Is Chinatown Sydney Worth The Visit? All We Ate for $100 At Chinatown Night Market | Australia 🇦🇺

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  • @JaydeJackson
    @JaydeJackson 2 месяца назад +14

    I like how Glen says everything is not a bad deal.

    • @LindsayBarker-vx8hw
      @LindsayBarker-vx8hw 2 месяца назад +4

      I love Glens accent, every thing is “noice”. 😎

  • @davidjohnpaul333
    @davidjohnpaul333 2 месяца назад +4

    I haven't been to China Town for ages....I might head there again soon. Thanks or another great video 😎

  • @TransformNatch4U
    @TransformNatch4U 2 месяца назад +10

    My great great great grandfather Henry Keck was ‘Clerk of the Market’ back in 1852-1863 basically the manager, also did a stint as head warden of the prisons. He came from Ireland.

    • @mervynpeka
      @mervynpeka 2 месяца назад

      Thanks for that. My gg arrived here in 1843. He was finishing up with the Royal Artillery in Ireland and set to take over one of the kings contracts to supply rail and comms to NZ ex Port Jackson (todays Sydney).

  • @richjdnz
    @richjdnz 2 месяца назад +7

    Sydney is a fine town. Our favourite long weekend destination.

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  2 месяца назад +1

      Good call! I hope you enjoy every weekend in the big city! its a very vibrant and a lot to do!

    • @richjdnz
      @richjdnz 2 месяца назад

      @@GlenAndMado Bigger than Wellington, that's for sure :-)

  • @Jeni10
    @Jeni10 2 месяца назад +1

    You should try the steamed BBQ Pork buns = Char Siu Bao! My personal favourite, right up there with Chinese Lup Cheong = Chinese sausage!

  • @artistjoh
    @artistjoh 2 месяца назад +5

    I live a short walk from Dixon Street. This is my neighborhood. Good food 7 days a week, and always activity down there. Plenty of Chinese people in my building who can't speak English. Chinatown is a lot bigger than just Dixon Street. A great area, however there are other chinatowns in Sydney. I love the food and shops in the Parramatta Chinatown area for example.

  • @cheeseburger1973
    @cheeseburger1973 2 месяца назад +1

    Hi Glen and Mado , there is another chinatown in sydney as well that is located in Burwood ! You two should check it out as well .

    • @Hadrianus01
      @Hadrianus01 2 месяца назад +1

      Sydney is basically one big Chinatown.

  • @markdowse3572
    @markdowse3572 2 месяца назад +3

    @ 1:24 Sorry, Glen, that's NOT the Metro. It's the Light Rail. OMG, those pork dumplings are SUPERB! 😍 Go Mado! 🥰 Got to have chili sauce. 🌶 Ha ha ha!
    Maybe next time you can go into one of the amazing restaurants in Sydney's China town? They are world class! 👑
    Sydney gets MORE rain than Melbourne per year. But Melbourne has more rainy days. Dreary old Melbourne... 🤣
    M 🦘🏏😎

  • @eufrocinawakley2243
    @eufrocinawakley2243 2 месяца назад

    Haven’t been to china town for ages. Might go there soon. Thanks for sharing.

  • @GoldCoastExplorer
    @GoldCoastExplorer 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome great tour 🌴🏖👍

  • @Yohenner
    @Yohenner 2 месяца назад +2

    The crepe thing you had looks like Jian Bing, a type of Chinese crepe often eaten for breakfast.

  • @colkellahan6676
    @colkellahan6676 2 месяца назад

    Have a great feed and hit the pubs a great night out in Sydney

  • @anthonyplayground1402
    @anthonyplayground1402 День назад

    Don't forget to try "Emperors Balls" ... egg custard inside (I hope)

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 2 месяца назад

    G'day Glenn and Maddo. I'm from WA. Friends from Singapore suggested I have a look at the Newcastle, Port Steven's area just North of Sydney. We went to the east last year and done exactly that. So so happy we did.

