Fast facts
- The night comes alive in Darlo; includes the thriving food and shopping scene in Surry Hills.
- Eastern suburbs
- 20-minute bus ride from Circular Quay
Why go there
Darlinghurst’s main strip is colourful Oxford Street. By day, boutiques, bookshops, art galleries and music stores attract a crowd but it’s at night that the suburb really comes alive with clubs, bars, live music and other late night entertainment available all week.
After a recent rejuvenation, Surry Hills has enjoyed a restaurant boom, with Crown and Bourke streets offering some of the most tempting cuisine in Sydney.
Things to do
- Party in Taylor Square, the hub of Darlinghurst, with bars and clubs in all directions.
- Browse the late-closing bookshops at the Paddington-end of Oxford Street.
- Dine in Stanley Street’s Little Italy restaurant area.
- Go shopping in Foster Street in Surry Hills, the place for cutting-edge homewares stores, restaurants and cafés.
Don’t miss
- Sydney Jewish Museum in Darlinghurst.
- Browsing in the area's many record stores for rare albums and hip hop vinyl.
- Shopping and eating at any number of funky places in Crown Street, Surry Hills.
- Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras in late February and early March.
- Surry Hills Festival in May.