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An embodiment of cultural diversity. An eclectic mix of art, design, fashion and food. Unique vintage finds and hidden alleyway haunts combine with boutique stores and high end theatre. Crown Street at its heart, the street energy is permeable. The strong café culture, renowned restaurants, effervescent nightlife. A perfect mix of new and old. Built on a rich tapestry of history. Surry Hills.

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Bars & Clubs

1. Q Bar

Level 2, 44 Oxford St
Mixing things up with themed parties and a claim to be 99 per cent genre-free, they sell buckets of grog for $10 and $4 spirits before midnight. Sosueme Friday nights til late keep the crowd guessing with DJs mashing it up for the dancefloor. Think Surry Hills types, indie kids, cheap drinks and cheap fun....
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2. The Gaff

16-18 Oxford St

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3. Xchange Hotel

34–44 Oxford St
Home to several of the city’s favourite venues, the Exchange is the seedy after-party joint for anyone and everyone. At Q bar there’s a dance floor that swirls with funk and house, Spectrum boasts a consistently impressive live music line-up, underground sweatbox Phoenix has a killer sound system and an older crowd, and 34B is home to the best burlesque acts in town. And on occasion you’ll find epic parties that span all four....
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4. Havana

169 Oxford Street
Havana is now called Club OneSixNine....
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5. 34B

34B Oxford Street

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6. MTV Gallery

4-16 Yurong St

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7. Club OneSixNine

169 Oxford Street
Queer Sydneys newest clubbing destination offers a great dance space, generous bar area and pulls in a funky crowd....
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8. Couples Club

Level 2, 3/226 Commonwealth St
Break your marital sex drought by swinging with other bored-to-death couples. This is a safe environment where you can live out your fantasies as a unit....
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Cafes & Restaurants

1. Marque

355 Crown St
Molecular gastronomy doesnt capture the food at Marque. Prog-French, perhaps? "The reason I enjoy cooking so much is because I have a thorough understanding of classic French cuisine and that keeps me grounded," says owner/chef Mark Best of his new wave cooking. "Im a bit of a magpie in that I take these bright and shiny things and integrate them into my food without letting them dominate." Freshly renovated and reinvigorated since reopening on July 4 (after a spring clean from interior...
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2. Lucio Pizzeria

248 Palmer St
The Lucio is the pizzerias crowning glory, and its answer to the much-loathed (by pizza chefs) half n half. You really need to see it to believe it, but its half a Margherita (tomato, mozzarella, baby basil) and half a calzone (just like a pizza only folded), filled with fluffy ricotta and strips of ham. Oh, mama! Best for A casual, easygoing evening with none of the crazy queuing or attitude of a lot of pizzerias around town. You get friendly service, informed advice on wine and pizza and, best...
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3. Four Ate Five

485 Crown St
You read that right: its a five-star review. And if youre wondering how on earth a little Surry Hills café could possibly stand up to the likes of Quay, Rockpool or Tetsuyas – well, it doesnt. Thats why we have a separate cafés category in Time Out: so we can rate coffee shops, bakeries and other non-restaurant establishments on their own terms. So here it is - our first five-star café review. Why is this unassuming place pretty much kicking the arse of every other café in town right now?...
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4. Porteno

358 Cleveland St
Want a side of fun with that steak? Porteño is for you. Smoke; meat; salt; fire; beers; rocknroll and a tonne of Brylcreem all mingle in pursuit of the ultimate good time. And who better to deliver than the dudes behind Bodega? In the kitchen, co-chefs/best mates Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz work the grills, so quoiffed and tattooed they look like theyve just stepped out of an especially stylish 1950s prison kitchen. Maitre d Sarah Doyle runs the floor in platinum pin curls....
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5. bills

433 Liverpool St
Wed like to see a Sydney café that hasnt ripped off a Bills dish, or at least been inspired by one. Bill Granger has written kilos of cookbooks, had his own television shows, opened cafés both in Sydney and now in uh, Japan, and is famous the world over. But none of this is news to you: youve seen his face plastered on the rear end of the bus advertising everything from his books and telly shows to toothpaste for years now. What you want to know is why were mentioning it at all. Its old news,...
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6. Bangbang

113 Reservoir Street
Few people wear two hats as skillfully as Alan Thompson. The international DJ famous for his Ministry of Sound Housexy and Clubbers Guide compilations and tours is fast becoming revered for his brand new homegrown café, Bangbang in Reservoir Street, Surry Hills. "My plan was to move to Australia from the UK, get my residency and open a café," says Thompson. Clearly this guy likes ticking off his ‘to do list. Bangbang swung open its doors in Reservoir Street seven weeks ago and has experienced a...
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7. Cafe Ish

82 Campbell St
This little café in the Surry foothills is packed with diners getting their Japanese/native Australian fusion on. You wont find sushinfried eggs for brekkie (and theres a sign above the front door to prove it), but you can drop in for a ‘quick-Ish snack of banana bread or some tuna congee, or go all out and feast ‘big-Ish of eggs, bacon, croc sausage, tomato, mushrooms and fried mochi (Japanese rice cake). Café Ish plies its trade in a quirky but assured menu including the likes of crocodile...
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8. Xage

