Chinatown

The Chinatown, in Sydney

The Chinatown of Sydney is the largest of Australia, a colourful and lively district in the heart of the city, a paradise of Asian cuisine and shopping. The Sydney audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this district born from the Chinese migration of the nineteenth century, accelerated by the gold rush, where today Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese flavours mingle.

The largest Chinatown of Australia

It is in 1828 that the Chinese migration began in Sydney and New South Wales, before accelerating in 1851 with the discovery of gold, that attracted thousands of fortune seekers come from China. Originally, the Chinatown was in the current area of The Rocks, but its inhabitants settled little by little here, a few steps from the Paddy's Market, where they developed this district full of colours and Asian shops. Located in the centre of Sydney, it is today the largest Chinatown of Australia and one of the most touristic. You wander there under the traditional gateways, between red lanterns, calligraphies and animated shopfronts. The district offers numerous stalls and restaurants of Chinese cuisine, but also Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese, brought by the successive generations of immigrants who did not fail to bring their flavours with them. You will also find there spices, medicinal plants, pastries and the largest Asian supermarket of Sydney. A true paradise for shopping and gastronomy, the Chinatown is particularly lively in the evening and during the great festivals like the Lunar New Year, celebrated with great pomp. An original experience that will make you travel to another continent for the length of a walk. A cosmopolitan district and a temple of Asian flavours, the Chinatown is a fine stop of the discovery of Sydney.

What to see

Here you discover the largest Chinatown of Australia, born from the Chinese migration begun in 1828 and accelerated by the gold rush of 1851; colourful and lively, under its gateways and its lanterns, it offers Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese restaurants, spices, medicinal plants and the largest Asian supermarket of the city, near the Paddy's Market. The Chinatown is a cosmopolitan high place of Sydney. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Chinatown lies in the centre of Sydney, near the Paddy's Market and Haymarket, reachable on foot or by transport. It is a district freely accessible, animated by shops, restaurants and stalls, particularly lively in the evening and during the Lunar New Year. You discover it during a walk.

Why is there a large Chinatown in Sydney?

Because the Chinese migration began in Sydney from 1828 and accelerated in 1851 with the gold rush, that attracted numerous fortune seekers; first installed at The Rocks, the district developed little by little near the Paddy's Market, becoming the largest Chinatown of Australia, where today Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese cuisines mingle.

Where is the Chinatown in Sydney?

In the centre of Sydney, near the Paddy's Market and Haymarket, in Australia.