Guidebook for Stanmore

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Guidebook for Stanmore

Sightseeing

The Olympia Milk Bar is a cultural icon and considerable folk lore has built up about the aged proprietor. The interior of the Olympia is like a time capsule, serving milkshakes and chocolate.
Olympia Milk Bar
190 Parramatta Rd
The Olympia Milk Bar is a cultural icon and considerable folk lore has built up about the aged proprietor. The interior of the Olympia is like a time capsule, serving milkshakes and chocolate.
Buy fresh seafood and eat it!
399 locals recommend
Sydney Fish Market
Bank Street
399 locals recommend
Buy fresh seafood and eat it!
Contemporary Chinese art gallery. Free admission. Small cafe with dumplings and tea - better off going to China town though
329 locals recommend
White Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour St
329 locals recommend
Contemporary Chinese art gallery. Free admission. Small cafe with dumplings and tea - better off going to China town though
Weekly Saturday markets. Clothes, bric'a'brack, food
199 locals recommend
Glebe Markets
Glebe Point Road
199 locals recommend
Weekly Saturday markets. Clothes, bric'a'brack, food

Everything Else

Get your gym fix if you're a member
29 locals recommend
Anytime Fitness
55 Norton St
29 locals recommend
Get your gym fix if you're a member
Home to the Sunday Marrickville Markets. Open daily: The Bower- retro second hand goods, reconditioned furniture. Reverse Garbage- industrial packaging and other items that would normally be chucked.
48 locals recommend
The Addison Road Community Centre
142 Addison Rd
48 locals recommend
Home to the Sunday Marrickville Markets. Open daily: The Bower- retro second hand goods, reconditioned furniture. Reverse Garbage- industrial packaging and other items that would normally be chucked.

Arts & Culture

The Palace Norton Street Cinema features bar/lounge area and serves food. Savour your cinematic experience with a glass of wine. Hosting the French, Spanish, Greek, German and Italian film festivals.
99 locals recommend
Palace Norton Street
99 Norton St
99 locals recommend
The Palace Norton Street Cinema features bar/lounge area and serves food. Savour your cinematic experience with a glass of wine. Hosting the French, Spanish, Greek, German and Italian film festivals.
Pub with live music
The Bald Faced Stag
345 Parramatta Rd
Pub with live music
Venue showing theatre and plays
52 locals recommend
Seymour Centre
Cleveland Street
52 locals recommend
Venue showing theatre and plays
Series of small galleries and shops
6 locals recommend
Devon on Danks
6 locals recommend
Series of small galleries and shops
Bowls for young and old
15 locals recommend
Petersham Bowling Club
77 Brighton St
15 locals recommend
Bowls for young and old
Pub serving average food. Live music on weekends.
62 locals recommend
The Vic On The Park
2 Addison Rd
62 locals recommend
Pub serving average food. Live music on weekends.

