Sydney Travel And Food Guide

Sydney’s greatest treasure is its beautiful landscape. Read the article to learn more about the city’s touring options

Sydney, located on the east coast of Australia, is a picturesque metropolitan city with an abundant natural and man-made wealth. Today, this city is a favourite tourist destination for travellers across the globe—with countless truly exciting places such as beaches, mountains, lakes, countryside and more. The city is, moreover, culturally rich and famous for their intriguing food scene. Read on to know more about some exciting experiences on offer in the city.

The world-famous Sydney Harbour is an iconic tourist destination that represents the city of Sydney to the world. Since colonial times, the harbour has grown into a major global cultural and economic centre. And this has helped the city grow into a popular tourist destination. The two landmark structures—Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House—are both located at the harbour. Many travellers from near and far come to Sydney to see these two structures that majestically contribute to the beauty of the harbour. If you’re here, one of the best ways to see both these stunning architectural structures would be to hop aboard a Sydney Harbour lunch cruise—a favourite among both the tourists and locals alike! There are cheaper options like the harbour ferry which will offer a similar, but less luxurious sightseeing experience. There are countless waterfront/harbourside restaurants in the area offering top-notch dine-with-a-view experiences. However, a lunch cruise in Sydney stands a cut above the rest as it combines dining and a dynamic sightseeing at an affordable price. A not-to-miss harbour activity, cruise dining will give you a perfect glimpse of the iconic Sydney Harbour within a short period of time. While you’re still here, you may also make use of the rest of the time to explore other interesting activities like the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, dining at one of the fancy harbourside restaurants, watch a show at the Opera House, have fun at Luna Park and so on.

The major parts of Sydney include the CBD (colloquially referred to as “the City”), the Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Southern Sydney, Greater Western Sydney, and Northern Sydney. Whichever part of the city you find yourself in, you are sure to find reasons to fall in love with this coastal city. Although Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world, it ranks in the top ten most liveable cities in the world. And for this reason, the city has a bigger majority of immigrants than its native population. This highly multicultural crowd has in turn  influenced the food scene in the city. Come to Sydney and you’ll find all sorts of global cuisines at its authentic and non-nativised best. Although it is a widely popularised belief that Australia has no authentic cuisine of its own, you would be surprised to know more about its lesser-known authentic cuisine called ‘bush tucker’ which consists of dishes such as Kangaroo, Emu, bush berries, fruits, macadamia nuts, honey and a variety of bugs. However, today the Australian cuisine is an amalgamation of all the food items known to the people. The chefs in the city, competent at creating and exploring new food flavours, is a blessing as the country continues to be a leading connoisseur of food.

To explore the best of Sydney’s culinary wealth, you can visit the several dining precincts that will introduce you to the real flavours of Australia. Some prominent dining precincts in the city include Newtown, Surry Hills, The Rocks, Parramatta, Woolloomooloo and more. Head down to the countryside to explore places such as the Hunter Valley, Berrima, Kangaroo Valley, Bilpin, Leura, Berry, Jamberoo and so on.     

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