Guidebook for Rockdale
Food Scene
They are affordable and very delicious. You can buy in bulk if you want to share with your friends, or your can actually just buy bits and pieces and eat on the premise.
Ibrahim Pastry
452 Princes HwyThey are affordable and very delicious. You can buy in bulk if you want to share with your friends, or your can actually just buy bits and pieces and eat on the premise.
The Koreans usually have their restaurants until very late. You can try Korean's cuisines and or Soju (their national alcohol) if you want. Their prices are very reasonable.
Seoul Ria Restaurant
605-609 George StThe Koreans usually have their restaurants until very late. You can try Korean's cuisines and or Soju (their national alcohol) if you want. Their prices are very reasonable.
Parks & Nature
You can take the bus (5-10 mins ride) or walk (20-30 mins) down to the bay. It is very beautiful coastal walk, you just have to follow the foot path. Especially during sunset. Beautiful and calm.
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Brighton-Le-Sands
You can take the bus (5-10 mins ride) or walk (20-30 mins) down to the bay. It is very beautiful coastal walk, you just have to follow the foot path. Especially during sunset. Beautiful and calm.
Must visit. Very windy. It has a coastal walk (free) from bondi to coogee, this is recommended as you will be able to see the coastal shore up close and personal. It would usually take 2 hours or 3 hours if you are slow like me.
You can take train to bondi junction (30 mins from Rockdale) and then a bus (another 10-15 mins) or walk down.
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Bondi Beach
Must visit. Very windy. It has a coastal walk (free) from bondi to coogee, this is recommended as you will be able to see the coastal shore up close and personal. It would usually take 2 hours or 3 hours if you are slow like me.
You can take train to bondi junction (30 mins from Rockdale) and then a bus (another 10-15 mins) or walk down.
Shopping
It is a small shopping mall, about ten minutes walk. It has the basic necessity. Big W, Woolworths, Aldi and a small food court. Very local, nothing fancy.
Also has a few cafes.
Rockdale Plaza Drive
Rockdale Plaza DriveIt is a small shopping mall, about ten minutes walk. It has the basic necessity. Big W, Woolworths, Aldi and a small food court. Very local, nothing fancy.
Also has a few cafes.
A few stops by train from Rockdale. High demographic of Chinese community. hence ethnic foods and restaurants. The shopping mall is the biggest around the area before Miranda (further down south) and a lot closer than the city.
Westfield Hurstville, Forest Rd station
A few stops by train from Rockdale. High demographic of Chinese community. hence ethnic foods and restaurants. The shopping mall is the biggest around the area before Miranda (further down south) and a lot closer than the city.
Main Tourist Shopping destination. You will find what you need here mostly.
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Pitt Street Mall
Pitt Street MallMain Tourist Shopping destination. You will find what you need here mostly.
Getting Around
Train straight to the city and bondi junction (no need to change connection.
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Rockdale Station, Railway St, Stand F
Train straight to the city and bondi junction (no need to change connection.
Sightseeing
A photo opportunity. You can also walk around the area, like the Rocks or take a Ferry to Manly. Very touristy, but I still visit quite often myself and I have been here for a couple of decades.
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Opernhaus Sydney
A photo opportunity. You can also walk around the area, like the Rocks or take a Ferry to Manly. Very touristy, but I still visit quite often myself and I have been here for a couple of decades.
Drinks & Nightlife
I don't drink so I lack the knowledge of Sydney's nightlife. But this place has been around for decades, and it is at the centre of town, pretty friendly. About 3 stories tall, and you can go down to darling harbour from here.
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3 Wise Monkeys
555 George StI don't drink so I lack the knowledge of Sydney's nightlife. But this place has been around for decades, and it is at the centre of town, pretty friendly. About 3 stories tall, and you can go down to darling harbour from here.
Entertainment & Activities
Event Cinemas Hurstville
3 Cross StEvent Cinemas George Street
525 George StSaturday's market in the youthful area of Glebe. It is a secondhand market.
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Glebe Markets
Glebe Point RoadSaturday's market in the youthful area of Glebe. It is a secondhand market.