Sydney Chinatown

Sydney Chinatown is actually the oldest and the largest Chinatown in Australia.

You will see there are two big gateways with Chinese Lion ornament.

The centre of Sydney Chinatown is actually in Dixon Street where you will find a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese shops selling almost all kinds of Asian products. Dixon Street is design for pedestrian only so you can walk safely.

Sydney Chinatown is truly impressive mixture of Asian culture, shopping and culinary.

Chinatown in Sydney is really unique and worthwhile experience for everyone especially for tourists. You will find a lot of Chinese culture offering some of the best Chinese festivals, history, oriental architecture, Chinese shops, street lanterns and Chinese food.

Sydney Chinatown is basically similarly to other Chinatowns in other cities of the world. It’s always great for bargain shopping and eating.

You will see a lot of traditional shops and restaurants in there. Also you will find shopping malls, food courts, and bakery. Yum Cha restaurants and food court always busy in Sydney Chinatown. Many grocery shops are selling traditional Chinese veggies and also fruits that are not commonly available on any other grocery shops in other suburbs.

Most of the times I went to Chinatown for eating and enjoy my time with family walk around the area. I always enjoy spending time together with my family.

You can relax and rest your legs soon after long day walking. Visit one of Chinese restaurants, enjoy the food and relax. Many people come to Chinatown to eat and drink, especially on the weekends; many people come with their family for Yum Cha. I really love Yum Cha, so... yummy... Chinatown is one of my favourite places.

If you look for inexpensive food for lunch or dinner, you can try Sussex street food court or Dixon food court.

A lot of people enjoy late night dining at Chinatown. You can have a seat inside the restaurant or you can choose to have a seat at the front of the restaurant where you can enjoy the sky and see the moon and the stars.

Enjoy and take your time to shop in Chinatown. If you look for gifts for your friends or family, you can find it easily at Chinatown. There many shops you can visit. All you need to do is walk along the streets and find the shop you like to visit.

In Sydney Chinatown there are many other Asian Nationalities, so it's not only Chinese. In this area, you will also find a lot of different food from Asian country such as: Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and many more.

Every Friday night there is a Night Markets at Sydney Chinatown along Dixon Street between Goulburn Street and Hay Street. It opens every Friday from 3.00pm to 11.30pm. The market selling everything from jewellery, mobile phone accessories, computer accessories, clothing, watch, Australia souvenirs, lingerie, sunglasses, toys, candles, fragrances, arts and crafts, hats, crystals, beauty products, handbags, footwear and also a lot of variety range of Asian foods freshly cook. Chinatown Night Markets on Friday evenings definitely an event not to be missed.

Chinatown always features several of performances throughout the year with all Chinese festivals such as Chinese New Year Celebration is scheduled in Chinatown for more than three weeks usually in February. Chinese New Year celebration in Sydney Chinatown is among the biggest and most spectacular Chinese New Year festivals outside Asia.

If you came from other city or overseas, there are many hotels right in Chinatown and surrounding area for you to stay with affordable prices.

Sydney Chinatown is located next to Darling Harbour. It is not far from Central Train station. It's also close from Town Hall train station.

How to get there:
If you travel by train, get off at Central train station then walk for about 10 minutes to Chinatown.

If you travel by bus, take any bus that pass through George Street then get off at Hay Street, Haymarket.

You also can use monorail, get off at Chinatown station.

If you use LightRail, get off at Capital Square or Paddy's markets.

If you drive, there are some carpark stations in Chinatown and surrounding areas. You can park at Sydney Entertainment Centre or Market City Carpark station.