Guidebook for Cooks Hill

Julie & Allan
Julie & Allan
Guidebook for Cooks Hill

Food Scene

Sensational coffee, and an eclectic breakfast menu
7 locals recommend
Core Espresso
162 Darby St
7 locals recommend
Sensational coffee, and an eclectic breakfast menu
Popular and busy Pub with outstanding menu that doesn't disappoint.
8 locals recommend
Commonwealth Hotel Newcastle
35 Union St
8 locals recommend
Popular and busy Pub with outstanding menu that doesn't disappoint.
Just two blocks from Brunswick Mews.
8 locals recommend
Oriental Hotel
53 Bull St
8 locals recommend
Just two blocks from Brunswick Mews.
Buzzy hotel offering a cocktail lounge & a bar with live music, plus Mediterranean dining.
16 locals recommend
Hotel Delany
134 Darby St
16 locals recommend
Buzzy hotel offering a cocktail lounge & a bar with live music, plus Mediterranean dining.
Outstanding pub restaurant, with a steak focus and huge local following.
26 locals recommend
Burwood Inn's Restaurant
77 Berner St
26 locals recommend
Outstanding pub restaurant, with a steak focus and huge local following.
Great coffee, great food and great vibe with a super loyal following from the locals.
7 locals recommend
HuBro
295 Darby St
7 locals recommend
Great coffee, great food and great vibe with a super loyal following from the locals.

Essentials

A gourmet deli that will delight, inspire and satisfy your inner foodie self.
Pork Ewe Deli Cooks Hill
157 Darby St
A gourmet deli that will delight, inspire and satisfy your inner foodie self.
A gourmet traveller's heavenly delight.
The Essential Ingredient
200 Union Street
A gourmet traveller's heavenly delight.

Sightseeing

Known locally as Anzac Walk, best & highest vantage point for Whale watching.
69 locals recommend
Newcastle Memorial Walk
24 Memorial Dr
69 locals recommend
Known locally as Anzac Walk, best & highest vantage point for Whale watching.
Active lighthouse built in 1858 , with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Newcastle Harbour.
84 locals recommend
Nobbys Lighthouse
84 locals recommend
Active lighthouse built in 1858 , with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Newcastle Harbour.
A dominating and stunning work of Gothic architecture.
Christ Church Cathedral, Church St station
A dominating and stunning work of Gothic architecture.
Built in 1882 to protect Newcastle from Russian invasion, it's now a historical museum.
103 locals recommend
Fort Scratchley
3 Nobbys Rd
103 locals recommend
Built in 1882 to protect Newcastle from Russian invasion, it's now a historical museum.

Parks & Nature

One of Australia's best surf beaches, sweeping across eastern Newcastle and only a few blocks from Brunswick Mews.
71 locals recommend
Bar Beach
71 locals recommend
One of Australia's best surf beaches, sweeping across eastern Newcastle and only a few blocks from Brunswick Mews.
Beautiful green vistas and gardens complete with old world rotunda reminiscent of times gone by.
9 locals recommend
King Edward Park Playground
York Drive
9 locals recommend
Beautiful green vistas and gardens complete with old world rotunda reminiscent of times gone by.
Australia's largest east coast port operating for 217 years, this busy harbour is a stunning centre piece for Newcastle.
16 locals recommend
Newcastle Harbour
16 locals recommend
Australia's largest east coast port operating for 217 years, this busy harbour is a stunning centre piece for Newcastle.

Drinks & Nightlife

Sunday sessions are a must overlooking the Pacific Ocean and beaches that stretch into the distance.
107 locals recommend
Merewether Surfhouse
5 Henderson Parade
107 locals recommend
Sunday sessions are a must overlooking the Pacific Ocean and beaches that stretch into the distance.
A great bar to soak in the atmosphere of Darby Street.
27 locals recommend
5 Sawyers
115 Darby St
27 locals recommend
A great bar to soak in the atmosphere of Darby Street.
Sensational wine bar that will excite and delight you, also with an excellent shared plate menu in their restaurant.
11 locals recommend
Reserve
102 Hunter St
11 locals recommend
Sensational wine bar that will excite and delight you, also with an excellent shared plate menu in their restaurant.
Cosy cocktail bar with cool chic.
10 locals recommend
The Koutetsu
555 Hunter St
10 locals recommend
Cosy cocktail bar with cool chic.
Great restaurant, awesome food and views to die for over Newcastle Beach.
45 locals recommend
Rustica Newcastle Beach
1 King St
45 locals recommend
Great restaurant, awesome food and views to die for over Newcastle Beach.
Hard to find, easy to stay. Great cocktails and live music, intimate and fills easily. Local favourite. Book ahead.
31 locals recommend
Bar Petite
5 King St
31 locals recommend
Hard to find, easy to stay. Great cocktails and live music, intimate and fills easily. Local favourite. Book ahead.

Arts & Culture

99 locals recommend
Newcastle Art Gallery
1 Laman St
99 locals recommend
Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
Auckland Street
102 locals recommend
Newcastle Museum
6 Workshop Way
102 locals recommend
One of Australia's leading commercial art galleries since 1976.
11 locals recommend
Cooks Hill Galleries
65 Bull St
11 locals recommend
One of Australia's leading commercial art galleries since 1976.

Shopping

Coles, Liqourland and a selection of specialty shops with a good collection of high street retail nearby.
15 locals recommend
Junction Fair Shopping Centre
204 Union St
15 locals recommend
Coles, Liqourland and a selection of specialty shops with a good collection of high street retail nearby.
Woolworths, Coles, Dan Murphy's, Big W and a selection of specialty shops.
47 locals recommend
Marketown Shopping Centre
23 Steel St
47 locals recommend
Woolworths, Coles, Dan Murphy's, Big W and a selection of specialty shops.
107 locals recommend
Westfield Kotara
Northcott Drive
107 locals recommend
132 locals recommend
Charlestown Square
30 Pearson St
132 locals recommend
Unique, beautiful and inspiring home decor and homewares.
Willows Home Traders
89 Darby St
Unique, beautiful and inspiring home decor and homewares.
Eclectic clothes and jewellery.
Blackbird Corner
74 Darby St
Eclectic clothes and jewellery.
Awesome boutique for womens fashion.
Scout by Abicus
124 Darby St
Awesome boutique for womens fashion.