Michelle’s guidebook

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Michelle’s guidebook

Food scene

Make a reservation to avoid disappointment! With a strong history, cafe game and contemporary art scene, the Redfern and Waterloo area is a key spot to explore, eat and get your culture fix in Sydney’s inner city suburbs. C A F E S: Great cafes are tucked away all throughout the area. Whether you're a cold drip drinker or a chai connoisseur, the cafe scene has your beverage of choice sorted. R E S T A U R A N T S: Century-old pubs, 1950s Americana and a 100-seat barbecue joint – lunchtime options in the area are diverse and brimming with quality.
Best coffee in town - Modern Middle Eastern food by award-winning chef Michael Rantissi Kepos Street Kitchen is a bright and buzzy café by day and a beautiful neighbourhood restaurant by night located in Redfern, Sydney Australia. Chef and owner Michael Rantissi has reinvented the dishes from his childhood by giving everything a fresh modern twist. You’ll enjoy Modern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern classics reinvented with a punch of bold new flavours. One of our most popular dishes are the falafels. “Best falafels you will ever have.” Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2017
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Kepos Street Kitchen
96 Kepos St
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Best coffee in town - Modern Middle Eastern food by award-winning chef Michael Rantissi Kepos Street Kitchen is a bright and buzzy café by day and a beautiful neighbourhood restaurant by night located in Redfern, Sydney Australia. Chef and owner Michael Rantissi has reinvented the dishes from his childhood by giving everything a fresh modern twist. You’ll enjoy Modern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern classics reinvented with a punch of bold new flavours. One of our most popular dishes are the falafels. “Best falafels you will ever have.” Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2017
A HIDDEN DINING DESTINATION Award-winning Kepos & Co is the sophisticated and relaxed partner to Redfern’s Kepos Street Kitchen. Open 7 days a week, chef Michael Rantissi creates a sharing menu inspired by the wood-fired oven dishes from his Mediterranean travels, with a strong emphasis on seasonal vegetables and salads. The restaurant is fully licensed with an international and local selection of wine, beer and cocktails. Located in the hidden garden courtyard of the Casba complex on Danks Street, Waterloo. With indoor and outdoor seating areas, Kepos & Co has become a popular destination for the locals and one of Sydney’s best kept dining secrets.
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Kepos & Co
18 Danks St
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A HIDDEN DINING DESTINATION Award-winning Kepos & Co is the sophisticated and relaxed partner to Redfern’s Kepos Street Kitchen. Open 7 days a week, chef Michael Rantissi creates a sharing menu inspired by the wood-fired oven dishes from his Mediterranean travels, with a strong emphasis on seasonal vegetables and salads. The restaurant is fully licensed with an international and local selection of wine, beer and cocktails. Located in the hidden garden courtyard of the Casba complex on Danks Street, Waterloo. With indoor and outdoor seating areas, Kepos & Co has become a popular destination for the locals and one of Sydney’s best kept dining secrets.
So 9 in Vietnamese, translates to ‘Number 9’, a lucky number in Vietnamese culture. Luck has always been an important presence in our journey as boat people from Vietnam to where we are now. For us, it brings together everything that’s good about our street food inspired menu. So 9 have purposely set out to create a beautiful space where you can see and smell the food that we are so fond of, and experience the theatre of preparing and cooking our traditional dishes right before your eyes. From soupy Pho noodles, to crispy Banh Xeo pancakes and rice paper rolls, much like the street stalls, each will feature at their own food stand. Enjoy the authentic Vietnamese street food flavours we love and cherish.
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So 9
1/18 Danks St
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So 9 in Vietnamese, translates to ‘Number 9’, a lucky number in Vietnamese culture. Luck has always been an important presence in our journey as boat people from Vietnam to where we are now. For us, it brings together everything that’s good about our street food inspired menu. So 9 have purposely set out to create a beautiful space where you can see and smell the food that we are so fond of, and experience the theatre of preparing and cooking our traditional dishes right before your eyes. From soupy Pho noodles, to crispy Banh Xeo pancakes and rice paper rolls, much like the street stalls, each will feature at their own food stand. Enjoy the authentic Vietnamese street food flavours we love and cherish.
Three Williams spans an impressive 285 square meters and sits just below street level. The architecturally designed venue boasts a minimalistic, yet sophisticated warehouse feel; with leather bench seating, raw wood and exposed original brickwork. Three Williams is fully licenced, open 7 days and accommodates for weekday bookings, both large and small. With a luscious, seasonally driven menu, they strive to showcase and deliver the very best in local produce, with a friendly, experienced and passionate team to boot.
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Three Williams
613A Elizabeth St
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Three Williams spans an impressive 285 square meters and sits just below street level. The architecturally designed venue boasts a minimalistic, yet sophisticated warehouse feel; with leather bench seating, raw wood and exposed original brickwork. Three Williams is fully licenced, open 7 days and accommodates for weekday bookings, both large and small. With a luscious, seasonally driven menu, they strive to showcase and deliver the very best in local produce, with a friendly, experienced and passionate team to boot.

