What hotels are near Sydney Writers Walk?

Hotels near Sydney Writers Walk: (0.38 km) Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour (0.50 km) Park Hyatt Sydney (0.53 km) Sir Stamford at Circular Quay Hotel Sydney (0.64 km) The Russell Boutique Hotel (0.74 km) Four Seasons Hotel Sydney View all hotels near Sydney Writers Walk on Tripadvisor

What restaurants are near Sydney Writers Walk?

Restaurants near Sydney Writers Walk: (0.00 km) The House Eatery by George (0.02 km) Bennelong Restaurant Sydney (0.03 km) Bennelong Cured and Cultured (0.05 km) Portside Sydney Opera House (0.17 km) Aria Restaurant Sydney View all restaurants near Sydney Writers Walk on Tripadvisor

Sydney Writers Walk: All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

#274 of 738 things to do in Sydney

Points of Interest & LandmarksMonuments & Statues

Write a review

About

Suggested duration

1-2 hours

Suggest edits to improve what we show.

Improve this listing

Full view

Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.

Top ways to experience nearby attractions

LIKELY TO SELL OUT*
Blue Mountains Small-Group Tour from Sydney with Scenic World,Sydney Zoo & Ferry
156
Recommended
96% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Full-day Tours
from
AU$245.00
per adult
BEST SELLER
All Inclusive Small-Group Blue Mountains Day Trip from Sydney with Scenic World
2,845
Recommended
97% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Full-day Tours
from
AU$285.00
per adult
Sydney Harbour Tour by Helicopter
101
Recommended
94% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Helicopter Tours
from
AU$240.00
per adult (price varies by group size)
LIKELY TO SELL OUT*
Wildlife Waterfalls and Wine Day Tour from Sydney
174
Recommended
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Spring Break
from
AU$325.00
per adult
BEST SELLER
Blue Mountains Day Trip from Sydney Including Scenic World
371
Recommended
90% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Full-day Tours
from
AU$190.00
per adult
Hunter Valley Small Group Wine, Gin, Cheese & Chocolate Tour from Sydney
67
Recommended
97% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Food & Drink
from
AU$250.00
per adult
BEST SELLER
Sydney Opera House Official Guided Walking Tour
599
Recommended
91% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Monuments and Memorials
from
AU$43.00
per adult
LIKELY TO SELL OUT*
Journey Beyond Cruise Sydney Harbour - All inclusive Dinner Cruise
85
Food & Drink
from
AU$198.00
per adult
LIKELY TO SELL OUT*
Blue Mountains: Three Sisters, Scenic World and Wildlife park
284
Recommended
97% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Full-day Tours
from
AU$325.00
per adult
Sydney Photography Tour in the Historic Rocks Area
31
Recommended
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Likely To Sell Out
from
AU$109.00
per adult
LIKELY TO SELL OUT*
Sydney Sightseeing Bus Tours
39
Full-day Tours
from
AU$47.00
per adult
SPECIAL OFFER
Explore Sydney's Secrets In A Series Of Fun Cryptic Clues
14
Recommended
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
City Tours
from
~~AU$25.00~~

AU$20.00
per adult
The Ultimate NYE Pub Crawl
55
Recommended
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Food & Drink
from
AU$99.00
per adult
Taste of the Highlands: Pinot Masterclass and Gourmet Lunch with Wine Pairings
11
Recommended
100% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher.
Food & Drink
from
AU$350.00
per adult
Photoshoot in stunning locations! (sydney)
4
Photo Shoots
from
AU$225.00
per adult

The area

Address

Neighbourhood: Central Business District

The Sydney Central Business District is abuzz with energy. Power brokers run to and from high rise buildings and after-work drink places, high-end shoppers tour venues like the QVB, and fine diners frequent the many celebrity chef restaurants. For a dose of culture, walk to the NSW Art Gallery, or visit the Sydney Museum. To escape the hustle and bustle, reconnect with nature at the Sydney Botanical Gardens or picnic lunch at High Park. No matter your interest, be sure to check the full calendar of events hosted by the city, from the Sydney Festival in January to October’s Good Food Month at Hyde Park.

How to get there

Circular Quay • 7 min walk

Best nearby

We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.

