Guidebook for Surry Hills
Food Scene
Great food and service. Fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Incredible Aus/middle eastern dining. Great for brekkie as well.
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Cafe Mint
579 Crown StreetGreat food and service. Fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Incredible Aus/middle eastern dining. Great for brekkie as well.
Fantastic, fresh and fast. Best pasta in surry hills. They've also got a great little wine bar a couple of blocks away from the main restaurant, and only a couple of blocks from the house.
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il baretto
496 Bourke StFantastic, fresh and fast. Best pasta in surry hills. They've also got a great little wine bar a couple of blocks away from the main restaurant, and only a couple of blocks from the house.
The Eathouse Diner
306 Chalmers StreetWicked, fine dining Mexican fun
Possibly the best breakfast in Surry Hills and refreshingly hipster-free! Try the avocado and coconut oil with macadamia nuts on toast - a revelation!
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Suzie Q Coffee & Records
18 Hutchinson StPossibly the best breakfast in Surry Hills and refreshingly hipster-free! Try the avocado and coconut oil with macadamia nuts on toast - a revelation!
The bread is a must. People come from all over town for this place, so enjoy the luxury of it being a 1 minute stroll from the house.
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Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StThe bread is a must. People come from all over town for this place, so enjoy the luxury of it being a 1 minute stroll from the house.
It's pretty much a house rule that you have to try Messina, at least once. The salted caramel and white chocolate flavour is their signature.
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Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown StIt's pretty much a house rule that you have to try Messina, at least once. The salted caramel and white chocolate flavour is their signature.
The bestest, cheapest, fastest and tastiest Vietnamese in the area. Get takeaway or eat in for a cheap and cheerful meal.
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Yen's Vietnamese Restaurant
29 Botany RdThe bestest, cheapest, fastest and tastiest Vietnamese in the area. Get takeaway or eat in for a cheap and cheerful meal.
One of our favourites - fantastic Irish/Australian modern cuisine, and you can watch everything being prepared in front of you.
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4Fourteen
One of our favourites - fantastic Irish/Australian modern cuisine, and you can watch everything being prepared in front of you.
This is actually on Holt st. One of the best, simple Italian wine bars with a gorgeous menu. It's always fantastic and incredibly intimate. Go!
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Vini
118 Devonshire StreetThis is actually on Holt st. One of the best, simple Italian wine bars with a gorgeous menu. It's always fantastic and incredibly intimate. Go!
A Sydney institution, well Surry Hills, anyway. Incredible Thai food. Great cocktails. Flashy crowd, but great for a causal glam night out.
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Longrain Restaurant
A Sydney institution, well Surry Hills, anyway. Incredible Thai food. Great cocktails. Flashy crowd, but great for a causal glam night out.
New Yorkers will love this restaurant (or find me presumptions for saying so). Big, bustling, great food and wine, it's very de jour, but great eating.
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NOMAD
16 Foster StNew Yorkers will love this restaurant (or find me presumptions for saying so). Big, bustling, great food and wine, it's very de jour, but great eating.
ok, this one is special. and expensive. degustation only, these guys have their own farm and the chefs come out themselves to serve you the meals. Don't plan anything else for the night. Amazing.
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Sixpenny
83 Percival Rdok, this one is special. and expensive. degustation only, these guys have their own farm and the chefs come out themselves to serve you the meals. Don't plan anything else for the night. Amazing.
you should get to Newtown at some point. Another degustation only restaurant, with a reputation to kill for. Lots of bars around as well. Newtown used to be Lower East side, NY. Still worth it.
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Oscillate Wildly
275 Australia Styou should get to Newtown at some point. Another degustation only restaurant, with a reputation to kill for. Lots of bars around as well. Newtown used to be Lower East side, NY. Still worth it.
incredible Argentinian food. Fancy vibe. just around the corner. get the deep fried brussell sprouts. sounds odd, sure, but who knew? incredible.
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Porteño
50 Holt Stincredible Argentinian food. Fancy vibe. just around the corner. get the deep fried brussell sprouts. sounds odd, sure, but who knew? incredible.
really cute hole in the wall with either take away or great fish. fun, unstuck up vibe.
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Mohr Fish
116 Devonshire Streally cute hole in the wall with either take away or great fish. fun, unstuck up vibe.
Yulli's
417 Crown Stgreat vegetarian restaurant.
This place is an institution. Wonderful food, just up the road. Ring to book. Try the goat curry.
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The Nepalese Kitchen
481 Crown StreetThis place is an institution. Wonderful food, just up the road. Ring to book. Try the goat curry.
tiny, great, vegan only restaurant. Just around the corner.
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Nourishing Quarter
315 Cleveland Sttiny, great, vegan only restaurant. Just around the corner.
Cowbell 808
616A Bourke Streetfun, retro style cafe, again just around the corner.
