Guidebook for Hamilton
Food Scene
There are lots of nice cafes, and restaurants on Beaumont Street but this one is something a little different. Limoo serves delicious Persian food, which isn't common in Newcastle, and the staff are very friendly. The chicken biryani is awesome, as is the stuffed capsicum. The sweets are even better than the mains.
Limoo Café
74 Beaumont StThere are lots of nice cafes, and restaurants on Beaumont Street but this one is something a little different. Limoo serves delicious Persian food, which isn't common in Newcastle, and the staff are very friendly. The chicken biryani is awesome, as is the stuffed capsicum. The sweets are even better than the mains.
Dumpling Story
52 Cleary StBest dumplings in town.
Mockingbird
131 Beaumont StNice food and coffee and a short walk.
Strong coffee and Polish food with a local twist. It's also a really cool old shop that was the first suit tailor in the area. The old Tailor's children have since opened the cafe.
The Tailor's Workshop
10 Beaumont StStrong coffee and Polish food with a local twist. It's also a really cool old shop that was the first suit tailor in the area. The old Tailor's children have since opened the cafe.
El Nonno Restaurant Cafe
79 Beaumont StCheap but nice pasta! There are $10 meals on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Village Newcastle
44 Beaumont StTasty Greek inspired food that's a great breakfast and brunch option.
This is a BBQ food van open Thursday through to Sunday, for Texas-style slow cooked smoky bbq treats! And there's a liquor store next door.
Smokin Hot 'n Saucy
116 Maitland RdThis is a BBQ food van open Thursday through to Sunday, for Texas-style slow cooked smoky bbq treats! And there's a liquor store next door.
If you want to cook some local sea food on at home, check this place out. This seafood is as fresh as you'll get and all caught locally. It's also very reasonably priced.
7 habitants recommandent
Commercial Fishermen's Co-operative Newcastle
97 Hannell StIf you want to cook some local sea food on at home, check this place out. This seafood is as fresh as you'll get and all caught locally. It's also very reasonably priced.
We love crust pizza! This one is just around the corner and an easy pick-up option.
Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar
63 Beaumont StWe love crust pizza! This one is just around the corner and an easy pick-up option.
DiRoma Pizzeria
144 Glebe RdBest pizza in Newcastle, we think.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a cool bar with a busy vibe, just around the corner. It always have different craft beers on tap. The bar staff make great cocktails and have a solid whiskey range.
14 habitants recommandent
The Blind Monk
76 Beaumont StThis is a cool bar with a busy vibe, just around the corner. It always have different craft beers on tap. The bar staff make great cocktails and have a solid whiskey range.
This is an old school pub that has been renovated and attracts a bit of a crowd on the weekends. It's a good stop for a beer or wine, or other drink.
10 habitants recommandent
Greenroof Hotel
71 Tudor StThis is an old school pub that has been renovated and attracts a bit of a crowd on the weekends. It's a good stop for a beer or wine, or other drink.
The Beaumont Cafe & Bar
70 Beaumont StAnother bar option that sometimes has live music on.
This is the best music venue in town. Dark and dingy but it get's great bands coming through town, so keep an eye out for gigs here. It currently only opens for gigs.
11 habitants recommandent
The Cambridge
789 Hunter StThis is the best music venue in town. Dark and dingy but it get's great bands coming through town, so keep an eye out for gigs here. It currently only opens for gigs.
More locally brewed beers than you can drink just a short bus ride away. They also do great pizzas.
35 habitants recommandent
FogHorn Brewhouse
218 King StMore locally brewed beers than you can drink just a short bus ride away. They also do great pizzas.
Everything Else
Go to Merewether Beach for a swim or a walk along the esplanade. It's a great walk from here to Bar Beach and up the Hill to . . . The Hill and King Edward Park. Or, go South to a secret beach! The ocean baths here are also a beautiful spot for a swim and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
56 habitants recommandent
Merewether Beach
Go to Merewether Beach for a swim or a walk along the esplanade. It's a great walk from here to Bar Beach and up the Hill to . . . The Hill and King Edward Park. Or, go South to a secret beach! The ocean baths here are also a beautiful spot for a swim and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sightseeing
It's a really nice walk along the beach and up the hill along the Anzac memorial bridge that overlooks the cliff. There's a great view of the city and coast from up here and from June to November you're a good chance of spotting some migrating humpback whales.
97 habitants recommandent
Anzac Memorial Bridge
24 Memorial DrIt's a really nice walk along the beach and up the hill along the Anzac memorial bridge that overlooks the cliff. There's a great view of the city and coast from up here and from June to November you're a good chance of spotting some migrating humpback whales.
This is the site of an old fort originally built in the early 1800s and is the only fort in Australia to have fired its guns at the Japanese during WWII. It's a nice historical spot that kids will love but there is also a great view of the harbour and city from the lawns.
103 habitants recommandent
Fort Scratchley
3 Nobbys RdThis is the site of an old fort originally built in the early 1800s and is the only fort in Australia to have fired its guns at the Japanese during WWII. It's a nice historical spot that kids will love but there is also a great view of the harbour and city from the lawns.
Parks & Nature
This a big park with a playground for kids, and tennis court, but it's mostly lawns where balls can be kicked and picnics had. There are also free gas bbqs here that you can use.
Gregson Park Playground
124 Lindsay StThis a big park with a playground for kids, and tennis court, but it's mostly lawns where balls can be kicked and picnics had. There are also free gas bbqs here that you can use.
This is another nice park a bit further away. There is a large creek that runs through here, an off-leash dog area, playground and also a few fish if you want to wet a line. It's a nice stroll along the creek if not too hot.
12 habitants recommandent
Islington Park
151 Maitland RdThis is another nice park a bit further away. There is a large creek that runs through here, an off-leash dog area, playground and also a few fish if you want to wet a line. It's a nice stroll along the creek if not too hot.
This is our closest beach as the crow flies. It's a 25 to 35 minute walk straight down Parkway Ave from near our place. The buses go past also, if that's too far to walk. There is a rock pool area that's sheltered from the swell for swimming, a cafe and take-away food shop and you can walk around the headland to 'secret' Susan Guilmore beach and along the rock shelf at low tide.
71 habitants recommandent
Bar Beach
This is our closest beach as the crow flies. It's a 25 to 35 minute walk straight down Parkway Ave from near our place. The buses go past also, if that's too far to walk. There is a rock pool area that's sheltered from the swell for swimming, a cafe and take-away food shop and you can walk around the headland to 'secret' Susan Guilmore beach and along the rock shelf at low tide.
Essentials
We don't do our major grocery shop here as it doesn't have a huge range and it is slightly more expensive than other markets but it has most things you'll need last minute.
13 habitants recommandent
Nina's IGA Hamilton
73 Beaumont StWe don't do our major grocery shop here as it doesn't have a huge range and it is slightly more expensive than other markets but it has most things you'll need last minute.
So much good food! This is a premium grocery store.
23 habitants recommandent
Harris Farm Markets Cooks Hill
227 Darby StSo much good food! This is a premium grocery store.