Guidebook for Surry Hills

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Guidebook for Surry Hills

Food Scene

Great, simple Italian, BYO wine, nearest restaurant to home
49 locals recommend
il baretto
496 Bourke St
49 locals recommend
Great, simple Italian, BYO wine, nearest restaurant to home
Great pizza. Pretty cheap
125 locals recommend
Vacanza Pizzeria
414 Bourke St
125 locals recommend
Great pizza. Pretty cheap
Excellent bang for buck Japanese
23 locals recommend
Sushi Suma
425 Cleveland St
23 locals recommend
Excellent bang for buck Japanese
Super good value Asian. Really good Pho and Green Curry
10 locals recommend
Oriental Healthy
423 Cleveland St
10 locals recommend
Super good value Asian. Really good Pho and Green Curry
Really good bread and pastries.
324 locals recommend
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke St
324 locals recommend
Really good bread and pastries.
Vegetarian restaurant. Not super cheap but worth the price
66 locals recommend
Yulli's
417 Crown St
66 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant. Not super cheap but worth the price
Nice Japanese restaurant. Not cheap but worth it.
16 locals recommend
Bar Ume
1 Little Pier Street
16 locals recommend
Nice Japanese restaurant. Not cheap but worth it.
BEST SCRAMBLED EGGS EVER. Bill Granger's restaurant and some of the best brekkie in Sydney.
106 locals recommend
Bills
355 Crown St
106 locals recommend
BEST SCRAMBLED EGGS EVER. Bill Granger's restaurant and some of the best brekkie in Sydney.
Great fish & chips. Burger is good. Sit in for full and more fancy menu.
24 locals recommend
Mohr Fish
116 Devonshire St
24 locals recommend
Great fish & chips. Burger is good. Sit in for full and more fancy menu.
Exxy Thai restaurant
65 locals recommend
Longrain Restaurant
65 locals recommend
Exxy Thai restaurant
Great pho. Not super cheap.
20 locals recommend
Madame Nhu
82 Campbell St
20 locals recommend
Great pho. Not super cheap.
Wine bar with yummy Italian food. One of Sydney's top restaurants
29 locals recommend
10 William St
29 locals recommend
Wine bar with yummy Italian food. One of Sydney's top restaurants
Good, casual bar with a great spirits selection and 50c wings on Mondays
18 locals recommend
Black Penny
648 Bourke Street
18 locals recommend
Good, casual bar with a great spirits selection and 50c wings on Mondays
Nice simple cafe with great coffee and decent menu.
45 locals recommend
St Jude Cafe
728 Bourke St
45 locals recommend
Nice simple cafe with great coffee and decent menu.
Good for curries. Pretty cheap.
16 locals recommend
The Nepalese Kitchen
481 Crown Street
16 locals recommend
Good for curries. Pretty cheap.
Good coffee.
41 locals recommend
Brewtown Surry Hills
536 Crown St
41 locals recommend
Good coffee.
Good cafe and lunch restaurant.
22 locals recommend
The Book Kitchen
255 Devonshire Street
22 locals recommend
Good cafe and lunch restaurant.
Cheap and cheerful Viet BYO
63 locals recommend
Phamish Vietnamese Restaurant
248 Palmer St
63 locals recommend
Cheap and cheerful Viet BYO
Low rent pizza and pasta. Cheap and cheerful. BYO
60 locals recommend
Bar Reggio
135 Crown St
60 locals recommend
Low rent pizza and pasta. Cheap and cheerful. BYO
Good vietnamese. A little overpriced. BYO
15 locals recommend
Xage Vietnamese
333 Crown St
15 locals recommend
Good vietnamese. A little overpriced. BYO
Best Chinese in the city.
76 locals recommend
Mr. Wong
3 Bridge Ln
76 locals recommend
Best Chinese in the city.
Super good Italian. Great service. Exxy. Good for celeb-spotting
189 locals recommend
Fratelli Paradiso
12-16 Challis Ave
189 locals recommend
Super good Italian. Great service. Exxy. Good for celeb-spotting
Iconic Sydney Chinese X Mod-Aus restaurant by Kylie Kwong
105 locals recommend
Billy Kwong
105 locals recommend
Iconic Sydney Chinese X Mod-Aus restaurant by Kylie Kwong
Matt Moran's seafood restaurant / bar. Great place to sit for an afternoon of drinking and eating and watching beautiful Bondi
261 locals recommend
North Bondi Fish
120 Ramsgate Ave
261 locals recommend
Matt Moran's seafood restaurant / bar. Great place to sit for an afternoon of drinking and eating and watching beautiful Bondi
Fun pub with good specials. Queenies Carribean restaurant upstairs does good events.
52 locals recommend
Forrester's
336 Riley St
52 locals recommend
Fun pub with good specials. Queenies Carribean restaurant upstairs does good events.
BEST GELATO! Hazelnut is the best flavour + try the specials.
236 locals recommend
Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown St
236 locals recommend
BEST GELATO! Hazelnut is the best flavour + try the specials.

