Friday
- 8:00 PM
Chin Chin
South-East Asian · $$$ · Surry HillsKick the night off — Loud, large and very good — book a couple of weeks ahead.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Surry Hills — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:00 AMNewtownNightlife · Inner West
King Street — live music, late-night Thai, vintage shops and the Enmore Theatre.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Inner West — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 2:00 AM
Spice I Am
Thai · $$ · Surry HillsLate-night fix — Properly spicy Bangkok-style — get the jungle curry.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Surry Hills — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 12:00 PM
Bourke Street Bakery
Bakery · $ · Surry HillsRecovery brunch — Sausage rolls, ginger brulée tarts and queue out the door.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Surry Hills — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:00 PMRoyal Botanic GardenOutdoors · CBD
Harbour-side park with Mrs Macquarie's Chair — the postcard angle.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in CBD — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:30 PM
Quay
Contemporary Australian · $$$$ · The RocksPeter Gilmore's tasting menu with Opera House and Harbour Bridge views.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in The Rocks — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:30 AM
Bar-hop the district
Pick the busiest nightlife strip and crawl three rooms — sports bar warm-up, cocktail lounge, then dance floor.
Sunday
- 1:00 PM
Tetsuya's
Japanese-French tasting · $$$$ · CBDSlow brunch — Tetsuya Wakuda's restored federation home — confit ocean trout is legend.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in CBD — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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