Food Scene

Open for breakfast and lunch, we specialize in Mediterranean flavors and offer a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Ricotta Pancakes, Salmon Benedict or Housemade Muesli.
7 locals recommend
Natty's Cafe
14 Northumberland Ave
7 locals recommend
Open for breakfast and lunch, we specialize in Mediterranean flavors and offer a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Ricotta Pancakes, Salmon Benedict or Housemade Muesli.
Papercup is a place for coffee, breakfast and lunch, tucked away in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Stanmore. We bring a lot to our little corner on Cambridge Street, with espresso, food & conversation.
9 locals recommend
Paper Cup.
161 Cambridge St
9 locals recommend
Papercup is a place for coffee, breakfast and lunch, tucked away in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Stanmore. We bring a lot to our little corner on Cambridge Street, with espresso, food & conversation.
Bright, homey and fun. Low key friendly service. Most of the food is made in-house, from the cakes to the mayonnaise to the hummus. Bread is supplied by The Bread and Butter Project. Campos coffee
10 locals recommend
Little Mule Cafe
136 Percival Rd
10 locals recommend
Bright, homey and fun. Low key friendly service. Most of the food is made in-house, from the cakes to the mayonnaise to the hummus. Bread is supplied by The Bread and Butter Project. Campos coffee
Fine dining in Stanmore. The sixpenny patch is located in the Southern Highlands where we grow produce for the restaurant. We also have a small kitchen garden where we grow the delicate herbs.
22 locals recommend
Sixpenny
83 Percival Rd
22 locals recommend
Fine dining in Stanmore. The sixpenny patch is located in the Southern Highlands where we grow produce for the restaurant. We also have a small kitchen garden where we grow the delicate herbs.
If you can bear the que...this is the winner of best gelato in the world 2014. Also serving coffee, milkshakes and a nice selections of cakes and chocolates
119 locals recommend
Cow & The Moon
181 Enmore Rd
119 locals recommend
If you can bear the que...this is the winner of best gelato in the world 2014. Also serving coffee, milkshakes and a nice selections of cakes and chocolates
The BEST tandoori fish and nann bread around. A good selection of curries too. Veg options.
29 locals recommend
Faheem Fast Food
194-196 Enmore Rd
29 locals recommend
The BEST tandoori fish and nann bread around. A good selection of curries too. Veg options.
Old charming Glebe cafe. Been there forever. Vegetarian menu.
32 locals recommend
Badde Manors
37 Glebe Point Rd
32 locals recommend
Old charming Glebe cafe. Been there forever. Vegetarian menu.
Located in one of the lovely old terrace houses on Annandale's beautiful tree-lined main street, the decor is inviting and tasteful. There are very characteristic views of the ancient church.
9 locals recommend
Bad Habits Annandale
63 Johnston St
9 locals recommend
Located in one of the lovely old terrace houses on Annandale's beautiful tree-lined main street, the decor is inviting and tasteful. There are very characteristic views of the ancient church.
Built in 1893 it was a corner store until 2005. Transformed into this distinctive café with an eclectic mix of Victorian chairs & marble on leafy green streets. Serving true free range local products.
50 locals recommend
Revolver
291 Annandale St
50 locals recommend
Built in 1893 it was a corner store until 2005. Transformed into this distinctive café with an eclectic mix of Victorian chairs & marble on leafy green streets. Serving true free range local products.
Amazing seasonal, ethical, locally sourced, produce. They run cheese making and pickling courses.
77 locals recommend
Cornersmith Marrickville
314 Illawarra Rd
77 locals recommend
Amazing seasonal, ethical, locally sourced, produce. They run cheese making and pickling courses.
Cute cafe
39 locals recommend
West Juliett
30 Llewellyn St
39 locals recommend
Cute cafe
Bakery serving divine tarts and pastries. The creme brûlée and chocolate tarts are a must!
9 locals recommend
Penny Four's Leichhardt
485A Norton St
9 locals recommend
Bakery serving divine tarts and pastries. The creme brûlée and chocolate tarts are a must!
Fantastic authentic Polish restaurant. Great beer selection.
8 locals recommend
Na Zdrowie
161 Glebe Point Rd
8 locals recommend
Fantastic authentic Polish restaurant. Great beer selection.
Amazing Freshly made pide.
9 locals recommend
Saray Turkish Pizza and Kebabs
18 Enmore Rd
9 locals recommend
Amazing Freshly made pide.
The only sushi place to go in Newtown. Great veg options. Always fresh.
Falafel On King
503 King St
The only sushi place to go in Newtown. Great veg options. Always fresh.
Like to feel at home? This cafe is in someone's lounge room. Friendly, relaxed community vibe. Small and cozy. They support refugees and give people a second chance by training them.
Parliament on King
632 King St
Like to feel at home? This cafe is in someone's lounge room. Friendly, relaxed community vibe. Small and cozy. They support refugees and give people a second chance by training them.
Alternative wholesome food
28 locals recommend
Shenkin Enmore
129 Enmore Rd
28 locals recommend
Alternative wholesome food
Alternative wholesome food
45 locals recommend
Shenkin Erskineville
51-53 Erskineville Rd
45 locals recommend
Alternative wholesome food
Great wholesome food
82 locals recommend
Bread & Circus
21 Fountain St
82 locals recommend
Great wholesome food
Italian food and groceries. Medium to expensive. Don't get the lasagne.
63 locals recommend
Fratelli Fresh Alexandria
52 Mitchell Rd
63 locals recommend
Italian food and groceries. Medium to expensive. Don't get the lasagne.
No coffee. Just tea. Chinese tea. Experience the chinese tea ceremony and enjoy up to 5 refills of truly great tea.
Zensation Tea House
806 Bourke St
No coffee. Just tea. Chinese tea. Experience the chinese tea ceremony and enjoy up to 5 refills of truly great tea.
Serious coffee. No frills. No food.
35 locals recommend
Coffee Alchemy
87 Sydenham Rd
35 locals recommend
Serious coffee. No frills. No food.
Great charcoal chicken
31 locals recommend
Frangos Charcoal Chicken
98 New Canterbury Rd
31 locals recommend
Great charcoal chicken
Great souvlaki. They charge extra for sauces.
8 locals recommend
Victoria Yeeros & Takeaway Food
301 Victoria Rd
8 locals recommend
Great souvlaki. They charge extra for sauces.
Hellenic Bakery and Cakes specialises in fresh, authentic Greek sweets and bread baked daily.
8 locals recommend
Hellenic Patisserie and Gelato Bar
371 Illawarra Rd
8 locals recommend
Hellenic Bakery and Cakes specialises in fresh, authentic Greek sweets and bread baked daily.
Great Yeeros! The Yeeros Shop is popular for this reason; their meat is the type you don’t usually find in similar shops, all three of the meats used – lamb, beef, and chicken – are all very tender
The Yeeros Shop
431 Illawarra Rd
Great Yeeros! The Yeeros Shop is popular for this reason; their meat is the type you don’t usually find in similar shops, all three of the meats used – lamb, beef, and chicken – are all very tender

