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Food scene
TOP PICK: Gorgeous industrial space showcasing different styles of quality coffee and creative diner-style food. Set in the foyer of the Art Deco heritage Paramount Building. Worth a peek!
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Paramount Coffee Project
80 Commonwealth StTOP PICK: Gorgeous industrial space showcasing different styles of quality coffee and creative diner-style food. Set in the foyer of the Art Deco heritage Paramount Building. Worth a peek!
TOP PICK: One of the leaders of Sydney’s coffee culture with award wining coffee. Just around the corner from the apartment too!
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Single O Surry Hills
64 Reservoir StTOP PICK: One of the leaders of Sydney’s coffee culture with award wining coffee. Just around the corner from the apartment too!
Bustling eatery serving creative breakfast and lunch dishes with house-made and organic options.
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Toast Cafe
45 Reservoir StBustling eatery serving creative breakfast and lunch dishes with house-made and organic options.
Ramen! Founded by the internationally renowned “Ramen King” of Ippudo fame. Specialising in the charred flavours of ramen.
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Gogyo Surry Hills
52-54 Albion StRamen! Founded by the internationally renowned “Ramen King” of Ippudo fame. Specialising in the charred flavours of ramen.
TOP PICK: Industrial-chic cafe and roastery serving South American food like baked eggs and fried chicken.
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Reuben Hills
61 Albion StTOP PICK: Industrial-chic cafe and roastery serving South American food like baked eggs and fried chicken.
TOP PICK: Popular & hip Thai restaurant with a modern take on traditional Thai favourites. Opens late and usually crowded.
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Chat Thai
20 Campbell StreetTOP PICK: Popular & hip Thai restaurant with a modern take on traditional Thai favourites. Opens late and usually crowded.
Authentic spicy Thai stir-fries, curries & salads in a smart eatery with simple decor & a buzzy vibe.
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Spice I Am
90 Wentworth AveAuthentic spicy Thai stir-fries, curries & salads in a smart eatery with simple decor & a buzzy vibe.
Refined, seasonal cuisine cooked over wood coals in an open, heritage venue with rustic-chic decor.
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Firedoor Restaurant
33 Mary StRefined, seasonal cuisine cooked over wood coals in an open, heritage venue with rustic-chic decor.
Modern takes on traditional Vietnamese soups & street food in a cosy space with a tropical vibe. Try the special chicken pho.
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Madame Nhu
82 Campbell StModern takes on traditional Vietnamese soups & street food in a cosy space with a tropical vibe. Try the special chicken pho.
Fusion Asian-inspired breakfast dishes - pandan-buttermilk pancakes, twice cooked pork belly with pumpkin puree.
Blaq Piq
11 Alberta StFusion Asian-inspired breakfast dishes - pandan-buttermilk pancakes, twice cooked pork belly with pumpkin puree.
Sando Bar
226-228 Commonwealth StCreative Japanese-inspired sandwich bar. Try the signature katsu sando.
Michelin star awarded Taiwanese restaurant serving signature xiao long baos (mouth watering soup meat dumplings).
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Din Tai Fung World Square Restaurant
644 George StMichelin star awarded Taiwanese restaurant serving signature xiao long baos (mouth watering soup meat dumplings).
TOP PICK: Famous Sydney gelateria with 40+ speciality flavours. Look out for weekly specials on the chalkboard. Personal faves are fig Marsala and salted caramel.
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Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown StTOP PICK: Famous Sydney gelateria with 40+ speciality flavours. Look out for weekly specials on the chalkboard. Personal faves are fig Marsala and salted caramel.
Asian-styled, uber-hip punchy restaurant and bar located in the iconic Griffiths Tea building.
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Chin Chin Sydney
69 Commonwealth StAsian-styled, uber-hip punchy restaurant and bar located in the iconic Griffiths Tea building.
TOP PICK: Industrial-chic restaurant in a converted warehouse serving contemporary cuisine with Middle Eastern/Mediterranean accents.
Try the zucchini flowers, spiced cauliflower, duck fat potatoes and wood fire lamb!
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NOMAD
16 Foster StTOP PICK: Industrial-chic restaurant in a converted warehouse serving contemporary cuisine with Middle Eastern/Mediterranean accents.
Try the zucchini flowers, spiced cauliflower, duck fat potatoes and wood fire lamb!
TOP PICK: Famous Surry Hills bakery - this is the original store. Try the pork & fennel or lamb & harrissa sausage rolls and creme brûlée tart.
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Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StTOP PICK: Famous Surry Hills bakery - this is the original store. Try the pork & fennel or lamb & harrissa sausage rolls and creme brûlée tart.
