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The tree-lined streets are easier to stroll down than the hustle and bustle of the CBD, and with beaches and parks aplenty, there is always somewhere to grab a coffee and a breath of fresh air after a hectic week.
American Express is helping us collect the best of the local businesses that keep the eastern suburbs brimming with positive vibes, so you can shop small and be proud of where you live. And whether you’re buying a book or a pint, all of these spots cheerfully accept your American Express Card.
Surry Hills is perched on the doorstep of Central Station, so take the Elizabeth Street exit and you’ll be in the thick of things. For Paddington, hopping on the bus from Central is always the best bet — exit the station at Eddy Avenue and jump on the 440. If you stay on, you’ll be deposited in the heart of Bondi Junction.
The Bondi to Coogee coastal walk is a must-do for visitors and locals alike. Grab a coffee and a bite to eat from one of the beachfront cafes to energize yourself for the walk. Complete the round trip and you can spend the afternoon exploring some of Bondi’s fashion boutiques and kitsch homewares stores.
Crown Street is the epitome of the bohemian vibe Surry Hills is famous for. Check out the compact store Title for records and books, or duck into one of the many vintage stores expertly upcycling discarded clothing. Oxford Street is a household name for Sydneysiders. It has a vibrant art scene, and is well known for being the heart of Sydney’s LGBTQI+ scene — there is never a dull moment here.
Sydney’s east comes alive most on weekends. At The Intersection Paddington, grab a coffee at Jackies and sit in the courtyard, filled with stylish locals — and dogs. After, you can get your fashion fix at any number of boutique shops (many of which are Australian labels) or head to the subterranean Paddington Reservoir Gardens.
Right in the heart of Bondi, find traditional Mexican food and awesome cocktails.
This Darlinghurst specialty coffee house has created an iced coffee that is good for your brain.
Bondi's emporium of all things organic, from fresh fruit and veg to bread, cleaning products and cosmetics.
North Bondi's family-run grocer has been serving locals for over 40 years.
Treat your four-legged friend to a haircut and some new toys.
Cleaning products, fragrances and beauty products made with Australian botanicals.
Bondi's dreamy, pink paradise of whimsical jewellery, accessories and 'resort wear'.
This Oxford Street boutique stocks an always-great selection of local and international designers.
Treat yourself to a box of truffles from this family-run chocolatier.
This Australian fashion designer's laidback, simple and ethically conscious pieces are staple items in many a Sydneysider's wardrobe.
Modern and talented florists with more than 15 years of experience.
Where you go for gifts that are so clever they'll probably wink at you.
A hole-in-the-wall serving up Israeli hummus in Darlinghurst.
This Waverley bakery bakes the usual lineup of bread, croissants, sausage rolls and sandwiches — but it's all gluten free.
This three-storey bookshop has new releases, secondhand copies and a cafe and wine bar upstairs.
Artfully plated, delicate Korean fare in a quiet corner of Surry Hills.
Surry Hills stalwart Bishop Sessa has swapped fine dining for a casual bar set-up.
This family-run restaurant brings a rare taste of Burmese fare to Sydney's inner city.
An unassuming Potts Point eatery serving up some of the city's best Japanese.
A charming local favourite with a determined focus on locally sourced produce.
This eastern suburbs bar boasts a bangin' rooftop and generous daily specials.
Journey into the cosmos at Darlinghurst's new modern Thai eatery.
A dedicated rosé bar with 30 rosés in the fridge, and rosé soft serve on the menu.
Drop in for cannoli pancakes, a porchetta panini or a pasta making class.
Saint Peter's Josh and Julie Niland have opened Australia's first fish butchery.
This Melbourne-based coffee roaster comes to Sydney with two decades of experience and a reputation for some top-notch beans.
Contemporary Indian fare and some of the best meal deals you'll find in Sydney.
The loved local has reappeared closer to the beach, with a South American-inflected menu and interesting cocktails.
