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Ultimo area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Ultimo
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Students, students, students! The inner-city suburb of Ultimo is a bustling hive of academic activity on any given day of the week, and home to thousands of TAFE, UTS and Sydney University scholars rushing between classes and back home to study. Ultimo is primarily a residential neighbourhood but there are still plenty of gems hidden away on its leafy side streets.

Your Ultimo visit should always include a pop-in at the Powerhouse Museum, which often houses free exhibitions that appeal to kids and adults in equal measure; a pint or two at the Lord Wolseley, which is very much an old-school pub and all the better for it; and a coffee at any of the many teeny-tiny storefront cafés that dot its streets.

The best restaurants in Ultimo

Kafe Kooks
Restaurants

Kafe Kooks

Let the kooky cooks here demonstrate why they're so obsessed with roti
Caysorn Thai
Restaurants

Caysorn Thai

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Authentic southern Thai cuisine hits Haymarket
Sydney Fish Market
Things to do

Sydney Fish Market

The new Sydney Fish Market reels in seafood lovers, retailers, wholesalers and restaurants under its wave-like roof
Willis Canteen
Restaurants

Willis Canteen

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
This little-known, unassuming Ultimo diner does the best gado gado in Sydney

The best bars in Ultimo

Bar Freda's
Bars

Bar Freda's

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Part wine bar, part house party – the latest iteration of Freda's feels like a natural step into adulthood for the Sydney institution
Abercrombie Hotel
Bars

Abercrombie Hotel

  • price 1 of 4
We're thanking the pub gods for this four-storey, multi-venue party palace – and with a 24-hour licence

More things to do in Ultimo

Sydney Fish Market
Things to do

Sydney Fish Market

The new Sydney Fish Market reels in seafood lovers, retailers, wholesalers and restaurants under its wave-like roof
Ultimo Library
Attractions

Ultimo Library

On any given day you’ll find a mixed bag of patrons at the Ultimo Library, from retirees fresh from a Zumba workout at the community centre below to...
The Goods Line
Things to do

The Goods Line

Ultimo’s new urban playground will stop you in your tracks
Powerhouse Museum
Museums

Powerhouse Museum

This former power station is the home of one of Sydney's most dynamic and beloved museums

What's on in Ultimo

Seascapes at Sydney Fish Market
Things to do

Seascapes at Sydney Fish Market

Sydney Fish Market has launched a stacked cultural calendar featuring art workshops, live performances and more – and all events are free to attend