One of Sydney’s finest steakhouses with a traditional Argentine Parilla (barbecue) and Asado (fire pit)
Try the wood fire lamb and deep fried Brussel sprouts. Bookings essential.
Porteño
50 Holt StreetOne of Sydney’s finest steakhouses with a traditional Argentine Parilla (barbecue) and Asado (fire pit)
Try the wood fire lamb and deep fried Brussel sprouts. Bookings essential.
TOP PICK: Famous Sydney institution for breakfast - try the ricotta pancakes and corn fritters
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Bills
355 Crown StTOP PICK: Famous Sydney institution for breakfast - try the ricotta pancakes and corn fritters
Cakes, cakes, cakes! Order by weight. Great for tasting different types of confectionary delights.
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Kürtősh, Surry Hills
604-606 Crown StCakes, cakes, cakes! Order by weight. Great for tasting different types of confectionary delights.
Butter Sydney
6 Hunt StLe Monde Cafe
83 Foveaux StTOP PICK: Sushi, sashimi and share plates served over 2 levels in a cool space with designer wood decor. Try the taco sashimi and honey prawns.
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Zushi Surry Hills
285A Crown StreetTOP PICK: Sushi, sashimi and share plates served over 2 levels in a cool space with designer wood decor. Try the taco sashimi and honey prawns.
Baccomatto Osteria
162-164 Barker StreetMexican-inspired inventive all vegan eatery. Try the taco of the week and signature cauliflower.
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Bad Hombres
231 Reservoir StMexican-inspired inventive all vegan eatery. Try the taco of the week and signature cauliflower.
Yulli's
417 Crown StTOP PICK: Authentic Malaysian restaurant serving upgraded traditional dishes. Try the lobster new goreng, salted duck egg squid and Wagyu beef rendang
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Ho Jiak - Haymarket
92 Hay StTOP PICK: Authentic Malaysian restaurant serving upgraded traditional dishes. Try the lobster new goreng, salted duck egg squid and Wagyu beef rendang
Bright, stylish cafe with vintage decor, offering coffee and a selection of gourmet sandwiches.
Relish Food Co
45 Albion StBright, stylish cafe with vintage decor, offering coffee and a selection of gourmet sandwiches.
Simple, accessible, quick and healthy. Kombuchas, smoothies, coffee, sandwiches and salads. Try the croque monsieur or prawn bagnat.
Two Skinny Pickles
302-306 Elizabeth StSimple, accessible, quick and healthy. Kombuchas, smoothies, coffee, sandwiches and salads. Try the croque monsieur or prawn bagnat.
The finest and largest selection of Italian, French and Australian farmhouse cheeses plus cheeses from Holland, Switzerland, England, Spain and America.
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Formaggi Ocello
425 Bourke StThe finest and largest selection of Italian, French and Australian farmhouse cheeses plus cheeses from Holland, Switzerland, England, Spain and America.
TOP PICK: Contemporary Australian restaurant - set menu of amazing share plates. Perfect for a special night out!
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Arthur Surry Hills
544 Bourke StTOP PICK: Contemporary Australian restaurant - set menu of amazing share plates. Perfect for a special night out!
TOP PICK: Bright cafe with exposed-brick walls & a grocery offering Thai specialties with a modern Australian twist.
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Boon Cafe
425 Pitt StTOP PICK: Bright cafe with exposed-brick walls & a grocery offering Thai specialties with a modern Australian twist.
Simple food made well with great ingredients. Specialises in wood-fired pizza and Italian classics. Mozzarella bar with air freighted cheeses from Naples.
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Vacanza Pizzeria
414 Bourke StSimple food made well with great ingredients. Specialises in wood-fired pizza and Italian classics. Mozzarella bar with air freighted cheeses from Naples.
Sticky Bar
182 Campbell StThai-inspired brunch dishes in a clean, industrial-style outfit.
Specialty coffee bar and roasters. A minimal fit-out matched with a minimal menu.
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Artificer Coffee
547 Bourke StSpecialty coffee bar and roasters. A minimal fit-out matched with a minimal menu.
Cuckoo Callay on Crown
413-415 Crown StMac’n’cheese croissants and cocktails for breakfast.
Specialty coffee bar. A part-cafe and part-workshop for experts and budding barista amateurs.
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Veneziano Coffee Surry Hills
352 Bourke StSpecialty coffee bar. A part-cafe and part-workshop for experts and budding barista amateurs.
Meet Mica
492-500 Elizabeth StInnovative brunch dishes by an ex-fine-dining chef. Luxurious menu with Asian influences.
Hawaii poke meets Japanese sashimi salad. Fresh and healthy customisable salad bowls.
FISHBOWL - Surry Hills
50 Reservoir StHawaii poke meets Japanese sashimi salad. Fresh and healthy customisable salad bowls.
Japanese street food specialising in grilled skewers. Causal pub-style izakaya to hide away, relax and have fun.
