Guidebook for Surry Hills
Food Scene
Strawberry Hills Hotel
453 Elizabeth StGreat $12 pub grub in a vibrant bustling setting.
Small 20pax relaxed hub with blue and white decor, cooking seafood dishes and fried fish to eat in or take away.
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Mohr Fish
116 Devonshire StSmall 20pax relaxed hub with blue and white decor, cooking seafood dishes and fried fish to eat in or take away.
SASAKI has opened up in 2017 to introduce customers to a Japanese way of living serving as an homage to owner/head chef, Yu Sasaki's hometown of Shimane and is a reflection of his memories. The $80 set menu is devine.
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Sasaki
21 Alberta StSASAKI has opened up in 2017 to introduce customers to a Japanese way of living serving as an homage to owner/head chef, Yu Sasaki's hometown of Shimane and is a reflection of his memories. The $80 set menu is devine.
Redfern Continental is an all day all night neighbourhood eatery with classic European dishes served in a retro-chic space with a modern bar and exposed brick. (Enjoy cocktails in the back GDR bar, too).
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Redfern Continental
180 Redfern StRedfern Continental is an all day all night neighbourhood eatery with classic European dishes served in a retro-chic space with a modern bar and exposed brick. (Enjoy cocktails in the back GDR bar, too).
Funky cafe with a Woodstock wall photo and a seasonal, thoughtfully sourced menu, plus LPs for sale.
39 paikallista suosittelee
Suzie Q Coffee & Records
18 Hutchinson StFunky cafe with a Woodstock wall photo and a seasonal, thoughtfully sourced menu, plus LPs for sale.
Cool Thai place with communal tables, a dragon mural and hanging lights, plus a lunchtime food cart.
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Muum Maam
50 Holt StCool Thai place with communal tables, a dragon mural and hanging lights, plus a lunchtime food cart.
Casual eatery with a buzzy vibe, exposed brick walls and an open kitchen serving Thai street food.
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Chat Thai
20 Campbell StreetCasual eatery with a buzzy vibe, exposed brick walls and an open kitchen serving Thai street food.
Upbeat restaurant in a converted warehouse serving contemporary cuisine with Middle Eastern accents.
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NOMAD
16 Foster StUpbeat restaurant in a converted warehouse serving contemporary cuisine with Middle Eastern accents.
Warm and welcoming, Fred's is designed to feel just like home. Dedicated to sustainable produce and the people who farm it, head chef Danielle Alvarez builds her menu around seasonality and combines old-world techniques with innovation.
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Fred's
380 Oxford StWarm and welcoming, Fred's is designed to feel just like home. Dedicated to sustainable produce and the people who farm it, head chef Danielle Alvarez builds her menu around seasonality and combines old-world techniques with innovation.
Bustling streetside cafe prepping freshly roasted coffee and seasonal bites in funky surrounds.
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Single O Surry Hills
64 Reservoir StBustling streetside cafe prepping freshly roasted coffee and seasonal bites in funky surrounds.
The menu says it all: sticky, spiced, chilli, pickled, hellfire, toasted, lime, relish, barbecue, jungle, death, caramelised, charred. The words are emphatic, the din is relentless, the energy is high.
48 paikallista suosittelee
Chin Chin Sydney
69 Commonwealth StThe menu says it all: sticky, spiced, chilli, pickled, hellfire, toasted, lime, relish, barbecue, jungle, death, caramelised, charred. The words are emphatic, the din is relentless, the energy is high.
Essentials
Woolworths Metro Surry Hills
413-417 Bourke StOpen until midnight.
Ginger creme brulee tarts, pain au chocolats, great sour dough loaves, flourless chocolate cake and great coffee. No wonder the people queue.
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Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StGinger creme brulee tarts, pain au chocolats, great sour dough loaves, flourless chocolate cake and great coffee. No wonder the people queue.
This is a fully stocked, compact shop, with a quality selection of fruit and veg – everything from swiss brown mushrooms to papaya, organic meats and fish, dairy, prepared foods and high-end, hard-to-find pantry and housewares (from preserved lemons to baking parchment).
160 paikallista suosittelee
Maloneys Grocer
214 Coogee Bay RdThis is a fully stocked, compact shop, with a quality selection of fruit and veg – everything from swiss brown mushrooms to papaya, organic meats and fish, dairy, prepared foods and high-end, hard-to-find pantry and housewares (from preserved lemons to baking parchment).
Vintage Cellars Darlinghurst
65 Oxford StVino, spirits and beer!
Over 700 craft beers. Incredible selection, absurdly friendly staff. Cannot recommend highly enough.
The Oak Barrel
152 Elizabeth StOver 700 craft beers. Incredible selection, absurdly friendly staff. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Entertainment & Activities
This 50-metre lap pool offers lessons & a shaded lounging area, plus a splash pad, swim shop & cafe. Closes 8pm on most days.
