Guidebook for Marrickville

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Guidebook for Marrickville

Food Scene

Cornersmith is in my opinion Marrickville's best cafe. Simple yet smart fit out, Fresh seasonal food. All about home made relishes, pickles and local produce. Coffee's great too.
77 locals recommend
Cornersmith Marrickville
314 Illawarra Rd
77 locals recommend
Cornersmith is in my opinion Marrickville's best cafe. Simple yet smart fit out, Fresh seasonal food. All about home made relishes, pickles and local produce. Coffee's great too.
Open for Breakfast lunch and dinner, The Hub house Diner offers great cafe food. Burgers, sliders and fries presented in a modern way, generous portions, and reasonably priced. Coffee is good too.
Huong Giang
287 Marrickville Rd
Open for Breakfast lunch and dinner, The Hub house Diner offers great cafe food. Burgers, sliders and fries presented in a modern way, generous portions, and reasonably priced. Coffee is good too.
Great coffee and food at this busy cafe. Nice outdoor area. The cafe roasts its own coffee too.
18 locals recommend
Wicks Park Cafe
199 Victoria Rd
18 locals recommend
Great coffee and food at this busy cafe. Nice outdoor area. The cafe roasts its own coffee too.
Best place to buy coffee in Sydney. That's all they do, just coffee, stock up on beans freshly roasted on the premises. Often a queue out the door for coffee on a saturday morning. Worth the wait.
35 locals recommend
Coffee Alchemy
87 Sydenham Rd
35 locals recommend
Best place to buy coffee in Sydney. That's all they do, just coffee, stock up on beans freshly roasted on the premises. Often a queue out the door for coffee on a saturday morning. Worth the wait.
Well know for bread & pastry Bourke st Bakery was a welcomed addition to the area. Best croissants and pastries you will find in Sydney. Lovely sunny spot to sit on a winters day. Coffee is good too.
36 locals recommend
Bourke Street Bakery Marrickville
2 Mitchell St
36 locals recommend
Well know for bread & pastry Bourke st Bakery was a welcomed addition to the area. Best croissants and pastries you will find in Sydney. Lovely sunny spot to sit on a winters day. Coffee is good too.
Greek homestyle food, not a great choice for a vegetarian, but the food is fantastic. Always busy, best to book, but might get a walk in. 9569 7084
Corinthian Rotisserie Restaurant
283 Marrickville Rd
Greek homestyle food, not a great choice for a vegetarian, but the food is fantastic. Always busy, best to book, but might get a walk in. 9569 7084
Best BBQ duck in Marrickville. Only a few tables, best for takeaway. Ask for pancakes and make your own back at the garden studio. 8971 0695
289 Marrickville Rd
Best BBQ duck in Marrickville. Only a few tables, best for takeaway. Ask for pancakes and make your own back at the garden studio. 8971 0695
Vietnamese Restaurant. Best to book well known in sydney and very popular. Relaxed casual dining. Authentic Vietnamese. 9560 8673
12 locals recommend
Bay Tinh Restaurant
318 Victoria Rd
12 locals recommend
Vietnamese Restaurant. Best to book well known in sydney and very popular. Relaxed casual dining. Authentic Vietnamese. 9560 8673
Great affordable Japanese restaurant. Busy little restaurant, a favourite of ours. Always good, friendly attentive staff, food never disappoints. 02 9559 7873
6 locals recommend
Japanese Kitchen Sakae
303 Illawarra Rd
6 locals recommend
Great affordable Japanese restaurant. Busy little restaurant, a favourite of ours. Always good, friendly attentive staff, food never disappoints. 02 9559 7873
within a 10 minute walk this Vietnamese is another good one, relaxed dining, open for lunch too.
11 locals recommend
Minh Vietnamese Restaurant
506 Marrickville Rd
11 locals recommend
within a 10 minute walk this Vietnamese is another good one, relaxed dining, open for lunch too.
New pub in Marrickville, quite a nice space, good bistro / pub food. Not many vegetarian options. Good place for meeting with a few, live music and casual eating. Kid friendly too.
252 Illawarra Rd
New pub in Marrickville, quite a nice space, good bistro / pub food. Not many vegetarian options. Good place for meeting with a few, live music and casual eating. Kid friendly too.
Great cafe, vegetarian food (but that is secondary to the fact that the food is fab, you wouldn't notice even if you were a meat lover)!) Beautifully considered hand made pasta. Amazing pastries. Coffee is great. Would have to be my favourite cafe in Sydney. Open for dinner on a thursday and friday night. 15 minute walk, but you can short cut through Marrickville Park and then Henson Park.
55 locals recommend
Two Chaps
122 Chapel St
55 locals recommend
Great cafe, vegetarian food (but that is secondary to the fact that the food is fab, you wouldn't notice even if you were a meat lover)!) Beautifully considered hand made pasta. Amazing pastries. Coffee is great. Would have to be my favourite cafe in Sydney. Open for dinner on a thursday and friday night. 15 minute walk, but you can short cut through Marrickville Park and then Henson Park.
Fantastic New cafe, opened late 2014. Great menu, focusing on seasonal ethical produce. Fab breakfast and lunch. Excellent coffee. Say hi to Oleh, the owner is a friend of mine.
8 locals recommend
Illi Hill
72 Illawarra Rd
8 locals recommend
Fantastic New cafe, opened late 2014. Great menu, focusing on seasonal ethical produce. Fab breakfast and lunch. Excellent coffee. Say hi to Oleh, the owner is a friend of mine.
This is great little cafe really close to home. Just across the road at Marrickville Park, it's the closest place to get a coffee fix! Coffee is great and the food is fabulous too. Makes a great spot for lunch, or get it take away and sit in the park under a tree.
9 locals recommend
Bespoke and Grind
78-80 Livingstone Rd
9 locals recommend
This is great little cafe really close to home. Just across the road at Marrickville Park, it's the closest place to get a coffee fix! Coffee is great and the food is fabulous too. Makes a great spot for lunch, or get it take away and sit in the park under a tree.

