Timeline
18:39
Grab a share plate and a glass of wine at Ash St Cellar. It is a Melbourne-style laneway bar just behind the Ivy complex with a great atmosphere. No bookings are needed.
19:24
Walk to the Fortune of War for a drink. As Sydney's oldest continuously licensed pub, it offers a wide range of beers on tap. It gets cosy and popular with office workers, so it is a good spot to wait out the final pre-sunset bustle.
20:09
Head to the Chinese Garden of Friendship. While the garden itself is inland, the alignment of the city and the harbor views from the surrounding edges offer a unique perspective of the sun dipping below the horizon. The Dragon Wall and imperial dragons provide a striking backdrop for the moment.
21:09
End the evening at the Hero of Waterloo. This sandstone and timber pub, built in 1843, has a great colonial ambiance. It is a relaxed place to unwind after the sunset.
Local tip
Ash St Cellar is not open on Sundays. If you are visiting on a weekend, choose a different day or pick another laneway bar that is open.
Check before you go
- Ash St Cellar is open Mon-Fri noon-late.
- The moment is sunset on 15 January at 20:09.
Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Sydney (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).