Where To Eat, Drink, Play & Stay In Chippendale
Planning your next staycation or heading to Sydney from out of town? Here’s our guide to where to eat, drink, play, and stay in Chippendale.
Tucked away in the heart of the inner city is a thriving hub of food, drink, arts and culture. Meet Chippendale, the destination for foodies, art lovers, and anyone looking to escape their every day for the weekend. To help you discover the best of this suburb, we’ve teamed up with Four Points by Sheraton to deliver your ultimate walking guide of where to eat, drink, play, and stay in Chippendale.
Kensington Street is Chippendale’s vibrant dining hub, set around the heritage-listed Old Rum Store. Pick from Olio’s Sicilian cooking, Gavroche’s French brasserie classics and Paripé’s approachable Spanish tapas, then drift to Spice Alley and Gin Lane. Variety is guaranteed, whatever your mood.
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Gin Lane, the brainchild of Grant Collins, is an intimate Kensington Street cocktail bar in a historic townhouse, stocking over 150 gins. Settle in for G&Ts and theatrical cocktails, plus British pub grub from chef Nel Robinson in a cosy upstairs dining room.
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Spice Alley transports you to the laneways of Asia, with hawker-style eateries serving everything from Singaporean classics to Cantonese street food and Japanese dining. Find it at 18-20 Kensington Street, open daily from 11am until at least 9:30pm. Order, grab a stool and share.
Led by chef Reynold Poernomo, KOI is Chippendale’s renowned dessert bar, where plated sweets look like edible sculpture. Watch the pastry chefs at work over signatures like White Noise and Milky Way, or book high tea on weekends. Find it at 6 Central Park Avenue.
Inside Central Park Mall, Palace Central is a boutique alternative to the multiplex, screening new releases, art-house films and festivals across 13 screens. Sink into comfort and have a pre-film drink at the bar, with sweeping views across Chippendale Green. Find it on Level 3.
Speaking of Central Park Mall, get your dose of retail therapy at this luxe shopping destination. Explore over 40 retailers with dozens of brands including Adidas, Superdry Glue Store, Hype DC, and many more.
Step outside to Chippendale Green, the public park at One Central Park, Jean Nouvel’s tower of vertical gardens by Patrick Blanc. Look up at the cantilevered heliostat, which becomes a light artwork at night, then see Halo, a 13-metre wind-powered kinetic sculpture.
Get lost in contemporary Chinese art at White Rabbit Gallery, home to one of the world’s most significant collections, in a converted Rolls-Royce depot. Rotating exhibitions fill four floors, with a ground-floor tea house. Entry is free, open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Just a short stroll from Central Station, Four Points by Sheraton Central Park is an ideal home base for a Chippendale staycation. Check into a spacious, contemporary room with views over Chippendale and rainforest showers, then keep active at the 24-hour fitness centre.
