Martin's lighting has a huge selection of lights for all occasions, the staff member who assisted me showed me a range of lights that I was looking for in regards to my lamp and was given the best advice, would recommend anyone who is after any selection of lights to visit this store, prices start from $3 and up, excellent service and friendly staff.

This is my favourite Chinese restaurant in Balmain, I visit them every time I visit and I always order their special fried rice which has everything in it, the fried rice contains, pork, chicken, ham, eggs, sprouts, peas and it cost $7, it's the best fried rice and their curry chicken is beautiful, its cooked very tender and the spices are lovley, staff are very friendly and always make their customers welcome, you can eat in, take away or home delivery in certain areas, excellent variety of food and very cheap prices for beautiful cooked Chinese food, would recommend everyone who loves Chinese to give it a try.

Approximate cost: $35

I've had dinner at this restaurant a few times when I visit family in Sydney and omg there seafood is just fantastic, I always order the lobster platter and it's cooked delicious, the waiter lets you choose which lobster you want as well, full of flavour and loved it, the prices are quite expensive but if you love seafood it's so worth the price, all waiters were very friendly and fantastic location,

Approximate cost: $180

This is a beautiful little vintage shop that has a variety of adults and children's vintage clothing, I love this store as I have taken my daughter here to try on some of there 70s, 80s clothing, great quality of a selection of clothes, my daughter was aloud to try on a few different types of clothes and prices are reasonable on certain types of clothes, staff members are very friendly and excellent service.

This children's boutique has gorgeous children's clothing, I have purchased many beautiful dresses for my daughter from here, the qualityof the clothes are just fantastic, would recommend everybody to check out this boutique, prices are reasonable and very friendly staff,

This is a beautiful pizza restaurant, they have pizzas, pasta, ribs, I've had their pizza which is topped with lots of toppings and their bbq ribs are cooked perfectly and very yummy, prices are reasonable and staff are young and friendly, great location and would recommend you try there pizzas and marinated ribs.

Approximate cost: $60

Grapple ristorante bar is a fabulous restaurant in the heart of Balmain that have a variety of meals, I've ordered their seafood platter and spaghetti bollanaise, both meals were cooked perfectly and were very yummy, it is very pricey restaurant and you need to make a booking as they are very busy, great location and friendly staff members, service is fantastic as well.

Approximate cost: $120

Wharf steak and grill has a variety of meal selections, I have eaten here a few times and they do beautiful steak, chips and salad, the steak was cooked medium rare and very juicy and tender and salad was fresh and crispy, you can also take children for meals and they startmfrom $15, great environment and friendly service, meals are little pricey but worth it.

Approximate cost: $100

Ice design has very stunning clothes at discounted prices, I have purchased my girlfriend a beautiful dress from here for $15 and they have excellent quality clothes to choose from, they also sell variety of shoes and boots at discount prices, it's run by an lovley old couple that are very lovley and always make you feel welcome.

Approximate cost: $15

For all your hardware needs super cheap has a huge variety of items to choose from, I've purchased many items from them in the past and they have everything at cheap reasonable prices, staff are always available and help you put with what your after, excellent service and would recommend.

Approximate cost: $70