Fun & Unusual Things to Do in The Rocks, Sydney

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[{"address":"The Gantry Restaurant","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85420441065271,"longitude":151.2082316},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Have a Wine at the Gantry\nIf you’ve made it down to the crushed car, you deserve a reward so head to one of my favourite bars in Sydney, The Gantry in the Sebel Pier One hotel.\n\nIt’s generally fairly quiet as, other than hotel guests, hardly anyone seems to know it’s there, and you can kick back one of their comfy sofa-lined booths with a beer or a wine and watch the world float past on the water.\n\nHopefully, the perfect end to a fun day exploring my favourite fun things to do in The Rocks. Cheers.\nIf you do want to do them all in one day, here’s a map so you can see how everything relates"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F21.webp?alt=media&token=bb25351b-2b5e-4641-9964-8637a1183d85"},{"type":"text","content":"# Where to Stay in The Rocks\nThe Rocks is full of accommodation options and is a fantastic place to stay as it’s full of pubs and restaurants, but where are some of the best place to stay in The Rocks. Well, we’d suggest you have a look at some of these…\n\nSydney Harbour YHA. It’s one of the cheapest options in the area but the view from the roof is worth a million dollars (see below). The Double rooms are modern and clean and you’ll find a full kitchen onsite if you want to self cater Dorm rooms are also available. They also offer discount drinks and snacks some evenings.\nThe Park Hyatt: If money is no object, this is the property for you. The view of the Opera House from the bar or the Opera View rooms is jaw-dropping. It also has a rooftop pool and a full spa. Click to take a look round the property and check rates."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F21.1.webp?alt=media&token=dc7f766b-61aa-4119-b91f-025010f39f38"},{"type":"text","content":"# Entire Apartment Hosted by Lina\n If you love the look of the old terraced buildings in Sydney with their pretty wrought-iron balconies, Lina’s place gives you the chance to stay in one. The two-storey,one-bedroomed house has water views from the bedroom balcony and sleeps"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F21.2.webp?alt=media&token=18f82d4e-400a-4a0a-bc1d-f012fd3a368a"},{"type":"link","content":"https://g.page/PierOneSydneyHarbour?share"}]},{"address":"Pylon Lookout","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85436851065277,"longitude":151.2095065},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Climb The Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon\nOkay, it’s slightly outside of The Rocks, but the steps to access it are reached from Cumberland Street so I’m going with it.\n\nWhile the normal Harbour Bridge Climb costs a few hundred dollars, the lookout point on the top of the first Pylon gives you fantastic 360 views of the Harbour (and a close up of the bridge itself) for just $15. It’s open seven days a week from 10 am to 5 pm.\nFor more details on the Pylon and what you might find up there – including some amusing pictures of me looking a little bit nervous"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F10.webp?alt=media&token=53ed4efa-0085-4e72-bfbc-7aad3ffa2bdf"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/GPSoWx6DAySXHVoP8"}]},{"address":"Sydney Harbour Bridge","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85631411065355,"longitude":151.2081103},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Hunt Ghosts\nThere is a lot of haunted place in The Rocks. With a past involving murders, crime and the odd case of the plague, it’s not surprising.\n\nFrom Hamish, the friendly ghost who doesn’t like noise at the Lord Nelson Hotel to the more sinister-sounding presence that stands over the bed of single women staying in Room No8 at the famous Russell Hotel, you can’t wander around The Rocks without invading the space of a spirit.\nIf you feel like channelling the spirits in a more personal manner – or just finding out what the future holds, then pop into Argyle Oracle at 41 Geroge Street. They have a resident psychic and tarot reader – it’s also the place to stock up on all things mystical."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F2.webp?alt=media&token=cd8c265c-6815-452a-badc-668b4a0d1e67"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.ghosttours.com.au/"}]},{"address":"The Tea Cosy","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.857647860654076,"longitude":151.2085307},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Knit a Scarf, Have a Scone\nThe Tea Cosy at 7 Atherden Street is one of the nicest cafes The Rocks has to offer, it’s famous for its homemade scones and jam – and its tea cosies.\n\nWalking inside you’ll find knitted versions of everything from Jack Skellington to the Irish Prime Minister!\n\nAnd should you get the urge to pick up the needles yourself, go at it – there are balls of wool on every table.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F1.webp?alt=media&token=88ebc24f-079b-4f85-95f6-e1e4cc37aa58"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/Aq5BAf5nD8abNz7F8"}]},{"address":"Atherden Street","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85785661065416,"longitude":151.20867760000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Admire Biggles\nThere’s a number of curious animal statues around Sydney, and the one in The Rocks is Biggles the dog.