Ride the Hilton escalators up to Zeta, which captivates a chic young city crew with its plush lounges and clubroom-style decor. Here you can sip grilled-fruit cocktails and eyeball the QVB dome from the terrace. On Saturday nights it morphs into a club of sorts, with a $20 cover.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby City Centre & Haymarket attractions

1. Queen Victoria Building

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Unbelievably, this High Victorian Gothic masterpiece (1898) was repeatedly slated for demolition before it was restored in the mid-1980s. Occupying an…

2. State Theatre

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The ostentatiously ornate State (1929) is Sydney’s most beautiful theatre. Originally built as a movie palace during Hollywood’s heyday, it’s now a…

3. Sydney Town Hall

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Mansard roofs, sandstone turrets, wrought-iron trimmings and over-the-top balustrades: the French Second Empire wedding-cake exterior of the Town Hall …

4. Sydney Tower Eye

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The 309m-tall Sydney Tower (still known as Centrepoint by many Sydneysiders) offers unbeatable 360-degree views from the observation level 250m up. The…

5. Great Synagogue

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The heritage-listed Great Synagogue (1878) is the spiritual home of Sydney’s oldest Jewish congregation, established in 1831. It’s considered the Mother…

6. St Andrew’s Cathedral

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Sporting beautiful stained glass and twin spires inspired by England’s York Minster, squat St Andrew’s Anglican is the oldest cathedral in Australia (1868…

7. Archibald Memorial Fountain

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Hyde Park’s northern end is crowned by this richly symbolic art-deco fountain, featuring Greek mythological figures.

8. St James’ Church

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Built from convict-made bricks, Sydney’s oldest church (1819) is widely considered to be architect Francis Greenway's masterpiece. It was originally…