Favourite Places Islington and Around

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Favourite Places Islington and Around

Food scene

We have selected some of our favourite local (within Islington) and Newcastle (within 15 minutes by car) places to eat and drink. They are tried and tested.. to suit every budget and foodie.
Fresh and delicious Lebanese food made to order.
Downtown Beirut
25 Beaumont St
Fresh and delicious Lebanese food made to order.
Plenty of meat, BBQ Texas-style with a bit of Aussie touch.
Smokin Hot 'n Saucy
116 Maitland Rd
Plenty of meat, BBQ Texas-style with a bit of Aussie touch.
A totally original menu with many interesting combinations of contemporary ingredients (sourced locally as much as possible.
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The Flotilla
9 Albert St
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A totally original menu with many interesting combinations of contemporary ingredients (sourced locally as much as possible.
Excellent location at the port with lovely service and good value.
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The Wickham Boatshed
91 Hannell St
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Excellent location at the port with lovely service and good value.
Vibrant atmosphere and good food at reasonable prices.
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Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
95 Hannell St
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Vibrant atmosphere and good food at reasonable prices.
A great venue often with live music.
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The Edwards
148 Parry Street
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A great venue often with live music.
The Honeysuckle Drive precinct is full of interesting cafes and restaurants and is easily accessible form the light rail.
Honeysuckle Drive
Honeysuckle Drive
The Honeysuckle Drive precinct is full of interesting cafes and restaurants and is easily accessible form the light rail.
Further afield (maybe 15 minutes by car!) and in a stunning location with lots to offer (four different venues).
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Merewether Surfhouse
5 Henderson Parade
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Further afield (maybe 15 minutes by car!) and in a stunning location with lots to offer (four different venues).
Next to many great cafes and restaurants and one we can recommend for food and atmosphere .. and excellent service.
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Customs House Hotel
1 Bond St
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Next to many great cafes and restaurants and one we can recommend for food and atmosphere .. and excellent service.
an excellent restaurant, one of our favourites, with a beautiful history.
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Signal Box Newcastle
155 Wharf Rd
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an excellent restaurant, one of our favourites, with a beautiful history.
Just to browse.. you will be amazed. But I'll bet you can't leave without spending! Definitely worth it.
Pork Ewe Deli Mayfield
144 Maitland Rd
Just to browse.. you will be amazed. But I'll bet you can't leave without spending! Definitely worth it.
An excellent experience .. don't miss it.
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Earp Distilling Co.
41 Darling St
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An excellent experience .. don't miss it.
Less than 20 minutes walk through Islington Park and up Downie Street .. the best bakery (and café) in NSW!
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Baked Uprising
21 Downie St
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Less than 20 minutes walk through Islington Park and up Downie Street .. the best bakery (and café) in NSW!
Wonderful hosts, a young Italian couple, providing authentic, delicious thin-based pizzas from family recipes. Try the Rocco delicious. Also freshly made pasta and Tiramisu.. yum.
Sapori at Tailors
10 Beaumont Street
Wonderful hosts, a young Italian couple, providing authentic, delicious thin-based pizzas from family recipes. Try the Rocco delicious. Also freshly made pasta and Tiramisu.. yum.
Now known as Slingtown. One of our favourite cafes and only a few minutes walk away just off the corner of Maitland Road and Beaumont Street.
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Suspension Espresso
3 Beaumont St
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Now known as Slingtown. One of our favourite cafes and only a few minutes walk away just off the corner of Maitland Road and Beaumont Street.
The best coffee in NSW and wider afield! Perfect lunch stop or any time you need a coffee fix.
Red Parrot Coffee / Parrot Espresso Bar
The best coffee in NSW and wider afield! Perfect lunch stop or any time you need a coffee fix.
Great food with fabulous views looking over the beach and ocean.
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Rustica Newcastle Beach
1 King St
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Great food with fabulous views looking over the beach and ocean.
We often eat here in the evening making our way there by foot along the cycle way along Throsby Creek. Great food, fabulous setting and excellent service. Also perfect for lunch in the sunshine under the trees on the edge of the creek.
Elementa
We often eat here in the evening making our way there by foot along the cycle way along Throsby Creek. Great food, fabulous setting and excellent service. Also perfect for lunch in the sunshine under the trees on the edge of the creek.

