Guidebook for Forest Lodge
Food Scene
Doytao Thai Glebe
35C Ross StGreat Thai takeaway open until 10pm every day. Healthy and delicious.
Best closest cafe for breakfast and lunch, good coffee and nice staff.
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In The Annex
35 Ross StBest closest cafe for breakfast and lunch, good coffee and nice staff.
Sonoma Bakery Café
215A Glebe Point RdGreat sourdough, breakfasts, pastries and coffee.
Fantastic patisserie, brioche, croissants, breakfast panini, coffee, sandwiches, lovely baguettes, whole cakes, pies and quiches.
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Culture Society
6-8 O'Connell StFantastic patisserie, brioche, croissants, breakfast panini, coffee, sandwiches, lovely baguettes, whole cakes, pies and quiches.
Walking distance fine modern Australian dining, great ingredients — sit at the bar if you can't get a table.
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Glebe Point Diner
407 Glebe Point RdWalking distance fine modern Australian dining, great ingredients — sit at the bar if you can't get a table.
Good innovative cafe in great location on the harbour with great views. Lovely foreshore walk to here via Johnstons Creek walk.
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Blackwattle Cafe
55 Leichhardt StreetGood innovative cafe in great location on the harbour with great views. Lovely foreshore walk to here via Johnstons Creek walk.
5 STAR FINE DINING. Seafood specialty, great oysters and famous snapper pie. Bookings recommended.
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The Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay
123 Ferry Rd5 STAR FINE DINING. Seafood specialty, great oysters and famous snapper pie. Bookings recommended.
Best local pizza, and they deliver in about 45 minutes. Menu is on their website.
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Crust Pizza Annandale
113a Booth StBest local pizza, and they deliver in about 45 minutes. Menu is on their website.
Great hipster coffee, cronuts, breakfast and lunch menu. Closes up by about 4pm.
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Brewtown
6-8 O'Connell StreetGreat hipster coffee, cronuts, breakfast and lunch menu. Closes up by about 4pm.
LUXE Newtown
191 Missenden RdBAKERY AND COFFEE. Breakfast and lunch.
Runcible Spoon
27 Barr StLocal hipster cafe, breakfast and lunch.
Urban Pizza Bar
12-14 Layton StTAKEAWAY or EAT IN PIZZA. Cafe next door too.
SYDNEY'S BEST patisserie with courtyard seating outside.
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La Renaissance Patisserie and Cafe
47 Argyle StSYDNEY'S BEST patisserie with courtyard seating outside.
Widely acclaimed fresh Sydney approach to breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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bills
79 Hall StWidely acclaimed fresh Sydney approach to breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Essentials
Good local medium sized supermarket with fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, milk and meats.
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Supabarn Annandale
4 Booth StGood local medium sized supermarket with fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, milk and meats.
Small local supermarket on main local street. Newspapers, bus tickets, general groceries, with only a small range of fresh fruit and vegetables.
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IGA Glebe
215 Glebe Point RdSmall local supermarket on main local street. Newspapers, bus tickets, general groceries, with only a small range of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Small supermarket with most lines, fresh bread, fruit and vegetables.
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IGA Annandale
47 Booth StSmall supermarket with most lines, fresh bread, fruit and vegetables.
Fresh bread, cakes and pies everyday. Opens early. Closes at 6pm. Also sells milk.
Bakers Delight Glebe
341 Glebe Point RdFresh bread, cakes and pies everyday. Opens early. Closes at 6pm. Also sells milk.
Sightseeing
SATURDAYS ONLY 8am to 3pm Local markets with food and clothes, secondhand goods, live music and lots of people.
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Izitolo zeGlebe
Glebe Point RoadSATURDAYS ONLY 8am to 3pm Local markets with food and clothes, secondhand goods, live music and lots of people.
OPEN EVERYDAY FROM 7AM. Lots of fresh fish, oysters and shellfish. Large outdoor seating area to eat sushi, fish and chips or lobster! Bakery, deli, fruit shop and bottle shop inside too.
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Isitolo saseSydney Fish
Bank StreetOPEN EVERYDAY FROM 7AM. Lots of fresh fish, oysters and shellfish. Large outdoor seating area to eat sushi, fish and chips or lobster! Bakery, deli, fruit shop and bottle shop inside too.
Huge entertainment complex, but has some great new restaurants including BALLA, Momufuku, Zumbo patisserie and Gelato Messina. You can catch the light rail here.
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The Star Sydney
20-80 Pyrmont StHuge entertainment complex, but has some great new restaurants including BALLA, Momufuku, Zumbo patisserie and Gelato Messina. You can catch the light rail here.
Iziko Lomuzi Womhlaba WaseAustralia
2 Murray StBoats, submarines, warships.
Large tourist friendly area with museums, restaurants, playgrounds, IMAX cinema etc. A little bit dated and currently under a major reconstruction project.
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Darling Harbour
Large tourist friendly area with museums, restaurants, playgrounds, IMAX cinema etc. A little bit dated and currently under a major reconstruction project.
Great heritage building full of retail from high end fashion to food and gifts. Well worth a visit.
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Queen Victoria Building (QVB)
Great heritage building full of retail from high end fashion to food and gifts. Well worth a visit.
GET THE FERRY from Circular Quay across the harbour (30 minute trip). Restaurants, bars, shopping and the beach!
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Manly
GET THE FERRY from Circular Quay across the harbour (30 minute trip). Restaurants, bars, shopping and the beach!
Bondi Beach
AUSTRALIA'S MOST FAMOUS BEACH!
Biggest Chinatown in Australia with many streets of Asian stores and restaurants.
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Chinatown Sydney
84 Dixon StBiggest Chinatown in Australia with many streets of Asian stores and restaurants.
Shopping
Great eclectic bookshop with gifts, cards, magazines. Design books upstairs, kids books at the back.
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Gleebooks
49 Glebe Point RdGreat eclectic bookshop with gifts, cards, magazines. Design books upstairs, kids books at the back.
Largest local shopping mall includes Apple Store, Target, Kmart, all major supermarkets (Aldi, Coles, Woolworths). Hoyts Cinemas, food court, Japanese sushi train and 50 specialty stores.
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Broadway Sydney
1 Bay StLargest local shopping mall includes Apple Store, Target, Kmart, all major supermarkets (Aldi, Coles, Woolworths). Hoyts Cinemas, food court, Japanese sushi train and 50 specialty stores.
BEST FRUIT AND VEGETABLES in the area. Three generations of the same family have run the shop and deli next door. Lots of variety, always fresh. Bread, cheese, nuts etc.
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Galluzzo Fruiterers
187 Glebe Point RdBEST FRUIT AND VEGETABLES in the area. Three generations of the same family have run the shop and deli next door. Lots of variety, always fresh. Bread, cheese, nuts etc.
Themed motorbike and cycle shop with clothing range and fantastic large restaurant/cafe on the side. Open for dinner but check times!
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Deus Ex Machina Motorcycles
98-104 Parramatta RdThemed motorbike and cycle shop with clothing range and fantastic large restaurant/cafe on the side. Open for dinner but check times!
WIDE RANGE OF WINES, BEERS and SPIRITS. Small supermarket next door.
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Camperdown Cellars
140-144 Parramatta RdWIDE RANGE OF WINES, BEERS and SPIRITS. Small supermarket next door.
Sydney's newest and largest mall with all sorts of retail including ZARA, Gucci and Miu Miu (good food hall up on 4th floor).
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Westfield
Market StreetSydney's newest and largest mall with all sorts of retail including ZARA, Gucci and Miu Miu (good food hall up on 4th floor).
Everything Else
Forest Laundry & Dry Cleaning
17 Ross StClosest dry cleaner and bagwash.
Drinks & Nightlife
Large old style pub, recently renovated with large food menu, and big screen TVs for major sports telecasts.
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The Toxteth
345 Glebe Point RdLarge old style pub, recently renovated with large food menu, and big screen TVs for major sports telecasts.
Fun local pub with restaurant (pizzas, salads, ribs, schnitzels, chips, wedges etc). Pool table, ping pong and pinball!
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Forest Lodge Hotel
117 Arundel StFun local pub with restaurant (pizzas, salads, ribs, schnitzels, chips, wedges etc). Pool table, ping pong and pinball!
Recently opened small bar, wines by the glass and small tasting plates.
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Timbah
375 Glebe Point RdRecently opened small bar, wines by the glass and small tasting plates.
RECENTLY OVERHAULED with all types of bards, food, and entertainment, right on the beach.
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Coogee Pavilion
169 Dolphin StRECENTLY OVERHAULED with all types of bards, food, and entertainment, right on the beach.
Arts & Culture
Local arthouse cinemas. Check Dendy website for times.
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Dendy Cinemas Newtown
261-263 King StLocal arthouse cinemas. Check Dendy website for times.
Oldest art museum in Sydney with a huge collection in a great harbourside/parkside location.
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I-Art Gallery yaseNew South Wales
Art Gallery RoadOldest art museum in Sydney with a huge collection in a great harbourside/parkside location.
Recently extended modern art gallery right on the harbour. Great changing exhibitions and rooftop cafe.
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Iziko lezobuciko zomzantsi
140 George StRecently extended modern art gallery right on the harbour. Great changing exhibitions and rooftop cafe.