Chinatown Food and Stories Walking Tour: Discover Sydney's Chinese culinary and cultural roots
4.9
70 Ratings
Haymarket
Embark on a culinary and cultural adventure through Sydney's Chinatown. Sample delicious street foods, learn about the Chinese-Australian community, and receive a souvenir to remember the experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Paddy’s Market - We start the tour outside Paddy’s Markets, an important institution that heralded the beginnings of Sydney’s Chinatown.
- Chinatown - Walk through Dixon Street, the heart of Sydney’s Chinatown and the largest Chinatown in the Southern Hemisphere. You’ll hear stories of how the area has developed over the decades, and continues to change. Be introduced to several important Chinese-Australians and their contributions to Chinatown, Sydney and Australia. Sample delicious regional street foods from several different restaurants on and near Dixon Street.
- Chinese Garden of Friendship - We pause outside the Chinese Garden of Friendship and tell you about the history of this lesser-known attraction. Over 30 years old, the Chinese Garden of Friendship is modelled on a Southern Chinese style scholars garden, and a beautiful spot for respite in the middle of the city. We don’t enter the garden, although you can visit it after the tour and take your time exploring.
- Darling Square - Explore Darling Square, one of Sydney’s newest precincts full of restaurants, cafes and things to see.
What's Included
- Photos shared after the tour
- Snacks
- A guide to Chinatown’s best restaurants
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Sydney’s Chinatown is full of secrets and excellent restaurants, and on this experience, you’re going to see and taste a bit of everything!
On this tour you’ll sample a range of street foods and snacks from some of Chinatown’s best restaurants, with a minimum of 4 food samples included. All samples are snacks or street foods that represent different parts of China and are designed to be eaten on the move. Vegetarians, vegans and guests with other dietary requirements are more than welcome
This tour has a strong focus on uncovering Sydney’s long connection with China, and the contributions Chinese-Australians have made to the community. You’ll learn more in 2.5 hours about Australia’s Chinese community than you could possibly imagine, and “pub trivia” style games will keep it interactive and fun.
At the end of the tour, you’ll get a souvenir to take home, plus a great map and guide to Chinatown, covering all the best restaurants and what to order.
Location
17 Hay St
Hay Street
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(70 Ratings)
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Annah661
May 12, 2024
Great tour, highly recommended. - Awesome, informative experience. Eddie is very knowledgeable, welcoming and friendly. The food was delicious and good for vegetarian.
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Mf238
May 7, 2024
Great Experience! - Justin puts together some great tours! I love doing good tours everywhere I visit. This one didn’t disappoint! Highly recommend!
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Tracyh0ran
May 6, 2024
Excellent historical food tour - We had a wonderful day in the rain with Justin - excellent food, storytelling, history, architecture - so much fun! We returned to several of the places that we were introduced to - so we got a bonus! Enjoyed every minute of this one!
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409geoffc
Apr 26, 2024
Awesome Chinatown tour - Excellent Chinatown tour with really interesting information about early Chinese Australian locals as well as tasting awesome Chinatown street food highly recommended thanks Justin
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Margaretc69
Apr 19, 2024
Fun and informative tour of Chinatown which also included great food. - Thoroughly enjoyed this informative but also fun tour. We ate some delicious food and learnt some interesting facts about the Chinese in Australia. I was particularly pleased as all my dietary requirements were met. Definitely want to do another tour with this company.
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Wendy_b
Apr 16, 2024
Great day out - Eddie was great sharing his knowledge and some history of Chinatown , food was delicious, very informative
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S4440wtsuem
Mar 11, 2024
Chinatown Tour - Great overview of the history of the Chinese in Australia and the establishment of Chinatown. Ive been in and out of Chinatown for over 50 years but i really understand it now. Food choices were great and well paced.
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Nicolat704
Feb 2, 2024
Perfect mix of food and stories - Great tour! It was the perfect mix of tasty interesting food and historical context and stories. We particularly liked the soup dumplings!
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Andrewko5320dx
Jan 27, 2024
Great walk with a knowledgeable guide - A great walk with Justin.
He’s very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about The area, its history and culture and, of course, Chinese food.
Recommended!
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Liane67
Apr 22, 2024
Good food and interesting history in one tour - Very informative and enjoyable tour of Chinatown with friendly and accommodating tour guide Eddie. Ample food tastings trying dishes we would not usually order. Now have greater appreciation of the area, the people and increased confidence as to what to order and were to go in Chinatown. A little sweet morsel at the end of the tour would have been a nice way to finish though.
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