Guidebook for Redfern
Food Scene
Our closest cafe - great coffee, lovely people and amazing corn fritters
45 locals recommend
St Jude Cafe
728 Bourke StOur closest cafe - great coffee, lovely people and amazing corn fritters
Delicious cafe with a middle eastern influence - great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Or coffee with amazing cake.
96 locals recommend
Kepos Street Kitchen
96 Kepos StDelicious cafe with a middle eastern influence - great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Or coffee with amazing cake.
You can't visit Surry Hills without trying something from this famous bakery.
324 locals recommend
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
633 Bourke StYou can't visit Surry Hills without trying something from this famous bakery.
Napoli Nel Cuore - Redfern
Great pizza
Sonoma Cafe
9 Danks StAnother great bakery
Toko Sydney
275 Crown StAmazing cocktails and Japanese food
Another great place for dinner or a drink - make sure you book ahead as it's super-popular
110 locals recommend
Porteño
50 Holt StAnother great place for dinner or a drink - make sure you book ahead as it's super-popular
Red Lantern Restaurant & Private Dining Room
60 Riley StreetDelicious Vietnamese food
Erciyes Restaurant
409 Cleveland StDelicious and cheap Turkish food
Sushi Suma
425 Cleveland StGood cheap Japanese
Chiki Chiki Sakaba
Great and cheap Japanese
The Book Kitchen
255 Devonshire StreetLovely restaurant, muffins are fantastic
Orto Trading Co.
56-58 Waterloo StGreat bistro, also good for coffee
NOMAD
16 Foster StFantastic food - small share plates and a fabulous wine list too.
Essentials
Coles Waterloo
1 Crystal StLarge supermarket
Coles Surry Hills
Baptist StreetLarge supermarket
ALDI Waterloo
20 A Danks StCheap supermarket
Wholefoods House
9 Danks StreetOrganic and whole foods store, expensive but beautiful produce.
Maloneys Grocer
214 Coogee Bay RdLovely quality produce here
Drinks & Nightlife
Small local cafe during the day, bar and night. Great range of craft beers.
18 locals recommend
Black Penny
648 Bourke StreetSmall local cafe during the day, bar and night. Great range of craft beers.
Yulli's
417 Crown StFor beer and snacks
Shopping
One of our favourite shops - full of lovely clothes, shoes and jewellery from Europe.
39 locals recommend
The Standard Store - International Mens & Womenswear
431 Crown StOne of our favourite shops - full of lovely clothes, shoes and jewellery from Europe.
TITLE Store
501 Crown StGreat place for music, film and books
Our favourite bookshop, great second hand collection upstairs too. Ariel Books across the road is good too.
50 locals recommend
Berkelouw Paddington
19 Oxford StOur favourite bookshop, great second hand collection upstairs too. Ariel Books across the road is good too.
Small Spaces
674 Bourke StLovely little shop for homewares and gifts, many by local craftspeople
Doug Up on Bourke
901A Bourke StreetLarge antique shop specialising in industrial and rustic pieces
Everything Else
Collector Store
473 Crown StAnother place for cool clothes and homewares
The Happy Sailors Barbershop
748 Bourke StOur favourite local barber shop
Central Station
Eddy AvenueLocal, regional and interstate transport hub
Entertainment & Activities
Prince Alfred Park
Chalmers StreetLovely new swimming pool and park
Nice produce markets here on Wednesdays and weekends
132 locals recommend
The Bavarian Entertainment Quarter
212 Bent StNice produce markets here on Wednesdays and weekends
Very popular park, especially after school
Surry Hills markets are held here on the first Saturday of the month.
12 locals recommend
Shannon Reserve
Crown StreetVery popular park, especially after school
Surry Hills markets are held here on the first Saturday of the month.
Victoria Park
Parramatta RoadAnother park with a great playground, and a pool
Tumbalong Park
11 Harbour StFantastic park for kids - brilliant water playground.
Sydney Park
416 Sydney Park RdAnother big park with a great playground