    • @RefurbIshment-z7l
      @RefurbIshment-z7l 2 месяца назад

      Even better is forster - one mile beach and seal rocks lighthouse. Aussie that's been everywhere 😅

  • @michaelsillis1841
    @michaelsillis1841 2 месяца назад +1

    I am really enjoying your videos, a lot that you have been discovering, I have done. It's so refreshing though new eyes. Keep enjoying and hope to see you in Canberra sometime. 🤩

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  2 месяца назад +3

      So happy that you can enjoy our videos! It’s pretty awesome that Australia is so supportive ! We’re super grateful! 🙏 we will be actually passing though Canberra sound probably within the next 3-4weeks

    • @michaelsillis1841
      @michaelsillis1841 2 месяца назад

      @@GlenAndMado In my younger days, I was a Park Ranger in Canberra, some gorgeous stuff here 😀

    • @DanTuber
      @DanTuber 2 месяца назад

      @@GlenAndMado There's nothing in canberra. Keep driving to melbourne

    • @antheabrouwer3258
      @antheabrouwer3258 2 месяца назад

      @@GlenAndMado Us Canberrans are used to seeing people from other cities dis our city. Hi Dan Tuber!! Did you know some American RUclipsrs who travel the world came here after everyone told them to not bother and their video has the most views of all their videos!! There is a lot to see in Canberra! National parks, Parliament House, Old Parliament House, Free Museums, the High Court. The War Memorial has a daily Last Post Ceremony honouring a different soldier who fell in the wars, and lots of memorabilia. Art Gallery. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve just outside Canberra has a Koala enclosure and you can see Platypus, emus and Kangaroos. These Americans went up to the lookout on Mt Ainslie at night ( in the suburb I live) and it was beautiful!!

  • @br4dy1998
    @br4dy1998 2 месяца назад +1

    come up and check out newcastle for a day or two, only 2 hours on the train, could do 1 day in the city and 1 day up in the hunter valley

  • @georginabrown1181
    @georginabrown1181 2 месяца назад

    Great work ..love it x😊

  • @jem5597
    @jem5597 2 месяца назад +2

    I love the cream puffs, especially when they’re still hot. We used to have a place, that sold them at the night markets in Cairns. So when I went to Sydney recently, I made sure to eat as much as I could 😃😂

    • @Evie170
      @Evie170 2 месяца назад +1

      That's like me, when I go to Sydney, with the fish. I'm based in Melbourne, and the fish is often a bit off, so I really make the most of it, eating the lovely fresh fish when I'm in Sydney. :D

    • @octaviablackthorn9
      @octaviablackthorn9 2 месяца назад +1

      They’re super cheap as well! I don’t live in Sydney anymore so when I get in I always buy soooo many.

    • @jem5597
      @jem5597 Месяц назад

      @@Evie170 Yeah, the seafood in Sydney is awesome but I’m from North Queensland and we get fresh seafood up here as well 😃

    • @jem5597
      @jem5597 Месяц назад

      @@octaviablackthorn9 Yeah, I was so surprised at how cheap it was 😃

  • @tironibusmaximus6100
    @tironibusmaximus6100 2 месяца назад +1

    you missed spice alley just down the road from china town. Very good.

  • @CL-xg6hc
    @CL-xg6hc 2 месяца назад

    Glad you were able to visit a Friday night Chinatown market. There is also a great asian food street in Chatswood on Thursdays - down from the train station.
    As to your comment about needing more sugar in the custard puffs from Emperors Garden bakery, you have to appreciate the cultural nuances of Cantonese food: compared to other south east asian foods (like Malaysian, Thai or Philipino), Cantonese cuisine doesn't like extreme flavours - not too spicy; not too salty; not too sweet. The custard puffs represent the fusion of European influence into a 20th Century Hong Kong food culture (in this case, choux pastry from France and custard) but mellowed for the cantonese palate and made available for the poorer everyday workers, who aspired to try 'European' foods but that which is cost effective, easily accessible and affordable.
    As global travel takes different people to vlog and document their travels and experiences, it always good to be reminded that we enter into a new culture with our own 'cultural lenses and expectations' and as much as personal taste comes into whether we like something, the original intention and adaptation to suit the locals is what makes food culture so vibrant and unique in different parts of the world.
    But thank you, Glen and Mado, for documenting your journey.