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Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers StreetThis 50-metre lap pool offers lessons & a shaded lounging area, plus a splash pad, swim shop & cafe. Closes 8pm on most days.
Palace Central, now open in Broadway's Central Park Mall (opposite UTS), is comprised of 10 screens, plus 3 Platinum cinemas and multiple lounge and bar areas.
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Palace Cinemas
28 BroadwayPalace Central, now open in Broadway's Central Park Mall (opposite UTS), is comprised of 10 screens, plus 3 Platinum cinemas and multiple lounge and bar areas.
Featuring sleek and modern interior design with four stylish cinemas and a bespoke café and bar, Palace Verona offers a premium cinematic experience.
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Palace Verona
17 Oxford StFeaturing sleek and modern interior design with four stylish cinemas and a bespoke café and bar, Palace Verona offers a premium cinematic experience.
Classic and cult movies, plus new releases and a cosy bar, in an art deco building from 1940.
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Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth StClassic and cult movies, plus new releases and a cosy bar, in an art deco building from 1940.
Arts & Culture
Free wi-fi zone. Story-telling sessions for children. Well-stocked newspapers and periodical section.
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Surry Hills Library
405 Crown StFree wi-fi zone. Story-telling sessions for children. Well-stocked newspapers and periodical section.
The White Rabbit Gallery is an art museum in Sydney, Australia, which exhibits selections from the White Rabbit Collection of 21st-century Chinese contemporary art.
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White Rabbit -galleria
30 Balfour StThe White Rabbit Gallery is an art museum in Sydney, Australia, which exhibits selections from the White Rabbit Collection of 21st-century Chinese contemporary art.
One of Australia's most celebrated and acclaimed theatre companies, based in Sydney's Surry Hills.
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Belvoir Street
Belvoir StreetOne of Australia's most celebrated and acclaimed theatre companies, based in Sydney's Surry Hills.
Art museum & former home of avant-garde artist Brett Whiteley featuring large, unfinished works.
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Brett Whiteley Studio
2 Raper StArt museum & former home of avant-garde artist Brett Whiteley featuring large, unfinished works.
Shopping
Every Saturday morning, Carriageworks Farmers Markets allow you to buy seasonal, organic & bio dynamic food direct from NSW farmers & producers.
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Carriageworks
245 Wilson StEvery Saturday morning, Carriageworks Farmers Markets allow you to buy seasonal, organic & bio dynamic food direct from NSW farmers & producers.
Expertly crafted, sustainably grown, hardwood furniture designed by Ross Longmuir, along with handpicked Australian art and handmade homewares.
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planet furniture
114 Commonwealth StExpertly crafted, sustainably grown, hardwood furniture designed by Ross Longmuir, along with handpicked Australian art and handmade homewares.
Nick and Michael Garnham turned ailing furniture upholsterer Jardan into one of Australia's leading contemporary lifestyle companies.
Jardan
42 Oxford StNick and Michael Garnham turned ailing furniture upholsterer Jardan into one of Australia's leading contemporary lifestyle companies.
Parks & Nature
Located moments from the CBD and easily accessible by car or public transport, Centennial Parklands is a must see location in Sydney. Made up of three major urban parks covering 360 hectares, the Parklands are aesthetically beautiful as well as historically significant, housing Australia’s Federation monument, The Federation Pavilion. Free to visit, the Parklands are home to over 15,000 trees, Australian wildlife, ponds, flowers beds, statues.
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Centennial Park
15 Locked BagLocated moments from the CBD and easily accessible by car or public transport, Centennial Parklands is a must see location in Sydney. Made up of three major urban parks covering 360 hectares, the Parklands are aesthetically beautiful as well as historically significant, housing Australia’s Federation monument, The Federation Pavilion. Free to visit, the Parklands are home to over 15,000 trees, Australian wildlife, ponds, flowers beds, statues.
Bushland trails and duck ponds meet a playground and Trumper Oval at this wonderful eastern suburbs park.
Trumper Oval
Glenmore RoadBushland trails and duck ponds meet a playground and Trumper Oval at this wonderful eastern suburbs park.
Sightseeing
Mrs Macquarie's Chair is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour, hand carved by convicts from sandstone in 1810 for Governor Macquarie's wife Elizabeth. Turn the corner on this point and a beautiful view out towards the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge reveals in splendor.
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Mrs Macquarien tuoli
1d Mrs Macquaries RdMrs Macquarie's Chair is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour, hand carved by convicts from sandstone in 1810 for Governor Macquarie's wife Elizabeth. Turn the corner on this point and a beautiful view out towards the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge reveals in splendor.