Essentials

Close to the train station for groceries
17 locals recommend
IGA Stanmore Plaza
2 Holt St
17 locals recommend
Close to the train station for groceries
Co-op food. Bring your own containers and buy by weight. Let me know if you're going and I'll tell you my member number for discounts.
11 locals recommend
Alfalfa House Community Food Co-op
330 Enmore Rd
11 locals recommend
Co-op food. Bring your own containers and buy by weight. Let me know if you're going and I'll tell you my member number for discounts.
Amazing selection of spices, mexican, African, Indian ingredients
Fiji Spice Market
591 King St
Amazing selection of spices, mexican, African, Indian ingredients
Met Frank and sample fresh produce at it's best. Italian ingredients.
Franks Fruit Market
94 Ramsay St
Met Frank and sample fresh produce at it's best. Italian ingredients.
Italian meats and cheeses
10 locals recommend
Lamonica IGA
155 Ramsay St
10 locals recommend
Italian meats and cheeses
Buy fresh pasta
Peppe's Pasta
151 Ramsay St
Buy fresh pasta

Drinks & Nightlife

Revamped old table top dancing club. Pub with drinks and food. Hipster venue. Nice decor. Food is average. Worth a visit.
40 locals recommend
Oxford Tavern
1 New Canterbury Rd
40 locals recommend
Revamped old table top dancing club. Pub with drinks and food. Hipster venue. Nice decor. Food is average. Worth a visit.
Local pub serving food and craft beers. Decorated with plush period sofas and details.
26 locals recommend
Empire Hotel
103 Parramatta Rd
26 locals recommend
Local pub serving food and craft beers. Decorated with plush period sofas and details.
Fancy cheese. Fancy wine. Nice vibe.
60 locals recommend
The Stinking Bishops
63-71 Enmore Rd
60 locals recommend
Fancy cheese. Fancy wine. Nice vibe.
'Hidden' behind an old Meat shop front. Dimly lit with a gorgeous old wooden bar and cute little candle lit tables. Good craft beer selection, average cocktails. No food.
118 locals recommend
Earl's Juke Joint
407 King St
118 locals recommend
'Hidden' behind an old Meat shop front. Dimly lit with a gorgeous old wooden bar and cute little candle lit tables. Good craft beer selection, average cocktails. No food.
Great little bar
59 locals recommend
The Little Guy
87 Glebe Point Rd
59 locals recommend
Great little bar
Try the ginger soda. Spicy! Lovely balcony to overlook King St
14 locals recommend
Cuckoo
201 Missenden Road
14 locals recommend
Try the ginger soda. Spicy! Lovely balcony to overlook King St
Local pub
90 locals recommend
Annandale Hotel
17 Parramatta Rd
90 locals recommend
Local pub
Pub serving food. Popular with the locals. Nice beer garden.
111 locals recommend
Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia St
111 locals recommend
Pub serving food. Popular with the locals. Nice beer garden.

Shopping

Collection of shops and grocery shops
38 locals recommend
Norton Plaza
55 Norton St
38 locals recommend
Collection of shops and grocery shops
All the shops. Clothing. Electronics. Food : check out Harris Farm downstairs. Kmart and Target. Hoyts cinemas
371 locals recommend
Broadway Sydney
1 Bay St
371 locals recommend
All the shops. Clothing. Electronics. Food : check out Harris Farm downstairs. Kmart and Target. Hoyts cinemas