Neighbourhood

Buzzy restaurants

Zeus Greek Street Food, La Casa, Doytao Thai Restaurant, Kadmus Lebanese Restaurant... if you want to stay in, grab an authentic Italian woodfired pizza from Toto's Pizzeria at the local corner shops 100m from the top of our street.

Cool bars

UTS Rowers is a stroll around the bay for a relaxed drink overlooking the water.

Cozy cafés

Nield Park Pavilion - great for breakfast... particularly the Sicilian eggs (also open for lunch, dinner and in between) overlooks Sydney city in the distance from across the water. Head into Five Dock one suburb over for Tamborrino Pasticceria and cafe for the ultimate cozy cafe or Cremeria De Luca for the best gelato in Sydney.

Retail therapy

Birkenhead Point brings people from far and wide... an outlet shopping centre with a host of designer outlet stores (eg Oroton, Seed, Marcs, Country Road and many many more plus loads of places to eat overlooking the marina next to Iron Cove Bridge)

Bit of culture

Rodd Point is one of a group of suburbs which form the cultural heat of the Italian community in Sydney. Enjoy the food.

Walks in the park

Where to start?? We have so many wonderful parks minutes from the doorstep... Nield Park overlooks the water and city (with lots of personal training going on!), Timbrell Park offer BMX bike track, state of the art playground, cafe and large playing fields, there are a host of smaller neighbourhood parks also. Walk around the bay around to Lilyfield and visit another fabulous playground and explore Callan Park (huge with many old buildings which used to belong to Rozelle Hospital). There are a host of parks which dot the foreshore loop of the bayrun which is literally at our street's doorstep.

Spot of exercise

Get onto the Bay Run/Walk, a 7 km loop around the bay taking in the beauty of the local area... with amazing views out to the harbour and city, taking in the Iron Cove Bridge. This entire loop is able to be cycled also ( it has a bike lane and a separate pedestrian lane). It is very family friendly and popular at all times of day. Wander off the track down onto the beach foreshore to play on the sand or hop on a kayak. A number of gyms are dotted around the bay which are available for casual visits and there are two pools within walking distance... Leichardt Aquatic Centre open all year with a multitude of pools indoor and out and Drummoyne Pool (only operational in Summer as it is outdoor and overlooks the bay)

Day tripping

Chances are you will be hard pressed pulling yourself away from all that the local area has to offer, but if you are keen for a couple of hours exploring another aspect of Sydney, hop in the car and head over to Bondi Beach (15-20min drive depending on traffic) or a little further afield to the Northern Beaches (45min- 1hr15min drive depending on which of the beaches you go to... Palm Beach is beautiful, the shopping village at AValon Beach well known for cafes and shopping and Manly for the beach including Shelley beach and the corso (lots of restaurants/bars). A quick drive to the lower north shore offers the beautiful Balmoral Beach and Bradleys HEad (where Mission Impossible 2 was filmed on the harbour there), next to Taronga Zoo. ANother wonderful daytrip involves catching a ferry from Drummoyne (next suburb) into Circular Quay and exploring the Botanic Gardens and the foreshore. From there you can take a walk into the heart of Sydney city with world class dining/shopping/views of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge and the harbour itself. Happy to provide many more suggestions depending on what you are after.