Guidebook for Erskineville

David
Guidebook for Erskineville

Food Scene

The best coffee in town (in our opinion anyway). They give you a 50 cent discount if you bring your own cup for take-away coffees.
45 locals recommend
Fleetwood Macchiato
43 Erskineville Rd
45 locals recommend
The best coffee in town (in our opinion anyway). They give you a 50 cent discount if you bring your own cup for take-away coffees.
Delicious food and amazing beer/wine/cocktail list. It's a bit pricey but worth every cent. We love Bloodwood so much, we got married there.
98 locals recommend
Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar
416 King St
98 locals recommend
Delicious food and amazing beer/wine/cocktail list. It's a bit pricey but worth every cent. We love Bloodwood so much, we got married there.
Tasty breakfast and lunch and good coffee too. The staff are really friendly.
10 locals recommend
Three Queens on King
2-4 King Street
10 locals recommend
Tasty breakfast and lunch and good coffee too. The staff are really friendly.
Interesting, tasty dishes. Good coffee.
20 locals recommend
Cuckoo Callay
324A King St
20 locals recommend
Interesting, tasty dishes. Good coffee.
Very reasonably priced and absolutely delicious vietnamese food.
Rice Paper Vietnamese Restaurant
131 King St
Very reasonably priced and absolutely delicious vietnamese food.
Good coffee, amazing affogatos.
44 locals recommend
Campos Coffee Newtown
193 Missenden Rd
44 locals recommend
Good coffee, amazing affogatos.
Good coffee, amazing affogatos.
22 locals recommend
Campos Coffee Alexandria
21 Fountain St
22 locals recommend
Good coffee, amazing affogatos.
Tasty food, made with care.
Oldtown In Newtown
503 King Street
Tasty food, made with care.
Very yummy Thai food...a bit pricey, though.
25 locals recommend
Maggie's Thai
75 Erskineville Rd
25 locals recommend
Very yummy Thai food...a bit pricey, though.
Nice ice-cream. Apparently the holders of some world champion gelato trophy.
119 locals recommend
Cow & The Moon
181 Enmore Rd
119 locals recommend
Nice ice-cream. Apparently the holders of some world champion gelato trophy.
Really good Pakistani food. Excellent tandoori fish.
29 locals recommend
Faheem Fast Food
194-196 Enmore Rd
29 locals recommend
Really good Pakistani food. Excellent tandoori fish.
Although we don't love The Grounds, it seems that we're definitely in the minority. It's a 5 minute drive or 30 minute walk.
432 locals recommend
The Grounds of Alexandria
2 Huntley St
432 locals recommend
Although we don't love The Grounds, it seems that we're definitely in the minority. It's a 5 minute drive or 30 minute walk.
Really tasty, fresh Lebanese food. The Moorish Chicken is David's fave and the Fish Kebab is Niki's.
25 locals recommend
Emma's Snack Bar
59 Liberty St
25 locals recommend
Really tasty, fresh Lebanese food. The Moorish Chicken is David's fave and the Fish Kebab is Niki's.

Drinks & Nightlife

Lychee cocktails and reggae.
77 locals recommend
The Hive Bar
93 Erskineville Rd
77 locals recommend
Lychee cocktails and reggae.
If you're feeling like having ribs for dinner, then this is the place for you.
53 locals recommend
Rose of Australia
1 Swanson St
53 locals recommend
If you're feeling like having ribs for dinner, then this is the place for you.
The place to go for a chilled out drink and bar snacks.
60 locals recommend
Corridor
153A King St
60 locals recommend
The place to go for a chilled out drink and bar snacks.
Lots of live music.
28 locals recommend
NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB
387 King Street
28 locals recommend
Lots of live music.
We're not big burger fans, but lots of people rave about Mary's burgers. So if that's your thing, check them out.
157 locals recommend
Mary's
6 Mary St
157 locals recommend
We're not big burger fans, but lots of people rave about Mary's burgers. So if that's your thing, check them out.
Blink and you'll miss it. Earl's is a really great bar with lovely staff and a great selection of drinks.
118 locals recommend
Earl's Juke Joint
407 King St
118 locals recommend
Blink and you'll miss it. Earl's is a really great bar with lovely staff and a great selection of drinks.

