Sydney--Cheap Eats

David · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: Sydney--Cheap Eats

My guy will be hostelling in Sydney for a few weeks early Nov and is looking for a list of affordable and interesting places to eat. Anything goes really, he's got a wide range of taste, well, I can't see him in a vegan restaurant but that's about it! lol He's a big healthy eater but on a budget. Any suggestions will be happily passed along to him. At that point he won't have eaten in a restaurant for nearly 6 months and rations get pretty dull after a time!
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nima · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 93

Hi David,

I'm no expert on Sydney, but we found some wonderful (and wonderfully cheap and cheerful) places in Chinatown. It's worth taking a few strolls through there.

My other recommendations are not particularly cheap, but still recommended. The first is the "Canteen" of Sailor Thai, in The Rocks area. It's the cheaper, casual dining room of a much fancier restaurant, but most of the food is the same--and it's really tasty!
http://www.sailorsthai.com.au/index.html

In the Bondi Beach area, I really loved North Bondi Italian Restaurant. Again, not cheap, but really good. There are lots of restaurants in that area--some fun and dive-y, some formal and fancy, and you can pretty much come off the beach for a stroll and take your pick.
http://www.idrb.com/northbondi/

I hope your guy has a great time in Sydney..I could sit and watch folks in the Harbour all day.

David · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks nima, will pass those along for sure, anything asian appeals to the guy for sure!

Only 54 days until he gets out of danger and lands on his feet in Sydney, still looking for well priced tasty food of all varieties to direct my guy towards!
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David · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject:

Just want to post a public thank you to the ever effervescent and lively MADAME SHAWSHANK for having given my guy his best day in Sydney! You can tell from the grin beneath that bizarre handlebar moustache of his that the Madame proved to be Sydney's finest treasure.
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gingerpale · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1324

How very limitlessy *no limit* nice, David! Madame Shawshank as hostess--I'm sure effervescent is the right word. Well, maybe add irrepressible too.

It's Thanksgiving here (Utah USA) and I was just this morning (really!) thinking of the people I met @ C&Z. Hello to you all.