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Staying at Central Railway Hotel & Apartments is a little like standing in the midst of a smorgasbord. A wide range of restaurants, cafes, bistros and pubs are all within walking distance.

For great dining experiences in Sydney close to Central Railway Hotel & Apartments, we've put together some favourites from the area.

Restaurants in Surry Hills

Surry Hills is undoubtedly one of the trendiest areas for restaurants in Sydney. The stretch of Crown Street from Cleveland Street to Oxford Street is filled with many great restaurants that offer a variety of cuisines for different budgets, because you'll find affordable cafes right next to pricier celebrity chef restaurants here.

  • Bills - 359 Crown Street, Surry Hills - Bills Surry Hills is one of celebrity chef Bill Granger's chain of cafes and restaurants. Famous for their breakfast corn fritters, ricotta hotcakes and scrambled eggs, Bills is also a great place to go for lunch and dinner.

  • Billy Kwong - 355 Crown Street, Surry Hills - Run by celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, Billy Kwong specialises in modern Chinese food carefully created with local, organic and fair trade ingredients.

  • Bird Cow Fish - 500 Crown Street, Surry Hills - The menu at Bird Cow Fish changes daily as chefs focus on creating dishes with the best in regional and seasonal produce. The Espresso Bar offers light meals and snacks that are great for lunch as well as Bird Cow Fish branded food products to enjoy at home.

  • Marque - 355 Crown Street, Surry Hills - Chef Mark Best's Marque is not only one of the best French restaurants in Sydney, but one of the best restaurants in Sydney as its many awards will attest to. A great restaurant to visit to make your Sydney visit extra special.

  • Red Lantern - 545 Crown Street, Surry Hills - Another celebrity chef restaurant, Red Lantern is Luke Nguyen's authentic Vietnamese restaurant that prides itself on producing fresh, sustainable and organic dishes.

  • The Winery by Gazebo - 285A Crown Street, Surry Hills - The Winery is a wine bar that also offers a great menu in a unique atmospehere. Enjoy great wine and food at the many outside tables or more intimate settings upstairs.

  • Yulli's - 417 Crown Street, Surry Hills - You'll no doubt enjoy the delicious food at Yulli's, so much so you won't even realise the entire menu is vegetarian! The food is so good that it'll please vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

Chinatown Restaurants

Chinatown is where you'll find the tastiest and greatest range of Chinese food in Sydney. For Shanghai dumplings to traditional yum cha, head to Sydney's Chinatown for a feast!

  • East Ocean - 421-429 Sussex Street, Haymarket - For great yum cha in Sydney, East Ocean is one of the best places to go. Everything you love about yum cha is here - dumplings, barbecue pork, egg tarts and mango pancakes. Take as many friends as you can just so you get to try a variety of dishes on offer.

  • Mamak - 15 Goulburn Street, Haymarket - There's always a line outside Mamak! And for good reason. Mamak is the best restaurant in Sydney to get authentic Malaysian roti at amazingly cheap prices. The wait in line is never too long, and once you try the rotis and Malaysian teas on offer, the wait will be worth it.

  • Din Tai Fung - 644 George Street, Sydney - Though technically not in Chinatown, Din Tai Fung is only a few minutes walk away in World Square. The Taiwanese dumpling chain is ever popular who can't get enough of the world famous dumplings.

  • Chinese Noodle House - 8 Quay Street, Haymarket - For handmade noodles and dumplings for cheap, you can't go past Chinese Noodle House. Choose from steamed, boiled or pan-fried dumplings to go with your free Chinese tea. If this place is full, try Chinese Noodle Restaurant two doors down, which has the same delicious menu.