Essentials

Ugly but convenient shopping centre with basic grocery store Coles and Post Office. AKA "Murder Mall"
51 locals recommend
Surry Hills Shopping Village
51 locals recommend
Ugly but convenient shopping centre with basic grocery store Coles and Post Office. AKA "Murder Mall"
Expensive grocery store.
160 locals recommend
Maloneys Grocer
214 Coogee Bay Rd
160 locals recommend
Expensive grocery store.

Drinks & Nightlife

Decent pub / bar. Good happy hour 5-7pm daily. Good Cheeseburger
33 locals recommend
The Carrington
565 Bourke St
33 locals recommend
Decent pub / bar. Good happy hour 5-7pm daily. Good Cheeseburger
Popular Surry Hills pub with reasonable food specials
177 locals recommend
The Clock
470 Crown St
177 locals recommend
Popular Surry Hills pub with reasonable food specials
Really good wine bar. Italian tapas.
30 locals recommend
121BC
50 Holt Street
30 locals recommend
Really good wine bar. Italian tapas.
Underrated cocktail bar. The bartender, Owen, is a legend.
25 locals recommend
The Owl House
294 Victoria St
25 locals recommend
Underrated cocktail bar. The bartender, Owen, is a legend.
Fun tropical dive bar
25 locals recommend
The Cliff Dive
18 Oxford St
25 locals recommend
Fun tropical dive bar
Really good Mod-Aus restaurant with wood fired oven. A little pricey and need to book in advance.
88 locals recommend
Ester Restaurant
46-52 Meagher St
88 locals recommend
Really good Mod-Aus restaurant with wood fired oven. A little pricey and need to book in advance.
Good pub vibes. Fun music late on the weekends. Decent food. Cool place.
34 locals recommend
The Cricketers Arms Hotel
106 Fitzroy St
34 locals recommend
Good pub vibes. Fun music late on the weekends. Decent food. Cool place.
REALLY GOOD COCKTAILS
20 locals recommend
This Must Be The Place
239 Oxford St
20 locals recommend
REALLY GOOD COCKTAILS

Entertainment & Activities

Sportsground - Sydney Swans AFL in winter and cricket in summer.
127 locals recommend
Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust
Driver Avenue
127 locals recommend
Sportsground - Sydney Swans AFL in winter and cricket in summer.

Sightseeing

Our favourite Eastern beach.
390 locals recommend
Bronte Baths
Bronte Road
390 locals recommend
Our favourite Eastern beach.
Favourite beach on the north side. Hire a car for the day.
170 locals recommend
Freshwater Beach
170 locals recommend
Favourite beach on the north side. Hire a car for the day.
Get the Ferry to Manly
518 locals recommend
Circular Quay
Alfred Street
518 locals recommend
Get the Ferry to Manly

Parks & Nature

MUST DO coastal walk on a nice day... go all the way to Coogee if you've got time.
769 locals recommend
Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk
1 Notts Ave
769 locals recommend
MUST DO coastal walk on a nice day... go all the way to Coogee if you've got time.
Public pool in nice park next to Central station
272 locals recommend
Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers Street
272 locals recommend
Public pool in nice park next to Central station
Big park in the middle of Sydney. Good for picnics, walks, and bike riding.
1102 locals recommend
Centennial Park
15 Locked Bag
1102 locals recommend
Big park in the middle of Sydney. Good for picnics, walks, and bike riding.

Arts & Culture

One of Sydney's most famous small theatres. Rare to see an average production there.
84 locals recommend
Belvoir Street Theatre
25 Belvoir St
84 locals recommend
One of Sydney's most famous small theatres. Rare to see an average production there.
Retro cinema with a good bar.
75 locals recommend
Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth St
75 locals recommend
Retro cinema with a good bar.
See a show here if you can, and go down for a look at the building. MUST GO
1998 locals recommend
Sydney Opera House
1998 locals recommend
See a show here if you can, and go down for a look at the building. MUST GO
Sydney's biggest theatre company founded by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton
82 locals recommend
Sydney Theatre Company
15 Hickson Rd
82 locals recommend
Sydney's biggest theatre company founded by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton