The Beresford Trattoria

Bookings: 9357 1111

Restaurant + Pub (Italian)

354 Bourke Street, Surry Hills

Lunch: Wednesday to Sunday
Dinner: Monday to Saturday

Try the fig & beetrooot salad + lovely big courtyard full of tendy people having drinks

Italian Feast: Sunday lunch for woodfired roast $45/head

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Longrain

Bookings: Lunch only / 9280 2888

Restaurant + Bar (Modern Thai)

85 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills

Dinner + Bar: Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm + Sunday from 5.30

Lunch: Monday to Friday from 12pm

Amazing cocktails + order the betel leaves + half serve of egg nets

Food available in the bar is as good as restaurant

Private room (seats 12-18)

Licenced

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Ventuno

Bookings: Lunch only + Dinner if more than 8 people, 9247 4444

Restaurant + Bar + Pizzeria (Italian)

21 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay

Perfect for communal dining, casual dining, drinks by the water, groups and functions

Book the private marina if arriving by boat (ooh, la, la)

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Lotus

Bookings: 9326 9000
Bistro & Cocktail Bar (Mod Oz)
22 Challis Avenue, Potts Point
Lunch: Friday to saturday from 12pm

Dinner: Tuesdaty to Saturday
Save room for the banana split and arrive early for a cocktail in the divine little bar
Licenced
Caters for private functions (45 in cocktail bar / 40 in bistro)

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