Goryon San
47 Reservoir StJapanese street food specialising in grilled skewers. Causal pub-style izakaya to hide away, relax and have fun.
Famous pizza and mozzarella bar from Melbourne. Go-to for authentic Italian cuisine, high-quality produce, superb antipasti, and a fast, no-fuss yet sophisticated vibe.
D.O.C. Pizza
78 Campbell StreetFamous pizza and mozzarella bar from Melbourne. Go-to for authentic Italian cuisine, high-quality produce, superb antipasti, and a fast, no-fuss yet sophisticated vibe.
Walk down a narrow alley between a 120-year-old church and a 19th-century inn to find a modern space celebrating the cosmopolitan cuisine and culture of the Middle East.
The atmosphere of Shaffa evokes the buzz of Middle Eastern markets, with the aroma of spices hanging heavy in the air, fresh produce, open kitchen and music curated by one of Tel Aviv’s best-known underground DJs.
Shaffa
80 Albion StreetWalk down a narrow alley between a 120-year-old church and a 19th-century inn to find a modern space celebrating the cosmopolitan cuisine and culture of the Middle East.
The atmosphere of Shaffa evokes the buzz of Middle Eastern markets, with the aroma of spices hanging heavy in the air, fresh produce, open kitchen and music curated by one of Tel Aviv’s best-known underground DJs.
Gildas is a homage to the original pintxo created in San Sebastian of three simple ingredients; a guindilla pepper, an olive, and an anchovy
Using the freshest, seasonal ingredients available, Gildas is an exploration of incredible produce from the Basque region and Australia.
The menu is designed as a journey – depending on what your night or afternoon lunch calls for, it is perfect for a quick bite, a few snacks, or as a shared meal.
Gildas
Gildas is a homage to the original pintxo created in San Sebastian of three simple ingredients; a guindilla pepper, an olive, and an anchovy
Using the freshest, seasonal ingredients available, Gildas is an exploration of incredible produce from the Basque region and Australia.
The menu is designed as a journey – depending on what your night or afternoon lunch calls for, it is perfect for a quick bite, a few snacks, or as a shared meal.
TOP PICK: From baguettes to tartine country loaves and jerusalem bagels, AP produces some of the best bread you'll find in the city.
The bakery is a major proponent for using heirloom Australian wheat varieties grown with sustainable farming practices. It mill grains in Marrickville using a rustic, American-made stone mill, and the results speak for themselves.
In addition to the rack of oil-slicked flatbreads, Aleppo pepper scrolls and buttermilk croissants, the rooftop offers a full cafe menu stacked with carby options.
Past highlights include a crisp bacon sandwich smothered with curry leaf butter, and sesame bagels with seasonal fillings, and a cornucupia of things on toast
A.P House (A.P Bakery)
TOP PICK: From baguettes to tartine country loaves and jerusalem bagels, AP produces some of the best bread you'll find in the city.
The bakery is a major proponent for using heirloom Australian wheat varieties grown with sustainable farming practices. It mill grains in Marrickville using a rustic, American-made stone mill, and the results speak for themselves.
In addition to the rack of oil-slicked flatbreads, Aleppo pepper scrolls and buttermilk croissants, the rooftop offers a full cafe menu stacked with carby options.
Past highlights include a crisp bacon sandwich smothered with curry leaf butter, and sesame bagels with seasonal fillings, and a cornucupia of things on toast
Bar Copains is a wine bar first, but it’s hard to look past the food.
Past dishes included Murray cod cooked over an open flame on a custom Japanese konro grill. Bluefin tuna belly might come served with soy and mustard dressing, pickled kohlrabi, fermented chilli and fresh horseradish. For vegetarians, crispy eggplant is served with tomato jam and salted ricotta, and there are tomatoes accompanied by compressed watermelon and goat’s curd.
Bar Copains
Bar Copains is a wine bar first, but it’s hard to look past the food.
Past dishes included Murray cod cooked over an open flame on a custom Japanese konro grill. Bluefin tuna belly might come served with soy and mustard dressing, pickled kohlrabi, fermented chilli and fresh horseradish. For vegetarians, crispy eggplant is served with tomato jam and salted ricotta, and there are tomatoes accompanied by compressed watermelon and goat’s curd.
This beloved Surry Hills haunt masquerades as a wine bar. But really, it’s all about the food, with the neat wine list complementing the innovative dishes.
Driven by a coal-fire grill, chef Mat Lindsay’s small plates and snacks have garnered cult status across the city.
This is the sister restaurant to the equally famous Ester restaurant in Chippendale.
