their tasting bar. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday: 10am – 7pm.
113 locals recommend
Young Henrys
76 Wilford St
113 locals recommend
Amazing microbrewery, everything made on the premises. Enjoy their tasting bar. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday: 10am – 7pm.
The main lesbian pub in Newtown.
9 locals recommend
SLYFOX
199 Enmore Rd
9 locals recommend
The main lesbian pub in Newtown.
The main gay pub in Newtown. Large courtyard out back.
324 King St
324 King Street
The main gay pub in Newtown. Large courtyard out back.
Average cocktails but good place to start if you get in the happy hour. Also a great rooftop bar. Happy hour: 6.00 - 7.30pm Monday – Friday and 6.00 - 7.00pm on Saturdays.
12 locals recommend
Kuleto's Cocktail Bar
157 King St
12 locals recommend
Average cocktails but good place to start if you get in the happy hour. Also a great rooftop bar. Happy hour: 6.00 - 7.30pm Monday – Friday and 6.00 - 7.00pm on Saturdays.
Excellent, noisy and busy bar. Upstairs they serve amazing burgers and southern fried chicken.
157 locals recommend
Mary's
6 Mary St
157 locals recommend
Excellent, noisy and busy bar. Upstairs they serve amazing burgers and southern fried chicken.
Great bar in a former butchers shop.
118 locals recommend
Earl's Juke Joint
407 King St
118 locals recommend
Great bar in a former butchers shop.
Known as the "Townie" by locals, it's frankly an awful pub. The upstairs is slightly less awful. It's one saving grace, it's open till 4am!
12 locals recommend
Town Hall Hotel
326 King St
12 locals recommend
Known as the "Townie" by locals, it's frankly an awful pub. The upstairs is slightly less awful. It's one saving grace, it's open till 4am!
A pretty average bar, but with a great rooftop view and a pretty awesome lesbian night on a wednesdays.
52 locals recommend
Websters Bar
323 King St
52 locals recommend
A pretty average bar, but with a great rooftop view and a pretty awesome lesbian night on a wednesdays.
Avoid the dreary downstairs and head to the second floor that contains the bistro and an open-roofed beer garden – perfect in the summer.
21 locals recommend
Coopers Hotel
221 King St
21 locals recommend
Avoid the dreary downstairs and head to the second floor that contains the bistro and an open-roofed beer garden – perfect in the summer.
Great small bar.
60 locals recommend
Corridor
153A King St
60 locals recommend
Great small bar.
A student pub with cheap drinks. Head upstairs to the balcony and a southern themed food.
145 King St
145 King Street
A student pub with cheap drinks. Head upstairs to the balcony and a southern themed food.
Tiny bar with some tasty (but expensive) cocktails.
39 locals recommend
The Midnight Special
44 Enmore Rd
39 locals recommend
Tiny bar with some tasty (but expensive) cocktails.
A funny little bar that have live music every thursday and friday.
11 locals recommend
The Green Room Lounge
156 Enmore Road
11 locals recommend
A funny little bar that have live music every thursday and friday.
A large pub. A young crowd but not really much else going for it.
28 locals recommend
NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB
387 King Street
28 locals recommend
A large pub. A young crowd but not really much else going for it.
An average pub but it does have a small beer garden and good cheap pub food.
37 locals recommend
Union Hotel
576 King St
37 locals recommend
An average pub but it does have a small beer garden and good cheap pub food.
A cheap Irish themed student pub. Cheap beer and pool tables upstairs.
8 locals recommend
Kelly's on King
283-285 King St
8 locals recommend
A cheap Irish themed student pub. Cheap beer and pool tables upstairs.
Small bar with chilled vibe.
WaterHorse
125 Enmore Rd
Small bar with chilled vibe.
Good pub food. Can get very busy when a gig is on next door at the Enmore theatre.
10 locals recommend
The Duke of Enmore
148 Enmore Rd
10 locals recommend
Good pub food. Can get very busy when a gig is on next door at the Enmore theatre.
Average pub with an amazing leafy beer garden. The perfect Sunday afternoon hangout. Don't tell anyone!
12 locals recommend
The Warren View Hotel
2 Stanmore Rd
12 locals recommend
Average pub with an amazing leafy beer garden. The perfect Sunday afternoon hangout. Don't tell anyone!
Japanese Sake bar. Great if you like sake!
26 locals recommend
Kuki Tanuki
63 Erskineville Rd
26 locals recommend
Japanese Sake bar. Great if you like sake!

Everything Else

Grab an enormous ice cream from this ice cream manufacturers, the range is limited but the prices are rock bottom.
Dairy Bell
44 Australia St
Grab an enormous ice cream from this ice cream manufacturers, the range is limited but the prices are rock bottom.
Yoga studio.
Black Lotus Yoga Studio - Iyengar Yoga
61 Warren Rd
Yoga studio.
Pure Botanicals is a natural therapies clinic offering a range of holistic treatments from naturopathy, nutrition, acupuncture and massage to hypnotherapy, counselling and tarot readings.
Pure Botanicals-Sarah
Pure Botanicals is a natural therapies clinic offering a range of holistic treatments from naturopathy, nutrition, acupuncture and massage to hypnotherapy, counselling and tarot readings.

Shopping

Electronics store selling tvs, iPods, cameras, headphones, laptops, and other electrical gear.
JB Hi-Fi Broadway
1 Bay St
Electronics store selling tvs, iPods, cameras, headphones, laptops, and other electrical gear.
Cheap clothes, bedding, soft furnishings, homeware, kitchen stuff, garden stuff, toys, makeup, underwear - like a Kmart.
Target Broadway
Bay Street
Cheap clothes, bedding, soft furnishings, homeware, kitchen stuff, garden stuff, toys, makeup, underwear - like a Kmart.
Small organic food shop. Great raw chocolate!
11 locals recommend
Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op
330 Enmore Rd
11 locals recommend
Small organic food shop. Great raw chocolate!
Art supplies, paints, pencils and stationary.
Art On King
199-201 King St
Art supplies, paints, pencils and stationary.
Huge magazine shop with every magazine you could ever want.
mag nation
155 King Street
Huge magazine shop with every magazine you could ever want.
Holy Kitsch! is a gift wonderland featuring an array of art, gifts and collectibles that are quirky, edgy, eclectic, and, of course, kitsch.
Holy Kitsch!
Holy Kitsch! is a gift wonderland featuring an array of art, gifts and collectibles that are quirky, edgy, eclectic, and, of course, kitsch.
Australia's largest corsetiere and boasting their own locally-made clothing line, Gallery Serpentine is a one-stop-shop for Sydney's alternative community.
Gallery Serpentine
Australia's largest corsetiere and boasting their own locally-made clothing line, Gallery Serpentine is a one-stop-shop for Sydney's alternative community.

Entertainment & Activities

Hot chocolate and other things chocolatey to eat and drink!
6 locals recommend
Max Brenner Chocolate Bar
142-146 King Street
6 locals recommend
Hot chocolate and other things chocolatey to eat and drink!
Frozen yoghurts and smoothies
MooBerry - Real Froyo and Smoothies
160 King St
Frozen yoghurts and smoothies