\n\nBiggles lived in The Rocks and was a bit of a character riding around in a milk crate attached to the back of his owner’s motorbike while wearing a rugby shirt.\n\nIf that wasn’t enough to get him noticed by the neighbours, his habit of leaping off the balcony of his house to chase cats did\nHe died in 1995 (jumping from something he shouldn’t) and his statue is outside his old home on the corner of Playfair and Atherden Streets.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F9.webp?alt=media&token=8aa3b656-479d-4368-8682-965c8cfe1779"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/GiPsvFAZCRfj765V9"}]},{"address":"DUX Collection Sydney","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.858454710654414,"longitude":151.20824960000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Shop for Scents\nDux Collection is another of The Rocks most original shops. They specialise in scented products – including the most amazing relaxing oil that actually alters smell as it disappears.\n\nA doctor makes all of the products, and they were originally created to help their daughter who was unwell. Now though the range caters for everyone.\nTheir Sydney-themed soaps also make great souvenirs.\n\nFind them at 23 Playfair Street (right by where you go into Foundation Park)."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F17.webp?alt=media&token=94398f13-41a0-4ae3-bc88-1196a64c1bad"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/Abe3kCuUdmAwUvTP6"}]},{"address":"The Glenmore Hotel","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85856156065442,"longitude":151.2073843},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Eat Kangaroo Pizza at The Australian\nMost of the pubs around The Rocks do okay food so it’s easy to find somewhere to eat, but if you want something a bit different, hit up The Australian for one of their exotic pizzas.\n\nYou can choose from emu, kangaroo and crocodile (and other less quirky stuff).\n\nThey are pretty good pizzas (even if they could be a bit crispier), I also think some of them have too much meat and not enough vegetables (I’m talking to you Tandoori Chicken), but I’ve been told that’s a daft thing to say!!!\nThe one above is The Australia, which has crocodile, olives, mushroom and aubergine – yep, crocodile tastes kind of like chicken – albeit chewy chicken.\n\nThe Australian is one of the best pubs in The Rocks; other favourites include The Glenmore (for its amazing rooftop view – get there early to bag a seat), the Mercantile, home to the second-best pie in Sydney, and The Argyle as I like the courtyard, but only in the week. It’s too full at weekends."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F15.webp?alt=media&token=2f14fc81-60f1-466e-80ea-4f7d171a1c8e"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/921P7xQWAdqtYg2h9"}]},{"address":"Foundation Park","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.858580460654444,"longitude":151.20764004999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Visit the Alice In Wonderland Park\nA tour guide I met recently described Foundation Park in Sydney’s The Rocks as the Alice in Wonderland park and it fits it brilliantly. Although, it’s not really a park…\nHidden off Argyle Terrace (take the alley between numbers 26 and 27), Foundation Park is based on the foundations of eight old houses that used to be on the site.\n\nBetween four and ten people lived in each of these and to show just how cramped and crowded this would be, an artist has added normal-sized furniture to the rooms. However, because the rooms are so tiny compared to what we are used to – all the items look enormous – which is why Alice in Wonderland Park is such a great name."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F4.webp?alt=media&token=2f941327-e3a7-46c3-af4c-40cf6c3626e5"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/s44v7q4zYRvyv2Sg6"}]},{"address":"The Rocks","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85874415345244,"longitude":151.20801704561413},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Find The Crushed Car\nThis sculpture, called Still Life with Stone and Car stands at the roundabout in Hickson Road – and was created by artist Jimmie Durham.\n\nMy favourite thing about it is the ‘warning artwork’ signs on the road as you approach it – just in case anyone thought a meteor had come down and hit some poor unsuspecting Ford Fiesta I guess! The stone also has a face drawn on it!\nThe quickest way to reach the sculpture is via the set of steps between Lower Fort Street at the end of The Rocks and Hickson Road. You can then take the scenic route back along the waterfront and get a picture-postcard view of the Opera House from Hickson Road Reserve."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F20.webp?alt=media&token=4e2be53f-153b-4545-9e1b-44462928ac01"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.therocks.com/venues/hickson-road-reserve"}]},{"address":"El Camino Cantina The Rocks","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.858907160654596,"longitude":151.20809319999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Drink a Margarita the Size of Your Head\nTalking of oversized items, Tex Mex restaurant El Camino Cantina in The Rocks serves huge margaritas – I mean massive.\n\nHere is The Boyfriend posing with a 24oz one for scale.\n\nThe food there is also good, but the portions on this don’t quite match up to those in the margs – which is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on how much you eat Bigger eaters can fill up on free chips and hot sauce though.