Where Kids Come Out To Play

Kids preparing fresh vegetables together, illustrating family activities near King Street Wharf

King Street Wharf has a reputation for what happens after dark, and it has earned it. But the promenade during the day, and particularly on a Sunday, is a different place: it is flat, it is car free, it is fenced from the water, and almost every venue along it is set up to feed … Read more

First Indian Establishments: Manjit’s

A spread of Indian curries, rice and chutneys from Manjit's at King Street Wharf

Manjit’s at the Wharf is one of the longest running Indian restaurants in the country, and the first Indian establishment at King Street Wharf. From Balmain in 1984 The Garuval family opened their first restaurant in Balmain in 1984, and Manjit’s is considered one of Australia’s earliest Indian eateries. That was a different Sydney: a … Read more

Lest We Forget

King Street Wharf, Sydney Harbour We remember the Australians and New Zealanders who served, and those who did not return home. The Ode of Remembrance They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in … Read more