664855 Thu Nov 05 00:54:25 -0800 2009 8 37 Australia/New Zealand 0 5157309 I'm from food-obsessed San Francisco, traveling alone in Sydney for a few days. Staying in Newtown, no car. Willing to walk far or train for quality food, particularly if it's something I can't get at home. I've had great hole-in-the wall Chinese out in Ashfield and Thai out at the Rocks - both were nice because the styles were different than in SF. Since I'm alone, I'd like to go somewhere that serves at the bar, or is very casual. Perhaps a gastropub would fit the bill one night. Thu Nov 05 00:54:25 -0800 2009 11655 Breego 1 5157321 Try Bentley Restaurant and Bar in Surry Hills. You can sit at the bar and have a drink and have some great and original small plates of food as well as the full menu. A great wine and cocktail list makes it as much about the drinking. Has a pretty noisey vibe and atmosphere so much better for dinning alone. Thu Nov 05 02:12:10 -0800 2009 5157309 239580 ausrules85 2 5157341 If you do go to Bentleys stick to the full menu. I recently had a poor tapas meal there. the main menu is much better. I'd also recommend Yoshi in the Rocks for great Japanese (with a bar too), but coming from San Francisco you probably do alright for Japanse. enjoy Thu Nov 05 03:02:02 -0800 2009 5157321 216695 fergal76 1 5157477 how do you feel about laksa? easy to eat alone - mostly served at lunch. I'd buy a bus ticket, jump on a bus from Newtown to the city and eat at Malay Chinese on Hunter St. I like the fancy pub food at Botany View Hotel - Darley St Bistro does the food. Thu Nov 05 04:45:49 -0800 2009 5157309 17626 debbieann 1 5157523 also check out black star pastry in Newtown. So good! closed mondays I think Thu Nov 05 05:22:42 -0800 2009 5157309 17626 debbieann 1 5159873 There are plenty of great places to eat alone. By location: NEWTOWN / ENMORE Guzman y Gomez - Mexican canteen Emma's on Liberty - Lebanese Carlisle Castle - pub grub SURRY HILLS Bodega - Spanish Red Lantern - Vietnamese Toko - Japanese Mohr's Fish - seafood cafe Spice I Am - Thai Longrain - upmarket Thai Billy Kwong - Chinese Il Baretto - Italian DARLINGHURST Fish Face - seafood Omerta - Italian wine bar Lucio Pizzeria - pizza Thu Nov 05 19:33:27 -0800 2009 5157309 190205 MaestroSid 2 5160131 Anyone from SF should not try to eat Mexican food in Sydney, in my opinion. Another easy to eat alone place in Newtown is Kammadehnu, if you like Sril Lankan/Indian food. I went to Billy Kwong recently, and I like it, they do not take reservations, which made it easy to go, but we did wait an hour for a table, but a pleasant easy hour at a local wine/restaurant. Thu Nov 05 23:30:35 -0800 2009 5159873 17626 debbieann 2 5160204 Also, Bird Cow Fish in Surry Hills, Bistro Moncur or Moncur Terrace in Woollahra, any of the Bills Fri Nov 06 02:10:44 -0800 2009 5159873 273498 mikey8811