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.

    Public Transport

    The closet station is Sydenham station, with Metro and old fashioned trains stopping here. We recommend getting the 418 bus from the top of the station to take you up Marrickville Rd.
    Free rail replacement buses to Marrickville station are also an option to get to Marrickville station and surrounding food options.

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

    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. Pleae allow about 10 minutes to walk between Venues 1, 2 and 3.

    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 park.

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

    2. Herb Greedy Hall - venue for workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Directly across the road from the Town Hall.

    3. The Wriggle Room - venue for our 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.

  • 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, Corinthinans Greek Resturant - perfect for between workshops. Bain-marie style classic greek food.

    9. Worth the walk down into Little Vietnam to get some tasty eats. Azi’s favourite is Alex n Rolls but 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. DelishPork Roll and Juice bar is a good mid-point between our workshop venues and does quick, tasy 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? You won’t regret making time to visit Miss Sina for delicious treats.

    13. Also a good distance between venues and offering fast eats - 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. Corrintians Greek Resturant is hard to get a table at but is very tasty. If you had it 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 see where has space and pop in for some 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 resturant delivers food to the Hotel. If you aren’t interested in having a drink, just head to the resturant.

    15. In a bit of a back alley, known only by locals this portuguese resturant 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.

  • 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.