Guidebook for Paddington

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Guidebook for Paddington

Food Scene

This cute little cafe does a great flat white. They also do the best (and possibly only) Maple Mottle out there – a double ristretto over double cream with a shot of chili-laced maple syrup.
10 locals recommend
Tiger Mottle
248 Glenmore Road
10 locals recommend
This cute little cafe does a great flat white. They also do the best (and possibly only) Maple Mottle out there – a double ristretto over double cream with a shot of chili-laced maple syrup.
Bootsdarling specialises in two very important things: fritters, and mountainous plates of brekky food.
22 locals recommend
Bootsdarling
333 S Dowling St
22 locals recommend
Bootsdarling specialises in two very important things: fritters, and mountainous plates of brekky food.
A dinner at Pinbone should be on your to-do list, but their Sunday brunch is legendary. Get there early and leave dangerously full.
8 locals recommend
Good Luck Pinbone
121 Anzac Parade
8 locals recommend
A dinner at Pinbone should be on your to-do list, but their Sunday brunch is legendary. Get there early and leave dangerously full.
Lucio's has been delivering authentic Italian classics to Paddington for more than thirty years. If not for the unrivaled pasta and unreal desserts, visit at least for the art on the walls.
25 locals recommend
Lucio's Italian Restaurant
47 Windsor St
25 locals recommend
Lucio's has been delivering authentic Italian classics to Paddington for more than thirty years. If not for the unrivaled pasta and unreal desserts, visit at least for the art on the walls.
This Oxford St joint is always busy for a reason – their organic woodfired pizzas are the best in the Eastern Suburbs – and if you're comfortable where you are, they deliver!
29 locals recommend
Love Supreme
180 Oxford St
29 locals recommend
This Oxford St joint is always busy for a reason – their organic woodfired pizzas are the best in the Eastern Suburbs – and if you're comfortable where you are, they deliver!
This neighbourhood deli is the perfect spot to visit mid-Oxford shopping spree. A panini, salad or canoli should get you ready to hit the strip again.
45 locals recommend
Paddington Alimentari
2 Hopetoun St
45 locals recommend
This neighbourhood deli is the perfect spot to visit mid-Oxford shopping spree. A panini, salad or canoli should get you ready to hit the strip again.

Drinks & Nightlife

Two of Sydney’s best bartenders have teamed up to make Sydney’s best new cocktail bar. Start with a spritzer and end with a delicious concoction they call ‘The Emerald City’.
20 locals recommend
This Must Be The Place
239 Oxford St
20 locals recommend
Two of Sydney’s best bartenders have teamed up to make Sydney’s best new cocktail bar. Start with a spritzer and end with a delicious concoction they call ‘The Emerald City’.
Sydney’s most British pub hosts eighteen beers on tap, a fireplace for winter nights and a sidewalk you can drink on for hot afternoons. God save the Queen!
68 locals recommend
Lord Dudley Hotel
236 Jersey Rd
68 locals recommend
Sydney’s most British pub hosts eighteen beers on tap, a fireplace for winter nights and a sidewalk you can drink on for hot afternoons. God save the Queen!
A New York-style dive bar with dim lighting and DJs until late.
6 locals recommend
Ching-a-Lings
133 Oxford St
6 locals recommend
A New York-style dive bar with dim lighting and DJs until late.
Our favourite food truck, the Nighthawk Diner, found a permanent home at The Unicorn, where they offer a tasty selection of burgers bigger than your head.
47 locals recommend
The Unicorn Hotel
106 Oxford St
47 locals recommend
Our favourite food truck, the Nighthawk Diner, found a permanent home at The Unicorn, where they offer a tasty selection of burgers bigger than your head.

Everything Else

If you enjoy biodynamic local and international wines at nice prices, come here for a glass or five.
29 locals recommend
10 William St
29 locals recommend
If you enjoy biodynamic local and international wines at nice prices, come here for a glass or five.
100% natural, 100% made fresh every day, and 100% the most dependable hangover cure within walking distance. It's going to be okay.
Pressed Juices
85 Gould St
100% natural, 100% made fresh every day, and 100% the most dependable hangover cure within walking distance. It's going to be okay.
With stiff competition from Sonoma, Organic Bread Bar has won over locals with their all-organic selection of sourdough, pretzels and chocolatines.
46 locals recommend
Organic Bread Bar
356 S Dowling St
46 locals recommend
With stiff competition from Sonoma, Organic Bread Bar has won over locals with their all-organic selection of sourdough, pretzels and chocolatines.
You can find a cheap case of beer out the back of most pubs in Paddo, but Five Way are one of the best cellars in Sydney, with over 150 kinds of Italian reds to choose from.
17 locals recommend
Five Way Cellars
4 Heeley St
17 locals recommend
You can find a cheap case of beer out the back of most pubs in Paddo, but Five Way are one of the best cellars in Sydney, with over 150 kinds of Italian reds to choose from.
This place is the Willy Wonka of meats. A museum of delicious dry aged beef and charcuterie where you can take home a steak fit for a three hatted restaurant.
23 locals recommend
Victor Churchill
132 Queen St
23 locals recommend
This place is the Willy Wonka of meats. A museum of delicious dry aged beef and charcuterie where you can take home a steak fit for a three hatted restaurant.

Arts & Culture

A warehouse-y live music venue. Visit their website to see what's on.
119 locals recommend
Oxford Art Factory
46 Oxford St
119 locals recommend
A warehouse-y live music venue. Visit their website to see what's on.
All guests at the Two Thousand Apartment will receive two complimentary tickets to Golden Age Cinema & Bar. As their motto says, the good old days are now!
75 locals recommend
Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth St
75 locals recommend
All guests at the Two Thousand Apartment will receive two complimentary tickets to Golden Age Cinema & Bar. As their motto says, the good old days are now!

Shopping

A cleverly curated fashion boutique for men and women, stocking A.P.C, Rag & Bone, Nike sportswear and more.
9 locals recommend
Incu Paddington Mens
256 Oxford St
9 locals recommend
A cleverly curated fashion boutique for men and women, stocking A.P.C, Rag & Bone, Nike sportswear and more.
Here you'll find international names in fashion amongst rising Australian brands and select vintage finds.
6 locals recommend
The Corner Shop
43 William Street
6 locals recommend
Here you'll find international names in fashion amongst rising Australian brands and select vintage finds.
The clothes racks may be more than a decade old but the collections are as fresh as it gets.
Poepke
47 William St
The clothes racks may be more than a decade old but the collections are as fresh as it gets.
This converted country house stocks an extensive repertoire of international designers.
Land's End Store
205 Glenmore Rd
This converted country house stocks an extensive repertoire of international designers.