Sightseeing & Things to Do

A mix of historical sites, art galleries and interesting shops in our area.
A fabulous historic building, the 1861 Police Lockup, is now a contemporary art gallery. You will be fascinated by the old cells .. and the art.
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The Lock-Up
90 Hunter St
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A fabulous historic building, the 1861 Police Lockup, is now a contemporary art gallery. You will be fascinated by the old cells .. and the art.
Currently closed for a massive rebuild which will double it's current size.
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Newcastle Art Gallery
1 Laman St
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Currently closed for a massive rebuild which will double it's current size.
All about the story of Newcastle and early Aboriginal life. It is located in the Honeysuckle Railway Workshops and next to the Tourist Office.
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纽卡斯尔博物馆
6 Workshop Way
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All about the story of Newcastle and early Aboriginal life. It is located in the Honeysuckle Railway Workshops and next to the Tourist Office.
Newcastle's Memorial Walk is a spectacular coastal walk with a personal connection for thousands of locals. The Walk is located above Memorial Drive, The Hill, on Strzelecki Headland (between Bar Beach and King Edward Park).
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纽卡斯尔纪念步道
24 Memorial Dr
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Newcastle's Memorial Walk is a spectacular coastal walk with a personal connection for thousands of locals. The Walk is located above Memorial Drive, The Hill, on Strzelecki Headland (between Bar Beach and King Edward Park).
From steel manufacturing to creating sculptures from steel. The hub of creativity with almost 40 artists working in once precinct. It is only (a 20 minute walk away) and is a good example of the turnaround in the culture of the region from steel and coal (only).
The Creator Incubator
50 Clyde St
From steel manufacturing to creating sculptures from steel. The hub of creativity with almost 40 artists working in once precinct. It is only (a 20 minute walk away) and is a good example of the turnaround in the culture of the region from steel and coal (only).
A string of excellent second-hand and charity shops along Clyde Street.
Secondary
54 Clyde St
A string of excellent second-hand and charity shops along Clyde Street.
An art gallery in a hidden laneway leading from Maitland Road (corner of Beaumont Street) with a fabulous mural by world renowned local artist Georgia Hill.
The Show Room | Owens Collective
101 Maitland Rd
An art gallery in a hidden laneway leading from Maitland Road (corner of Beaumont Street) with a fabulous mural by world renowned local artist Georgia Hill.
The park is a short walk away, just across Maitland Road, and the shared cycle/walk way leads all the way along Throsby Creek and into the harbour.
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Islington Park
151 Maitland Rd
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The park is a short walk away, just across Maitland Road, and the shared cycle/walk way leads all the way along Throsby Creek and into the harbour.
This is a spectacular coastal walk with a personal connection for thousands of locals.
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Anzac Memorial Bridge
24 Memorial Dr
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This is a spectacular coastal walk with a personal connection for thousands of locals.
Wonderful collection of antique and bric-a-brac collectors come together and it's always worth a browse.
Coliseum Antiques
118 Maitland Rd
Wonderful collection of antique and bric-a-brac collectors come together and it's always worth a browse.
A small and always interesting place to view artworks from students of the University of Newcastle.
Watt Space
20 Auckland St
A small and always interesting place to view artworks from students of the University of Newcastle.
A fantastic place to visit to view art and crafts combined in the most brilliant ways using mostly textiles.
Timeless Textiles
90 Hunter St
A fantastic place to visit to view art and crafts combined in the most brilliant ways using mostly textiles.
A stunning location with a café, shop and a regular turnover of excellent art exhibitions.
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Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
1A First St
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A stunning location with a café, shop and a regular turnover of excellent art exhibitions.
Only 35 minutes drive away this Gallery is located in the town of Maitland with many interesting shops and cafes. MRAG is self-contained with excellent exhibitions, café and shop.
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Maitland Regional Art Gallery
230 High St
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Only 35 minutes drive away this Gallery is located in the town of Maitland with many interesting shops and cafes. MRAG is self-contained with excellent exhibitions, café and shop.
A small and charming gallery at Cooks Hill with shop and close to cafes and pubs.
Back to Back Galleries
57 Bull St
A small and charming gallery at Cooks Hill with shop and close to cafes and pubs.
Now incorporating CStudios Art Gallery, see their Facebook page for more information: facebook.com/cstudiosArtGallery
Easel Art Space
110 Scott St
Now incorporating CStudios Art Gallery, see their Facebook page for more information: facebook.com/cstudiosArtGallery
A fabulous art gallery with frequently changing exhibitions. Highly recommended for art lovers.
Straitjacket
222 Denison Street
A fabulous art gallery with frequently changing exhibitions. Highly recommended for art lovers.
A small art gallery within easy walking distance and near the harbour. A tour of art galleries is ideally centred around Wickham.
ARTSYSTEMSWICKHAM
40 Annie Street
A small art gallery within easy walking distance and near the harbour. A tour of art galleries is ideally centred around Wickham.
Wester is a new independently ran gallery space in Mulubinba/Newcastle West for emerging and established contemporary creative visual artists. A curated place with frequently changing exhibitions.
Wester Gallery
16 Wood Street
Wester is a new independently ran gallery space in Mulubinba/Newcastle West for emerging and established contemporary creative visual artists. A curated place with frequently changing exhibitions.
The whole of the Hunter Valley is on our doorstep (we are part of it) .. Wineries, Art Galleries, Zoo, Gardens and more.
Hunter Valley Amazing Wine Tours
The whole of the Hunter Valley is on our doorstep (we are part of it) .. Wineries, Art Galleries, Zoo, Gardens and more.

