Guidebook for Surry Hills
Food Scene
Open from noon to midnight. $5 Taco $15 grilled fish or minute steak with salad + great churros for dessert, oh yeah it's a pub with indoor and street seating.
47 locals recommend
El Loco at Excelsior
64 Foveaux StOpen from noon to midnight. $5 Taco $15 grilled fish or minute steak with salad + great churros for dessert, oh yeah it's a pub with indoor and street seating.
Fresh quality Japanese Bar food run by Kenji, beer on tap, sake by the wall full, sharing plates, sashimi, sushi and seasonal specials page.
15 locals recommend
Izakaya Fujiyama
38-52 Waterloo StFresh quality Japanese Bar food run by Kenji, beer on tap, sake by the wall full, sharing plates, sashimi, sushi and seasonal specials page.
Sample Coffee
118 Devonshire StGreat Coffee + Service Monday - Friday 6.30am - 4pm
Breakfast - On street take away or sit inside and have meal, grab a table and order at the counter.
Sydney Roasting Warehouse
50 Holt StBreakfast - On street take away or sit inside and have meal, grab a table and order at the counter.
Breakfast/Lunch. Great Coffee and menu board Monday - Friday 6.30am - 4pm Saturday 7.30am - 2pm
17 locals recommend
Le Monde Cafe
83 Foveaux StBreakfast/Lunch. Great Coffee and menu board Monday - Friday 6.30am - 4pm Saturday 7.30am - 2pm
Bar Ume
1 Little Pier StreetFine dining Japanese
Zilver Restaurant
191 Pitt StYum Cha
Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown StGelato worth queuing
Mohr Fish
116 Devonshire St$10 Fish n Chips
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StPopular Bakery
Cafe Cre Asion
310 Alberta StCoffee, Macarons, Sandwich - Excellent
Lemon Cafe
393 Crown StreetGood for Breakfast or Lunch
The Beresford
354 Bourke StDrink + Eat
Twig Cafe
357 Cleveland StCoffee shop attached to Garden Store
Marigold Restaurant
Yum Cha Chinese
Golden Century Seafood Restaurant
393 Sussex StreetChinese. Ideal for a midnight meal
Sly
212 Devonshire StBreakfast - Great Coffee, toasted sandwiches and old school jaffles
Everything Else
All Italian wine bar with tasty bites open Monday - Saturday 5pm - 11pm with italian Bottle shop attached open Monday - Saturday Noon - 9pm
30 locals recommend
121BC
50 Holt StreetAll Italian wine bar with tasty bites open Monday - Saturday 5pm - 11pm with italian Bottle shop attached open Monday - Saturday Noon - 9pm
Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers StreetHeated outdoor swimming pool
Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool
1c Mrs Macquaries RdPublic Swimming Pool
Sydney Fish Market
Bank StreetPick up some cooked prawns and fresh bread rolls
Pyrmont Growers Market first Saturday of every month (except January) 7am - 11am
21 locals recommend
Pyrmont Bay Park
Pirrama RoadPyrmont Growers Market first Saturday of every month (except January) 7am - 11am
Katsu Yachiyo
208 Devonshire StTasty Japanese with sharing mains and other options from 6pm
Sightseeing
Thursday - Sunday 10am - 6pm Free Home for contemporary Chinese Art with Tea House
329 locals recommend
White Rabbit Gallery
30 Balfour StThursday - Sunday 10am - 6pm Free Home for contemporary Chinese Art with Tea House
Centennial Park - Hire Bike, Picnic, Play, Swans + Ducks. Approx 3.5km around the loop. Open from sunrise to sunset
1102 locals recommend
Centennial Park
15 Locked BagCentennial Park - Hire Bike, Picnic, Play, Swans + Ducks. Approx 3.5km around the loop. Open from sunrise to sunset
Surry Hills Library
405 Crown StCool Library
Bondi Beach
Do coastal walk to Bronte Beach
Catch ferry from Circular Quay, grab a drink at wharf and walk through mall to Manly Beach
752 locals recommend
Manly Beach
Catch ferry from Circular Quay, grab a drink at wharf and walk through mall to Manly Beach
Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Ferries to the Taronga Zoo, Lunar Park, Darling harbour, Watsons Bay + Manly
518 locals recommend
Circular Quay
Alfred StreetOpera House, Harbour Bridge, Ferries to the Taronga Zoo, Lunar Park, Darling harbour, Watsons Bay + Manly
Surry Hills Market
Crown StreetFirst Saturday of Every Month
Small park. Grab a picnic lunch from Macleay St, harbour views, ponds with coy
49 locals recommend
Arthur McElhone Reserve
1A Billyard AveSmall park. Grab a picnic lunch from Macleay St, harbour views, ponds with coy
Taronga Zoo Sydney
Bradleys Head RoadGreat views back to the city...the animals are awesome too
Harry's Cafe de Wheels
Cowper Wharf RoadwayEat a pie on the wharf
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Mrs Macquaries RoadTake a picnic and spend half a day
Catch a ferry from Circular Quay, Doyles on the beach or Doyles on the wharf seafood eateries or Watsons Bay Hotel beer garden for food and drinks then take a walk around Camp Cove
332 locals recommend
Watsons Bay
Catch a ferry from Circular Quay, Doyles on the beach or Doyles on the wharf seafood eateries or Watsons Bay Hotel beer garden for food and drinks then take a walk around Camp Cove
Essentials
Maloneys Grocer
214 Coogee Bay RdFruit n Veg + ready to go Deli items
Discount Chemist, new one added to Crown St + Cleveland St
13 locals recommend
Chemist Warehouse Darlinghurst
175 Riley StDiscount Chemist, new one added to Crown St + Cleveland St
Shopping
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetShopping Strip
TITLE Store
501 Crown StBooks, Movies, Vinyl
MacLeay Street
Macleay StreetNice strip of cafes and shops
Queen St
Beautiful street with cafes, antique stores and homeware stores
Paddington Markets
395 Oxford StEvery Saturday from 10am over 200 stalls
Glebe Markets
Glebe Point RoadEvery Saturday from 10am - 4pm
Unpretentious Shopping Strip of pubs, bookshops, clothing, cafes from Sydney University to Sydney Park. Newtown Train Station is in the middle.
165 locals recommend
King Street
King StreetUnpretentious Shopping Strip of pubs, bookshops, clothing, cafes from Sydney University to Sydney Park. Newtown Train Station is in the middle.
William St
side street off Oxford St with charming shops
Arts & Culture
Dendy Cinemas Opera Quays
1 Macquarie StMovies
The Bavarian Entertainment Quarter
212 Bent StMovies, shops, Wednesday + Saturday markets
Luna Park Sydney
1 Olympic DrLocation
Drinks & Nightlife
Shakespeare Hotel
200 Devonshire StPub
The Trinity
505 Crown StPub with good food