Neighborhoods

Whether you’re after a soy latte or an espresso martini, Surry Hills is one of the best places to eat, drink and be merry in Sydney’s inner city suburbs. You don’t need to be a Surry Hillbilly to make the most of this trendy inner-city suburb. Do as the locals do and take a stroll down Crown Street where you’re guaranteed to pass a top-notch coffee spot, an arty bookstore or newly renovated pub at every ten steps. DID YOU KNOW Australia’s alleged earliest surviving film was shot in Surry Hills. Patineur Grotesque (The Humorous Rollerskater) was filmed in Prince Alfred Park by French director Marius Sestier in 1896. Though it was screened in France in 1897, it was only screened in Australia for the first time in 2010. GETTING AROUND Surry Hills is surrounded by Central Station on its western edge and the Eastern Distributor on its east. Though there are also buses that run through the area, the suburb and its many cafes, shops, restaurants and bars are best explored on foot. DON’T MISS Do as the locals do, and plan to spend your day lazing in the sun at Shannon Reserve. Hit Maloneys Grocer (and/or Messina) beforehand to grab some treats for an afternoon picnic at the iconic park. Head to the park on the first Saturday of the month, and you’ll be met with the beloved Surry Hills Markets where you can hunt down some fine, bohemian treasures. LOCALS LOVE With cafes every couple of paces, Surry Hills epitomises Sydney cafe culture. And thanks to the many cafes with outdoor seating, the suburb certainly dabbles in the city’s love for the outdoors, too. Go to Artificer to drink your coffee on the bench out front, or make your way to Suzie Q to sip your morning brew while browsing their collection of rare records.
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Surry Hills
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Whether you’re after a soy latte or an espresso martini, Surry Hills is one of the best places to eat, drink and be merry in Sydney’s inner city suburbs. You don’t need to be a Surry Hillbilly to make the most of this trendy inner-city suburb. Do as the locals do and take a stroll down Crown Street where you’re guaranteed to pass a top-notch coffee spot, an arty bookstore or newly renovated pub at every ten steps. DID YOU KNOW Australia’s alleged earliest surviving film was shot in Surry Hills. Patineur Grotesque (The Humorous Rollerskater) was filmed in Prince Alfred Park by French director Marius Sestier in 1896. Though it was screened in France in 1897, it was only screened in Australia for the first time in 2010. GETTING AROUND Surry Hills is surrounded by Central Station on its western edge and the Eastern Distributor on its east. Though there are also buses that run through the area, the suburb and its many cafes, shops, restaurants and bars are best explored on foot. DON’T MISS Do as the locals do, and plan to spend your day lazing in the sun at Shannon Reserve. Hit Maloneys Grocer (and/or Messina) beforehand to grab some treats for an afternoon picnic at the iconic park. Head to the park on the first Saturday of the month, and you’ll be met with the beloved Surry Hills Markets where you can hunt down some fine, bohemian treasures. LOCALS LOVE With cafes every couple of paces, Surry Hills epitomises Sydney cafe culture. And thanks to the many cafes with outdoor seating, the suburb certainly dabbles in the city’s love for the outdoors, too. Go to Artificer to drink your coffee on the bench out front, or make your way to Suzie Q to sip your morning brew while browsing their collection of rare records.