We take our hats off to this new Surry Hills bar combining fortified wines and feathered fedoras.
The newest kid on Campbell Parade proves that there's more to Bondi dining than the stellar location.
Offering regional Mexican dishes in wicker chairs and a packed menu of tequila and mezcal cocktails.
A new Crown Street chapter for the team behind one of Newtown's busiest brunch spots.
A new all-day Bondi coffee spot, restaurant and bar from Three Blue Ducks co-founder Darren Robertson.
A Bollywood-meets-Andy Warhol Indian eatery serving butter chicken and bubblegum lassi.
The team behind Ghostboy Cantina has ditched the food court tacos for refined vegan Mexican fare.
Bourke Street's Japanese-influenced brunch spot from the team behind Oratnek.
A Darlinghurst wine parlour from the Buffalo Dining Club team.
A Surry Hills cafe doing decadent Asian-influenced brunches and lunches.
Finnish chef Tomi Björck teams up with local Sam Cole to bring an excellently executed east-meets-west menu to Bondi Beach.
Serving locals breakfast, brunch and lunch for over ten years in the heart of the eastern suburbs.
Excellent Italian fare in a terrace dotted with legendary Australian artworks.
You'll find open mics on Wednesday evenings and acoustic sessions on Saturday nights at this local RSL.
Pizzas inspired by Sardinian and Tuscan traditions, accompanied by a 100% Italian drinks menu.
Discover this hidden collection of colourful local and international fashion.
Creative, gourmet pizza in a casual space with an industrial feel.
Find blues, soul and cocktails inspired by the notorious historic locals of Potts Point at this neighbourhood speakeasy.
Hatted farm-to-table dishes made in a stunning Tuscany-inspired kitchen.
An independent bookshop that's small in size but vast in range.
The three-tiered Darlinghurst pub gets new life with an upstairs sports bar and rooftop terrace.
Excellent coffee, cafe eats and tiramisu thickshakes inside Rosebery's artisan supermarket.
Come for the cocktails and stay for the dance floor, dazzling with mirror balls and exempt from lockout laws.
A Paddington terrace filled with tequila and tasty South American morsels.
A sleek two-floor space specialising in contemporary Danish design.
Bondi burgers, bacon thickshakes and some wonderful thing they call a CoNut.
Come early for breakfast, or stay late for cocktails at Paddington's all-day eatery.
This Surry Hills coffee stalwart now has self-serve filter on tap.
Double Bay gains another quality vino spot, helmed by an ex-Guillaume head chef.
The ridiculous palace of fried chicken, sneakers and Champagne Sydney deserves.
The team from Mr Crackles foray into fried chicken for this Potts Point takeaway joint.
This upscale pub caters to all. Everyone from dog lovers to dumpling lovers.
Good clean fun since 1988 — go for the thickshakes, cheesecake or cheesecake in thickshakes.
Visit Bondi's ethically-motivated bakery for your morning loaf and a top notch coffee.
An LA-style social club from the team behind the Lobo Plantation.
An authentic Italian cafe-deli decked with bunches of oregano and hanging prosciutto.
The Bulletin Place team reinvent Bacardi Breezers, Redskins and so many nostalgic favourites.
The first rule of Craft Beer Fight Club is you do not talk about Craft Beer Fight Club.
Find fresh, inventive takes on classic dishes in a sunny indoor/outdoor space.
Come for the relaxed, Sunday afternoon acoustic sessions featuring local talent, stay for the well-thought-out pub fare.
Warmth, spice and vibrancy emanates from the corner of Campbell and Crown Streets.
Darlinghurst's new Hamptons-inspired joint making some of the most hectic Bloody Marys in Sydney.
Bondi Beach's new home of warm timber panelling and warming Thirlmere duck.
Where locals can lunch every day and never get bored (or go broke).
The buzzing Vaucluse cafe bringing a piece of the inner west to the east.
Sydney's lower north shore has a brand new Scandinavian-style local.
Bondi's Raw Bar is the classic light, summery Japanese joint everyone wishes was in their 'hood.
Tokyo Bird is ruling the roost with a focus on hot-right-now Japanese whisky and yakitori sticks.
For the best looking published material in town.
The standard this store sets is one of smart coolness over bombastic label gauche.
Protect your wallets, because there is damn good taste to be found among these books, records and films.
Barefoot bowls, modern bistro food and local craft brews run this renovated Bondi gem.
Fancy a healthy brunch after an energising Bondi to Bronte walk?
Rise to the top of this Five Ways pub for incredible views over the city.
If you were a local here before, you won’t recognise it.
Bondi Beach's favourite watering hole doesn't go into hibernation for the winter.
After a menu and design shake up, Sugarcane is back with a dynamic take on South-East Asian cuisine that fuses the traditional with the contemporary.
Mediterranean breakfasts and lunches that capture the imagination and deliver on the plate.
Expertly fuses together Southern Italian cuisine with a friendly, family-like yet fine dining experience.
The same ingredients that made Darlinghurst's A Tavola a hit, but with a heavier hit of the ocean.
Next time your throat is dry and sunstroke has you seeking shelter, grab a Neighbourhood Bloody Mary.
Paramount to those that surround it, this Surry Hills cafe does ripper coffee and fabulous food.
Serving up tender pulled pork, poutine and deep-fried pickles, this Canadian bar on Bondi Road is the perfect place to get stuffed.
Devonshire Street gets a little taste of Melbourne's cool cafe culture with this inviting and diverse cafe.
A classically trained chef starts making eggs for the hungover masses.
Bondi Junction is spoilt for gastronomical choice as The Eastern opens three new venues within its newly redeveloped floors.
The first port of call in Randwick for a quiet beer and good nosh.
The boys behind Grandma's inject a bit of craic into Sydney's bar scene.
The Lord Dudley Hotel is a slice of Old Blighty, a mock Tudor-like building complete with a creeping vine-covered exterior.
Serial restaurateur Mauro Marcucci adds another to his oeuvre.
Coffee Tea & Me is much like its sister. Cosy, kitsch and certainly worth a visit.
There is an abundance of Asian eateries in Kingsford, but Niji Sushi Bar stands out, for all the right reasons.
Double Bay, as many would have you believe, has long been starved of a healthy bar scene. Mrs Sippy, however, presents an argument to the contrary.
The grass is always greener on the other side, especially from inside Aria chef Matt Moran's glasshouse-inspired space.
Meticulously made brews in an industrial-inspired hole-in-the-wall.
This long-running Italian restaurant has all the right ingredients for your next group get-togethers.
A refined, NYC-inspired bar sending you back to the 1950s with champagne, plenty of cocktails and $1 oysters every Thursday.
A cafe that encapsulates the slick inner-city vibe of Surry Hills (particularly with it's seriously good coffee roasts).
A little piece of Campania (a region in southern Italy) dropped into the backstreets of Darlinghurst.
Any vegetarian or vegan can tell you just how difficult it can be to find affordable, convenient and delicious food to fit their diet.
With forty plus clever and classic kinds of ice cream and sorbet made on site daily, this sliver of Victoria Street makes ice cream as a meal seem like a grown-up choice.
Wednesdays at this country-style pub provide blues, folk and bluegrass bands, and Sundays, mellow jazz. Good beer available every day.
If this is the food that transforms you into ‘fat boy’, then I’m willing to take the risk.
The Sydney kings of sourdough have set up shop on Campbell Parade. Bondi hipsters rejoice.
An iconic music venue showcasing emerging Sydney talents, pizza, pasta and an excellent board games night.
Pocket's grungy, laid-back aesthetic, unpretentious atmosphere and funky beats deeply layered with lo-end bass will make you empty out your pockets again and again.
Sitting on Bondi’s Curlewis Street it is a perfect spot for a post-dip bite.
