Outdoor seating area at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf
Photograph: David Cheng

Walsh Bay area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Walsh Bay
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The harbour-side theatre district is home to Sydney cultural institutions Sydney Theatre Company,Sydney Dance CompanyBangarra Dance Theatreand ATYP. So if you've snagged theatre tickets in Sydney, there’s a good chance you’re heading inside the award-winning warehouse conversions of heritage-listed ironbark timber piers which house the precinct’s many stages.

Hot pre-show dinner tickets include Café Sopra,Ventuno Pizzeria or the bustling Theatre Bar at the end of the Wharf. On the weekend, wind around Dawes Point to the Rocks and peruse the Rocks Weekend Market. The stalls pedal tourist-friendly wares, like bush honey, locally blown glass and Aussie landmark-focused art. And if you haven’t done it yet, hotfoot it up to Cumberland Street and into a grey jumpsuit and take on tourist must-see BridgeClimb.

The best restaurants in Walsh Bay

Lima
Restaurants

Lima

Japanese and Peruvian flavours come together at this CBD spot by the team behind Warike
Pancakes on the Rocks
Restaurants

Pancakes on the Rocks

  • price 1 of 4
You can eat breakfast 24 hours a day. Yes, that's right, folks - eat a pancake breakfast complete with bacon, eggs and bananas at three in the morning with a...
Bay Nine Omakase
Restaurants

Bay Nine Omakase

An intimate 10-seat counter with a daily menu served straight from the chef

The best bars in Walsh Bay

Henry Deane
Bars

Henry Deane

  • 5 out of 5 stars
Henry Deane cocktail lounge may just sit atop an old Sydney pub, but an afternoon spent there will have you feeling on top of the whole world
Pier Bar
Bars

Pier Bar

Swim on over to Sydney’s newest waterfront bar

Other things to do in Walsh Bay

Still Life with Stone & Car
Art

Still Life with Stone & Car

For the 2004 Biennale of Sydney, Arkansas-born Berlin-based artist Jimmie Durham created this installation from a 1999 Ford Festiva hatchback purchased in...
Sydney Observatory
Museums

Sydney Observatory

Intrigued by the night sky? Take a guided tour at Sydney Observatory
Sydney Theatre Company - Wharf Theatres
Theatre

Sydney Theatre Company - Wharf Theatres

Home to the Sydney Theatre Company, the Wharf Theatres occupy Pier 4/5 on Hickson Road and are where many of the STC's productions are staged. The venue also...
The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel
Health and beauty

The Day Spa at the Langham Hotel

This magical, star-studded subterranean spa in Sydney's CBD is offering Australia’s first in-hotel IV therapy experience
Pier 2/3
Theatre

Pier 2/3

This historic pier has been transformed into a premium performance venue and home to three major arts companies

What's on in Walsh Bay

The Talented Mr. Ripley
Theatre

The Talented Mr. Ripley

  • 5 out of 5 stars
In Sydney Theatre Company’s new production, the infamous story of envy and deceit is executed with comic brilliance and a chilling, sociopathic undertone
Moon Festival at Sydney Observatory
Things to do

Moon Festival at Sydney Observatory

Sydney Observatory will host its first-ever Moon Festival this spring – complete with lion dances, lantern parades, live music and Vietnamese street food
Bell Shakespeare's seasonal highlights
Theatre

Bell Shakespeare's seasonal highlights

Sydney’s Shakespeare enthusiasts will be treated to a modern take on Macbeth, a new production of Julius Caesar and more in 2026