    • @mnm8818
      @mnm8818 2 месяца назад

      Didnt read everything :) but Yeah Chatswood is a lot better... + Eastwood. I haven't been to City Chinatown (more touristy) no idea the quality BUT Thai town there is good.

  • @RaySchriever
    @RaySchriever 2 месяца назад +2

    Head out to Cabramatta by train and experience terrific Vietnamese food and a full on Vietnamese experience
    On Sunday go the Flemington markets for fruit, veggies and everything

    • @Malimbungon-Inano
      @Malimbungon-Inano 2 месяца назад +1

      Ye try vietnamese dish. Beef Noodle Soup (PHO) 😊

    • @Malimbungon-Inano
      @Malimbungon-Inano 2 месяца назад +1

      We went to a shop in Cabramatta at night a few times. That Sold some large sized "PORK BUNS" 3:52. Size of Calypso Mangoes. That was many years ago.

    • @JeremyChow-o9u
      @JeremyChow-o9u 2 месяца назад +1

      Other decent places including Burwood & Strathfield. Burwood Chinatown is popular too. Across the road is Kirkin ice cream bar and the whole street is filled with lots of Asian food.
      On saturdays, Flemington market is a good option. Filled with fresh food. Night markets there each month next 7/12 in the evening.
      There are also smaller markets around the city too - carriage works markets, the rocks markets, Paddington markets.

    • @RaySchriever
      @RaySchriever 2 месяца назад

      @@JeremyChow-o9uall good advice

    • @paulsz6194
      @paulsz6194 2 месяца назад +1

      @@JeremyChow-o9uit’s also got Taiwanese & Thai food shops/ restaurants. Like Thai Zaap.

  • @alimfuzzy
    @alimfuzzy 2 месяца назад

    I used to do every week before covid. It looks a lot bigger now.
    I love the bak wa (bbq dried pork). But a bit expensive.
    I remember when the cream puffs were 30c each.

  • @bearvintena1838
    @bearvintena1838 2 дня назад

    You need to go to burwood Chinatown

  • @marias8007
    @marias8007 2 месяца назад +3

    I bought those puffs because I was influenced by youtubers 😂 it was worth it, I liked them

    • @hustleandflow
      @hustleandflow 2 месяца назад

      They were better when they contained crushed peanuts inside them. They removed them because people complained when they had allergic reactions despite huge signposts warning contains nuts

  • @-PORK-CHOP-
    @-PORK-CHOP- 2 месяца назад +2

    According to Paddy's Website, The origin of the name Paddy’s Markets is obscure, but it has been in use since at least the 1870s. It was most likely “borrowed” from England.
    The Irish area of Liverpool had a well known Paddy’s Market, and what went on in the empty block opposite the market sheds was in essence the same as our original Paddy’s.

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for the insight! every second Irish person was called paddy back in the old days haha

    • @MarcoCholo-iz9js
      @MarcoCholo-iz9js 2 месяца назад

      ​@@GlenAndMado on that note you should check out Paddy Chans in Kensington, a short trip by tram. It's a few shops across from an Irish brunch Cafe. Apparently it goes off with the locals

  • @Malimbungon-Inano
    @Malimbungon-Inano 2 месяца назад +3

    2:16 What you said here. Is a Filipino language (Tagalog) word "salamat". Which is translated to (Thanks) in English.
    2:20. She responded with words in the Indonesian language "Terima Kasih". Translated to (Thank you) in English language.
    She is not filipino. But is Indonesian.

    • @paulsz6194
      @paulsz6194 2 месяца назад

      I agree, I laughed。。。。。。🤣. because I could hear it was an Indonesian accent , especially from the girl on the right with the pink scarf . They’re probably not too familiar with the difference between the accents, or the fact that Indonesia has a small Christian population.

    • @Malimbungon-Inano
      @Malimbungon-Inano 2 месяца назад

      @paulsz6194 That's fine. He said "thanks" nonetheless. Irrespective he said it to an Indonesian-asian.
      I hope they weren't 'freaked out' by the sight of asians. LoL. As many Caucasians tend to be. From my own experiences.