Restaurants

4,417 within 5 kms

Aria Restaurant Sydney

3,157

0.2 km$$$$ • Contemporary • Australian • Vegetarian Friendly

Quay Restaurant

2,075

0.4 km$$$$ • International • Contemporary • Fusion

Bennelong Restaurant Sydney

1,458

20 m$$$$ • Australian • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options

The Spice Room

1,055

0.5 km$$ - $$$ • Indian • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options

Opera Bar

2,048

90 m$$ - $$$ • Quick Bites • Bar • Australian

The Tea Cosy

394

0.5 km$$ - $$$ • Irish • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options

6 HEAD 1788

180

0.5 km$$$$ • Steakhouse • Australian • Gluten Free Options

Graze MCA

520

0.5 km$$ - $$$ • Mediterranean • Australian • Vegetarian Friendly

Ribs & Burgers The Rocks

682

0.5 km$$ - $$$ • Quick Bites • Steakhouse • Barbecue

Eastbank Cafe Bar Pizzeria

1,180

0.4 km$$ - $$$ • Italian • Pizza • European

See all

Attractions

794 within 10 kms

Sydney Opera House

24,782

96 mPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Sydney Harbour

21,957

0.2 kmBodies of Water

Opera Australia

1,110

98 mOperas

The Opera House to the Botanic Gardens Walk

6,576

0.2 kmScenic Walking Areas

The Australian Ballet

0.2 kmHistoric Sites • Government Buildings

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Contribute

Write a review Upload a photo

Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.

Popular mentions

We perform checks on reviews.

Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews

Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.

When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.

Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.

Learn more about our review moderation.

4.0

9 reviews

Excellent

1

Very good

7

Average

1

Poor

0

Terrible

0

Peter M

Melbourne, Australia1,301 contributions

Sydney Writers Walk

Nov. 2022

These are plaques on the footpath between the Overseas Passenger Terminal and the Sydney Opera House. However Barry Humphries was more of an actor being famous for Dame Edna Everidge and I do not know anything she has written or maybe she wrote the scripts for Dane Edna Everidge! They also had overseas writers who lived or visited Australia like Mark Twain and DH Lawrence .However they are not updated to give the deaths after 2004

Written 22 January 2023

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Dan L

Bunbury, Australia7,271 contributions

Interesting and Informative

Nov. 2022

This is an interesting concept to honour the works of Australian writers and those from overseas who visited Australia. My wife left me to follow the trail, never managed to complete the route due to the many people in the area, many no doubt from the cruise ship. Each time I stopped to take a photo and read the inscription, I seemed to be soon surrounded by other persons curious to see what I was looking at. A few plaques require upgrading to record the year of death of the writer.

Written 14 December 2022

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

PBPG

Yorkshire, UK6,007 contributions

Great fun

Nov. 2022

Created in 1991 and extended in 2011 the embedded brass plaques, there are 60 of them, run from the ferry terminal to nearly the opera house and honour Australian writers or those that have visited. Fun seeing who you can spot.

Written 20 November 2022

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Steven W

Sacramento, CA1,329 contributions

Interesting and fun

Oct. 2019

We didn't know about this before coming to Sydney, but stumbled upon it while walking in the area. We then started looking for the other markers. Very interesting and fun way to acknowledge the writers.

Written 4 November 2019

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

yandinazetland

Stonehaven, UK2,605 contributions

Ponder at the plaques to famous Aussie Writers

Feb. 2019 • Couples

Between East and West Circular Quay you will find a series of bronze plaques set into the pavement. Each bronze is reme,bers a particular writer , has a quotation and a short bio. Includes Germaine Greer and Clive James and about 25 more. Keep your eyes open you will be surprised how many names you recognise.

Written 23 March 2019

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

yandinazetland

Stonehaven, UK2,605 contributions

Honouring Australian writers

Feb. 2019 • Couples

There is a lot going on around Circular Quay - keep your eye on the pavement and look out for the Sydney Writers Walk. A collection of 25 or so bronze plaques between the Opera House and the Passenger Terminal on the west side of the Quay.
The writers are mainly Australian and the plaques include a few lines of their writing and a short bio.
Those honoured include Clive James , Neville Shute and Germaine Greer, Keep a lookout for the others.

Written 20 March 2019

This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.