Essentials

The best place to buy seafood in Sydney, fresh and so well priced!
8 locals recommend
Faros Bros Seafoods
21-25 Buckley St
8 locals recommend
The best place to buy seafood in Sydney, fresh and so well priced!
Outdoor farmers Market is well worth a visit on sunday morning, easy walk from the Garden Studio, great for fruit and veg, or have a coffee & breakfast, the bacon and eggs rolls are the best!
9 locals recommend
Addison Road
Addison Road
9 locals recommend
Outdoor farmers Market is well worth a visit on sunday morning, easy walk from the Garden Studio, great for fruit and veg, or have a coffee & breakfast, the bacon and eggs rolls are the best!
This is a handy laundry as it is right by the station so you could drop off on your way out and pick up on your way back home if the laundry can turn it around quickly enough.
Lewisham Laundry
6A Victoria St
This is a handy laundry as it is right by the station so you could drop off on your way out and pick up on your way back home if the laundry can turn it around quickly enough.
This is really close to home, a 7 min walk.
Dulwich Hill Laundry
358 New Canterbury Rd
This is really close to home, a 7 min walk.

Everything Else

Fab place to stock up on cheese and olives, pressed meat and salamis. Great prices too.
Lamia Supa Deli
270 Marrickville Rd
Fab place to stock up on cheese and olives, pressed meat and salamis. Great prices too.
This factory is an Italian cheese lovers heaven. My pick is the ricotta sold warm on a Sunday morning. So good on fresh bread. Well worth a visit. closed sat. Open early Sun morning til 1pm. 9565 5304
11 locals recommend
Paesanella Cheese
150-152 Marrickville Rd
11 locals recommend
This factory is an Italian cheese lovers heaven. My pick is the ricotta sold warm on a Sunday morning. So good on fresh bread. Well worth a visit. closed sat. Open early Sun morning til 1pm. 9565 5304
Great place to buy french cheese. Rather pricey, yet great quality cheese and deli items.
14 locals recommend
The Larder Epicerie Fine & Wine Bar
489 Marrickville Rd
14 locals recommend
Great place to buy french cheese. Rather pricey, yet great quality cheese and deli items.
The nearest supermarket, about a 10 minute walk from the garden studio, best place for general items. open weekdays 8am-8pm/ sat 8am-6pm /sun 9am-5pm
30 locals recommend
IGA Dulwich Hill
398-400 New Canterbury Rd
30 locals recommend
The nearest supermarket, about a 10 minute walk from the garden studio, best place for general items. open weekdays 8am-8pm/ sat 8am-6pm /sun 9am-5pm

Getting Around

Closest train station with the nicest walk from the studio.
23 locals recommend
Lewisham Station
4 Victoria St
23 locals recommend
Closest train station with the nicest walk from the studio.
Another close station, the walk from the studio is along busier roads but makes a good choice if you need to pick up supplies from a shop on your way home.
30 locals recommend
Petersham Station
30 locals recommend
Another close station, the walk from the studio is along busier roads but makes a good choice if you need to pick up supplies from a shop on your way home.
The closest light rail station.
6 locals recommend
Waratah Mills station
6 locals recommend
The closest light rail station.

Shopping

Great little store, some clothing, small local designers. Artwork from local artist, craft and handmade items from local artists. An eclectic mix of lovely items, great for gifts. Lovely local products.
woodpapersilk
3 Victoria St
Great little store, some clothing, small local designers. Artwork from local artist, craft and handmade items from local artists. An eclectic mix of lovely items, great for gifts. Lovely local products.

Drinks & Nightlife

112 locals recommend
Happy Chef Chinese Restaurant
262-266 King St
112 locals recommend

Sightseeing

1998 locals recommend
Sydney Opera House
1998 locals recommend
984 locals recommend
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
984 locals recommend
128 locals recommend
Barangaroo
128 locals recommend
One of the oldest pubs in Sydney and a great view from here of the harbour.
66 locals recommend
Hotel Palisade
35 Bettington St
66 locals recommend
One of the oldest pubs in Sydney and a great view from here of the harbour.
A trip to Balmain is always fun, some great shopping along darling street, and then take a ferry from Balmain Wharf to the city, the ferry goes under the bridge, a great view of The Sydney Harbour bridge and coming into the Circular Quay from this side of the harbour is lovely, a great view of the Opera House from here too.
34 locals recommend
Balmain Wharf station
34 locals recommend
A trip to Balmain is always fun, some great shopping along darling street, and then take a ferry from Balmain Wharf to the city, the ferry goes under the bridge, a great view of The Sydney Harbour bridge and coming into the Circular Quay from this side of the harbour is lovely, a great view of the Opera House from here too.