Chinatown Friday Night Market — Attraction in Sydney

Absolutely recommend visiting the Friday Night Market at Chinatown at around 5:30 in the afternoon if you have children and elders with you. The market isn’t too busy around the time we went, so both my kids and parents had a good time!

There aren’t many seats, but luckily we found somewhere to sit behind the trees. Personally though, I wouldn’t have mind not sitting if I didn’t have my kids with me. The vibe was great, and the smell of char-grilled meat was an added bonus to the experience.

Although it’s called the Chinatown Friday Night Market, they also have a stall selling Paella. Loved their Seafood & Valenciana! There’s multiple stalls selling Asian favourites, like fish balls and dumplings, and more. My son’s favourite was the one selling Fresh Lemonade, and my daughter’s favourite was where she could get candied strawberries.

All-in-all we spent over $200; the food isn’t cheap. It’s a bit pricey, but you get variety. It’s also convenient that they accept card payments.

Definitely going back, maybe with...

UNCOOKED TAKOYAKI SHOP NAME COLOTAKO

This Friday night I bought the takoyaki at the busiest shop in the chinatown night market.

It’s the worst food and terrible service ever! I’d ordered and paid for my food while my friend’s ordering for herself which asked for chilli sauce on her takoyaki but not on mine. The staff put chilli sauce on mine too then I said that I didn’t want it. Of course I can’t eat spicy. She was so angry! and slightly threw the food to us… !! We’re just fine! However, the main reason is the food was uncooked.. it’s like yucky because it’s still like liquid. I can’t even use chopsticks to pick them. I’d gone back and showed to her. I don’t know, she said. … Then she’s trying to finish her shift to go home. I haven’t even got any refund or ‘sorry’. The worst ever.

from the action of the shop I think it's not correct I think there will be an agency to help or check the quality of these...

📍 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 ⭑.ᐟ

❤︎ 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱: Friday night ritual ❤︎ 𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵: Always the pork & prawn dumplings ❤︎ 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿: Late-night cravings, food crawling, or just casual strolling ❤︎ 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲: Bustling and chaotic, but full of energy and little surprises ✨

Every Friday, without fail, I find myself here — it’s like a magnet. I always get the dumplings; they’re crispy, flavorful, and always satisfying. One time I tried that grilled squid skewer — looks fun, but taste-wise… not quite it for me.

Besides food, it’s the kind of market where you end up buying things you didn’t plan to — there’s everything from fruits and desserts to cute clips, hats, random trinkets, and even Labubu plushies! The only downside? It can get way too packed, especially later in the evening. But honestly, that’s part of the charm...