Theatre of eateries
What better after a movie than a 'cino and chinwag? Here Time Out serves up the perfect bars, cafés and restaurants to head for a post-screening debrief
By Myffy Rigby
1 The Dendy
Bar Opera Bar
The drinks match the view.
Sydney Opera House 2000. (02 9247 1666).
Café Café Sydney
Survey a view reserved for a privileged handful.
Customs House ?Level 5, 31 Alfred St Circular Quay 2000 (02 9251 8683).
Restaurant Young Alfred
Great pizza, great fun, great owners. We like the margherita and the Bill "Ghost Dad" Cosby.
31 Alfred St (Cnr Young St), Sydney 2000. (02 9251 5192).
2 Metro Theatre
Bar Cheers
It gets messy late here, but that's half the fun. The rest you can worry about at 2am.
561 George St, Sydney 2000. (02 9261 8313).
Café Capitan Torres
Great for a simple sanga of fresh jamon on a soft white roll with a scorcher espresso.
73 Liverpool St, Sydney 2000. (02 9264 5574).
Restaurant Mamak
Four words: Roti. And. Chicken. Curry. That's all you need to know for a bang-up post-flick feed.
15 Goulburn St, Haymarket 2000 (02 9211 1668).
3 Greater Union
Bar 3 Wise Monkeys
Classic, dark wooden bar with beers galore. Gets boisterous in the wee hours.
555 George St, Sydney 2000. (02 9283 5855).
Café Norita Café and Board Game
They serve coffee, crepes and Yahtzee. A mecca for kooks and backgammon afficionados.
Level 2/77 Liverpool St, 2000.(02 9267 0727).
Restaurant La Guillotine
It's getting to be just the right season for some traditional French food. Voila!
518 Kent St, 2000. (02 9264 1487).
4 State Theatre
Bar The Civic
Sympathetically restored with great bar snacks, you can sink schooners in style.
388 Pitt St, 2000. (02 8267 3186).
Café Passionflower
Great ice cream in a myriad of flavours or just go for coffee and cake.
Level 1, Darling Walk, 2000. (02 9281 8022).
Restaurant The Marigold
Order simply and steer away from anything that isn't on the specials menu.
683-689 George St, 2000. (02 9281 3388).
5 Telstra Experience Lab
Bar Bar Europa
A dark, moody little bar with plenty of character... but beware the five o'clock CBD rush.
The Basement, 82 Elizabeth St, Sydney 2000. (02 9232 3377).
Café Lindt Chocolate Café
Their coffee's good, but their hot chocolate's better. They also sell some cinematically excellent ice cream.
Level 1, 53 Martin Place, Sydney 2000. (02 8257 1600).
Restaurant Verandah
Tapas by night, modern Australian by day. They do a steak fit for the silver screen.
Upper Ground, 60 Castlereagh St, Sydney 2000 (02 9238 0888).
6 The Studio
Bar Minus 5
A filmic novelty bar: prepare to wear a special suit and drink out of frozen cups on a time limit.
Shop 18, 2 Opera Quays, Circular Quay, 2000 (02 9251 0311).
Café Sydney Cove Oyster Bar
A great selection of oysters and an upbeat wine list, not to mention all the usual café staples.
No1 Circular Quay East 2000. (02 9247 2937).
Restaurant Aria
Fancy, fancy, fancy. Upmarket bistro classics with flawless service make this one of Sydney's leading restaurants.
1 Macquarie St 2000. (02 9252 2555).