  • @Freespeech141
    @Freespeech141 2 месяца назад +1

    Some of the established restaurants on Dixon St have been there for decades. An owner told me many of them are going out of business because of the street stalls being allowed. That’s why in the background of this video you only see junk shops, the old restaurants are disappearing! 😢

  • @colkellahan6676
    @colkellahan6676 2 месяца назад

    Darling Harbor is just next to China Town and you missed it and the fish market is on the other side, wow, oh well next time

  • @nickmaguire4914
    @nickmaguire4914 2 месяца назад

    There's a mantra to live by: "if you desire dumplings, make it happen "

  • @paulsz6194
    @paulsz6194 2 месяца назад +1

    At 8:36 I can hear the Polish language being spoken. I guess wherever the Irish go, a Polak or two will follow? 😂
    But no Polish dumplings (Pierogi ) to be found in Chinatown.

  • @louisaklimentos7583
    @louisaklimentos7583 2 месяца назад +3

    I haven’t been to China town for a long time . Thank you for your lovely vlog .

  • @Jeni10
    @Jeni10 2 месяца назад +3

    I think he was trying to say “the last day of the school holidays”, because school doesn’t break up for another four or five weeks.

  • @shaylove226
    @shaylove226 2 месяца назад

    You guys should try Burwood Chinatown

  • @modfus
    @modfus 2 месяца назад +1

    You may be surprised to learn Sydney has twice as much rainfall/precipitation as Melbourne - curiously, Auckland, NZ only has slightly more rainfall than Sydney - although Sydney gets higher temperatures.

    • @Leon1Aust
      @Leon1Aust 2 месяца назад +3

      Yeah but Melbourne's weather is slow cloudy rain and miserable just goes on and on, while Sydney it can bucket down and that's that! as most of the time it is sunny.

  • @MichaelSwinhoe
    @MichaelSwinhoe 2 месяца назад

    That's the light rail, the metro is underground, like the london tube just better (Air Conditioned)

  • @mariechan5431
    @mariechan5431 Месяц назад

    Is this every Friday? Tgey open this Friday xmas week?

  • @Danger_Mouse_00
    @Danger_Mouse_00 2 месяца назад +2

    Shouldn't have watched this at dinner time. 😜🤤

  • @RefurbIshment-z7l
    @RefurbIshment-z7l 2 месяца назад

    There are tonnes of korean bbq joints about in Sydney city. I used to visit one often but don't recall the name of it.

    • @YpgheuWeadaz
      @YpgheuWeadaz 2 месяца назад

      678

    • @RefurbIshment-z7l
      @RefurbIshment-z7l 2 месяца назад

      @YpgheuWeadaz the one I went to was upstairs to the back I think one or two streets from the movie theatre on George.

    • @RefurbIshment-z7l
      @RefurbIshment-z7l 2 месяца назад +1

      Shinara I believe was the one.

  • @tironibusmaximus6100
    @tironibusmaximus6100 2 месяца назад +3

    That banana identifies as corn

  • @mervynpeka
    @mervynpeka 2 месяца назад +10

    The best chinese food can be gotten from the main restaurant on the corner with the fish tanks full of seafood all around the inside perimeter. Best chinese ever.

    • @galaxyexplorer6189
      @galaxyexplorer6189 2 месяца назад

      Where actually is the restaurant? Is it at the beginning where you walk through the arch or further in.? I might visit next time I'm in Sydney. 😃

    • @GlenAndMado
      @GlenAndMado  2 месяца назад +4

      Unfortunately we only got one chance to check out china town as we have already left the city :( Maybe next time were passing though in the incoming months!

    • @mervynpeka
      @mervynpeka 2 месяца назад

      @@GlenAndMado Love your work.......call in when you are next in Sydney. (My gg was the only cleric documenting the Irish potato famine out of county cork) You can try some then. You are welcome to doss over here if you come back.

    • @mervynpeka
      @mervynpeka 2 месяца назад +1

      @@galaxyexplorer6189 At the other end.....

