Helpful tips

Fast Foot Jam takes place in Marrickville, a suburb in Sydney's Inner West, which is a vibrant and diverse area known for its cultural melting pot, eclectic mix of dining and entertainment options. To ensure you make the most of you time at Fast Foot Jam - we’ve pulled together some reco’s for attendees.

  • There are many travel options for getting to our venues.

    Walking, cycling and e-bikes

    We love active transport and encourage you to walk and cycle where possible. All workshops are in close proximity to each other. Plesae allow about 10 minutes to walk between Venues 1, 2 and 3. The local e-bike company is lime bikes so download their app for a quick way to zip around the area.

    Public Transport

    The closet station is Sydenham station (Number 6 on the map), with Metro and old fashioned trains stopping here. Marrickville station is currently closed. We recommend getting the 418 bus from the top of the station to take you up Marrickville Rd to the venues.
    Free rail replacement buses are also an option, but these drop you near food options (close to 9 on the map) rather than the workshgop venues.

    If you’re staying in Newtown, Stanmore, Burwood, Ashfield or similar buses are your best bet (Routes 426, 428).

    Driving or ride share

    Marrickville can get very congested during the day, so allow extra time if you are driving and need to find a car park.

    1. Marrickville Town Hall - our venue for workshops and the Saturday and Sunday night socials. It’s a grand, heritage-listed, art deco style hall with high ceilings an a sprung dance floor.

    2. Herb Greedy Hall - our venue for workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Directly across the road from the Town Hall, approx 2 minute walk.

    3. The Wriggle Room - our venue for the Geek Out sessions (and late night parties hosted by the Wriggle Room team). This venue is about 10 minutes walk from venues 1 and 2.

    4. Marrickville Lawn Tennis Club - our venue for the Friday Welcome dance. An intimate venue with high ceilings and a bar with local beers on tap. NOTE: There are two tennis clubs in Marrickville so be sure to enter via Livingstone Rd.

  • 5. Marrickville Library and Pavillion is the best place to take a rest from the crowds or the dancing throughout the weekend, as needed. If you want some quiet space during the day, we recommend walk up to the jewel of Marrickville, the Library. You can sit inside, hang out in the pavillion or chill at the cafe and enjoy a good quality coffee.

  • See the map for locations of resturants corresponding with the numbers below.

    7. Hung Cheung Marrickville put on a good yum cha spread. It’s a sit-down meal place so allow at least 45 minutes for a meal here.

    8. Good Wood Bakery always has a line, and for good reason. Get here early before the pastries sell out.
    8,Kelby’s cafe which is a tasty brunch spot with good coffee. Service can be a bit slow.
    8, GELATO Franco - old-school gelateria with about 18 flavours. Perfect to cool you down (open 12 - 10PM)
    8, Corinthian Greek Restaurant - perfect for between workshops. Bain-marie style classic Greek food which is quickly served for you to refeul.

    9. Worth the walk down into Little Vietnam to get some tasty eats. Azi’s favourite is Alex n Rolls but there are lots of Bahn Mi options along Illawarra Rd.
    9, Lox in a Box is a deli style cafe with tasty sandwiches that are ready to go.
    10, Grocery store aka. Woolworths metro gives you access to all the snacks, drinks and ingredients you need to DIY lunch.

    11. Delish Pork Roll and Juice Bar is a good mid-point between our workshop venues and does quick, tasty pork rolls and salads. Avoid the tourist trap of ‘Marickkville Pork Rolls’ unless you have ALOT of time to wait in line. Delish have it down.

    12. Vegan? There are lots of options across restaurants in Marriickville but, you won’t regret making time to visit Miss Sina for delicious treats.

    13. If you need fast food after chatting for too long, there are a few quick eats between venues - Oporto and Guzman y Gomez are great options, or even try Subway downstairs from the Wriggle Room.

    16. There is a Gluten-free bakery that does amazing sweets in Dulwich Hill. It you’re not friends with gluten try to make the trip to Nutie over the weekend.

  • Honestly, you can’t go wrong is you are in Marrickville for dinner. The map highlights the whole area on Marrickville Rd and Illawarra Rd for good reason. Here are a few recos:

    8. Corrintian Greek Restaurant is hard to get a table at but is very authentic Greek food. If you ate there for lunch though, you might want to try something else in the evening.

    9. This area is known as Little Vietnam because there are soo many options. Hello Auntie is a bit on the fancy side if you’re into that, otherwise try any restaurant that has space in this area for some tasty, traditional Vietnamese.

    14. Marrickville Hotel is a lovely bar to grab a drink at with sapce for groups. They have a food partnership with Pho PhD Vietnamese where the restaurant delivers food to the Hotel. If you aren’t interested in having a drink, just head to the restaurant.

    15. In a bit of a back alley, known only by locals this Portuguese restaurant is good for group bookings and does tasty food. Casa Do Benfica is a good option for Friday night as it’s a walkable distance from the Lawn Tennis Club.