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About ULTIMATE Sydney City Guide

ULTIMATE Sydney City Guide is an independent guide for visitors to Sydney, Australia. We publish 14 curated lists: restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, sights, arts & culture, parks, walks, shopping, health, property, developments, cars & boats and getting around. Today the guide holds 154 places, with 19 area and themed guides, 9 in-depth articles and 6 day plans, and we keep adding to it.

Our editor

Jai Michael is Editor-in-Chief of the ULTIMATE City Guides. With more than 25 years in the media industry, he founded ABSOLUTE brighton and London TV, and has worked with leading luxury brands around the world.

How we choose

Every place in our lists has been checked against its own website or an official source such as the NSW Government, NSW National Parks, Transport for NSW, Museums of History NSW, UNESCO, the Foreign Investment Review Board or GOV.UK travel advice. Australia has no MICHELIN Guide, and we use no ratings or awards as scores; we leave out anything we can’t confirm.

Before you go

Opening hours, entry rules and timetables change often. Please check directly with each place, and with official sources, before you travel. Prices are in Australian dollars (AUD).

For venues

Run a venue in Sydney and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

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