\nIf giant beer is more your thing, head next door to the Munich Brauhaus where they serve steins of German lager and giant schnitzels.\n\nNote: this is also one of the few places open for lunch in Sydney on Christmas Day – we’ve been there two years running and it’s definitely a good option when virtually everything else is closed. Just don’t pinch my table."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F5.webp?alt=media&token=d78fcaad-28f6-432e-9808-4bfdc22f94e4"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/AGS96S2zetanP8hH6"}]},{"address":"Cadmans Cottage","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85885896065459,"longitude":151.2090809},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Try a Silent Disco\nIf you’re in The Rocks on a Friday night you might notice a group of people wearing headphones boogieing their way around the back streets.\n\nThis is the DiscoD Silent Disco and it’s a world of fun.\n\nYes, at first you feel a little bit weird dancing along to a tune no-one else can hear, but you get past that and you’ll have a blast and learn a few things about the area.\n\nOur night dancing our way around the Rocks saw us shake, shimmy and strut across zebra crossings like some millennial version of the Beatles – at one point there was also a particularly spirited rendition of Rock Lobster opposite the Belgian Beer Cafe.\n\nAnd we did all of this while people doing normal things like eating pizza or drinking beer looked at us out of windows like we were all completely mad.\n\nIT WAS BRILLIANT.\n\nIn fact, if you’re looking for something other than eating and drinking to do, I’d say it was one of the best things to do in The Rocks at night.\nThe tours start at Cadman’s Cottage on the Rocks side of Circular Quay and then boogie round the back streets for an hour. They cost $35 a person."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F3.webp?alt=media&token=7fc5c0ad-769c-4c57-a5f1-34e13bb4c9d0"},{"type":"link","content":"https://g.page/bridgeclimb-sydney-the-rocks?share"}]},{"address":"Museum of Contemporary Art Australia","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85959361065488,"longitude":151.20908884999994},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Head to the Roof of the Art Gallery\nI’d been to the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Rocks about three times before I realised it had a rooftop! Now, the first thing I do when I wander past is jump in the lift to the top floor.\n\nThe cafe up here can be a zoo, packed with people and pushchairs, but you’re not here for cake. Instead, you’re here to see whatever cool sculpture is currently on the roof and to get a great view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.\n\nIt’s also a good spot to nose at the upper floors of whatever cruise ship is in at the time.\nUse the stairs to wander back down taking in the art as you go. The museum changes exhibits regularly and there’s always something intriguing to find in there.\n\nLast time I went, there was a work involving stencilled rabbits and a line of coloured bags – it was pretty enough but it was only when I read what the work was made of that I thought wow, that’s different.\n\nThe coloured bags weren’t just filled with coloured water as I assumed, it was household products like Pine O Clean and Fluffy fabric conditioner. No, I have no idea why either, but I liked it."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F7.webp?alt=media&token=b8dc080a-1ba8-4fbe-987d-5167c6b1f882"},{"type":"link","content":"https:.gl/maps/5CCCgnAH1spJMd6P7"}]},{"address":"Suez Canal","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.859498710654826,"longitude":151.2083423},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Wander down Suez Canal\nI must have walked past this tiny, atmospheric alley 100 times and never knew it was there until I started writing this post and made it a rule that I would walk every inch of The Rocks to spot cool stuff.\n\nThe alley was named because whenever it rained a flood of water poured down it,\nBack in the day, it was the haunt of the gangs who frequented The Rocks and pretty much a no-go area for anyone not looking for trouble. Now, it’s lined with historical facts and details and is a great place to get yourself acquainted with The Rocks as they used to be.\nIf you are interested in the criminal history of The Rocks – and the rest of Sydney, you might want to check out the True Crime tour which starts in The Rocks and reveals tall tales of misdemeanours gone by.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F16.webp?alt=media&token=269c3499-900b-4133-b196-d619a313fdf2"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/i64XetLzAUYMNRJw6"}]},{"address":"PANiQ-ROOM","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.859200210654706,"longitude":151.20738269999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Try an Escape Room\nThere’s a few of these in Sydney, but Paniq Room is the one you’ll find in The Rocks.\n\nYou can choose from different themed rooms and some, like the prison cell aim to add an element of fear to the escape experience. They also have a Jumanji themed room.\nYou’ll find them at 13 Cumberland Street in The Rocks."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F6.webp?alt=media&token=8e84facb-a471-4bea-aea9-7207fd6aa4ee"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/LDv6jUJmFEAX3JTH9"}]},{"address":"Sydney Observatory","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.85965016065488,"longitude":151.2052468},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Stargaze at The Observatory\nHome to the Planetarium and some super large telescopes which you can use to view the night sky on their evening tours, this is another good thing to do in The Rocks at night – but, it doesn’t have to be night time to enjoy the Observatory.