If you're in Surry Hills during the week and need a sandwich for lunch, go here. There will be a line out the door, but you won't wait more than 5 minutes. Best sandwiches in Sydney. Get a juice.
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City Edge Cafe
55 Holt StIf you're in Surry Hills during the week and need a sandwich for lunch, go here. There will be a line out the door, but you won't wait more than 5 minutes. Best sandwiches in Sydney. Get a juice.
This is just reloacted (now on Macleay St, not Crown) and is fantastic! one of Australia's most innovative chefs, and a local legend. Uses nearly all locally sourced produced. It's astounding.
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Billy Kwong
This is just reloacted (now on Macleay St, not Crown) and is fantastic! one of Australia's most innovative chefs, and a local legend. Uses nearly all locally sourced produced. It's astounding.
Essentials
It will cost you a bit more but their selection is excellent and their deli is a foodies playground. Their pre-made meals and lunches are some of the best in the neighbourhood (try the spinach pie!)
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Maloneys Grocer
214 Coogee Bay RdIt will cost you a bit more but their selection is excellent and their deli is a foodies playground. Their pre-made meals and lunches are some of the best in the neighbourhood (try the spinach pie!)
Arts & Culture
This is where the majority of the Aboriginal art is from. It is one of the best kept secrets in Sydney with the most comprehensive selection of paintings, barks, artifacts and prints for all budgets.
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Cooee Art Gallery
31 Lamrock AveThis is where the majority of the Aboriginal art is from. It is one of the best kept secrets in Sydney with the most comprehensive selection of paintings, barks, artifacts and prints for all budgets.
also great cinema, once a Sydney independent institution, now under Palace management but still has some of the most original cinema billing in town. 30 minute walk or quick cab.
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Palace Chauvel Cinema
249 Oxford Stalso great cinema, once a Sydney independent institution, now under Palace management but still has some of the most original cinema billing in town. 30 minute walk or quick cab.
really cute little underground bar, and small cinema. On Tuesday's they play classics, and you pay whatever the entry fee was the year the film was released. Take your cocktails in.
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Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth Streally cute little underground bar, and small cinema. On Tuesday's they play classics, and you pay whatever the entry fee was the year the film was released. Take your cocktails in.
Great venue for seeing a range of music, but particularly classical. See the Australian Chamber Orchestra if you can and are into classical music. They're one of the best ensembles in the world.
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City Recital Hall
2 Angel PlGreat venue for seeing a range of music, but particularly classical. See the Australian Chamber Orchestra if you can and are into classical music. They're one of the best ensembles in the world.
Just around the corner, 505 has fantastic music most nights of the week, in a laid back, sofa type vibe. Definitely worth a look.
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505 Cleveland St
505 Cleveland StreetJust around the corner, 505 has fantastic music most nights of the week, in a laid back, sofa type vibe. Definitely worth a look.
Go to this!! just around the corner, the original studio and now gallery of one of Australia's greatest artists. A beautiful space, and you can see Brett's work in it's original home.
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Brett Whiteley Studio
2 Raper StGo to this!! just around the corner, the original studio and now gallery of one of Australia's greatest artists. A beautiful space, and you can see Brett's work in it's original home.
our contemporary art gallery. right on the harbour, head upstairs to the top floor for a lunch with a view to kill for.
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Museum of Contemporary Art
140 George Stour contemporary art gallery. right on the harbour, head upstairs to the top floor for a lunch with a view to kill for.
Drinks & Nightlife
if you're a tequila fan, head to Tio's. free popcorn with your mexican beers, and get the barman talking about Tequila. They know too much.
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Tio's Cerveceria
14 Foster Stif you're a tequila fan, head to Tio's. free popcorn with your mexican beers, and get the barman talking about Tequila. They know too much.
hip and hidden, western themed. Look for the white door. Great for a night out.
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Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown Sthip and hidden, western themed. Look for the white door. Great for a night out.
good bar, pretty good food, but head downstairs on a Thursday for local blues band. Guitarist James Manson is a young mad legend.
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The Commons Local Eating House
32 Burton Stgood bar, pretty good food, but head downstairs on a Thursday for local blues band. Guitarist James Manson is a young mad legend.
great, no fuss local bar. Hang out with the locals, just up the road.
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Shakespeare Hotel
200 Devonshire Stgreat, no fuss local bar. Hang out with the locals, just up the road.
just up the road on crown st. Wonderful wine bar, beautifully lit, great tapas style menu. Sit in the window and watch the hipsters mince.
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Cake Wines Cellar Door
16 Eveleigh Stjust up the road on crown st. Wonderful wine bar, beautifully lit, great tapas style menu. Sit in the window and watch the hipsters mince.
