Sip & Savour on the Green

Overview

Darling Quarter is pulling out all the stops during this year's Vivid Sydney. As always, the creative festival has an unmissable program of cultural events — with free live music in Tumbalong Park and pop-up cabaret bars joining all the showstopping light installations it's known for.

Taking it one step further is Sip & Savour on the Green, which brings alfresco market-style eats to the recently redeveloped Darling Quarter. Until Saturday, June 18, ambient strings of fairy lights, rows of hammocks and live entertainment join a lineup of some of Sydney's best street-food vendors.

Just moments away from the CBD, Tumbalong Park and Darling Harbour, Darling Quarter is the ideal spot to meet and eat before you begin your Vivid Sydney explorations.

Feel like dim sum? Head to Delight Asian Cuisine for its selection of small bites. There are shish kebabs and toasties from Pocket Rocketz and nachos for everyone — the carnivores, vegos, vegans and gluten-averse alike — from Agape Organic Food Truck. If you're in need of a sweet treat, nab yourself a hammock and delight in a Nutella crepe from French Kiss Creperie, or try a scoop of Bubble O'Vivid, the limited-edition strawberry bubblegum ice cream from Gelatissimo that's sure to deliver a scoop of nostalgia too.

Plus, joining the lights, music and street eats is the House of Bombay Bar, a pop-up watering hole slinging gin-laced cocktails courtesy of Bombay Sapphire, Vivid Sydney and Darling Quarter. If you grab a seat inside the bar, you can enjoy a six-course street-food degustation for $60 too.

This stellar event is just the beginning for the precinct, so keep your eyes peeled — there's a bevy of restaurants and bars set to open over the year ahead.

Heading to Vivid Sydney? Make a beeline for Darling Quarter and dine under the stars at Sip & Savour on the Green.