Neighborhood
Where to Eat and Drink
Address: Challis Ave, Potts Point NSW 2011, Australia .CAFES - Our breakfast and lunch recommendations
The Lookout - Cafe serving breakfast and lunch - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
La Bomba - Spanish inspired cafe and restaurant
Café de la Fontaine - French Café, Creperie, Patisserie, French Ice creamery and antique store
Gypsy Espresso - Neighbourhood cafe with their own artisan coffee beans - BEST COFFEE!
Coffee Tea & Me - Small little cafe with delicious sesame seed bagels
Room 10 - Popular neighborhood cafe with broad selection of casual food
Fishbowl - made to order salads, fresh, delicious and healthy fast food
RESTAURANTS - Our Dinner recommendations
Fei Jai - Well loved local Cantonese style restaurant
Fratellli Paradiso - A Potts Point iconic Italian restaurant
Yellow - popular vegetarian dining venue
Bar Sopra - Boutique wines, Mediterranean inspired small plates & seasonal cocktails.
The Apollo - Rustic yet refined approach to Greek cuisine
Cho Cho San - This cool Japanese eatery brings some of the best of Tokyo to Potts Points
Nunglen - Authentic Thai food made from fresh ingredients
BARS - Our Bar recommendations
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Address: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney NSW, Australia .The largest steel arch bridge in the world, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic landmark spanning one of the finest natural harbours known to mankind. Opened in 1932, the bridge is fondly nicknamed the Coathanger by Sydneysiders. You can walk and cycle across the bridge or climb to the top for stunning views.
https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-city/sydney-harbour/sydney-harbour-bridge
The Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney
Address: Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia .The Royal Botanic Garden is a verdant oasis in the heart of Sydney's CBD and is home to thousands of different plants. Learn more about our displays and the people that put them together.
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
Elizabeth Bay House
Address: 7 Onslow Ave, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011, Australia .With commanding views over Sydney Harbour, Elizabeth Bay House gleams like a Greek temple. Once surrounded by famous landscaped gardens, it is one of the most splendid private houses ever built in Australia and still arouses our delight and astonishment. Its elegant rooms and fine proportions, sweeping staircase and lavish furnishings reveal the tastes and aspirations of its original owner, Alexander Macleay, after the governor, the most important public official in colonial Sydney. But it was his magnificent gardens which most keenly expressed his tastes and passions, and in the economic downturn of the 1840s pushed him towards ruin. Elizabeth Bay House is an iconic Sydney home, with an iconic Sydney back-story of obsession for property and position stretched beyond means and undone by changing financial times.
https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/elizabeth-bay-house
Aboriginal Cultural Tour
Address: The Garden Shop, Sydney NSW, Australia .Join an Aboriginal tour guide to learn about the Cadigal people – the traditional custodians of the Sydney city area.
Learn about the diverse history and culture of the Aboriginal people of the Sydney region with an Aboriginal guide in the heart of the city. Uncover the Royal Botanic Garden's rich Aboriginal heritage by exploring plant uses, culture, artefacts and tasting some bush foods.
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 10 – 11.30 am
The Australian Institute of Architects - NSW Chapter
Address: 3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSW 2011, Australia .The Institute’s NSW Chapter is headquartered at Tusculum, a heritage listed Colonial Regency villa in Potts Point. We support more than 3000 members through a wide range of programs including: CPD and public talks; publication of Australia’s longest running architectural journal, Architecture Bulletin; an extensive awards program; advocacy campaigns; and heritage services.
We actively engage with local and state government to promote best practices in urban planning and the profession in general. Since 1949, we have also maintained a register of significant architecture in NSW, focusing on 20th century heritage.
The NSW Chapter recognises the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional land owners of Tusculum. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
https://www.architecture.com.au/nsw-chapter
Embarkation Park
Address: 46JF+G9 Potts Point New South Wales, Australia .Embarkation Park is on the roof of the navy car park in Victoria Street, Potts Point, opposite Challis Avenue.
The site was occupied by wooden warehouses used by the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company from 1899 until the 1970s. The buildings were owned by the Sydney Harbour Trust, later the Maritime Services Board. The first major upgrade of Sydney’s navy facilities since World War II was proposed in the 1970s and saw the demolition of buildings on wharves 2, 3 and 4 opposite to create the fleet base.
The warehouses were also demolished to build the navy car park which was completed in early 1985, when the park was leased to the City Council. Known informally as the Mick Fowler Reserve after the Victoria Street green bans campaigner, it was later officially named Embarkation Park.
The memorial to the embarkation of troops for World War I was erected on this site in 1921 and taken over by the council in 1934. Its inscription reads: To commemorate the place of farewell to the soldiers who passed through the gates opposite for the Great War 1914-1918. Centre for Soldiers’ Wives and Mothers NSW. It was moved across Cowper Wharf Roadway as part of the 1970s Garden Island modernisation.
https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/histories-local-parks-playgrounds/history-embarkation-park
McElhone Stairs
Address: 46JF+87 Potts Point New South Wales, Australia .McElhone Stairs is a large and well-used straight flight urban stairway rising over twelve metres from Brougham Street, Woolloomooloo, to Victoria Street, Potts Point. It is bounded by, and provides access to, private residences on the south side which have balconies overlooking the stairway. The Stairs consists of three flights of steps, totalling 113 risers, and creates a well-used pedestrian connection between the residences and tourist accommodation on the high ground of Victoria Street and the pubs, restaurants, wharves and the naval base of Woolloomooloo Bay and onward to the city and harbour. The straight plan form of the stairway allows from the top, a clear view corridor towards the city and the harbour.