R E D F E R N With a strong history, cafe game and contemporary art scene, the Redfern and Waterloo area is a key spot to explore, eat and get your culture fix in Sydney’s inner city suburbs. Redfern and Waterloo combine slices of Sydney history with the heartbeat of its modern creative arts scene. Some of the area’s greatest offerings are hidden right in plain sight. Do as the locals do and explore the back streets behind Abercrombie and Cleveland streets for rustic brunch spots, galleries and tucked-away community gardens. DID YOU KNOW In 2014, Redfern Park went ‘global’, winning the prestigious international Green Flag Award and becoming one of the top parks in the world. At 4.8 hectares, the park was designed in the 1880s as a Victorian ‘pleasure ground’ and is now home to the Rabbitohs’ training grounds, public art, picnic areas and a cafe. The park was also the setting for Paul Keating’s iconic Redfern Speech. GETTING AROUND Redfern and Waterloo are surrounded by Redfern Station on its western edge, the Eastern Distributor to its east and Cleveland Street to the north where you can catch several buses from the east or west. Start on Redfern Street and make your way through the area on foot to discover the many cafes, shops, galleries and bars. DON’T MISS Get your bearings by taking a Culture Scouts walking tour to uncover the area’s historic architecture and gallery hotspots. Stock up on dumplings from Happy D’s, or grab a Little Marionette coffee and takeaway lunch from Henry Lee’s, and wander to Redfern Park for a lazy Saturday afternoon picnic. LOCALS LOVE The area retains a strong sense of inner-city grit among the burgeoning era of ‘contemporary cool’. Explore the streets lined with many heritage listed buildings, go to Three Williams for a coffee and head down to the James Street Reserve Community Garden for a glimpse of the lovingly cultivated greenery hiding amongst the terraces.
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Redfern
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R E D F E R N With a strong history, cafe game and contemporary art scene, the Redfern and Waterloo area is a key spot to explore, eat and get your culture fix in Sydney’s inner city suburbs. Redfern and Waterloo combine slices of Sydney history with the heartbeat of its modern creative arts scene. Some of the area’s greatest offerings are hidden right in plain sight. Do as the locals do and explore the back streets behind Abercrombie and Cleveland streets for rustic brunch spots, galleries and tucked-away community gardens. DID YOU KNOW In 2014, Redfern Park went ‘global’, winning the prestigious international Green Flag Award and becoming one of the top parks in the world. At 4.8 hectares, the park was designed in the 1880s as a Victorian ‘pleasure ground’ and is now home to the Rabbitohs’ training grounds, public art, picnic areas and a cafe. The park was also the setting for Paul Keating’s iconic Redfern Speech. GETTING AROUND Redfern and Waterloo are surrounded by Redfern Station on its western edge, the Eastern Distributor to its east and Cleveland Street to the north where you can catch several buses from the east or west. Start on Redfern Street and make your way through the area on foot to discover the many cafes, shops, galleries and bars. DON’T MISS Get your bearings by taking a Culture Scouts walking tour to uncover the area’s historic architecture and gallery hotspots. Stock up on dumplings from Happy D’s, or grab a Little Marionette coffee and takeaway lunch from Henry Lee’s, and wander to Redfern Park for a lazy Saturday afternoon picnic. LOCALS LOVE The area retains a strong sense of inner-city grit among the burgeoning era of ‘contemporary cool’. Explore the streets lined with many heritage listed buildings, go to Three Williams for a coffee and head down to the James Street Reserve Community Garden for a glimpse of the lovingly cultivated greenery hiding amongst the terraces.