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Neighbourhood Top Five
Eating your way around Sydney's gastronomic heartland - starting with the slow-
variety of tastes the neighbourhood has to offer.
small bar scene.
Examining the sobering displays and video testimonies at the
Sydney Jewish Mu-
Soaking up the atmosphere of Oxford St, Sydney's gay strip - at its best around Mardi
Gras.
temples to the coffee bean.
Explore: Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Surry Hills bears absolutely no resemblance to the beautiful hills of Surrey, England, from
which it takes its name. And these days it also bears little resemblance to the tightly knit,
working-class community so evocatively documented in Ruth Park's classic Depression-
era novels. The rows of Victorian terrace houses remain, but now they're home to a mish-
mash of inner city hipsters, yuppies and gay guys, many of whom rarely venture beyond
the excellent local pubs and eateries.
The warehouses lining Surry Hills' moody lower canyons, near Central station, are the
remnants of the local rag trade and print industry. They now contain coffee shops, art gal-
leries, interior-design outlets and apartments.
Abutting the lower end of Oxford St (Sydney's sequinned mile), Darlinghurst is syn-
onymous with the gay community - it's home to most of the city's gay venues and the
Mardi Gras parade. Downhill from here, Darlinghurst morphs into East Sydney, with what
remains of a tiny Italian enclave centred on Stanley St.
