Sydney has an active nightlife scene. There are numerous cafes, bars and clubs. There is an active gay and lesbian club circuit. Some bars feature live music or stand-up comedians. An active performing arts scene means there is always a play, opera or a film to be enjoyed. The Sydney Morning Herald and other magazines have extensive listings.
Oxford Street,
between Hyde Park
and Taylor Square
has pubs and dance
clubs and a thriving
gay scene. Cockle
Bay Wharf in Darling
Harbour has bars,
restaurants,
and nightclubs. The
Central Business District
is more formal, pubs
and clubs spill down
to The Rocks. Surry
Hills has casual restaurants
and pubs and Glebe
is popular with students
George Street in the
Rocks has busy pubs.
Kings Cross is the
traditional red light
area with bars (some
seedy), clubs, betting
venues, burlesque
shows, video shows,
massage parlors,strip
clubs and exotic dance
clubs. Kings Cross
comes to life late
at night. If not sure
where to start then
Darling Harbour has
something for everyone
and very popular during
the warmer summer
months. Legal brothels
operate in Sydney
and advertise openly
in many free tourist
magazines.
Sydney
Pubs and clubs
Pubs and clubs feature
strongly in the life
of Sydney and popular
with visitors. The
Hero of Waterloo at
81 Lower Fort Street,
Millers Point (02
9252 4553) and Lord
Nelson Brewery Hotel
at 19 Kent Street,
The Rocks (02 9251
4044) are well established
old Sydney pubs.
Gay Sydney
Gay Sydney is along
Oxford Street, in
Darlinghurst and Paddington
is also a popular
gay area. Sydney drag
shows can be found
at Imperial Hotel
at 35 Erskineville
Road, Erskineville,
(02 9519 9899) and
at the Arq at 16 Flinders
Street , Darlinghurst
(02 9380 8700).
Sydney nightclubs
Dance music is big
in Sydney . Check
the many fliers and
record stores for
the latest club information,
they do come and go.
Sydney 's biggest
mixed nightclub is
Home on Cockle Bay
Wharf , Darling Park,
(02 9266 0600) at
Darling Harbour.
