Sydney-based contemporary artist Daimon Downey is known for his bold, playful practice spanning painting, sculpture and large-scale installations, alongside his career as a founding member of Sneaky Sound System. His recommendations are a window into the Sydney he knows best, spotlighting iconic institutions, neighbourhood favourites and the places that have become part of his own story.
4 venues in Sydney
Bondi through the eyes of Sneaky Sound System’s Daimon Downey? Think beachside institutions, pubs with proper character, anchovies over beers, long lunches overlooking the ocean and fish and chips in the afternoon sun. These are the places Daimon has been returning to for years—local favourites that prove Bondi is much more than a beach.
1 Notts Ave, Bondi Beach NSW
1/171-173 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW
118 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach NSW
120 Ramsgate Ave, North Bondi NSW
1 Notts Ave, Bondi Beach NSW
1/171-173 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW
118 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach NSW
120 Ramsgate Ave, North Bondi NSW
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Forget polished dining rooms, Toby Wilson’s Sydney is found in shopping centre arcades, family-run food courts and suburban institutions. This guide covers the spots he keeps coming back to for Taiwanese breakfasts, iconic laksa, Hainanese chicken rice and some of the city’s most underrated cheap eats.
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See what diners are saving, sharing, and talking across the city.
Forget polished dining rooms, Toby Wilson’s Sydney is found in shopping centre arcades, family-run food courts and suburban institutions. This guide covers the spots he keeps coming back to for Taiwanese breakfasts, iconic laksa, Hainanese chicken rice and some of the city’s most underrated cheap eats.
Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist keeps it simple when it comes to a good bar — “something a little bit darker and closed,” with a good crowd and a strong drink in hand. From tequila sipping to rum-heavy cocktails, here’s where he’s drinking in Sydney.
Chef Dan Hong (Mr Wong, Ms. G, Establishment & Mumu4u) has spent his career shaping Sydney’s modern Asian dining scene. When he’s not running restaurants or chasing new flavours, he’s eating across the city. From intimate sushi counters to late-night dumpling houses and spicy Thai spots in Chinatown. Here are the places he keeps going back to.
Twins Andrew Yee and Chris Yee, artists and co-founders of Yellow Belly, have spent decades championing Asian-Australian stories through film, art and community. When they’re not building cultural platforms, they’re deep in Haymarket. Moving between Steam Mill Lane, late-night Taiwanese, and old-school mall gems, this is their Haymarket circuit.
Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist keeps it simple when it comes to a good bar — “something a little bit darker and closed,” with a good crowd and a strong drink in hand. From tequila sipping to rum-heavy cocktails, here’s where he’s drinking in Sydney.
Chef Dan Hong (Mr Wong, Ms. G, Establishment & Mumu4u) has spent his career shaping Sydney’s modern Asian dining scene. When he’s not running restaurants or chasing new flavours, he’s eating across the city. From intimate sushi counters to late-night dumpling houses and spicy Thai spots in Chinatown. Here are the places he keeps going back to.
Twins Andrew Yee and Chris Yee, artists and co-founders of Yellow Belly, have spent decades championing Asian-Australian stories through film, art and community. When they’re not building cultural platforms, they’re deep in Haymarket. Moving between Steam Mill Lane, late-night Taiwanese, and old-school mall gems, this is their Haymarket circuit.
