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PADDINGTON

The genteel area of Paddington, home to an “Paddo” is a shopping haven for those who
array of fashionable boutiques, prestigious favour small independent stores over
galleries, fine cafés, restaurants and historic mass-market shopping malls. Oxford Street
pubs, is a leafy residential suburb of finely is home to emerging and established
restored early Victorian houses. Most of its fashion designers, Queen Street is the
famed terrace homes, with their distinctive place to head for fine antiques, while
wrought-iron “lace” balconies, were built in Sydney’s longest-running community
the late 19th century and evolved from market, the famous Saturday’s Paddington
1830s Georgian and Regency homes, which Markets, brims with local designers
were knocked down, rebuilt and subdivided. showcasing their wares. Centennial Park
Large parts of Paddington are recognized as provides a peaceful oasis, while the leisure
heritage conservation areas for the aesthetic and sporting precinct, including the
value of their highly consistent streetscape Entertainment Quarter, Sydney Cricket
of handsome terraces in the winding Ground and Allianz Stadium, gets the
backstreets. With its elegant “village” feel, adrenalin pumping.

Restaurants pp194–5 7 Buon Ricardo 14 Lucio’s
1 10 William Street 8 Buzo 15 The Paddington
2 Ampersand Café & Bookstore 9 Crème Café 16 Paddington Inn
3 Bellevue Dining 10 Four in Hand by Guillaume 17 Saint Peter
4 Big Mama’s 11 Fred’s 18 Tiger Mottle
5 Bistro Moncur 12 Hotel Centennial 19 Vino e Cucina
6 Brigade Dining 13 The London Hotel 20 Wine Library

STREET
BARCOM AVE B OUNDARY MACDONALD BROWN ST
ST
GLENMORE ROAD See also Street Finder,
ST PADDINGTON maps 5 & 6
DOWLING O X F O R D S T R E E T ORMOND STREET STAFFORD ST CASCADE ST HARGRAVE STREET
80m
SOUTH SELWYN STREET GREENS ROAD WILLIAM ST

UNDERWOOD
11 •15 ELIZABETH STREET PADDINGTON STREET

RENNY STREET
O X F O R D
STREET MONCUR STREET
A N Z A C
WOOLLAHRA
M O O R E
MOORE LEINSTER
S T R E E T
PAR K P A R K STREET Q U E E N S T R E E T
GORDON STREET
ALLIANZ
STADIUM R O A D JAMES STREET
Kippax D R I VER A V E N U E
Lake O X F O R D S T RE E T
PA R A D E
GREGORY
AVENUE
SYDNEY
CRICKET R O A D
GROUND
O O K CENTENNIAL LANE CENTENNIAL
MACARTHUR FOX C L A N G R O A D
AVE STUDIOS PARK
ENTERTAINMENT
QUARTER
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