Originally called the Challis Street Steps, they were constructed in 1904 of solid sandstone blocks which have been repaired or topped with cement and concrete in various places over time. There are two intermediate landings, approximately 3.6 metres deep by 4.2 metres wide that provide access to, and egress from, the adjoining apartment block built in 1990. The stairway has wrought iron balustrades, cast iron bollards at the top entry and a pier and lamp-post at the foot of the stairway. At the top of the stairway is Victoria Street and located to the north of the stairway a very tall sewer vent pipe, looking like the mast of a ship, creates a utilitarian landmark at the entry to the stairway.
Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool
Address: 1C Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia .Set on the shores of Woolloomooloo Bay near the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Andrew Boy Charlton (ABC) Pool offers breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour and provides a tranquil environment for swimming, relaxation and socialising.
The outdoor salt water pool is heated and has eight lanes. There is a shaded heated learners pool and terraced seating on one side.
Enjoy the panoramic views and watch the lapping swimmers from the Poolside Café.
https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-city/city-centre/attractions/andrew-boy-charlton-pool
Sydney Opera House
Address: Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia .Fusing ancient and modernist influences, and situated on a site sacred to the Gadigal people for thousands of years, the sculptural elegance of the Sydney Opera House has made it one of the symbols of twentieth century architecture - a building that, to quote US architect Frank Gehry, “changed the image of an entire country.”
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Bondi Beach
Address: Bondi Beach, Bondi Beach NSW, Australia .Bondi Beach is world renowned. Even if you haven’t been, chances are you’ve heard of it and once you see it, you’ll realise why it deserves its reputation. The curved expanse of soft, white sand, the crashing waves and sandstone cliffs all combine to create a spectacular seaside suburb. Bondi epitomises Sydney’s laid-back beach lifestyle and has something for everyone.
https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east/bondi
Watson Bay Baths
Address: Marine Parade, Watsons Bay NSW, Australia .Watsons Bay Baths is a fully accessible harbourside tidal enclosure that is popular with all age groups. The baths consist of two floating turning board/sunbathing pontoons, a boardwalk and seating with great views of Sydney Harbour. The baths have Australia's first deep water wheelchair access to a tidal harbour pool.
The adjacent Teagardens provide shaded outdoor kiosk seating, views across to Sydney Harbour, toilets and change room facilities for people using the baths.
https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/recreation/parks,_reserves_and_playgrounds/list_of_parks_and_playgrounds/parks_and_playgrounds/watson_bay_baths
Hermitage Foreshore Walk
Address: 6 Steele Point Rd, Vaucluse NSW 2030 .The easy Hermitage Foreshore walk is one of Sydney's great coastal walks. Start at Nielsen Park and take in the views of Shark Island, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the grounds of Strickland House along the way.
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1.8km one-way
One of Sydney’s great coastal walks, the easy Hermitage Foreshore track offers up stunning views of Sydney’s harbour, islands and icons.
Be sure to take your camera as there are plenty of photo opportunities along this walk; you’ll be able to see Shark Island, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the grounds of Strickland House along the way.
You can start the walk at either Bayview Hill Road or Nielsen Park and whichever way you walk, a stop at Nielsen Park is a way to spend some time. There’s a family friendly beach to enjoy, lots of grass for spreading out a picnic blanket and the Nielsen Park Café that offers coffee, lunch and snacks.
Take a virtual tour of Hermitage Foreshore Track captured with Google Street View Trekker.
For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info
Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach Coastal Walk
Address: Notts Ave, Bondi Beach NSW 2026, Australia .Enjoy one of Sydney’s most iconic walks, taking in beautiful beaches, cliff tops and great cafes along the way. The 6km walk takes two to three hours, depending on how often you stop, but you can also allow a full day to do the walk and enjoy a swim at each of the beaches en route.
Begin at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach, a National Surfing Reserve and a great place to try surfing for the first time. Pass the stunning Bondi Icebergs swimming club – one of Australia’s most photographed pools – onto a paved path that will take you round the headland.
In the winter months, this is a great vantage point to spot humpback whales making the annual migration along the coast. At Mark’s Park, just south of McKenzies Point you can marvel at 2,000 year old traditional Aboriginal rock carvings, before continuing on to Tamarama Beach.
Follow the coastline to Bronte Beach. Here you will find a lovely park behind the beach with BBQ facilities, as well as a number of cafes. This is a good place to pause for lunch if you’re making a day of it. Bronte also has a beautiful ocean pool at the southern end of the beach, and a natural sheltered rock pool called the Bogey Hole.
Continue on from Bronte along the track that passes Calga Reserve. From here you walk past (or through) the heritage listed Waverly Cemetry, which is the resting place of many prominent Australians, including celebrated poet Henry Lawson.
Follow Cliffbrook Parade to Gordon’s Bay, a narrow beach lined with fishing boats. This bay is popular with divers and snorkellers, and is home to a 600m underwater nature trail. From Gordon’s Bay the walk continues to your final destination: Coogee Beach.
Protected from ocean swells by nearby Wedding Cake Island, this beach is a perennial favourite with families and holidaymakers. You will love the calm surf, natural rock pools and parkland for picnics and BBQs. Head to the Coogee Pavillion for a well-earned wood-fired pizza or treat the kids to an ice-cream at one of the plentiful cafes along the promenade.
https://www.sydney.com/things-to-do/nature-and-parks/walks/bondi-to-coogee-coastal-walk
The Lookout
Address: 1 Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay NSW, Australia .Located on at the Marina right on Elizabeth Bay foreshore, The Lookout is fabulous local cafe for breakfast or lunch.
Ask our team about the secret pathway that will lead you to this special place.
