Outdoor seating area at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf
Photograph: David Cheng

Walsh Bay area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Walsh Bay
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The harbour-side theatre district is home to Sydney cultural institutions Sydney Theatre Company,Sydney Dance CompanyBangarra Dance Theatreand ATYP. So if you've snagged theatre tickets in Sydney, there’s a good chance you’re heading inside the award-winning warehouse conversions of heritage-listed ironbark timber piers which house the precinct’s many stages.

Hot pre-show dinner tickets include Café Sopra,Ventuno Pizzeria or the bustling Theatre Bar at the end of the Wharf. On the weekend, wind around Dawes Point to the Rocks and peruse the Rocks Weekend Market. The stalls pedal tourist-friendly wares, like bush honey, locally blown glass and Aussie landmark-focused art. And if you haven’t done it yet, hotfoot it up to Cumberland Street and into a grey jumpsuit and take on tourist must-see BridgeClimb.

The best restaurants in Walsh Bay

Lima
Restaurants

Lima

Japanese and Peruvian flavours come together at this CBD spot by the team behind Warike
Pancakes on the Rocks
Restaurants

Pancakes on the Rocks

  • price 1 of 4
You can eat breakfast 24 hours a day. Yes, that's right, folks - eat a pancake breakfast complete with bacon, eggs and bananas at three in the morning with a...

The best bars in Walsh Bay

Henry Deane
Bars

Henry Deane

  • 5 out of 5 stars
Henry Deane cocktail lounge may just sit atop an old Sydney pub, but an afternoon spent there will have you feeling on top of the whole world

Other things to do in Walsh Bay

The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel
Health and beauty

The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel

This magical, star-studded subterranean spa in Sydney's CBD is offering Australia’s first in-hotel IV therapy experience
Still Life with Stone & Car
Art

Still Life with Stone & Car

For the 2004 Biennale of Sydney, Arkansas-born Berlin-based artist Jimmie Durham created this installation from a 1999 Ford Festiva hatchback purchased in...
Sydney Observatory
Museums

Sydney Observatory

Intrigued by the night sky? Take a guided tour at Sydney Observatory
Roslyn Packer Theatre
Theatre

Roslyn Packer Theatre

Found along Walsh Bay, this Sydney stage hosts some of Australia’s top performers
Footpath of Fame
Things to do

Footpath of Fame

A secret slice of vintage Australiana reveals a big idea never fully realised

What's on in Walsh Bay

Bell Shakespeare's seasonal highlights
Theatre

Bell Shakespeare's seasonal highlights

Sydney’s Shakespeare enthusiasts will be treated to a modern take on Macbeth, a new production of Julius Caesar and more in 2026