Balmain
Must do
Shopping in Balmain
Browse Darling Street for your fill of retail therapy at galleries, bookshops and homeware shops. In narrow back streets, you'll discover architectural styles typical of the 1800s and early 1900s.
About Balmain
Balmain is one of Sydney City oldest working-class suburbs, a 10-minute ferry ride from Circular Quay. Today, it's a colourful and artistic suburb, home to some of Australia's best-known writers, actors, film directors, musicians and artists.
Food and wine is a highlight with some of Sydney's most stylish cafes, bistros, pubs, restaurants and produce stores. Food connoisseurs will want to taste one of Adriano Zumbo's renowned desserts at his patisserie or feast on a Middle Eastern brunch at Kazbah, both on Darling Street. On weekends Balmain Markets and Rozelle Markets offer an eclectic mix of fashion, food, bric-a-brac.
Balmain's nightlife is a magnet for a cosmopolitan crowd who enjoy partying with DJs, jazz and bands at local pubs. Hit the 3 Weeds, one of the inner west's original pubs, established in 1881.
Events
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- June
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Thursday 21 June to Thursday 26 July Not Quite Cabaret
What is Not Quite Cabaret? It's a great night out with your friends, it's pub entertainment with a twist, it's ...
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- July
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Saturday 14 July to Tuesday 17 July Christmas in July Balmain Rozelle
*** Latest event details are yet to be confirmed ***Imagine the scene - ice skating, fairy lights, carol singing, hot chocolate, ...
- Until Thursday 26 July Not Quite Cabaret
Gallery
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Dawn Fraser Pool, Balmain
Swimming at Dawn Fraser Pool, Balmain. Image 3 Stroke Photography
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Harbour sunset, Balmain
Sunset over Sydney harbour from Darling Street Wharf, Balmain East, Sydney (Inner West). (SYD-PR17)
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Darling Street, Balmain
Dogs waiting patiently for their owners on Darling Street in Balmain. Image James Morgan, Tourism NSW
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Efendy exteriorm, Balmain
Efendy exteriorm, Balmain
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Adriano Zumbo, Balmain
Adriano Zumbo, Balmain
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Balmain Markets
Friends shopping at Balmain Markets, Image 3 Stroke Photography
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Efendy restaurant
Efendy Turkish restaurant. Image Efendy Restaurant
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