    • @galaxyexplorer6189
      @galaxyexplorer6189 2 месяца назад

      @@mervynpeka thanks...I'll check it out.😃✌️

  • @Tullece
    @Tullece 2 месяца назад

    Those cream puffs are a little overhyped, I tried them as well after seeing the lines. They weren't bad but nothing fantastic, custard tasted a little bland in my opinion. Anyway glad you two enjoyed walking around Chinatown 🙂

  • @Xandariksu
    @Xandariksu 2 месяца назад

    That magnet wasn't fried tofu.. it is egg sushi. I used to get those Emperor puffs for free and agree that it's just average.

  • @lynnmoses3563
    @lynnmoses3563 2 месяца назад

    I dont live far from the there....would have been fun to run into you!

  • @paulsz6194
    @paulsz6194 2 месяца назад

    At 2:18 you assumed the were Filipino, and replied thank you in Filipino (Selamat )but they replied thank you in Indonesian ( Terimah Kasih ) 😂…. I can tell they were Indonesian use from their accent, particularly the one on the right of the camera, with the pink scarf.

  • @Oliviarodfan347
    @Oliviarodfan347 2 месяца назад

    How come whenever i go to chinatown its dead as when is it this lively 🤔 is there certain dates and times

  • @AucklandFrancis-bp9iu
    @AucklandFrancis-bp9iu 2 месяца назад

    You know where you should have a look at in Sydney is one of the most famous pie shops in New South Wales Sydney is called Robinsons pie shop it It’s mostly you see a lot of motorbikes there. Check it out one number one pie shop in Australia. Apparently I’ve been there lots of times Really really nice pies there to die for pies located in a place called Robinsons New South Wales. The pie shop is Robinson’s pies

    • @jgsheehan8810
      @jgsheehan8810 2 месяца назад +1

      Do you mean Robertson? It has a famous pie store and a “big spud”. Also the farm from the first Babe movie was there.

    • @AucklandFrancis-bp9iu
      @AucklandFrancis-bp9iu 2 месяца назад +1

      yes

    • @paulsz6194
      @paulsz6194 2 месяца назад

      What about about Mountain High Pies in the Blue Mountains , just before Leura, on the Great Western Highway?

    • @jgsheehan8810
      @jgsheehan8810 2 месяца назад +1

      @ it was ok, but on the day I went - nothing special imo.
      Seriously, in my neck of the woods it’s hard to go past Appin Bakery at Appin.
      For supermarket packaged pies I rate Garlo’s

    • @taniahabib2275
      @taniahabib2275 2 месяца назад

      ​@@jgsheehan8810 I'm not too far, relatively speaking, from Appin. Where's the pie/cake shop and do they do proper custard tarts with baked custard, not that dreadful stuff set with gelatine?

  • @JB-lx8cw
    @JB-lx8cw 2 месяца назад +1

    It never rains in Sydney, it must be a once off! 😂😂😂 It rains more in Sydney than Melbourne.

    • @anthonyholland2605
      @anthonyholland2605 2 месяца назад +1

      Sydney has a higher annual rainfall (pouring down as I type this), but Melbourne has rather more rainy days. In other words, when it rains in Sydney, it rains.

  • @lowerthenthelowestdeck
    @lowerthenthelowestdeck 2 месяца назад

    You walked the longest way China town haha

    • @Xandariksu
      @Xandariksu 2 месяца назад

      Yeah I was like.. "Why are they coming from the opposite side after walking down that slope next to the park?" lol

  • @aussiETau
    @aussiETau 2 месяца назад

    well if you'd like a a very kinda private observation deck, while dining and rotating while having a cool luxurious, fancy and kinda elegant/romantic/sort of first time magical restaurant experience for a couple.... with the meals very much kinda like michelin star without dressing up in suit, but smart casual during the day, as the cost of two course meals and one dessert (cost about set dining for $180 (or £92) includes the observation at the sydney tower eye or centre point tower), is the best value for money rather than just going up to observe for $26.40 each or $52.80 for two adults while having lunch (there's discounts online booking)....

  • @MelodyMan69
    @MelodyMan69 2 месяца назад

    Raining in Siddery. Never !

