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  1. Baccomatto Osteria

    Baccomatto Osteria

    Italian Restaurant

    This sophisticated tribute to the classic osteria combines culinary nous with rustic charm. Stop by for cheese, wine, prosciutto or homemade pasta - the Italian art of all-day dining with a distinctly Surry Hills twist.

    Address
    212 Riley Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9215 5140

  2. Bar Rialto

    Bar Rialto

    Pizza and tapas

    Having perfected their style, Bar Rialto provides top quality Pizzas and Tapas, along with a full bar including tap beers and cocktails. Bar Rialto is the perfect place to come for a quiet drink, full meal, or late night cocktails.

    Address
    559 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9310 2266

  3. Berta

    Berta

    Restaurant & Bar

    Secluded down a laneway, Berta has its roots in Italian cooking. Sibling to Surry Hills restaurant, Vini. The menu is seasonal and designed to share, accompanied by a comprehensive Italian wine list. Four-course sagra dinner every Wednesday.

    Address
    17-19 Alberta St, Sydney
    Phone
    9264 6133

  4. Billy Kwong

    Billy Kwong

    Sustainable and organic Chinese

    Inspired by the idea of re-creating a traditional Chinese eating house, Billy Kwong offers restaurant-goers fresh, sustainable and locally sourced dishes that captures the spirt of the Kwong's love of food.

    Address
    3/355 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9332 3300

  5. Bishop Sessa

    Bishop Sessa

    French cuisine

    Fancy scallop ceviche, duck terrine or a salmon carpaccio that melts in your mouth? This classy diner's artful nod to French cuisine comes complete with global flourishes. Remember to take your passport.

    Address
    527 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    8065 7223

  6. Bodega Tapas Bar

    Bodega Tapas Bar

    Tapas restaurant and bar

    With its garishly painted dining room and mouth-watering dishes, Bodega has risen meteorically to become Sydney's tapas institution. Our favourite: the sashimi Kingfish on garlic toast with cuttlefish ceviche and mojama- and share the Bodega family love.

    Address
    216 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9212 7766

  7. Caffe Sicilia

    Caffe Sicilia

    Authentic Sicilian dining

    Located in buzzing Surry Hills, Caffe Sicilia represents an authentic dining experience from old school Sicily. From the rustic regional Sicilian cuisine to the old world service and decor, this cucina, caffe and pasteria evokes 1940s Sicily unlike anywhere else in Sydney.

    Address
    628 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9699 8787

  8. Essenza

    Essenza

    Tuscan trattoria

    Like a Tuscan trattoria, Essenza Italian offers a warm and rustic setting whilst maintaining a commitment to traditional Italian cuisine as shown in its selection of breads, pastas, salads, steaks, veal, chicken and seafood specialties.

    Address
    560 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9698 8907

  9. Ho.Mei

    Ho.Mei

    Asian fusion tapas

    This unpretentious eatery blends a sense of adventure with the soulfulness of a home kitchen. Come for Asian-style tapas, a well-edited drinks list and the type of warm, unhurried service that elevates your dining encounter to culinary bliss.

    Address
    Shop 8/38-52 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    8021 4806

  10. Le pelican

    Le pelican

    Sandstone-walled French bistro

    Ensconced in a heritage building complete with sandstone wall and garden, this French inspired restaurant run by Jean-Francois Salet serves modern meals imbued with the soft, lighter style of Mediterranean cuisine.

    Address
    411 Bourke Street.
    Phone
    9380 2622

  11. Longrain Surry Hills

    Longrain Surry Hills

    Restaurant and cocktail bar

    Wicked cocktails and Thai street food circulate Longrain's chic and sexy cocktail bar, with resident DJ's setting the perfect mood. Try the Caipiroska, Ping-Pong and Bloody Longrain cocktails, or sit-down to contemporary Thai upstairs.

    Address
    85 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9280 2888

  12. Morena

    Morena

    Modern Latin American fine dining

    Headed by Peruvian chef Alejandro Saravia, diners can expect haute cuisine Latin American style at Morena. Saravia deftly combines Peruvian flavours with fine Australian produce from blue eye cod to seared alpaca backstrap.

