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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

Malacca Straits
Restaurants

Malacca Straits

  • 3 out of 5 stars
Seek out this hidden gem for Malaysian treats like Hainanese chicken
Caysorn Thai
Restaurants

Caysorn Thai

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Authentic southern Thai cuisine hits Haymarket
Kopitiam
Restaurants

Kopitiam

  • price 1 of 4
It's a tiny, blink-and-you'll-miss-it type cafe on screaming loud Harris Street in Ultimo. The roti is unbelievable, and they do all the usual Malaysian...
Ommi Don
Restaurants

Ommi Don

You can eat for under $20 at this pocket-sized Taiwanese bento joint by an ex-Aria chef

The best bars in Ultimo

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
Bar Broadway
Bars

Bar Broadway

Central's landmark bar has stepped it up a notch

More things to do in Ultimo

Powerhouse Museum
Museums

Powerhouse Museum

This former power station is the home of one of Sydney's most dynamic and beloved museums
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...
Wentworth Park
Sport and fitness

Wentworth Park

This sprawling park is home to fitness fans of all kinds – bootcampers, soccer players and young taekwondo enthusiasts populate the the grassy greens....
The Goods Line
Things to do

The Goods Line

Ultimo’s new urban playground will stop you in your tracks
Jessie Street National Women’s Library
Attractions

Jessie Street National Women’s Library

The library is named after the eponymous Jessie Street, a women’s rights campaigner, and in keeping with Street’s work, the library has a focus...