Sydney
Sydney independent operators work across harbourside warehouses, inner-west studios, and suburban shopfronts. Surry Hills and Newtown remain strongholds for specialty coffee and small-batch producers, while Marrickville and Alexandria have become magnets for brewers, distillers, and makers. The scale of the city means you are never far from something worth discovering.
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Highlights
A selection of standout places across Sydney
Campos Coffee Newtown
The original Campos cafe in Newtown, where the Superior Blend was born. A…
CulturePowerhouse Museum
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences explores design, science, technology…
FoundTitle Bookshop
Title Bookshop is a bookshop and ephemera dealer in Surry Hills, New South…
CraftAboriginal Art Galleries
Aboriginal Art Galleries, housed within Sydney's iconic Queen Victoria…
RestDarling House
Joseph Farris, a Dawes Point boat builder and publican, built this two-storey…
TableFlour and Stone
Nadine Ingram grew up on a Hunter Valley dairy farm, trained at 19 in the…
Small Batch
2 Halfs Brewing & Distilling
Alexandria, NSW
Kirk has been home-brewing for over 30 years; now he and his wife Dragana do it properly, out of a…
4 Pines Brewing
Sydney, NSW
Manly craft brewery producing award-winning beers on the Northern Beaches since 2008. 4 Pines is…
4 Pines Brewpub Manly
Manly, NSW
The original birthplace of 4 Pines Brewing, this Manly brewpub features an on-site micro-brewery…
Akasha Brewing Company
Sydney, NSW
Five Dock's hop-forward operation runs a production brewery and taproom out of the same building,…
Fine Grounds
Campos Coffee Newtown
Sydney, NSW
The original Campos cafe in Newtown, where the Superior Blend was born. A bustling neighbourhood…
Adore Coffee Roasters
26 Fariola St, NSW
Silverwater roaster with a tight lineup of named blends — Darkwolf, Mastro, Florito, Jackson — plus…
Artificer
Sydney, NSW
On Bourke Street in Surry Hills, Artificer operates as both roastery and coffee bar, built around…
Artis Wood Roasted Coffee
20 Narabang Way, NSW
Wood-roasted rather than gas-roasted — that's the point of difference here. The Marrickville…
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Powerhouse Museum
Ultimo, NSW
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences explores design, science, technology and culture through a…
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
Haymarket, NSW
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art is dedicated to contemporary art from Australia and the…
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Southern Highlands, NSW
The Art Gallery of NSW holds one of Australia's most extensive art collections, spanning…
Artspace Sydney
Woolloomooloo, NSW
The Gunnery building on Woolloomooloo Bay houses one of Australia's more demanding contemporary art…
Craft
AAD Art Gallery - Australian Art & Design
Sydney, NSW
A small commercial gallery on George Street, steps from the Harbour Bridge, that splits its…
Aboriginal Art Galleries
Sydney, NSW
Aboriginal Art Galleries, housed within Sydney's iconic Queen Victoria Building, celebrates the…
AHW Studio Strand Arcade
Sydney, NSW
Brothers Angus and Aaron have been making silver and gold jewellery since the early 2000s, starting…
Albert Tse Metalsmith
Sydney, NSW
Albert Tse works in gold — 9k and 18k yellow, rose and white — and silver, producing rings, bands…
Rest
Australian Heritage Hotel
Sydney, NSW
The oldest licensed pub in The Rocks, the Australian Heritage Hotel sits on Cumberland Street and…
Avonmore on the Park Boutique Hotel
34 The Avenue, Randwick, NSW
A Victorian terrace at 34 The Avenue, Randwick, with 30 rooms split between 23 heritage-grade…
Barrenjoey House Palm Beach
NSW
Boutique waterside accommodation on Sydney's Northern Beaches offering intimate rooms with views.…
Billabong Retreat
41 Mcclymonts Rd, NSW
Paul von Bergen built Billabong Retreat in Maraylya, 45 minutes northwest of Sydney, around a…
Field
Auburn Botanic Gardens
Chiswick Rd, NSW
Set across expansive grounds in Auburn, this beloved botanical haven invites visitors to wander…
Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk
Sydney, NSW
Sydneys most famous coastal walk winds along dramatic sandstone cliffs from Bondi Beach to Coogee…
Cape Solander Lookout
Sydney, NSW
A premier whale watching lookout on the cliffs of Kamay Botany Bay National Park in southern…
Ku-ring-gai Chase
Sydney North, NSW
A national park on Sydney''s northern doorstep featuring Aboriginal engravings, coastal walks,…
Corner
Abbey's Bookshop
131 York St
131 York Street, Sydney. History, science, crime fiction, classics — Abbey's declares its hand in…
Beatdisc Records
Shop 11/181 Church Street Parramatta NSW, NSW
Vic Aird opened Beatdisc in 1995 off the back of a DJ career and an overflow of second-hand CDs.…
Berkelouw Paddington
19 Oxford Street Paddington Sydney, NSW
An institution in Sydney's literary community since 1994, this three-storey independent bookshop…
Better Read Than Dead
Sydney, NSW
King Street's Better Read Than Dead takes its staff recommendations seriously — May alone spans a…
Found
Title Bookshop
Sydney, NSW
Title Bookshop is a bookshop and ephemera dealer in Surry Hills, New South Wales, specialising in…
Ampersand Cafe & Bookshop
Sydney, NSW
Thirty thousand books across three floors of a Paddington terrace on Oxford Street — pull one off…
Anglicare Op Shop Epping
NSW
Anglicare Op Shop Epping is an op shop (charity thrift store) in Epping, New South Wales, offering…
Berkelouw Books Paddington
Sydney, NSW
Berkelouw Books Paddington is a bookshop and ephemera dealer in Paddington, New South Wales,…
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Bakery Cafe Hazel
99 Victoria Rd, NSW
A charming independent bakery cafe specializing in custom cakes made fresh to order. With a focus…
Butcher and the Farmer Tramsheds
Shop 7/1 Dalgal Wy, NSW
A contemporary steakhouse celebrating premium, seasonal ingredients and shared dining. The menu…
Ester Restaurant
NSW
Mat Lindsay opened Ester on a Chippendale back street in 2013 with a wood-fired oven as the…
Farm Cove Eatery
1 Mrs Macquaries Rd, NSW
A casual dining space located downstairs from Botanic House offering both grab-and-go and à la…
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