Guidebook for Balmain
Drinks & Nightlife
Good food, decent beer garden and an excellent selection of craft beers.
26 locals recommend
East Village Hotel Balmain
82 Darling StGood food, decent beer garden and an excellent selection of craft beers.
The Riverview Hotel
29 Birchgrove RoadLovely pub with an excellent restaurant upstairs
Your nearest pub that also happens to be great. Grab a seat at the front for the perfect sundowner spot.
56 locals recommend
The London Hotel
234 Darling StYour nearest pub that also happens to be great. Grab a seat at the front for the perfect sundowner spot.
The Lodge Bar
415 Darling StVery good wine bar. Intimate setting, great staff and good food.
Dicks Hotel
89 Beattie StMassive, excellent beer garden and good food too.
Worth the walk if you want to try some unusual beers. Also has a pleasant beer garden and good food, as well as an upmarket restaurant attached.
42 locals recommend
The Welcome Hotel
91 Evans StreetWorth the walk if you want to try some unusual beers. Also has a pleasant beer garden and good food, as well as an upmarket restaurant attached.
Another very nice pub, this one with good Mexican-Inspired food and pizzas. And a good outdoor space.
29 locals recommend
The Balmain Hotel
72-76 Mullens StAnother very nice pub, this one with good Mexican-Inspired food and pizzas. And a good outdoor space.
Food Scene
Chon Thai
300 Darling StKazbah Balmain
379 Darling StExcellent place to hang out for a few drinks and some dinner, particularly outside at the front on warm evenings.
53 locals recommend
The Cottage Bar & Kitchen
342 Darling StExcellent place to hang out for a few drinks and some dinner, particularly outside at the front on warm evenings.
Kafeine
260 Darling StAlways popular coffee spot
Cafe Thyme & Basil
354 Darling StVery good, unpretentious local eatery. And the proprietor, Marco, is a great bloke.
18 locals recommend
Our Place on Darling
225 Darling StVery good, unpretentious local eatery. And the proprietor, Marco, is a great bloke.
Blue Ginger
241 Darling StWilhelmina's
332 Darling StCool bar with good share plates
Part of the new Barangaroo development and a short ferry ride from Balmain East. Have the slow-cooked lamb!
Banksii Vermouth Bar and Bistro
33 Barangaroo AvePart of the new Barangaroo development and a short ferry ride from Balmain East. Have the slow-cooked lamb!
Stunning harbour & bridge views and good food. Take the ferry.
38 locals recommend
Ripples Milsons Point
1 Olympic DrStunning harbour & bridge views and good food. Take the ferry.
Parks & Nature
Excellent harbour views, a really interesting park converted from a former industrial area - and very close to home.
46 locals recommend
Ballast Point Park
Ballast Point RoadExcellent harbour views, a really interesting park converted from a former industrial area - and very close to home.
Peacock Point
A good hike around the foreshore with lots of Sydney perspectives
Essentials
Woolworths Balmain
276 Darling StEntertainment & Activities
Excellent cinema showing art house and mainstream movies. Also has the benefit of being a ferry ride away and next to the Opera House.
40 locals recommend
Dendy Cinemas Opera Quays
1 Macquarie StExcellent cinema showing art house and mainstream movies. Also has the benefit of being a ferry ride away and next to the Opera House.
Palace Norton Street
99 Norton StGetting Around
Balmain East Wharf station
Second-closest ferry wharf
Balmain Wharf station
Closest ferry wharf