Sydney GUIDE: WHERE TO EAT
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-CITY
-OXFORD STREET
-DARLING HARBOUR
-THE ROCKS AND CIRCULAR QUAY
-NEWTOWN
-BONDI
-MANLY
-OTHER
-SUPERMARKETS
-MARKETS
-BARS


CITY
Many cafes and snack areas are available near train stations and in shopping arcades. Check out the cluster of Spanish restaurants and bars on Liverpool Street between George and Susex Streets.

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OXFORD STREET

There is a lot of choice on this street with cuisine encompassing anything from Asia to southern Europe. The city end tends to have more fast-food Asian eateries, budget restaurants cluster south on Crown Street.

Then you have Oxford street, which apart from the gay clubs and bars has a number of good restaurants, eaten at a few of them. There are some of those modern trendy restaurants that sell things from pastas to fish etc, can’t remember much else. Around Bondi, there are a good variety of restaurants. If I recall they are maybe a little more expensive, also around Coogie there are a lot of restaurants. Some of the big pub/hotels around there have grills, such as the Coogie Bay Hotel. It seats over 100
people, it is really busy most of the time. I think they specialise is steak and fish but you can get almost anything there. A little bit more expensive.
They also have live music there.

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DARLING HARBOUR
Mostly food-court food. But there are some nice restaurants, but you obviously pay more because of the view.

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THE ROCKS AND CIRCULAR QUAY
The food here can be overpriced as it's aimed primarily at tourists, check out the pubs where you can still get cheap bar meals.

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NEWTOWN
A great place for dining with funky cafes and restaurants incorporating Thai, Indian, Greek, Nepalese, Chinese, Turkish, African and more. King Street is the hub. The Turkish restaurants sell cheap pizzas for about AUD$6 and Turkish dips, bread and kebabs.  There are also a number of bars and pubs. Prices range from fairly cheap to the more expensive.

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BONDI / BONDI BEACH
Budget eating is available in Bondi but you will pay more closer to the sea. One of the best meals here is a fish and chips takeaway to eat down by th beach.

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MANLY
As with Bondi you should pay less further from the ocean.

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OTHER AREAS
North Sydney, around Willoughby Rd, has a lot of restaurants, again  lot of Indian and Italian. There is a really good pizza placed called the Red Centre, and the Mexican restaurant chain Montyzumers. There are a lot of good restaurants around the Pacific Highway in North Sydney.

The Thai Noodle Hut just up from the corner of Penhurst street on Willoughby road has noodle dishes from AUD$6.50-8.50. The Chilli Basil and Pad Thai were our contributor's favourites. A good fish and chip shop is reported further up near the BP on the other side of the road and a nearby Chinese.

Balmain has more pubs per square kilometre than anywhere in Australia. There is good Vietnamese, Italian, and modern Australian places that sell anything from pizza to fish to steaks.

Glebe Point road in Glebe has a number of restaurants including Thai noodle places, pizza etc.

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SUPERMARKETS
Central suprmarkets include Woolworths Metro on the corner of Druitt and George Streets near the Town Hall station. There is another in Kings Cross. In Glebe try the Broadway Shopping Centre on the southern end of Glebe Point Road.

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MARKETS
Sydney's markets represent the gastronomic and arty side of the Australian capital. They are held along beaches, in church grounds and local schools. Here's a small selection:
Paddington Market
Paddington Market is popular with locals and tourists. Stalls sell hand-made crafts and clothes of all ranges. There is some good retro clothing and second-hand leather jackets. Every Saturday.

Glebe Market
Visiting Glebe Market has established itself as one of the trendy Saturday
activities in Sydney. The market is the haunt of cool Sydney-siders, who hang out round Glebe's cafés as well as Newtown slightly further out, with its crumbling student housing and wicked drag clubs. Everyone spends a leisurely Saturday chewing the cud, relaxing and checking the stalls, chock-full of second-hand clothes. Every Sat

Sydney Fish Market
Second only to Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market, Sydney's wholesale fish market on the harbour shoreline at Blackwattle Bay reflects Australia's status as a seafood nation. Get to the market early and you can take in some fast and furious bidding in the daily auction, plus wonderful fish bites and even some cookery classes. Open Daily

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BARS AND CLUBBING
The best pubs are locaed in areas like The Rocks, Surry Hills, Woolloomooloo and the city centre. If you want beachside pubs or ones with beer gardens try in Bondi and Coogee. Many Sydney hostels have rooftop decks where you can bring back purchases from the local bottle shop.

DCM
Clientele on this Oxford Street club are both gay and straight. Saturday night is usually the biggest night. Fri, Sat and Sun only

Q Bar
A multi-layered venue with three separate bars. Open Daily

Lizard Lounge, Temple & Phoenix
Three levels of fun in a popular gay district, Darlingthurst. Upstairs is Lizard Lounge, street level is Temple, and the Phoenix from the basement. Open Daily

Icebox
Icebox offers cocktails, meals and dancing in one venue and is located among the brothels of Sydney's Kings Cross red light district. Open Daily not Mon or Tue

Together at Home
A new Saturday night club.

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