HOT SPOTS in Surry Hills, Sydney

DavidMetNicole - 382 Cleveland St - furniture, clothes, quirky trinkets. Ph: 9698 7416 www.davidmetnicole.com

Arts on Bourke – 464 Bourke St – for its tapas menu and good beer and cocktails list. You must be a member but non-locals can get a temporary membership to this private club. Ph: 9380 7622

Bambini Wine Room - 185 Elizabeth St - upmarket but not pretentious wine bar and restaurant. Ph: 9283 7098

Bentley Restaurant and Bar - 320 Crown St (cnr Campbell St). Very good wine list, tapas. Ph; 9332 2344 www.thebentley.com.au

Bill’s at the Meridian – 355 Crown St – for its fresh produce and mouth watering food. Ph: 9360 4762

Billy Kwong – 2/355 Crown St – for Kylie Kwong’s modern Chinese food cooked with organic and biodynamic ingredients. This place has a social conscience. Ph: 9332 3300

Bird Cow Fish - 500 Crown St - gourmet delicatessen. Ph: 9380 4090

Bourke Street Bakery - 633 Bourke St - great coffe, cakes, sandwiches, sourdough breads. Ph: 9699 1011

Café Mint – 579 Crown St – for its Middle Eastern and African food and its fine selection of teas. Ph: 9310 0848 www.cafemint.com.au

Clock Hotel – 470 Crown – a perennial favourite with the 30-something professional set. Good food. Ph: 9331 5333

Chu Bay - 312 Bourke St - delicious Vietnamese in a cosy setting. Ph: 9331 3386

Dinky Di Pies - 420 Elizabeth St - great flaky pies. Ph: (02) 9699 6736

Lo Studio – 53 - 55 Brisbane St - voted Sydney’s best new Italian restaurant. Ph: 9212 4118

Longrain – 85 Commonwealth St – has been a fave for many devotees of great Thai food who also like the idea of eating at a communal table. Ph: 9280 2888 www.longrain.com

Marque – 4/355 Crown St – this place consistently top scores for its French cuisine, wine list and waiting staff. It was also voted the top restaurant in NSW. Ph: 9332 2225

Maya da Dhaba – Cleveland St – great Indian food, great atmosphere and pleasing prices. Ph: 8399 3785

Pizza E Birra – 1/500 Crown St – for its pizza, pasta and wine. Ph: 9332 2510

Red Lantern – 545 Crown St – very good Vietnamese food. Ph: 9698 4355 www.redlantern.com.au

Single Origin Roasters – Reservoir St – coffee and décor. Ph: 9211 9055 www.singleorigin.com.au

The Dolphin Hotel – 412 Crown St – for the beer and pool tables. Ph: 9331 4800 www.dolphinhotel.com.au

The Book Kitchen - 255 Devonshire St – mostly organic hand crafted food. Ph: 9310 1003

The Wall Cafe - 80 Campbell St - great full flavour coffee. Ph: 9280 1980

Vini - 3/118 Devonshire St (entry via Holt St) - good Italian wine list, small but impressive menu. Ph: 9698 5131

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