\n\nThey also do day tours which include the chance for you to peer in close up at the sun without losing vision! \nIf you don’t fancy a tour, the view from Observatory Hill is also one of the prettiest places in Sydney – and it’s a nice place for a picnic when the weather is right.\n\nThe quickest way to the Sydney Observatory from The Rocks is via the Cumberland Street tunnel, directly opposite The Australian pub.\nThis is next to where you enter next to the steps to climb the Bridge And, while you’re in there…"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F11.webp?alt=media&token=db16ba26-0e55-432c-a3c0-98e5451e3ffc"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.maas.museum/sydney-observatory/"}]},{"address":"Cumberland Street","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.860356410655136,"longitude":151.2065558},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Leave a Footprint in the Cumberland Street Tunnel\nOne of the more unusual things to do in The Rocks is to add your grubby footprint to the walls of this tunnel.\n\nWhy this started no-one knows but, the whole of the tunnel is lined with muddy footprints.\n\nThey clean it off occasionally, but it’s a bit of a Sydney tradition so they soon come back.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F12.webp?alt=media&token=3c01cada-1b49-45f2-971b-290aaf515eb3"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/x8x7LR5pPABz88uL7"}]},{"address":"Susannah Place","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.860147760655046,"longitude":151.20735455000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Marvel at the Paintwork in Susannah Place Museum\nVisiting the four terrace houses that make up the Susannah Place Museum is one of the best things to do in The Rocks if you really want to get a sense of its history.\nThese four houses are one of the few truly original houses in The Rocks and have been kept as original as possible from a variety of dates in history from 1840 to the 1970s. \n\nThey run $12 tours in the afternoon that last an hour.\nOnly eight people are allowed on each tour to protect the insides of the homes – so give them a call in advance to book your slot – the paintwork really is a sight to behold. \n\nIf you can’t get on a tour, at least visit the shop in the last building which has been restored and sells such treasures as HP Sauce, Tunnocks Tea Cakes and Caramel Wafers."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F18.webp?alt=media&token=34ae4b90-c1b6-4511-8667-9c6577057f6e"},{"type":"link","content":"18.\thttps://goo.gl/maps/YwjEeZvk2QRuD54z6"}]},{"address":"Jack Mundey Sculpture","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.86052421065524,"longitude":151.20826524999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Admire this Cool Mural\nIt’s by the Portuguese artist Vhils and if you look carefully you’ll notice it’s split down the middle by the steps.\nThe subject is Jack Mundey, the man without whom Sydney would look very different. He was head of the Building Labourers Union and, in the 1970s, he stopped his members working on the demolition of certain ‘slum’ areas of Sydney. Those areas include The Rocks and Sydney’s Surry Hills with its gorgeous old terraces.\n\nYou’ll find the Jack Mundey Mural at the end of Globe Street which runs between George and Harrington Streets next to The Russel Hotel."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F14.webp?alt=media&token=151d3de7-22a7-4354-8509-eb29e4bc25ad"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/42g4QunV4kGPNrja9"}]},{"address":"Darling Harbour","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.874880010661016,"longitude":151.20090000000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Take a Mystery Picnic\nThese are super fun – and a great way to check out some of Sydney’s best food stops.\n\nArmed with a pen, paper and your mobile phone, you solve various clues that lead you to food stores who then hand you items to make up your picnic.\n\nWe tried the Darling Harbour and The Rocks one and had more food than we knew what to do with!\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F8.webp?alt=media&token=ea7c46b0-8cfa-455d-adb3-89cbedb0482a"},{"type":"link","content":"https://goo.gl/maps/SztsPNinfWNQoGGy7"}]},{"address":"William Blue College of Hospitality Management @ Torrens University","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.88415976066474,"longitude":151.20993985},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Discover the Chefs of the Future\nWilliam Blue restaurant is a training school for the hospitality industry. The chefs and waiters are all learning their trade – meaning you might get to taste dishes from the new Matt Moran or Kylie Kwong.\n\nIt’s open for lunch and dinner and is considerably cheaper than other fine dining restaurants in the city. – in fact, you’d probably spend more having three courses in a pub! If you want to taste great, modern Australian cuisine without blowing the budget, it’s definitely worth checking out."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FBpCuCgI4vfwSWv0j0Yoa%2F19.jpg?alt=media&token=ada6862e-d168-486b-a870-4ed0b8dbade9"},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.torrens.edu.au/about/our-heritage/william-blue"}]}]