    Address
    15/425 Bourke St, Surry Hills
    Phone
    0405 902 896

  13. MoVida

    MoVida

    Award winning Spanish fare

    The Sydney outpost of this celebrated Melbourne tapas empire combines Frank Camorra’s trademark culinary nous with a fitout that nods to Catalan warmth and sophistication. Try the anchovies crowned with tomato sorbet.

    Address
    50 Holt St, Surry Hills
    Phone
    8964 7642

  14. Orto Trading Co.

    Orto Trading Co.

    Rustic, British-inspired dining

    A British-inspired home to hearty meals with a warm design feel. Graze on truffle popcorn before tucking into rustic share plates like beef and Guinness stew, lamb belly or whole roasted artichoke

    Address
    38 Waterloo St, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9698 9427

  15. Parma

    Parma

    Authentic Italian Food

    This restaurant encapsulates everything that’s good about the Italian town of Parma: antipasto platters with all the trimmings, hard-to-find wines and a lively dining room. Now open for breakfast daily from 8am.

    Address
    285 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9332 4974

  16. Rainford Street Social

    Rainford Street Social

    Warming neighbourhood bistro

    Sink into one of the beckoning corner Chesterfields with a Numero Uno coffee, sip on one of the come-hither cocktails at the bar or dine on a menu of predominantly British influenced dishes designed for sharing with old and new friends alike. The community-orientated nature of Rainford Street Social is evident not just in the Outré Gallery artworks adorning the walls or the pooch bowls out the front but the sense of homeliness that pervades the whole room.

    Address
    500 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9357 2573

  17. The Devonshire

    The Devonshire

    Modern European style restaurant

    Jeremy Bentley and Matthew Kemp ensure a Modern European experience here where diners are treated like old friends. Plates are adorned with scallops, squid, celeriac and pomegranate through to Devonshire tea creme brulee.

    Address
    204 Devonshire St, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9698 9427

  18. Ume Japanese Restaurant

    Ume Japanese Restaurant

    Modern Japanese

    This celebrated restaurant serves up a masterful take on modern Japanese fare and won itself a Sydney Morning Herald chef's hat in the process. It also offers a sake lineup to stoke your love affair with rice wine.

    Address
    478 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9380 7333

  19. Vini

    Vini

    Italian Restaurant

    Find simple yet elegant Italian food put on the menu board daily. Choose from over 25 Italian wines available by the glass. Vini holds weekly regional dinners on Tuesdays.

    Address
    3/ 118 Devonshire Street (via Holt Street), Surry Hills.
    Phone
    02 9698 5131

  20. Watts on Crown

    Watts on Crown

    Breakfast, lunch & dinner

    Partners in life and business, the owners of Watts on Crown present an inviting bistro reflective of 10 years of European living - a local vibe that can mean something to everyone. Fresh and homemade inspires the evolving menu.

    Address
    368 Crown St, Surry Hills
    Phone
    8068 0461

  21. Yachiyo Japanese

    Yachiyo Japanese

    Japanese restaurant

    Riding on the success of Sushi Yachiyo in Darlinghurst, Katsu Yachiyo is proudly serving creative Japanese deep fried dishes as well as fresh Sushi and Sashimi.

    Address
    208 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9690 2424

  22. Yulli's

    Yulli's

    European and Asian vegetarian restaurant

    Yulli's is a vegetarian restaurant, providing share style food that fuses southern European and South East Asian cuisines. There is a 30 strong NSW brewed craft beer list and locally sourced boutique wine list to boot.

    Address
    417 Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9319 6609

  23. Zushi Surry Hills

    Zushi Surry Hills

    Modern funky Japanese restaurant

    This local take on izakaya dining serves up artful sashimi along with an ambience that conjures the elegant backstreets of Kyoto. Ask for a Ginger Ninja cocktail and retire to the sake garden for a piece of Japan-inspired bliss.

    Address
    2A/285A Crown Street, Surry Hills
    Phone
    9380 8830