Darlinghurst Nightlife
Sometimes gritty, sometimes sleek, never boring and always awake, the inner city enclave of Darlinghurst is a fine place to spend 24 consecutive hours. It’s also the hub of Sydney’s large gay community, and especially interesting around Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras time and long weekends when people pour out of dance parties and onto Oxford Street for ‘recovery’ activities.
Ease your way into the evening with cocktail or fine ale on the ground floor of the stylish Burdekin Hotel. It’s a good place to people-watch as there are often alternative events and parties on the floors upstairs. East Village in Palmer Street offers sweeping city views, ottoman lounges and comes alive with a variety of weekly events including live music, theatre, comedy and dance classes. The Dolphin or Clock Hotels on Crown Street offer sensational pub dining or a spot of pool as does the Green Park Hotel on Victoria Street.
For a big-crowd buzz, try Kinselas on Bourke Street. This former funeral parlour has a different personality on each of its floors, but the party crowd action happens mostly at Middlebar. The Colombian offers South American jungle décor and a noisy up-beat clientele – especially on Saturday and Sunday nights.
And if clubbing is your thing, you’re in the right part of town. To find some dance action, simply walk along Oxford Street and look for the queues anytime from 10pm. There are new places opening all the time, Slide is the latest addition, and it will take you from dinner to dancing with plenty of entertainment along the way! Enjoy the longtime favourites like DCM. Just off Oxford Street is the popular Arq. It’s a multi-level space where you can watch the action on the main floor from the upstairs balcony, then descend into the sweating shirtless crowd for hours of dance bliss.
Open Time
Opening Times are provided as a guideline only: While some pubs open earlier, pubs are open for lunch and dinner, and serve beverages from opening through to closing (between midnight and 3 am) while nightclubs in Darlinghurst open later in the evening (around 9pm) and close at dawn.
Beauchamp Hotel
The Beauchamp Hotel is a sleek, sexy Oxford Street pub with a variety of spaces including the Velvet cocktail lounge and spacious terrace bar.
Address
267 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Burdekin Hotel
A single word that best describes the Burdekin is ‘stayer’. Trading since 1847, this ever popular watering hole has survived two recessions, several street upgrades and countless renovations.
Its charm, authentic high ceilings, warm decor and easy to access location, make it a must visit when you’re in Sydney.
Address
2 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
The Taxi Club
The Taxi Club is as diverse as its patronage – located in the heart of Sydney’s Darlinghurst where professionals, workers, artists, business people, gays, straights and trannies come together in one small community.
The Taxi Club has a newly refurbished and friendly bar, serving up great drinks in an unbeatable atmosphere.
Address
40-42 Flinders St
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Green Park Hotel
Address
360 Victoria Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Eden Nightclub
Address
88 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
UN Nightclub
Address
33 Oxford Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Kinselas
Address
383 Bourke Street
Taylor Square
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Gaslight Inn
Address
278 Crown Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Lightsounds
Address
170C Riley St
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
Rogues Nightclub
Address
16 Riley Street
Cnr Oxford
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
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