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Poly
74-76 Commonwealth StThis beloved Surry Hills haunt masquerades as a wine bar. But really, it’s all about the food, with the neat wine list complementing the innovative dishes.
Driven by a coal-fire grill, chef Mat Lindsay’s small plates and snacks have garnered cult status across the city.
This is the sister restaurant to the equally famous Ester restaurant in Chippendale.
This 60s-inspired spot from Porteño crew serves up simple Italian food at its best!
At Bastardo, expect a menu of homey dishes that change daily and focus on seasonal produce. For the venue, the team bought an old-school pasta extruder to make as many different shapes and sizes of pasta as possible.
The menu is vego-heavy, similar to the way the gents eat at home. Think dishes like the gem lettuce salad with Gorgonzola, pecans, pear and quince dressing, the burrata with broccoli, garlic, chilli, lemon and pangrattato, or the eggplant parmigiana.
For pescatarians and carnivores, there's kingfish crudo with mandarin and lemon oil or the casarecce with braised duck and porcini mushrooms.
Bastardo
This 60s-inspired spot from Porteño crew serves up simple Italian food at its best!
At Bastardo, expect a menu of homey dishes that change daily and focus on seasonal produce. For the venue, the team bought an old-school pasta extruder to make as many different shapes and sizes of pasta as possible.
The menu is vego-heavy, similar to the way the gents eat at home. Think dishes like the gem lettuce salad with Gorgonzola, pecans, pear and quince dressing, the burrata with broccoli, garlic, chilli, lemon and pangrattato, or the eggplant parmigiana.
For pescatarians and carnivores, there's kingfish crudo with mandarin and lemon oil or the casarecce with braised duck and porcini mushrooms.
Sightseeing
Opernhaus Sydney
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour BridgeSydney Tower Eye
108 Market StreetSydney Town Hall
483 George St
St Mary's Cathedral College
2 St Mary's RdAnzac Memorial
126 Elizabeth StreetDarling Harbour
The Rocks
Australian Museum
1 William StreetMuseum von Sydney
Phillip StreetHyde Park Barracks
Macquarie StreetQueen Victoria Building
455 George StreetShopping
CBD Storage World Square
644-680 George StThe Standard Store - International Mens & Womenswear
431 Crown StHAY Store
255 Crown StTITLE Store
501 Crown StCollector Store
473 Crown StFootage
256 Crown StReddie Furniture
406-410 Crown StCentral Park Mall
28 BroadwayDedece Sydney
263 Liverpool StMarket City
2 Hay StFactory outlet and discount shopping
Pure Magik
528 Crown StChinatown Friday Night Market
Dixon StreetSurry Hills Market
Crown Street
Paddington-Märkte
395 Oxford StThe Architect's Bookshop
499 Crown StProvider Store
381b Riley StTITLE Store
501 Crown StThe Rocks Friday Market
Playfair StreetQueen Victoria Building
455 George StreetThe Galeries
500 George StPitt Street Mall
Pitt Street MallLa Rosa The Strand
133/193 Pitt StTessuti Fabrics
110 Commonwealth StNight scene
Poly
74-76 Commonwealth StUber trendy wine bar with food cooked in a custom-built hearth
Button Bar
65 Foveaux StTokyo Bird
Belmore LaneThe Winery
285A Crown St
The Wild Rover
75 Campbell StThe Clock
470 Crown Street
The Dolphin Hotel
412 Crown Street
Tio's Cerveceria
14 Foster StEl Loco at Excelsior
64 Foveaux StGoros
86 Mary StSoultrap bar
70-72 Campbell StCake Wines Cellar Door
16 Eveleigh StThe Beresford
354 Bourke StreetKeg & Brew
26 Foveaux St
Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth StWhisky Room
470 Crown StBad Mama
403 Crown StScout Sydney
412 Crown StRosie Campbell's
320 Crown StSurly's American Tavern
182 Campbell StCafe Lounge
The Horse - Surry Hills
381 Crown StreetTokyo Bird
Belmore LaneSupermarket
Australian supermarket with comprehensive selection. Located at World Square shopping mall.
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Coles World Square
650 George StAustralian supermarket with comprehensive selection. Located at World Square shopping mall.
Closest supermarket - small and compact but very handy
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Woolworths Metro Central
302-306 Elizabeth StClosest supermarket - small and compact but very handy
Large market located in Chinatown’s Market City - Fresh produce, gifts, souvenirs etc. Opens Thursday - Sunday.
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Paddy's Market
13 Hay StLarge market located in Chinatown’s Market City - Fresh produce, gifts, souvenirs etc. Opens Thursday - Sunday.
Thai Kee IGA Supermarket
9-13 Hay StTransport
Town Hall Station
George StreetCentral Station
Eddy AvenueMuseum Station