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Haymarket area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Haymarket
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Ah, delicious Haymarket – home to the walk-through supermarket and food court that is Chinatown and home to many a mega-musical, the Capitol Theatre. The suburb which stretches from Railway Square to Darling Harbour also counts amongst its sites the soon-to-be-demolished Entertainment Centre, the start of Sydney's only light rail line and the Golden Water Mouth Tree, installed in 1999. But you're here because you followed your nose to the precinct around Sussex and Dixon streets: so hit up late-night legend Golden Century, the great and always packed BBQ King, Seoul Ria for DIY Korean barbecue and the Sussex Centre food court. Yum cha is at Marigold, and if you're looking for a bright and cheap phone cover, well Paddy's Markets is your go-to. Feel like a beverage? Hit the Civic Hotel – OK, it's a little on the border of Haymarket – and go late so you can join the party at the Civic Underground.

The best restaurants and bars in Haymarket

Boon Cafe at Jarern Chai
Restaurants

Boon Cafe at Jarern Chai

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Exciting eats and well-stocked shelves... this two-in-one venue is a Thai flavour adventure park in the heart of the city
The Eight
Restaurants

The Eight

  • 4 out of 5 stars
We know it sounds petty, but leaving your yum cha brunch only to see a queue standing where there was no queue before really gives your full belly an extra...
Porkfat
Restaurants

Porkfat

  • 5 out of 5 stars
Fiery, flavoursome and authentic, this new Thai restaurant in Haymarket is hot in every sense of the word
XOPP
Restaurants

XOPP

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
The Golden Century legacy lives on with a bold new attitude in Darling Square

More things to do in Haymarket

Capitol Theatre
Theatre

Capitol Theatre

Located amid the flurry and culinary excitement of Sydney's Chinatown, the Capitol Theatre hosts long-running blockbuster musicals such as The Lion King,...
Dynasty Karaoke
Nightlife

Dynasty Karaoke

Brave it on the main stage or blast out emotional ballads in the private party rooms
678 Korean BBQ
Restaurants

678 Korean BBQ

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Korean cook-your-own with banchan of the gods on the side

What's on in Haymarket

Jesus Christ Superstar
Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar

  • 5 out of 5 stars
Praise be! With a heavenly cast and a reimagined desert-punk aesthetic, this ’70s rock opera still goes hard
Haymarket