Sydney Chinatown Street Food and Stories Walking Tour
by Local Sauce Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.A$175Overview
This walking tour in Sydney lasts about two and a half hours and begins outside Paddy's Markets, a key location marking the start of Chinatown. The group spends about fifteen minutes here before walking along Dixon Street, the main street in the largest Chinatown in the Southern Hemisphere. During this ninety-minute walk, the guide shares stories about the development of the area and the contributions of notable Chinese-Australians to the local community and Australia. Participants taste at least four different street food samples representing various regional Chinese cuisines, prepared to be eaten while walking. The tour accommodates vegetarians, vegans, and other dietary needs if informed in advance. The group pauses outside the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour, a garden designed in the style of a Southern Chinese scholar’s garden and over thirty years old, but does not enter. The walk ends with about fifteen minutes in Darling Square, a modern precinct with restaurants and cafes. After the tour, participants receive a souvenir, a detailed map, and a guide to Chinatown’s best restaurants. Photos taken during the tour are shared afterward.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Paddy's Market
The tour starts outside Paddy's Markets, an important site that marked the beginning of Sydney's Chinatown.
15 min
Chinatown
Walk along Dixon Street, the central street of Sydney's Chinatown, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The guide explains the area’s history, ongoing changes, and introduces notable Chinese-Australians and their impact. Participants sample street foods from several restaurants on or near Dixon Street, representing different parts of China.
90 min
Darling Harbour
The group pauses outside the Chinese Garden of Friendship, a garden over 30 years old designed in the style of a Southern Chinese scholar’s garden. The guide shares its history, but the group does not enter the garden.
Darling Square
The tour ends in Darling Square, a modern precinct with various restaurants and cafes to explore.
15 min
Meeting point
We meet outside Paddy's Markets, directly across from the southern end of Dixon St mall. If you're looking across the light rail tracks and you can see Emperor's Garden restaurant, Covent Garden hotel and the Chinatown red gates, you're in the right spot.
End point
We meet outside Paddy's Markets, directly across from the southern end of Dixon St mall. If you're looking across the light rail tracks and you can see Emperor's Garden restaurant, Covent Garden hotel and the Chinatown red gates, you're in the right spot.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Sydney Chinatown Street Food and Stories Walking Tour
by Local Sauce Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.A$175Overview
This walking tour in Sydney lasts about two and a half hours and begins outside Paddy's Markets, a key location marking the start of Chinatown. The group spends about fifteen minutes here before walking along Dixon Street, the main street in the largest Chinatown in the Southern Hemisphere. During this ninety-minute walk, the guide shares stories about the development of the area and the contributions of notable Chinese-Australians to the local community and Australia. Participants taste at least four different street food samples representing various regional Chinese cuisines, prepared to be eaten while walking. The tour accommodates vegetarians, vegans, and other dietary needs if informed in advance. The group pauses outside the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour, a garden designed in the style of a Southern Chinese scholar’s garden and over thirty years old, but does not enter. The walk ends with about fifteen minutes in Darling Square, a modern precinct with restaurants and cafes. After the tour, participants receive a souvenir, a detailed map, and a guide to Chinatown’s best restaurants. Photos taken during the tour are shared afterward.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Paddy's Market
The tour starts outside Paddy's Markets, an important site that marked the beginning of Sydney's Chinatown.
15 min
Chinatown
Walk along Dixon Street, the central street of Sydney's Chinatown, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The guide explains the area’s history, ongoing changes, and introduces notable Chinese-Australians and their impact. Participants sample street foods from several restaurants on or near Dixon Street, representing different parts of China.
90 min
Darling Harbour
The group pauses outside the Chinese Garden of Friendship, a garden over 30 years old designed in the style of a Southern Chinese scholar’s garden. The guide shares its history, but the group does not enter the garden.
Darling Square
The tour ends in Darling Square, a modern precinct with various restaurants and cafes to explore.
15 min
Meeting point
We meet outside Paddy's Markets, directly across from the southern end of Dixon St mall. If you're looking across the light rail tracks and you can see Emperor's Garden restaurant, Covent Garden hotel and the Chinatown red gates, you're in the right spot.
End point
We meet outside Paddy's Markets, directly across from the southern end of Dixon St mall. If you're looking across the light rail tracks and you can see Emperor's Garden restaurant, Covent Garden hotel and the Chinatown red gates, you're in the right spot.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.