333 Crown St
Hankering for decent Vietnamese and don’t want to schlep to Cabramatta? Make your way to Xage, says Myffy Rigby This streetside Vietnamese joint, brought to you by the folks behind CBD favourite Summer Roll, may have opened a mere few weeks ago but is doing huge trade thanks to incredibly cheap prices for super tasty food. Xage are also BYO so either come prepared or prepare for a trip to the Dolphin hotel. Crack a six-pack of 333 and order the likes of the crisp chicken and mushroom spring...
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9. Sushi Yachiyo

1/13 Kirketon Rd
While every nook and cranny seems to have spawned Japanese restaurants and crapulent sushi vendors, its freshness of produce, cut of raw fish and presentation that separates this Japanese restaurant from the pack. Forget the mixed sushi plates, green tea soba salads, crunchy schnitzel-like pork and chicken and hipster-pancake-du-jour, okonomiyaki. What you need is Sushi Yachiyo. Owner/chef Mitsuhiro Yashio has an eye for detail and his creativity shines in the unusual offerings on the menu....
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10. Remy and Lees

547 Bourke St
How many truly great Sydney cafes are there when you boil it down? Not as many as you first might think. Anyone can scramble an egg or put salmon on a bagel, but how many places actually prize great service, repeat clientele and exceptional coffee over banging out banana pancakes with maple-flavoured syrup? More and more venues around town are adopting a less-is-more attitude: serve a few things, do them well, and everybodys happy. Especially Black Star Pastrys Chris Thé, who now supplies...
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Arts & Culture

1. Buried City

2012-01-06 12:00:00 - 2012-02-05 12:00:00
Belvoir St Theatre
25 Belvoir Street
It’s the middle of the night in a dark and abandoned building site in Western Sydney but Russ (Russell Kiefel), Perry (Perry Keyes), Meynedog (Meyne Watt) and Effie (Effie Nkrumah) haven’t got anywhere else to be. Effie and Perry are meant to be keeping the site safe and guarded but that doesn’t stop all four clambering over the scaffolding, playing football with the detritus or scuffling on the dusty floor. They’re in a state of high-level boredom, drinking the night away and waiting for...
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2. Im Your Man

2012-01-12 12:00:00 - 2012-02-05 12:00:00
Belvoir St Theatre
25 Belvoir Street
For 18 months theatre-maker Roslyn Oades and her trusty tape recorder followed a determined, young boxer from Bankstown through his preparations for a world-title fight. I’m Your Man is the story of who she and her tape recorder met along the way: past legends, up-and-comers and failed contenders whose lives have been irreversibly changed by the fight game. This Sydney Festival, Downstairs Belvoir turns boxing gym: place of dreams, of glory, of a better life, where everyone wants to be special...
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3. Twin Shadow and Anna Calvi

2012-02-06 12:00:00
Oxford Art Factory
38-46 Oxford St
Fresh from a support slot tour with Florence and the Machine, Twin Shadows Laneway side show is guaranteed to be a shoe-shifting affair filled with the 80s tinged, propulsive electro-pop beats. Also on the bill is the UKs Anna Calvi who will also be performing at Laneway. ...
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4. Glasser

2012-02-08 12:00:00
The Standard
383 Bourke St
Described as a one-woman orchestra, Glasser will enthrall you with her angelic vocals, swirled amongst an intoxicating mix of tribal percussion, lush electronics and orchestral flourishes....
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5. Triple Threat Tour: Millions, Nantes & Northeast Party House

2012-02-24 12:00:00
Oxford Art Factory
38-46 Oxford St
When you combine three unearthed bands by Triple J in one single co-headline national tour, what do you get? Let me answer that for you. You get a triple threat. millions, Nantes and Northeast Party are ready to show you why theyve ran rampant on Triple J airwaves in a gig sure to rock your little indie socks off at The Oxford Art Factory. Headlining the NSW show are Sydney natives Nantes, hot off the release of their debut EP in November, titled EP. ...
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6. 360

2012-02-24 12:00:00
The Standard
383 Bourke St
On the back of 360s Falling & Flying album, which parked itself at #4 in the ARIA charts, 360 is to deliver his brand of Aussie hip-hop to the capital cities and also the little regional brothers and sisters. ...
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7. Ariel Pinks Haunted Grafitti

2012-03-02 12:00:00
Oxford Art Factory
38-46 Oxford St
They were last here for the 2011 St Jeromes Laneway Festival, and now theyre coming back to play all your Before Today favourites....
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8. Neon Indian

2012-03-02 12:00:00
The Standard
383 Bourke St
Neon Indian are coming for the Perth International Arts Festival and Playground Weekender, but we get Palomo & Co for this local sideshow in support of Era Extraña....
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9. Slide Cabaret Festival

2012-02-06 12:00:00 - 2012-03-03 12:00:00
Slide
41 Oxford St
For one dazzling month, Slide will feature over 23 of the world’s best cabaret artists, hailing from the USA, France and Australia including interstate artists from Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Time Out asked the stars of the festival to nominate their absolute favourite, never-fail, roof-raising, show-stopping, secret-weapon numbers. Here’s what they told us. Tom Sharah “So far, it’s been my Spice Girls medley. The majority of my audiences tend to be folk who remember the 90s...
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10. Real Estate

2012-03-09 12:00:00
The Standard
383 Bourke St
Theyre rocking Meredith for Golden Plains - but fret not, Sydneysiders: the acclaimed indie rockers are coming to the Standard, which is a much shorter drive. ...
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