Neighbourhoods

Busy and quirky. Fantastic shops with clothes, accessories and furniture locally designed and made. Lots of antique shops, eateries, coffee roasters and live music venues.
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Islington
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Busy and quirky. Fantastic shops with clothes, accessories and furniture locally designed and made. Lots of antique shops, eateries, coffee roasters and live music venues.

Pubs

Another pub we can recommend for good food, atmosphere and is nearby.
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The Exchange Hotel
125 Denison St
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Another pub we can recommend for good food, atmosphere and is nearby.
Walk down Beaumont Street and just across Tudor you will find this excellent pub. Great food.
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Greenroof Hotel
71 Tudor St
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Walk down Beaumont Street and just across Tudor you will find this excellent pub. Great food.
Another excellent pub with good food and wonderful location. Easy access on the light rail.
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The Great Northern Hotel
83-89 Scott St
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Another excellent pub with good food and wonderful location. Easy access on the light rail.
Along Hunter Street, easy access via the light rail, often with live music. Totally recommended
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The Cambridge
789 Hunter St
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Along Hunter Street, easy access via the light rail, often with live music. Totally recommended
Our favourite local pub.. although nothing like one. Excellent food, great atmosphere and award winning home brew beer (and local wine).
Shout Brewing
Our favourite local pub.. although nothing like one. Excellent food, great atmosphere and award winning home brew beer (and local wine).
Great pub with live music .. one of our favourites.
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The Wickham Park Hotel
61 Maitland Rd
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Great pub with live music .. one of our favourites.
Another fabulous small brewery just along Maitland Road new the Wickham Park.
Method Brewing
Another fabulous small brewery just along Maitland Road new the Wickham Park.

Super/mini market

Here are a few of the nearest super/mini markets for provisions. Further afield (10 minutes with the car) are many Coles, Woolworths and others. One of the nearest shopping centres (Westfield and Home Stores) is at Kotara.
Just across the railway line along Beaumont Street and first right into Hudson Street and two streets down on left.
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ALDI
11 Swan St
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Just across the railway line along Beaumont Street and first right into Hudson Street and two streets down on left.
Not far, along Beaumont Street.
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Nina's IGA Hamilton
73 Beaumont St
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Not far, along Beaumont Street.
Mini-market, the closest to 'Windows' in May Street, corner of Maitland Road. Take-away kebabs etc., fuel and all the essentials.
Metro Islington Kebab & Burger
144 Maitland Rd
Mini-market, the closest to 'Windows' in May Street, corner of Maitland Road. Take-away kebabs etc., fuel and all the essentials.
Three minutes from Hamilton Station, Mediterranean Grocer at 34 Beaumont Street, Hamilton
Jasmine Mart
34 Beaumont Street
Three minutes from Hamilton Station, Mediterranean Grocer at 34 Beaumont Street, Hamilton
Everything you need in a shopping centre. Alongside Kotara Home with Bunnings, GoodGuys, Freedom.. and more.
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Westfield Kotara
Northcott Drive
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Everything you need in a shopping centre. Alongside Kotara Home with Bunnings, GoodGuys, Freedom.. and more.