Shopping

Lots of yummy cheeses and cold cuts. A good stop if you want to get supplies for a picnic.
11 locals recommend
The Deli Erskineville
110 Erskineville Rd
11 locals recommend
Lots of yummy cheeses and cold cuts. A good stop if you want to get supplies for a picnic.
Ice cream and baklava rolled into one - who could ask for more? Also lots of other great flavours.
17 locals recommend
Hakiki
63/71 Enmore Rd
17 locals recommend
Ice cream and baklava rolled into one - who could ask for more? Also lots of other great flavours.
So many different types of muesli (plus much, much more)! Food is sold in bulk, so you only buy the amount you want.
Naked Foods Organic & Health Foods Bulk - Newtown
195 King St
So many different types of muesli (plus much, much more)! Food is sold in bulk, so you only buy the amount you want.

Everything Else

Nice, small cinema with lots on...and you can have a glass of wine while watching a movie.
258 locals recommend
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King St
258 locals recommend
Nice, small cinema with lots on...and you can have a glass of wine while watching a movie.
Excellent independent book shop with super-helpful staff.
14 locals recommend
Better Read Than Dead
265 King St
14 locals recommend
Excellent independent book shop with super-helpful staff.
Very nice potato and prosciutto pizza. It's a bit noisy, so you might want to get your pizza to go.
67 locals recommend
Mad Pizza E Bar
312 Victoria St
67 locals recommend
Very nice potato and prosciutto pizza. It's a bit noisy, so you might want to get your pizza to go.
Really delicious Italian fare.
63 locals recommend
Fratelli Fresh Alexandria
52 Mitchell Rd
63 locals recommend
Really delicious Italian fare.
The closest supermarket to our house.
91 locals recommend
Woolworths Erskineville (Metro)
21-23 Erskineville Rd
91 locals recommend
The closest supermarket to our house.
It's a food coop that sells food in bulk and organic or chemical free fruit and vegetables.
11 locals recommend
Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op
330 Enmore Rd
11 locals recommend
It's a food coop that sells food in bulk and organic or chemical free fruit and vegetables.
Another supermarket.
55 locals recommend
IGA Newtown
259 King St
55 locals recommend
Another supermarket.
It's the most convenient supermarket to go to if you're getting on or off the train at Newtown Station.
51 locals recommend
FoodWorks
330 King St
51 locals recommend
It's the most convenient supermarket to go to if you're getting on or off the train at Newtown Station.
Beautiful big park - great to run around or have a picnic.
243 locals recommend
Sydney Park
416 Sydney Park Rd
243 locals recommend
Beautiful big park - great to run around or have a picnic.
We reckon it's one of the nicest outdoor pools in Sydney. There's also a gym.
129 locals recommend
Victoria Park
Parramatta Road
129 locals recommend
We reckon it's one of the nicest outdoor pools in Sydney. There's also a gym.
Indoor pool - good for doing laps. Also has a play pool for little kids.
46 locals recommend
Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre
Black Street
46 locals recommend
Indoor pool - good for doing laps. Also has a play pool for little kids.
A nice outdoor pool set in a park with tennis courts and basketball courts.
272 locals recommend
Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers Street
272 locals recommend
A nice outdoor pool set in a park with tennis courts and basketball courts.
They make a very, very nice chocolate hazelnut torte - so nice we had it as our wedding cake! They also make a rather famous watermelon cake.
155 locals recommend
Black Star Pastry Newtown
325 King St
155 locals recommend
They make a very, very nice chocolate hazelnut torte - so nice we had it as our wedding cake! They also make a rather famous watermelon cake.
Live music and comedy.
182 locals recommend
The Enmore Theatre
118-132 Enmore Rd
182 locals recommend
Live music and comedy.
Big park with lots of trees to lie under. There's a large, enclosed playground for kids. Has a dog off-leash area.
65 locals recommend
Camperdown Memorial Rest Park
Church Street
65 locals recommend
Big park with lots of trees to lie under. There's a large, enclosed playground for kids. Has a dog off-leash area.
Local brewery that makes very fine beer.
113 locals recommend
Young Henrys
76 Wilford St
113 locals recommend
Local brewery that makes very fine beer.