Guidebook for Balmain

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Guidebook for Balmain

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food, decent beer garden and an excellent selection of craft beers.
26 residents recomanen
East Village Hotel Balmain
82 Darling St
26 residents recomanen
Good food, decent beer garden and an excellent selection of craft beers.
Lovely pub with an excellent restaurant upstairs
51 residents recomanen
The Riverview Hotel
29 Birchgrove Road
51 residents recomanen
Lovely pub with an excellent restaurant upstairs
Your nearest pub that also happens to be great. Grab a seat at the front for the perfect sundowner spot.
56 residents recomanen
The London Hotel
234 Darling St
56 residents recomanen
Your nearest pub that also happens to be great. Grab a seat at the front for the perfect sundowner spot.
Very good wine bar. Intimate setting, great staff and good food.
20 residents recomanen
The Lodge Bar
415 Darling St
20 residents recomanen
Very good wine bar. Intimate setting, great staff and good food.
Massive, excellent beer garden and good food too.
25 residents recomanen
Dicks Hotel
89 Beattie St
25 residents recomanen
Massive, excellent beer garden and good food too.
Worth the walk if you want to try some unusual beers. Also has a pleasant beer garden and good food, as well as an upmarket restaurant attached.
42 residents recomanen
The Welcome Hotel
91 Evans Street
42 residents recomanen
Worth the walk if you want to try some unusual beers. Also has a pleasant beer garden and good food, as well as an upmarket restaurant attached.
Another very nice pub, this one with good Mexican-Inspired food and pizzas. And a good outdoor space.
29 residents recomanen
The Balmain Hotel
72-76 Mullens St
29 residents recomanen
Another very nice pub, this one with good Mexican-Inspired food and pizzas. And a good outdoor space.

Food Scene

14 residents recomanen
Chon Thai
300 Darling St
14 residents recomanen
27 residents recomanen
Kazbah Balmain
379 Darling St
27 residents recomanen
Excellent place to hang out for a few drinks and some dinner, particularly outside at the front on warm evenings.
53 residents recomanen
The Cottage Bar & Kitchen
342 Darling St
53 residents recomanen
Excellent place to hang out for a few drinks and some dinner, particularly outside at the front on warm evenings.
Always popular coffee spot
26 residents recomanen
Kafeine
260 Darling St
26 residents recomanen
Always popular coffee spot
Cafe Thyme & Basil
354 Darling St
Very good, unpretentious local eatery. And the proprietor, Marco, is a great bloke.
18 residents recomanen
Our Place on Darling
225 Darling St
18 residents recomanen
Very good, unpretentious local eatery. And the proprietor, Marco, is a great bloke.
32 residents recomanen
Blue Ginger
241 Darling St
32 residents recomanen
Cool bar with good share plates
28 residents recomanen
Wilhelmina's
332 Darling St
28 residents recomanen
Cool bar with good share plates
Part of the new Barangaroo development and a short ferry ride from Balmain East. Have the slow-cooked lamb!
Banksii Vermouth Bar and Bistro
33 Barangaroo Ave
Part of the new Barangaroo development and a short ferry ride from Balmain East. Have the slow-cooked lamb!
Stunning harbour & bridge views and good food. Take the ferry.
38 residents recomanen
Ripples Milsons Point
1 Olympic Dr
38 residents recomanen
Stunning harbour & bridge views and good food. Take the ferry.

Parks & Nature

Excellent harbour views, a really interesting park converted from a former industrial area - and very close to home.
46 residents recomanen
Ballast Point Park
Ballast Point Road
46 residents recomanen
Excellent harbour views, a really interesting park converted from a former industrial area - and very close to home.
A good hike around the foreshore with lots of Sydney perspectives
Peacock Point
A good hike around the foreshore with lots of Sydney perspectives

Essentials

130 residents recomanen
Woolworths Balmain
276 Darling St
130 residents recomanen

Entertainment & Activities

Excellent cinema showing art house and mainstream movies. Also has the benefit of being a ferry ride away and next to the Opera House.
40 residents recomanen
Dendy Cinemas Opera Quays
1 Macquarie St
40 residents recomanen
Excellent cinema showing art house and mainstream movies. Also has the benefit of being a ferry ride away and next to the Opera House.
99 residents recomanen
Palace Norton Street
99 Norton St
99 residents recomanen

Getting Around

Second-closest ferry wharf
43 residents recomanen
Balmain East Wharf station
43 residents recomanen
Second-closest ferry wharf
Closest ferry wharf
34 residents recomanen
Balmain Wharf station
34 residents recomanen
Closest ferry wharf