Guidebook for Manly Vale

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Guidebook for Manly Vale

Food Scene

High-end coffee place just down the road from us. Great for the discerning coffee drinker. Open limited hours and with a very selective menu; don't ask for skim milk or decaf coffee!
11 locals recommend
Seven Miles Coffee Roasters (Office & Roastery)
75 Kenneth Road
11 locals recommend
High-end coffee place just down the road from us. Great for the discerning coffee drinker. Open limited hours and with a very selective menu; don't ask for skim milk or decaf coffee!
Convenient cafe with a good menu, and in-house coffee blends.
26 locals recommend
Roseberry Street Cafe
62 Balgowlah Rd
26 locals recommend
Convenient cafe with a good menu, and in-house coffee blends.
Very popular cafe right next to the sand of Shelly Beach. Perfect breakfast, brunch or lunch spot. Ideal place to sit in the sun with a coffee and watch the world go by.
153 locals recommend
The Boathouse Shelly Beach
1 Marine Parade
153 locals recommend
Very popular cafe right next to the sand of Shelly Beach. Perfect breakfast, brunch or lunch spot. Ideal place to sit in the sun with a coffee and watch the world go by.
Bistro food in the best location. Sit over the water and enjoy the sunset.
85 locals recommend
Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club
Stuart Street
85 locals recommend
Bistro food in the best location. Sit over the water and enjoy the sunset.
A great little cheese shop and cafe. Buy a takeaway picnic hamper and eat it at one of the many outdoor sites around Manly. The park across the road from here is perfect at sunset.
The Artisan Cheese Room
40 E Esplanade
A great little cheese shop and cafe. Buy a takeaway picnic hamper and eat it at one of the many outdoor sites around Manly. The park across the road from here is perfect at sunset.
Best fish and chips in Manly.
11 locals recommend
Fishmongers Manly
11-27 Wentworth St
11 locals recommend
Best fish and chips in Manly.

Essentials

130 locals recommend
Woolworths Balmain
276 Darling St
130 locals recommend
24 locals recommend
Coles Manly Vale
14 Koorala St
24 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
Coles Balgowlah
215 Condamine St
18 locals recommend

Shopping

Convenient shopping mall with supermarket, 4-5 cafes, boutique shops, doctor, pharmacy, great bookshop, and newsagency.
91 locals recommend
Stockland Balgowlah Shopping Centre
197-215 Condamine St
91 locals recommend
Convenient shopping mall with supermarket, 4-5 cafes, boutique shops, doctor, pharmacy, great bookshop, and newsagency.
Large shopping mall
240 locals recommend
Westfield Warringah Mall
145 Old Pittwater Rd
240 locals recommend
Large shopping mall

Parks & Nature

I share this secret hidden gem reluctantly! Beautiful dam and reserve with log fireplaces, picnic areas, several bushwalks and a popular mountain biking trail.
116 locals recommend
Manly Dam
112 King St
116 locals recommend
I share this secret hidden gem reluctantly! Beautiful dam and reserve with log fireplaces, picnic areas, several bushwalks and a popular mountain biking trail.
A quieter spot adjoining the popular Manly beach. Fantastic fenced playground, BBQ/picnic area, and a short walk along the lagoon. Great at sunset.
6 locals recommend
Manly Lagoon
6 locals recommend
A quieter spot adjoining the popular Manly beach. Fantastic fenced playground, BBQ/picnic area, and a short walk along the lagoon. Great at sunset.
The famous Manly Beach!
752 locals recommend
Manly Beach
752 locals recommend
The famous Manly Beach!
Our favourite beach: a quiet one located on Sydney Harbour, with a rock pool. Occasional penguin and turtle spottings. Good snorkelling. Great for kids.
74 locals recommend
Fairlight Beach
74 locals recommend
Our favourite beach: a quiet one located on Sydney Harbour, with a rock pool. Occasional penguin and turtle spottings. Good snorkelling. Great for kids.
Gorgeous beach, at the end of a great walk from Manly Beach. Famous snorkelling and diving spot. The Boathouse cafe is located here.
337 locals recommend
Shelly Beach
337 locals recommend
Gorgeous beach, at the end of a great walk from Manly Beach. Famous snorkelling and diving spot. The Boathouse cafe is located here.
A fabulous 10km hike around the harbour foreshore. Hidden beaches, lighthouses and great views. Buses from our house to both the Spit Bridge and Manly ends of this walk.
122 locals recommend
Manly To Spit Bridge Costal Walk
Reef Beach Track
122 locals recommend
A fabulous 10km hike around the harbour foreshore. Hidden beaches, lighthouses and great views. Buses from our house to both the Spit Bridge and Manly ends of this walk.
Several short walks, amazing views over the Harbour and ocean.
197 locals recommend
North Head
197 locals recommend
Several short walks, amazing views over the Harbour and ocean.
Harbour beach and grassy area. Great at sunset. Try to spot a penguin near Manly Wharf in the evenings.
East Esplanade
East Esplanade
Harbour beach and grassy area. Great at sunset. Try to spot a penguin near Manly Wharf in the evenings.

Arts & Culture

Great local art gallery, with top quality exhibits.
94 locals recommend
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
1a West Esplanade
94 locals recommend
Great local art gallery, with top quality exhibits.

Entertainment & Activities

50 locals recommend
HOYTS Warringah Mall
Old Pittwater Road
50 locals recommend
The giraffes at this zoo must have the best view in the world! Two buses (change at Mosman) or two ferries (change at Circular Quay) from our house.
645 locals recommend
Taronga Zoo Sydney
Bradleys Head Road
645 locals recommend
The giraffes at this zoo must have the best view in the world! Two buses (change at Mosman) or two ferries (change at Circular Quay) from our house.

Sightseeing

Manly's main drag, connecting the ocean and harbour beaches. Many tourist shops and cafes.
52 locals recommend
The Corso
The Corso
52 locals recommend
Manly's main drag, connecting the ocean and harbour beaches. Many tourist shops and cafes.