Guidebook for Surry Hills
Food Scene
il baretto
496 Bourke StGreat, simple Italian, BYO wine, nearest restaurant to home
Vacanza Pizzeria
414 Bourke StGreat pizza. Pretty cheap
Sushi Suma
425 Cleveland StExcellent bang for buck Japanese
Oriental Healthy
423 Cleveland StSuper good value Asian. Really good Pho and Green Curry
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StReally good bread and pastries.
Yulli's
417 Crown StVegetarian restaurant. Not super cheap but worth the price
Bar Ume
1 Little Pier StreetNice Japanese restaurant. Not cheap but worth it.
BEST SCRAMBLED EGGS EVER.
Bill Granger's restaurant and some of the best brekkie in Sydney.
106 habitants recommandent
Bills
355 Crown StBEST 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 habitants recommandent
Mohr Fish
116 Devonshire StGreat fish & chips. Burger is good. Sit in for full and more fancy menu.
Longrain Restaurant
Exxy Thai restaurant
Madame Nhu
82 Campbell StGreat pho. Not super cheap.
Wine bar with yummy Italian food. One of Sydney's top restaurants
29 habitants recommandent
10 William St
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 habitants recommandent
Black Penny
648 Bourke StreetGood, casual bar with a great spirits selection and 50c wings on Mondays
St Jude Cafe
728 Bourke StNice simple cafe with great coffee and decent menu.
The Nepalese Kitchen
481 Crown StreetGood for curries. Pretty cheap.
Brewtown Surry Hills
536 Crown StGood coffee.
The Book Kitchen
255 Devonshire StreetGood cafe and lunch restaurant.
Phamish Vietnamese Restaurant
248 Palmer StCheap and cheerful Viet BYO
Bar Reggio
135 Crown StLow rent pizza and pasta. Cheap and cheerful. BYO
Xage Vietnamese
333 Crown StGood vietnamese. A little overpriced. BYO
Mr. Wong
3 Bridge LnBest Chinese in the city.
Super good Italian. Great service. Exxy. Good for celeb-spotting
189 habitants recommandent
Fratelli Paradiso
12-16 Challis AveSuper good Italian. Great service. Exxy. Good for celeb-spotting
Billy Kwong
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 habitants recommandent
North Bondi Fish
120 Ramsgate AveMatt 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 habitants recommandent
Forrester's
336 Riley StFun pub with good specials. Queenies Carribean restaurant upstairs does good events.
BEST GELATO! Hazelnut is the best flavour + try the specials.
236 habitants recommandent
Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown StBEST 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 habitants recommandent
Surry Hills Shopping Village
Ugly but convenient shopping centre with basic grocery store Coles and Post Office. AKA "Murder Mall"
Maloneys Grocer
214 Coogee Bay RdExpensive grocery store.
Drinks & Nightlife
Decent pub / bar. Good happy hour 5-7pm daily. Good Cheeseburger
33 habitants recommandent
The Carrington
565 Bourke StDecent pub / bar. Good happy hour 5-7pm daily. Good Cheeseburger
The Clock
470 Crown StPopular Surry Hills pub with reasonable food specials
121BC
50 Holt StreetReally good wine bar. Italian tapas.
The Owl House
294 Victoria StUnderrated cocktail bar. The bartender, Owen, is a legend.
The Cliff Dive
18 Oxford StFun tropical dive bar
Really good Mod-Aus restaurant with wood fired oven. A little pricey and need to book in advance.
88 habitants recommandent
Ester Restaurant
46-52 Meagher StReally 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 habitants recommandent
The Cricketers Arms Hotel
106 Fitzroy StGood pub vibes. Fun music late on the weekends. Decent food. Cool place.
This Must Be The Place
239 Oxford StREALLY GOOD COCKTAILS
Entertainment & Activities
Sportsground - Sydney Swans AFL in winter and cricket in summer.
127 habitants recommandent
Fiducie Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground
Driver AvenueSportsground - Sydney Swans AFL in winter and cricket in summer.
Sightseeing
Bronte Baths
Bronte RoadOur favourite Eastern beach.
Favourite beach on the north side. Hire a car for the day.
170 habitants recommandent
Freshwater Beach
Favourite beach on the north side. Hire a car for the day.
Circular Quay
Alfred StreetGet 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 habitants recommandent
Promenade côtière de Bondi à Bronte
1 Notts AveMUST DO coastal walk on a nice day... go all the way to Coogee if you've got time.
Parc Prince Alfred
Chalmers StreetPublic pool in nice park next to Central station
Big park in the middle of Sydney. Good for picnics, walks, and bike riding.
1102 habitants recommandent
Parc du Centenaire
15 Locked BagBig 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 habitants recommandent
Belvoir Street Theatre
25 Belvoir StOne of Sydney's most famous small theatres. Rare to see an average production there.
Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth StRetro cinema with a good bar.
See a show here if you can, and go down for a look at the building. MUST GO
1998 habitants recommandent
Opéra de Sydney
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 habitants recommandent
Sydney Theatre Company
15 Hickson RdSydney's biggest theatre company founded by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton