Guidebook for Surry Hills
Drinks & Nightlife
Really colourful an vibrant bar! with outside terras as well, always good crowds, nice food and music in the weekends
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El Loco at Excelsior
64 Foveaux StReally colourful an vibrant bar! with outside terras as well, always good crowds, nice food and music in the weekends
a typical local pub in this hip and trendy neighbourhood. with old carpet and red lightning, for sure something different!
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Hollywood Hotel
2 Foster Streeta typical local pub in this hip and trendy neighbourhood. with old carpet and red lightning, for sure something different!
Love this bar! always friendly personel, great wall paintings, yummy cocktails and sausage rolls!
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The Wild Rover
75 Campbell StLove this bar! always friendly personel, great wall paintings, yummy cocktails and sausage rolls!
a bit of an underground bar, more hip hop, soul, funk and also live music towards the end of the wk/wknd
Play Bar
72 Campbell Streeta bit of an underground bar, more hip hop, soul, funk and also live music towards the end of the wk/wknd
more of a local bar with cheap tasty food, sports on the tellie and really gives you a good ozzy ambiance
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Dove & Olive
156 Devonshire Stmore of a local bar with cheap tasty food, sports on the tellie and really gives you a good ozzy ambiance
love this little modern italian restaurant. Their wine list is amazing! Great ambiance, also good for a chat over a glass of wine and some nibbles
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Vini
118 Devonshire Streetlove this little modern italian restaurant. Their wine list is amazing! Great ambiance, also good for a chat over a glass of wine and some nibbles
super popular, a little gem, no reservations possible but so worth the wait, fresh and tasty dishes to share
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121BC
50 Holt Streetsuper popular, a little gem, no reservations possible but so worth the wait, fresh and tasty dishes to share
love these more european like type of restaurants, but be quick to book a table (same owners as 121BC and Berta)
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Ester Restaurant
46-52 Meagher Stlove these more european like type of restaurants, but be quick to book a table (same owners as 121BC and Berta)
love these more european like type of restaurants, but be quick to book a table (same owners as 121BC and Ester)
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Berta Restaurant & Bar
17-19 Alberta Stlove these more european like type of restaurants, but be quick to book a table (same owners as 121BC and Ester)
Food Scene
One of the places where they get good coffee and yummy breakfast/ brunch
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Single O Surry Hills
64 Reservoir StOne of the places where they get good coffee and yummy breakfast/ brunch
worth a visit due to really nice coffee, always interesting menu and architecture of this building, also next to the authentic Golden age cinema
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Paramount Coffee Project
80 Commonwealth Stworth a visit due to really nice coffee, always interesting menu and architecture of this building, also next to the authentic Golden age cinema
If you love books and great brunch, this is definitely a place worth visiting! Also if you don't like books but great breakfast, just go for it!
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Ampersand Cafe & Bookstore.
78 Oxford StIf you love books and great brunch, this is definitely a place worth visiting! Also if you don't like books but great breakfast, just go for it!
this great brunch/lunch spot sometimes also has pop up expos.
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The Book Kitchen
255 Devonshire Streetthis great brunch/lunch spot sometimes also has pop up expos.
by far my fav place for brunch in the weekend, but be warned you might be waiting for a while before your table is ready. But so worth it!
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Rustic Pearl
415 Crown Stby far my fav place for brunch in the weekend, but be warned you might be waiting for a while before your table is ready. But so worth it!
Four Ate Five
485 Crown Stanother good spot for delicious brekkie/ lunch!
Getting a table for lunch or dinner might be a bit tricky, so you need to book in advance, also a bit more pricey, but worth it!
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NOMAD
16 Foster StGetting a table for lunch or dinner might be a bit tricky, so you need to book in advance, also a bit more pricey, but worth it!
Madame Nhu
82 Campbell Stfresh and yummy vietnamese food!
Blacksmith
116 Chalmers Stnice coffee and pastries!
another great spot to go for brekkie/lunch/ brunch and also with a lot of light and outdoor seating. Really trendy
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Orto Trading Co.
56-58 Waterloo Stanother great spot to go for brekkie/lunch/ brunch and also with a lot of light and outdoor seating. Really trendy
Everything Else
This lovely local cinema shows old and new movies, but always based on that months theme with a great story behind it. Just having a drink at the bar would be a nice evening to spend
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Golden Age Cinema & Bar
80 Commonwealth StThis lovely local cinema shows old and new movies, but always based on that months theme with a great story behind it. Just having a drink at the bar would be a nice evening to spend
closest supermarket from my apartment. Its a small woolies so the dont have everything and are a bit more expensive
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Woolworths Metro Central
302-306 Elizabeth Stclosest supermarket from my apartment. Its a small woolies so the dont have everything and are a bit more expensive
shopping centre with a big coles (supermarket) and a lot of fashion shops, bars and a couple of chain restainrants
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Sydney
shopping centre with a big coles (supermarket) and a lot of fashion shops, bars and a couple of chain restainrants
Really nice park with outdoor swimming pool, basketball fields, tennis courts, and a lot of grass to just chill, relax and watch the crowds
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Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers StreetReally nice park with outdoor swimming pool, basketball fields, tennis courts, and a lot of grass to just chill, relax and watch the crowds
505 is a jazzclub with jazz, blues, funk, soul and other live music based on jazz & r&b. Great on the tues (free) jam sessions!
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505 Cleveland St
505 Cleveland Street505 is a jazzclub with jazz, blues, funk, soul and other live music based on jazz & r&b. Great on the tues (free) jam sessions!
Shopping
apparently you never had mind blowing ice-cream if you havent had Messina! At least give it a try and dont be surprised if you have to queue up in front of the store, even on a wk day ;)
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Gelato Messina Surry Hills
389 Crown Stapparently you never had mind blowing ice-cream if you havent had Messina! At least give it a try and dont be surprised if you have to queue up in front of the store, even on a wk day ;)