Guidebook for Surry Hills

Deena + Rory
Guidebook for Surry Hills

Food Scene

Great food and bar. Close to home. You can call and book a table (a rarity in Surry Hills!)
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NOMAD
16 Foster St
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Great food and bar. Close to home. You can call and book a table (a rarity in Surry Hills!)
Great modern Thai food and a fab bar downstairs that serves great Thai bar food. Amazing cocktails and some of Sydney's finest DJs spinning tunes.
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Longrain Restaurant
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Great modern Thai food and a fab bar downstairs that serves great Thai bar food. Amazing cocktails and some of Sydney's finest DJs spinning tunes.
Northern Thai street food. Their signature dessert is amazing.
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House
202 Elizabeth Street
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Northern Thai street food. Their signature dessert is amazing.
Breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee.
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BangBang Cafe
113 Reservoir St
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Breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee.
Considered by many as Sydney's finest coffee.
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Single O Surry Hills
64 Reservoir St
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Considered by many as Sydney's finest coffee.
They serve my favourite tea - Japanese green tea known as Genmaicha.
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Kawa
348 Crown St
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They serve my favourite tea - Japanese green tea known as Genmaicha.
Famous for the ricotta hotcakes. Worth a visit. Or wander over to their Darlinghurst branch.
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Bills
355 Crown St
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Famous for the ricotta hotcakes. Worth a visit. Or wander over to their Darlinghurst branch.
Delicious vegetarian fare and great wines in the heart of the Surry Hills dining precinct.
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Yulli's
417 Crown St
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Delicious vegetarian fare and great wines in the heart of the Surry Hills dining precinct.
Modern Chinese. Book in for a mahjong lesson one Saturday each month.
Mahjong Room
312 Crown St
Modern Chinese. Book in for a mahjong lesson one Saturday each month.
My favourite sandwich bar. Great food and great staff!
Sly
212 Devonshire St
My favourite sandwich bar. Great food and great staff!
Considered the best gelato in Sydney. What's not to love about that?
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Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown St
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Considered the best gelato in Sydney. What's not to love about that?
It's super convenient to the house, quick, easy and tasty modern chinese right in the pub. Grab some takeaway and sit in the garden or enjoy your meal with one of the many tasty craft beers on offer.
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Bamboo Dumpling Bar
140 Commonwealth St
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It's super convenient to the house, quick, easy and tasty modern chinese right in the pub. Grab some takeaway and sit in the garden or enjoy your meal with one of the many tasty craft beers on offer.

Essentials

Your nearest 'grocery store'. This is a health food/grovcery store. They also do ready to go meals which are quite yummy. It's a bit pricier than the big stores when it comes to the daily necessities.
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Thomas Dux Surry Hills
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Your nearest 'grocery store'. This is a health food/grovcery store. They also do ready to go meals which are quite yummy. It's a bit pricier than the big stores when it comes to the daily necessities.
It's a supermarket. Nothing special but when you need one.. well...
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Woolworths Metro Surry Hills
413-417 Bourke St
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It's a supermarket. Nothing special but when you need one.. well...
Another handy supermarket
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IGA Supermarket
23 Oxford St
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Another handy supermarket

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely bar with outdoor seating day and night. A nice distraction when grocery shopping.
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The Winery
285A Crown St
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Lovely bar with outdoor seating day and night. A nice distraction when grocery shopping.
A Sydney institution. If you're lucky you'll meet Doris the owner who is often found perched at the end of the bar. Check out the walls for newspaper clippings from her Hollywood career in the 40's
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Hollywood Hotel
2 Foster Street
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A Sydney institution. If you're lucky you'll meet Doris the owner who is often found perched at the end of the bar. Check out the walls for newspaper clippings from her Hollywood career in the 40's
A local small bar for some great hip hop and rnb from local and international DJs. Be warned, closes at midnight!
Play Bar
72 Campbell Street
A local small bar for some great hip hop and rnb from local and international DJs. Be warned, closes at midnight!
Make a booking and get green.... A nice twist to bar hopping. And yes, they only serve absinthe...
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Absinthesalon
87 Albion St
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Make a booking and get green.... A nice twist to bar hopping. And yes, they only serve absinthe...

