Guidebook for Newtown
Food Scene
This was the original Campos Coffee and is Emily's favourite place for a pre-work coffee. It is being renovated at the moment but will be back in action soon.
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Campos Coffee Newtown
193 Missenden RdThis was the original Campos Coffee and is Emily's favourite place for a pre-work coffee. It is being renovated at the moment but will be back in action soon.
The best Turkish food we've had outside Turkey (and we've been to a lot of Turkish restaurants)! In the site of an old hair salon (and they've not done much to the exterior) the mezze plates are amazing, as are the borek, haloumi and patlejan. They also have a pretty decent wine cellar - including Turkish wines. A 10 minute walk down King Street.
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Stanbuli
135 Enmore RdThe best Turkish food we've had outside Turkey (and we've been to a lot of Turkish restaurants)! In the site of an old hair salon (and they've not done much to the exterior) the mezze plates are amazing, as are the borek, haloumi and patlejan. They also have a pretty decent wine cellar - including Turkish wines. A 10 minute walk down King Street.
One of our favourite places for an early dinner. Upstairs off Church Street. The name means "new town" in Japanese. Great and inexpensive Japanese (including very authentic okonomiyaki) and Japanese beers. If you book or get there early you'll get a booth by a window overlooking the bustle of King Street.
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Shinmachi
239 King StOne of our favourite places for an early dinner. Upstairs off Church Street. The name means "new town" in Japanese. Great and inexpensive Japanese (including very authentic okonomiyaki) and Japanese beers. If you book or get there early you'll get a booth by a window overlooking the bustle of King Street.
Our favourite café in Camperdown. You order inside the cafe but if you take a picnic rug and a number you can sit on the grass in the park over the road and the waiters will bring your food over to you. About 15 minutes walk away.
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Gather On The Green
15 Fowler StOur favourite café in Camperdown. You order inside the cafe but if you take a picnic rug and a number you can sit on the grass in the park over the road and the waiters will bring your food over to you. About 15 minutes walk away.
Emily's favourite local bakery cafe. Great pastries and chocolate croissants and their coffee is not bad either. I love their Ginger Ninjas. Funnily enough, it seems to have become a stop on Chinese and Japanese tour circuits. Great for takeaway breakfast to take over the road to Camperdown Memorial Rest Park.
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Black Star Pastry Newtown
325 King StEmily's favourite local bakery cafe. Great pastries and chocolate croissants and their coffee is not bad either. I love their Ginger Ninjas. Funnily enough, it seems to have become a stop on Chinese and Japanese tour circuits. Great for takeaway breakfast to take over the road to Camperdown Memorial Rest Park.
Incredible ice cream. Mix of Turkish and traditional European flavours.
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Hakiki
63/71 Enmore RdIncredible ice cream. Mix of Turkish and traditional European flavours.
Down a side street off King Street (O'Connell). In an old warehouse with a huge north-facing window that lets in lots of morning sun. Good coffee and great scrambled eggs with dukka and harissa.
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Brewtown
6-8 O'Connell StreetDown a side street off King Street (O'Connell). In an old warehouse with a huge north-facing window that lets in lots of morning sun. Good coffee and great scrambled eggs with dukka and harissa.
Parks & Nature
This is our favourite park in Newtown and really is one of the Inner West's best. It is surrounded on two sides by two of Newtown's most beautiful streets (Georgina and Warren Ball). You can sit on a bench at the top of the park and admire the view after picking up a coffee at Cafe Ism.
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Hollis Park
168-184 Wilson StThis is our favourite park in Newtown and really is one of the Inner West's best. It is surrounded on two sides by two of Newtown's most beautiful streets (Georgina and Warren Ball). You can sit on a bench at the top of the park and admire the view after picking up a coffee at Cafe Ism.
The cemetery at St Stephen's is one of the quietest and most peaceful spots in Newtown and Camperdown. Hardly anyone goes in and it is a lovely place to sit and contemplate under the trees. The graves are of people like Sir Thomas Mitchell and 19th century mariners.
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St. Stephen's Anglican Church
189 Church StThe cemetery at St Stephen's is one of the quietest and most peaceful spots in Newtown and Camperdown. Hardly anyone goes in and it is a lovely place to sit and contemplate under the trees. The graves are of people like Sir Thomas Mitchell and 19th century mariners.
Camperdown Memorial Rest Park is where Newtown comes out to play. Great for early evening beers on the grass or to picnic in the sun. Many of the surrounding walls host some of Newtown's funky street art.
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Camperdown Park Playground
18 Australia StCamperdown Memorial Rest Park is where Newtown comes out to play. Great for early evening beers on the grass or to picnic in the sun. Many of the surrounding walls host some of Newtown's funky street art.
Drinks & Nightlife
Back street Newtown pub. A great place to repair to for beers and boutique pub food after an afternoon spent at the Newtown Festival or lounging in the Camperdown Memorial Rest Park. Atmospherically dilapidated front bar and two beer gardens. A favourite of Sydney University students, including us back in the day.
