Only about 10 minutes drive from Sydney CBD located in the suburb of Redfern is Tramsheds, an upmarket dining and shopping. It is marketed to be a ‘Grower’s market’ for home grown food, beverage and home utilities.
When we were there late Sunday afternoon there were few shops still selling scented candles, olives and Middle eastern pastries. There are fine dining experience available in local, Japanese or Chinese tastes too.
Inside the shopping hall there is a real tram converted to a restaurant that gives place its name.
The Messina Gelato was God send as the day turned out to be abnormally hot, the queue for the ice cream was the longest in any of the shops. The Barber’s shop that sits right under the travelator and with vintage car seats for waiting customers, was quite busy and teeming with people waiting to get their hair cut by their craftsmen too.
The Place opens up to a large open ground for children to play and people to rest, surrounded by large apartment buildings. Some of the old houses seem to be standing precariously on the edge of the rocks though. If you walk beyond the busy area, you will come across old Redfern streets with lots of heritage buildings. Overall a nice place to spend a day of your weekend.
Ravi Tandukar 