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KINGS CROSS AND

DARLINGHURST

On the eastern side of the city, Kings Cross nightspots and convert them into apartments.
(“The Cross”) and Darlinghurst (“Darlo”) are a A thriving daytime economy has emerged,
couple of Sydney celebrities. With a reputation with hospitality and lifestyle businesses
as a gangland hotbed of criminal ativity and serving a growing local community. By
raucous red-light district, Kings Cross is evening, restaurants and wine bars have
undergoing rapid transformation into a added a touch of sophistication to the area’s
gentrified residential enclave. While the late- traditional bohemian roots. Still scruffy around
night seedy bar scene remains, albeit on a the edges, Darlinghurst is also making a mark
smaller scale, the impact of high rents and as a go-to dining destination, while retaining
the introduction in 2014 of controversial its reputation as a social hub for the gay and
“lock out laws” forcing earlier closing times, lesbian community, including the flamboyant
has seen developers snap up former annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.

Restaurants pp192–4 10 Flour and Stone 17 Ms G’s
1 A Tavola 11 Fratelli Paradiso 18 Phamish
2 Bar Brosé 12 Fu Manchu 19 Red Lantern on Riley
3 Bar Coluzzi 13 Govinda’s 20 Riley Street Garage
4 Beppi’s 14 Harry’s Café de Wheels 21 Tilbury Hotel
5 Bill and Toni’s 15 Lucio Pizzeria 22 Trunk Road
6 Bills 16 Macleay Street Bistrot 23 Yellow
7 Billy Kwong
8 Casoni
9 The Fish Shop

CO WPE R WHARF ROADWAY POTTS
POINT

CHALLIS AVE
S T R E E T STREET BEARE
M A C L E AY S T R E E T
NICHOLSON ST
PARK
SIR JOHN YOUNG CRES CATHEDRAL ST WOOLLOOMOOLOO
HUGHES ST
GREENKNOWE AVE
C R O W N S T R E E T
RILEY STREET W I L L I A M S T R E E T S T R E E T Kings Cross B R O U G H A M VICTORIA DARLINGHURST KINGS WARD AVE NUE
RD
STREET
S T R E E T
CROSS
S T R E E T PALMER KINGS CROSS ROAD
D A R L I N G H U R S T R O A D
100m B O U R K E F O R B E S CRAIGEND STREET
WHITLAM
WOMERAH AVENUE
SQUARE L I V E R P O O L S T R E E T DARLINGHURST
EASTE RN DISTRIBUTOR GREEN 0 metres 100
C R O W N BURTON STREET S T R E E T BARCOM AVENUE
V I C T O R I A
PARK
O X F O R D S T R E E T
TAYLOR BARCOM AVE 0 yards 100
SQUARE

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