12/24/2022 0 Comments Hidden bar culture sydney![]() ![]() There really isn’t much to separate the two cities when it comes to shopping: both abound in local boutique clothing stores, vast malls with international brands, plus traditional food markets selling Australia’s seasonal bounty. And finally, the city’s natural and cultural history is on display at the Melbourne Museum. The city center laneways are awash with street art as well as huge multi-story murals. Melbourne keeps its end up with the two campuses of the National Gallery of Victoria, one for its international collection and touring exhibitions, the other – the Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square – is exclusively for Australian artists including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. For large art collections, Sydney has the Art Gallery of NSW and the Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as the cutting edge White Rabbit gallery dedicated to Chinese contemporary art. Australia’s millenia of pre-colonial history and long-since vanished megafauna are explored at Sydney’s Australian Museum, or immerse yourself in science, technology and modern design at the Powerhouse Museum. The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne hosts hands-on exhibitions © Jeff Greenberg/Getty Images Art galleries and museumsīoth Sydney and Melbourne abound in excellent galleries and museums. Liberal liquor licencing laws translate into an abundance of after-hours options, whether your whim is cocktails-as-art at The Everleigh, or losing yourself in the city’s legendary rock scene at the iconic Cherry Bar, once again thriving after its pandemic hiatus. Small bars, live music and back-street pubs are one area where Melbourne definitely has the advantage over Sydney. Melbourne also has a global reputation for taking brunch – and coffee – to higher levels: try The Kettle Black in South Melbourne, or Rudimentary in Footscray. Melbourne’s dining scene, for example, surrenders nothing to its northern counterpart in the astonishing food at Gimlet, the latest jewel in the city’s “kitchen king” Andrew McConnell crown, while Sydney institutions such as Surry Hills Thai nirvana Spice I Am can match anything in Melbourne’s thesaurus of cheap-yet-unforgettable Asian treasures. While Sydney is more readily associated with serious fine diners such as Aria, with its unmatched view of the iconic Opera House, or wunderkind chef Peter Gilmore’s Quay, in reality both cities hit the culinary high- and low-notes with equal assurance. You’ll eat like royalty in either city: Australians are spoiled rotten with an incredible global dining scene and access to top-notch fresh produce. Whether you're in Melbourne or Sydney, you'll find restaurants and cafes serving quality fresh dishes © GOER / Shutterstock Eating out Note that for wine-lovers: both cities are within striking distance of great wine regions, from the cool-climate Yarra Valley (Melbourne) to the Sémillon-rich Hunter Valley (Sydney). Yet Melbourne has its advantages too: access to mountains and ski fields such as Mt Buller and Mt Hotham proximity to the beaches of the famed Great Ocean Road and an overnight ferry to the incredible island Tasmania, where stunning produce and pockets of the virgin rainforest that once covered Gondwanaland can be found. Distances are vast in Australia, which is roughly the size of the continental USA, so Sydney’s greater proximity to other great Australian tourism experiences including the Blue Mountains, Byron Bay, and the beaches and rainforests of Northern NSW, plus Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef makes it a natural choice for many. ![]() Sitting pretty on Australia’s Pacific coast around 550 miles (885km) northeast of Melbourne on one of the world’s great urban harbors, Sydney definitely boasts the better location. Its myriad bars, street art, creative culture, major events, and more “European” cityscapes make up for its lack of stunning natural beauty and climatic deficiencies. Yet many visitors find Melbourne more to their taste. ![]() Often wrongly assumed to be the nation’s political seat, it’s in fact the unchallenged capital of finance, celebrity culture, and tourism, best suited to those who crave beaches and bling. Sydney, Australia’s first European city, has a reputation for sunshine and spectacle that Melbourne cannot match. However they are really very different beasts, appealing to visitors of different stripes. Sometimes absurdly competitive for the mantle of the country’s "greatest" city, Sydney and Melbourne are Australia’s two largest cities both offering a similar abundance of quintessential Australian experiences for travelers. ![]()
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