  • @mnm8818
    @mnm8818 2 месяца назад +1

    Rant add, City Chinatown is touristy-ish (no idea the quality) Chatswood market and Eastwood or Cabbramatta or Crowes Nest/ Atarmon is way better (more legit Aus Citizens workers there, to cater for reoccuring customers not one offs)

  • @anthonyplayground1402
    @anthonyplayground1402 День назад

    What am I eating ... is it suppose to have toes ??? Yes ... its chicken feet ;)

  • @Adam-ru2ip
    @Adam-ru2ip 2 месяца назад

    I've seen you guys around town a few times. Best advertisement for Australia ever! Plus - Glen is hot
    Sorry!!

  • @jeffkeating8994
    @jeffkeating8994 2 месяца назад +1

    This mustve been last night if you get a chance head down to Jervis bay about 3hrs south

    • @RefurbIshment-z7l
      @RefurbIshment-z7l 2 месяца назад

      Belmore falls waterfall quick hike to bottom for a swim is also down that way. 🇦🇺

  • @julesmarwell8023
    @julesmarwell8023 2 месяца назад +2

    friday is POETS DAY Piss off early today tomorrow is Saturday

    • @taniahabib2275
      @taniahabib2275 2 месяца назад

      It's "Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday"

  • @xymonau2468
    @xymonau2468 2 месяца назад

    Wrong! Sydney is a miserable grey city during its cold and wet winters. Spring also rains, but it's a bit warmer.

    • @jase77.
      @jase77. 2 месяца назад +1

      Sounds like you’re describing yourself.

    • @nevilleapple629
      @nevilleapple629 2 месяца назад

      Haha that is ridiculous where do you come from. Ever been to Europe misery guts

  •  2 месяца назад +3

    Why don't you say "please" or "thank you"? It is very rude in Australia not to do so.

    • @jase77.
      @jase77. 2 месяца назад +3

      To be fair, they’re pretty polite and I didn’t notice any rudeness. To each their own though.

    •  2 месяца назад

      @@jase77. The rudeness is not saying "Thankyou" when a service worker gives you something, or asks you what would you like? Thats just how Australians roll. Clearly Europeans don't roll like that... so when in Rome do what the Romans do

    • @jase77.
      @jase77. 2 месяца назад +2

      Mate I’m an Aussie and everywhere they’ve been they’ve said thank you and please. Don’t give me that’s how aussies roll. Customer service in Australia has gone to shit. Maybe 30 yrs ago it was ok but nowadays all these youngsters don’t give a toss.

  • @julesmarwell8023
    @julesmarwell8023 2 месяца назад

    only an Irishman knows how to say the word LOOVELY

  • @Ruffneckz_73
    @Ruffneckz_73 2 месяца назад

    skip haymarket and go 2 Townhall mc donald's 😂😂💜💜👊👊

  • @SasinduDilshan-jd8vu
    @SasinduDilshan-jd8vu 2 месяца назад +1

    ❤❤❤ I am sri lanka ❤❤

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 2 месяца назад +3

    Creamy poofs are every where at the Sydney Mardi Gras. 😮😮😮😮

  • @hustleandflow
    @hustleandflow 2 месяца назад

    It's not that good. I'm Australian and never wish to travel to eat at the stalls. China town has been dying for a long time. No bargains, high prices, low quality and all the stores just sell trash mainland malatang and hot pot.

  • @peterbreis5407
    @peterbreis5407 2 месяца назад

    Don't eat at the markets for anything. Expensive, junk. Eat in the food halls.

  • @EvaDorahy
    @EvaDorahy 2 месяца назад +1

    Glen STOP just let her do her things, you really need to calm down 😮

  • @winter5490
    @winter5490 2 месяца назад

    Go home stop complaining😮

  • @ianh101
    @ianh101 2 месяца назад

    The weather in Sydney is mostly rainy and overcast since covid started. Gone are the days of clear skies and sunshine.

    • @paulsz6194
      @paulsz6194 2 месяца назад

      ??? Really? Can you cite your research, on how a virus that affects humans has an affect on the weather/ environment ?
      Most import, is GRETA THUNBERG aware of this? I think she really needs to know about this one, better prepare your Hypothesis for her, lol…😂