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Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia StBack street Newtown pub. A great place to repair to for beers and boutique pub food after an afternoon spent at the Newtown Festival or lounging in the Camperdown Memorial Rest Park. Atmospherically dilapidated front bar and two beer gardens. A favourite of Sydney University students, including us back in the day.
Nice hipster pub not 100m up the road. Good selection of beers. The upstairs restaurant - the Animal - has great Greek food; try to get a table on the verandah overlooking the street.
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Newtown Hotel
174 King StNice hipster pub not 100m up the road. Good selection of beers. The upstairs restaurant - the Animal - has great Greek food; try to get a table on the verandah overlooking the street.
We love Earl's. It's decor and cocktail list are both dark and mysterious. Great for a late night blow out after a big dinner at Stanbuli.
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Earl's Juke Joint
407 King StWe love Earl's. It's decor and cocktail list are both dark and mysterious. Great for a late night blow out after a big dinner at Stanbuli.
Getting Around
Closest train station; 4 minutes walk away. Two stops from Central; 4 trains an hour. T2 Inner West and South Line.
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Macdonaldtown Station
Closest train station; 4 minutes walk away. Two stops from Central; 4 trains an hour. T2 Inner West and South Line.
10 minutes walk away. Two stops from Central. On the T3 Bankstown Line. Good way to get to Marrickville.
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Erskineville Station
10 minutes walk away. Two stops from Central. On the T3 Bankstown Line. Good way to get to Marrickville.
Next closest train station after Macdonaldtown (8-9 minutes walk away) and has a lift! Three stops from Central. Has the same trains as Macdonaldtown plus an extra 3-4 per hour in peak hour. In the evenings you can buy takeaway Thai from a Thai Pothong stand in the forecourt. Inner West and South Line.
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Newtown Station
330 King StNext closest train station after Macdonaldtown (8-9 minutes walk away) and has a lift! Three stops from Central. Has the same trains as Macdonaldtown plus an extra 3-4 per hour in peak hour. In the evenings you can buy takeaway Thai from a Thai Pothong stand in the forecourt. Inner West and South Line.
Entertainment & Activities
Proper Sydney suburban bowling club. Just over 10 minutes walk away. Does bowls and also has a bowlo bistro that serves specials like chow mien, spring rolls, or a burger and chips for $5.90. Has a bus that does local pick ups and drop offs. You can join for $5.
Alexandria Erskineville Bowling Club
1 Fox AveProper Sydney suburban bowling club. Just over 10 minutes walk away. Does bowls and also has a bowlo bistro that serves specials like chow mien, spring rolls, or a burger and chips for $5.90. Has a bus that does local pick ups and drop offs. You can join for $5.
Art house cinema that shows art house films. 5 minutes walk away.
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Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StArt house cinema that shows art house films. 5 minutes walk away.
Nice swimming pool surrounded by gardens. Has a baby pool. There's a kids' playground in the surrounding park. A 20 minute walk or short bus road down King Street.
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Victoria Park
Parramatta RoadNice swimming pool surrounded by gardens. Has a baby pool. There's a kids' playground in the surrounding park. A 20 minute walk or short bus road down King Street.
Like the Victoria Park pool, this one is in the middle of a nice park. It's more relaxed and a little more suburban than the Victoria Park pool. Also has a playground. Is indoor, so good for a rainy day. It has a water fountain pool and a very warm kids' pool (as well as an Olympic Pool).
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Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre
Black StreetLike the Victoria Park pool, this one is in the middle of a nice park. It's more relaxed and a little more suburban than the Victoria Park pool. Also has a playground. Is indoor, so good for a rainy day. It has a water fountain pool and a very warm kids' pool (as well as an Olympic Pool).
Essentials
Our go-to for essentials. 3-4 minutes away. Fruit and veg not bad. Not ridiculously expensive. Open until midnight most nights.
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IGA Newtown
259 King StOur go-to for essentials. 3-4 minutes away. Fruit and veg not bad. Not ridiculously expensive. Open until midnight most nights.
Smaller than the IGA but usually a bit quieter. A short walk down Wilson Street.
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Woolworths Erskineville (Metro)
21-23 Erskineville RdSmaller than the IGA but usually a bit quieter. A short walk down Wilson Street.
Our local chemist on King Street. Better service than the Chemists Warehouse over the road.
Chemist On King
205 King StOur local chemist on King Street. Better service than the Chemists Warehouse over the road.
Shopping
Collectika
82-84 Enmore RdVintage furniture store. They usually have one or two Neames tables in stock.
Iconic Newtown book store. Has been open for decades. Many political books. Also has a gift store at the back. Five minutes walk away.
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Better Read Than Dead
265 King StIconic Newtown book store. Has been open for decades. Many political books. Also has a gift store at the back. Five minutes walk away.
Our favourite nursery. For a small place it has a great range of plants, mulch, pots and flowers.
Newtown Garden Market
538 King StOur favourite nursery. For a small place it has a great range of plants, mulch, pots and flowers.