Entertainment

Doyles Palace Hotel
One of the great pleasures in life is languishing in the rowdy beer garden of the Doyles Palace Hotel with mates over a jug of sangria after a day at the beach. Stay to watch the sun go down over the city and grab some seafood if you're hungry - fish and chips or a fiddly platter complete with crabs and cray.
1 Military Rd, Watsons Bay
tel: 9337 5444
10:00 - 23:00

Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
There are pubs in older buildings but the Lord Nelson is Sydney's oldest continually licensed pub. Since 1841 it's been pouring pints and by now it's pretty good at it. Try one of the natural ales brewed in the stainless steel vats at the back.
19 Kent St, Millers Point
tel: 9251 4044
11:00 - 23:00 Mon-Sat, 12:00 - 22:00 Sun

Arthouse Hotel
The art-meets-alcohol theme carries throughout this sumptuous multistorey heritage site. Friday nights see live jazz in the Dome Lounge, while on Saturdays the whole downstairs area becomes Kink, one of Sydney's hottest club nights.
275 Pitt St
tel: 9284 1200

Sydney Theatre Company
Established in 1978, the STC is Sydney's top company and has been an important step in the careers of many famous Australian actors, including Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, Geoffrey Rush, Toni Collette and Cate Blanchett. Expect meticulously crafted works that appeal to mainstream sensibilities while still managing to push a few buttons.
Lvl 2, Pier 4, Hickson Rd, Dawes Point
tel: 9250 1777

Gazebo Wine Garden
A hip wine bar in skanky old Fitzroy Gardens? Who would have believed it 10 years ago? This place is awesome - super-groovy decor, interesting mixed clientele and a high-tech storage system that shoots gas into open bottles, meaning 55 sometimes obscure wines are available by the glass to join the 300 by the bottle.
2 Elizabeth Bay Rd, Elizabeth Bay
tel: 9357 5333
15:00 - 24:00 Mon-Fri, 12:00 - 24:00 Sat & Sun