Darlinghurst 

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You'll find just about everything in Darlinghurst - fast food, restaurants, night clubs, supermarkets, florists, record shops, clothes shops and hairdressers.

Just east of the city centre, Darlinghurst starts near Hyde Park at Oxford Street and extends towards Kings Cross at William Street. Darlinghurst and Paddington, two suburbs with contrasting personalities, share different ends of Oxford Street with the Darlinghurst section (roughly up to Taylor Square) coming alive at the glitzy annual Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras.

By day alternative fashion, homewares and music stores attract a crowd. Yet night time’s when Darlinghurst comes into its own with theatres, gay-friendly bars, live music, clubs and other late night entertainment available all week.

Darlo, as it’s known by locals, has a number of popular breakfast and late night dining spots, most of which represent good value. The area’s cafes have huge people-watching potential, in particular in Victoria Street where casual dining options abound. For example you can enjoy schnitzel from the lederhosened staff at the ever-busy Una’s, or cross the road for the Turkish delights of Fez or noodles from Fu Manchu. Afterwards go for coffee at the achingly trendy Tropicana café, which has been attracting the in crowd for decades.

It is very lively, very loud, very diverse and very fun! It is one of the areas known as the gay capital of Sydney - and indeed Australia. Check this place out.

Features

• Applaud a performance at the Stables or Darlo Theatres
• Breakfast alongside famous local cafes
• Groove at a funky Taylor Square nightclub
• Check out the local scene at one of the many bars
• Enjoy a coffee at one of Oxford Street‘s late night bookshops
• Head to Verona and Academy Twin cinemas, which specialise in arthouse
• Shop at Empire Homewares, luxury and simplicity are the main ingredients
• Visit the gay bars - The Taxi Club, The Shift, The Oxford and or Stonewall
• Visit the bookshop boasting biggest collection of gay and lesbian literature in Australia
• Check out the'Little Italy' area of Stanley Street
• Stroll down the length of Oxford Street for a glimpse of Sydney in all its glory

Traveller Reviews of Darlinghurst 

23 Oct 06

Lively, loud & tolerant

Posted by Lost in Translations from Sydney, Australia

Darlinghurst blends almost indistinguishably with East Sydney to the north and Surry Hills to the south, indeed all three districts fall ... Read more

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