Guidebook for Redfern
Food Scene
Inventive and delicious modern Korean food. Lovely view over the part from the balcony when the weather is nice. Highly recommend the fried chicken.
16 locals recommend
Moon Park - permanently closed
34 Redfern StreetInventive and delicious modern Korean food. Lovely view over the part from the balcony when the weather is nice. Highly recommend the fried chicken.
Japanese-inspired breakfast and lunch menu. Tasty baked goods. Try the macha lamington. Best to get there early though as there is often a line by 10am on a weekend.
15 locals recommend
Cafe Oratnek
4 Pitt StJapanese-inspired breakfast and lunch menu. Tasty baked goods. Try the macha lamington. Best to get there early though as there is often a line by 10am on a weekend.
Eastern European menu - schnitzels are the highlight. Good coffee and brunch options during the day too. And check out the cocktail bar out the back.
80 locals recommend
Redfern Continental
180 Redfern StEastern European menu - schnitzels are the highlight. Good coffee and brunch options during the day too. And check out the cocktail bar out the back.
Good coffee, juices and muffins in the mornings, and excellent sandwiches, salads and soups for lunch.
29 locals recommend
Scout's Honour
118 George StGood coffee, juices and muffins in the mornings, and excellent sandwiches, salads and soups for lunch.
Best gelato in Sydney. That's a contentious statement, but I stand by it. Get the chocolate. And the passionfruit and buttermilk. But seriously everything here is good.
23 locals recommend
Ciccone & Sons
195 Regent StBest gelato in Sydney. That's a contentious statement, but I stand by it. Get the chocolate. And the passionfruit and buttermilk. But seriously everything here is good.
Excellent pizza and lovely staff. It's fun to eat in - bustling and busy. But they deliver too. The calzone with salami and ricotta is a fav.
11 locals recommend
Napoli Nel Cuore - Redfern
Excellent pizza and lovely staff. It's fun to eat in - bustling and busy. But they deliver too. The calzone with salami and ricotta is a fav.
Our daily coffee joint. Reliably good coffee, tasty toasted bagel sandwiches and the staff are awesome. Grab a table that catches some sun a watch the eclectic crowd in the mornings.
94 locals recommend
Coffee Tea & Me
93B Redfern StOur daily coffee joint. Reliably good coffee, tasty toasted bagel sandwiches and the staff are awesome. Grab a table that catches some sun a watch the eclectic crowd in the mornings.
Lal Qila Restaurant
353 Cleveland StAmazing Pakistani food. Best dahl I've ever had.
Felafel, kebabs dips and fresh turkish bread. A local family run institution. Pretty much everything on the menu is good. I'm a sucker for their rice pudding to take home though.
20 locals recommend
Erciyes Restaurant
409 Cleveland StFelafel, kebabs dips and fresh turkish bread. A local family run institution. Pretty much everything on the menu is good. I'm a sucker for their rice pudding to take home though.
Best coffee in walking distance of our place. Bacon & egg bap is a hangover cure.
20 locals recommend
The Shortlist Espresso Bar
258 Abercrombie StBest coffee in walking distance of our place. Bacon & egg bap is a hangover cure.
Bread, pastries and breakfast plates. It's all good. Hard to get a table on the weekends sometimes, so takeaway is the go.
98 locals recommend
Brickfields
206 Cleveland StBread, pastries and breakfast plates. It's all good. Hard to get a table on the weekends sometimes, so takeaway is the go.
Farmers market on a Saturday morning. Lots of things to taste, but it's the best place for quality produce nearby.
276 locals recommend
Carriageworks
245 Wilson StFarmers market on a Saturday morning. Lots of things to taste, but it's the best place for quality produce nearby.
Porteño
50 Holt StIt's all about the meat. Go hungry.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gunther's Dining Room
180 Redfern StGood whisky and gin cocktails. Awesome retro room.
Eclectic crowd and decor. Occasional live music. Good for a lazy afternoon pint or a rowdy evening.
139 locals recommend
The Bearded Tit
183 Regent StEclectic crowd and decor. Occasional live music. Good for a lazy afternoon pint or a rowdy evening.
Arcadia
7 Cope StGreat crowd. Courtyard out the back.
Porteño
50 Holt StClassy cocktail bar.
Parks & Nature
Redfern Park
Redfern StreetAwesome local park. Picnic tables and BBQs. Kids play equipment.
Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers StreetA little sanctuary in the city. The pool here is amazing.
Essentials
All the basics. Not the freshest fruit and veg, but very close and convenient.
117 locals recommend
Woolworths Redfern
261-265 Chalmers StAll the basics. Not the freshest fruit and veg, but very close and convenient.
Cheap, but good quality groceries. They don't provide plastic bags - so remember to bring something to carry your groceries with. They also have a pretty good and very cheap beer and wine selection.
73 locals recommend
ALDI Waterloo
20 A Danks StCheap, but good quality groceries. They don't provide plastic bags - so remember to bring something to carry your groceries with. They also have a pretty good and very cheap beer and wine selection.
Entertainment & Activities
Beautifully designed public pool. A great place to hang out on a sunny day. Kid friendly.
272 locals recommend
Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers StreetBeautifully designed public pool. A great place to hang out on a sunny day. Kid friendly.
Getting Around
Only one platform has an elevator, so not great for prams or wheelchairs. Also, the airport line doesn't stop here. Head to Central Station instead.
171 locals recommend
Redfern Station
Only one platform has an elevator, so not great for prams or wheelchairs. Also, the airport line doesn't stop here. Head to Central Station instead.
Name says it all. You can get to anywhere in the city from here via train, bus or light rail. You can catch the train to the airport from here and this is where intercity trains terminate. There is a coach terminal here too.
489 locals recommend
Central Station
Eddy AvenueName says it all. You can get to anywhere in the city from here via train, bus or light rail. You can catch the train to the airport from here and this is where intercity trains terminate. There is a coach terminal here too.