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Surry Hills, New South Wales

Busy, lively bars in Surry Hills

Full rooms, loud music and a queue at the bar — the places with an actual atmosphere.

How this list is built: Drinks-led venues with a measured energy level of 4 or above, tagged busy, lively or energetic. Limited to venues in Surry Hills. Ranked by how well each venue fits, not by payment — MenuMap does not sell placement.

Date night restaurantsRestaurants for big groupsOutdoor dining and drinkingCocktail barsPubs with good foodCoffee and cafes

60 venues

Li'l Darlin Surry Hills

Surry Hills5 min walkPrice level 3 of 4

BarGood for groupsLively

Australia +$61

4.5(1,434)

Maybe Frank

Surry Hills7 min walk

Cocktail barLively
4.6(412)

The Rover

Surry Hills8 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Cocktail barLively

Smoked Almonds$6

4.6(1,236)

Vasco Surry Hills

Surry Hills10 min walkPrice level 3 of 4

Cocktail barLivelyRomantic

Marinated Olives$11

4.5(494)

El Primo Sanchez

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Cocktail barLivelyGood for groups
4.4(500)

Butter Sydney

Surry Hills9 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

BarLively
4.3(1,352)

Dove & Olive

Surry Hills4 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

Cocktail barLively

_MG_5$297

4.2(2,240)

Poly

Surry Hills9 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Wine barLively

SlideMarket price

4.3(691)

The Dolphin Hotel

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

Wine barOutdoor seatingLively

MARGHERITA$24

4.0(1,846)

MoVida

Surry Hills4 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

Wine barLively

Date, new to old$25

4.1(59)

Nour

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Cocktail barGood for groups
4.8(3,366)

The Nocturne

Surry Hills8 min walk

Cocktail barGood for groups
4.9(151)

Dad and the Frog Cafe

Surry Hills6 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

CafeOutdoor seatingLively

Extra Fried Egg +$4

4.7(419)

Bastardo

Surry Hills4 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

RestaurantLivelyRomantic

Bandini Prosecco$85

4.6(458)

My Zakaya

Surry Hills8 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

RestaurantRomanticCosy
4.6(445)

Armorica Grande Brasserie

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

RestaurantLivelyRomantic

S par k ling/ Whi te / R ose$5

4.6(2,366)

Single O Surry Hills

Surry Hills7 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

CafeLively

Skip to content.Market price

4.5(3,177)

Gogyo

Surry Hills5 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

RestaurantRomanticLively
4.5(1,858)

The Winery

Surry Hills6 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Wine barGood for groupsUpscale

Surry Hills, 2$10

4.5(3,458)

Erciyes Restaurant

Surry Hills10 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

RestaurantLively

TierMarket price

4.5(1,586)

Golden Pide

Surry Hills10 min walkPrice level 1 of 4

RestaurantLively
4.5(628)

Toast Cafe

Surry Hills6 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

CafeQuietLively
4.4(356)

Cafe And Cucina

Surry Hills4 min walkPrice level 1 of 4

CafeLively
4.4(275)

Pizza Fritta 180

Surry Hills8 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

RestaurantLivelyCasual

Pizza Fritta$180

4.4(413)

Sushi Suma

Surry Hills10 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

RestaurantLively

Malt’s$9.90

4.3(423)

Chin Chin

Surry Hills9 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

RestaurantLivelyGood for groups

LIME, CHILLI, COCONUT, THAI BASIL$34.50

4.1(3,986)

Don't Tell Aunty

Surry Hills5 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

RestaurantLivelyCasual

PP$70

4.2(2,148)

Goryon San

Surry Hills6 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

RestaurantLivelyRomantic

JPN Beer$15

4.1(726)

The Beresford

Surry Hills6 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

PubOutdoor seatingUpscale

Basque pepper$7

4.2(3,274)

Bar H Dining

Surry Hills8 min walk

Wine barGood for groupsCosy
4.3(210)

Pizza Birra

Surry Hills4 min walk

RestaurantLively
4.0(333)

Billy Kwong

Surry Hills3 min walk

RestaurantLivelyRomantic
4.2(33)

White Horse

Surry Hills2 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

BarOutdoor seating

Bizzarro Spritz$19

4.7(377)

NOMAD Sydney

Surry Hills8 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Wine barUpscale

Jamon & Manchego Croquettes, Truffle$17

4.6(2,827)

Pan Divino

Surry Hills5 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Cocktail barOutdoor seating
4.7(345)

Xage Vietnamese

Surry Hills4 min walk

RestaurantGood for groupsLively
4.0(159)

Mark And Vinny's

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 3 of 4

Cocktail bar

G07, 38-52 Waterloo St Surry Hills 2$10

4.6(884)

Siorie

Surry Hills2 min walk

RestaurantLively
3.9(20)

Vu Restaurant

Surry Hills3 min walk

Cocktail barRomantic
4.8(122)

Izakaya Fujiyama

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

BarCasual

Salmon$11.50

4.5(797)

Tio's Cerveceria

Surry Hills9 min walkPrice level 3 of 4

Cocktail bar

View on Map$69

4.5(827)

Frankie Cadillac

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 4 of 4

Cocktail bar

9 each$15

4.8(190)

Yulli's

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 3 of 4

Bar

MIXED LEAF SALAD w shredded radish, cherry tomatoes and sesame dressing$12.50

4.5(2,044)

The Art Syndicate

Surry Hills7 min walkPrice level 2 of 4

Wine bar

Our wines are available by the glass (150ml), carafe (375ml) and bottle (750ml).Market price

4.9(134)

Tokyo Bird

Surry Hills3 min walkPrice level 3 of 4

Cocktail barCosy

Asahi Super DryMarket price

4.5(1,069)