Everything Else

Take a rug and a book and kick back. It's dog o'clock from about 430-6pm most weekdays.
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Harmony Park
147 Goulburn St
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Take a rug and a book and kick back. It's dog o'clock from about 430-6pm most weekdays.
An oasis of green in the city. Check out the War Memorial and The Archibold Fountain. Find a giant tree to sit under or go look for possums at dusk.
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Гайд-парк
Elizabeth Street
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An oasis of green in the city. Check out the War Memorial and The Archibold Fountain. Find a giant tree to sit under or go look for possums at dusk.
Indoor swimming pool and a great vegan yum cha restaurant along side. Also right next to St Mary's Cathedral.
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Cook Phillip Park Pool
4 College St
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Indoor swimming pool and a great vegan yum cha restaurant along side. Also right next to St Mary's Cathedral.
Beautiful park, outdoor heated pool and grassy areas to sit, BBQ and relax. Great kids play areas too.
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Парк принца Альфреда
Chalmers Street
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Beautiful park, outdoor heated pool and grassy areas to sit, BBQ and relax. Great kids play areas too.
Harbour side outdoor pool. Only open during the spring/summer months. Lovely cafe, morning yoga classes. Walk around Lady Macquarie's Chair and into the Botanical Gardens.
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Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool
1c Mrs Macquaries Rd
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Harbour side outdoor pool. Only open during the spring/summer months. Lovely cafe, morning yoga classes. Walk around Lady Macquarie's Chair and into the Botanical Gardens.
Hire a bike for the day for only $20 (as at Jan '15). Jump onto the bike paths around the area and the city and explore!
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tokyobike
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Hire a bike for the day for only $20 (as at Jan '15). Jump onto the bike paths around the area and the city and explore!

Shopping

Major shopping precinct. All the high street stores as well as high end designers, big department stores (David Jones and Myer).
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Уэстфилд
Market Street
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Major shopping precinct. All the high street stores as well as high end designers, big department stores (David Jones and Myer).
If designer furniture and homewares are your thing...
Hub
118 Birmingham St
If designer furniture and homewares are your thing...

Sightseeing

Beautiful Gardens right on the harbour. Take it all in, have a picnic, walk around to the Opera House.
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Королевский ботанический сад — Сидней
Mrs Macquaries Road
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Beautiful Gardens right on the harbour. Take it all in, have a picnic, walk around to the Opera House.
If you can't afford the bridge climb, try this. A few stairs to climb but a magnificent view and only $10 (at Jan '15).
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Вышка-видовая
Sydney Harbour Bridge
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If you can't afford the bridge climb, try this. A few stairs to climb but a magnificent view and only $10 (at Jan '15).
Well worth the money if you can. A spectacular view and lets face it, who doesn't love the idea of climbing the bridge!!!!
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BridgeClimb Sydney
3 Cumberland St
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Well worth the money if you can. A spectacular view and lets face it, who doesn't love the idea of climbing the bridge!!!!

Arts & Culture

As well as various travelling exhibitions, this gallery has a great collection of Australian and Aboriginal art. Download the app for a guided tour of the collection when you go.
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Художественная галерея Нового Южного Уэльса
Art Gallery Road
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As well as various travelling exhibitions, this gallery has a great collection of Australian and Aboriginal art. Download the app for a guided tour of the collection when you go.
If Dinosaurs are your thing, then head to the Australian Museum. Check out the website for current exhibitions.
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Австралийский музей
1 William St
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If Dinosaurs are your thing, then head to the Australian Museum. Check out the website for current exhibitions.
Check the website for current exhibitions. Lovely rooftop cafe for a coffee/wine overlooking the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. They also run kids programs so jump on the website to see whats on
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Монтерей Спортс-Сентер
140 George St
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Check the website for current exhibitions. Lovely rooftop cafe for a coffee/wine overlooking the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. They also run kids programs so jump on the website to see whats on
A small 60 seat cinema and bar showing mainly cult films and classics. This used to be a screening room for Paramount pictures and is located in the lovely Paramount building.
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Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth St
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A small 60 seat cinema and bar showing mainly cult films and classics. This used to be a screening room for Paramount pictures and is located in the lovely Paramount building.
Gallery/shop - alternative art
Outré Gallery
285 Crown St
Gallery/shop - alternative art