Exterior at the World Bar 2007
Photograph: Fabian Foo

Potts Point area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Potts Point
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Some clichés exist for a reason: the "Potts Point is like Paris" line is one such cliché. Just around the bend from the seediest strip in Sydney - which we kind of love - Potts Point, anchored by Macleay Street, really is like a little slice of the French capital. Tree-lined streets, gorgeous old art deco buildings, painted-up old beauties smoking at cafés with lapdogs... seriously, save yourself the Air France fare.

Bordered by the the Cross and Woolloomooloo, just like Paris, Potts is a place for foodies: Fratelli Paradiso, hot-spot Wilbur's,  Fish ShopBilly Kwong, Jeremy Strode's theme-y fish joint in the old Lotus plus Yellow and Monopole from Nick Hildebrandt and Brent Savage. Eat, drink and be tres merry.

Potts Point highlights

Monopole
Restaurants

Monopole

  • 4 out of 5 stars
The line between restaurant and bar has gone from a little fuzzy to indistinct, and nowhere is this more so than at Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt’s Potts...
Billy Kwong
Restaurants

Billy Kwong

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Have you ever met anybody who doesn’t like Kylie Kwong? No, you haven’t, because those people don’t exist. With her warm, firm-but-fair manner, she must be one...
The Roosevelt
Bars

The Roosevelt

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was in office from 1933-1945, was the 32nd. The Roosevelt in Potts...
Cho Cho San
Restaurants

Cho Cho San

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Cho Cho San has what is quite possibly the most beautiful restaurant interior in Sydney. The work of restaurant designer du jour George Livissianis, it’s all...

The best restaurants in Potts Point

Snack Kitchen
Restaurants

Snack Kitchen

Icebergs Dining Room and Bar restauranter Maurice Terzini and son have opened an easy breezy Italian haven, serving (you guessed it) killer snacks and Euro vino
Teddy
Restaurants

Teddy

Teddy is all about fun and frivolity
Yellow
Restaurants

Yellow

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
No animals were harmed in the making of this incredible tasting menu
Cho Cho San
Restaurants

Cho Cho San

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Bring your next date to this high-res Potts Point izakaya for a classy snack, sake flight or full-blown feast

The best bars in Potts Point

The Hook
Bars

The Hook

  • 4 out of 5 stars
This sexy piano and oyster bar, with Frank Sinatra and Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, is helping make the Cross great again
Dear Sainte Éloise
Bars

Dear Sainte Éloise

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4
Ask and ye shall receive a laneway wine bar packed full of delicious drops at prices that won’t make you wince
Caravin
Bars

Caravin

  • 4 out of 5 stars
This cool wine bar brings French cheeses, Scandi-inspired bites, alfresco drinking and a carefree European feel to Potts Point
The Butler
Bars

The Butler

Sip on a floral cocktail and assemble 12-hour braised lamb shoulder tacos at this pretty Potts Point restaurant while you look out over Sydney’s skyline

The best shopping in Potts Point