Annandale Hotel
17 Parramatta Rdhipster pub, a couple of blocks away. Nice beer garden.
Big, stylish, flashy bar with a big beer garden. just up the road, can be pretentious, but find a table for your group in the beer garden and make it your own.
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The Beresford
354 Bourke StBig, stylish, flashy bar with a big beer garden. just up the road, can be pretentious, but find a table for your group in the beer garden and make it your own.
we never go here, but if you want a 5 star bondi meal with views over the ocean, this is your place. Flashy, but wonderful for the right mood.
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Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
1 Notts Avewe never go here, but if you want a 5 star bondi meal with views over the ocean, this is your place. Flashy, but wonderful for the right mood.
uber stylish, amazing design and incredible cocktails. expensive and earns it. fun for people watching. just up the road.
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Toko Sydney
275 Crown Stuber stylish, amazing design and incredible cocktails. expensive and earns it. fun for people watching. just up the road.
Neil's Perry's Sydney institution. Incredible flavours. Do your research, but great.
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Spice Temple
10 Bligh StNeil's Perry's Sydney institution. Incredible flavours. Do your research, but great.
Everything Else
aw yeah. 50m pool, about 5 minutes walk away. Go after 6:30pm in the summer and get a lane to yourself. If you're a basketball or tennis player, courts there as well.
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Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers Streetaw yeah. 50m pool, about 5 minutes walk away. Go after 6:30pm in the summer and get a lane to yourself. If you're a basketball or tennis player, courts there as well.
InYoga
137 Devonshire StOne of the best Yoga studios in Sydney. Clean, beautiful, good.
if you need general supplies, here's the local supermarket. For fruit and veg, go to St Minas. We generally try to go elsewhere, but sometimes you just need cheap batteries.
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Coles Surry Hills
Baptist Streetif you need general supplies, here's the local supermarket. For fruit and veg, go to St Minas. We generally try to go elsewhere, but sometimes you just need cheap batteries.
if you're a little uncertain about open surf, Clovelly beach is for you. Protected with an enclosed ocean swimming pool, it's a personal fave and not as touristy as Bondi.
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Clovelly Beach
if you're a little uncertain about open surf, Clovelly beach is for you. Protected with an enclosed ocean swimming pool, it's a personal fave and not as touristy as Bondi.
Skip Bondi, go to Bronte. More chilled, and a better beach. Just beautiful. Lots of cafes and restaurants as well.
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Bronte Baths
Bronte RoadSkip Bondi, go to Bronte. More chilled, and a better beach. Just beautiful. Lots of cafes and restaurants as well.
our version of the High Line in NY. Not too far, not too short, run or walk it, but with incredible ocean views and a swim at the end.
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Kustwandeling van Bondi naar Bronte
1 Notts Aveour version of the High Line in NY. Not too far, not too short, run or walk it, but with incredible ocean views and a swim at the end.
Hiscoes Gym
525 Crown Sta gym literally next door
Every Saturday, get down there and get local produce, good coffee, pastries, all the good things you'd want from a market. worth the trip.
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Carriageworks
245 Wilson StEvery Saturday, get down there and get local produce, good coffee, pastries, all the good things you'd want from a market. worth the trip.
Shopping
Look, if you're holidaying you're probably not buying furniture. But go and check it out anyway. Just beautiful stuff. (the bed in the main bedroom, etc)
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planet furniture
114 Commonwealth StLook, if you're holidaying you're probably not buying furniture. But go and check it out anyway. Just beautiful stuff. (the bed in the main bedroom, etc)
Ici Et La
43 Bay Stshabby chic shopping if you're into it.
TITLE Store
501 Crown StFantastic book, cd, and vinyl store at the end of the street.
Australia Post
50-58 Macleay StSometimes it has to be sent.
a great book shop in Paddington. 20 minutes walk, and if you don't find what you're after, head across the road to Berkalou's bookstore.
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Ariel Booksellers
326 Oxford Streeta great book shop in Paddington. 20 minutes walk, and if you don't find what you're after, head across the road to Berkalou's bookstore.
great bookstore, with a bar and cafe as well. If you're going to Verona cinema, get there an hour early, head next door to Berkalouw's and have a wine and a browse.
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Berkelouw Paddington
19 Oxford Stgreat bookstore, with a bar and cafe as well. If you're going to Verona cinema, get there an hour early, head next door to Berkalouw's and have a wine and a browse.
Sydney's best bookstore, no question. The staff live it. Check out the events page as well. And check out Glebe in general. Too much to go into here, but lots of great bars and restaurants.
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Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point RdSydney's best bookstore, no question. The staff live it. Check out the events page as well. And check out Glebe in general. Too much to go into here, but lots of great bars and restaurants.