One of our local haunts in Newtown is Café Ism, on Wilson St.
Yesterday we went down briefly during a free hour, and I could have sworn Justine from Play School was sitting by the window.
Turns out she was. So I went up and we had a brief conversation and I asked her to [...]
Where’s the best place to sit down a read a book with a coffee in Newtown?
Campos is terrible (seating-wise). I like the atmosphere at Urban Bites, but the chairs are uncomfortable. Gloria Jeans has couches but… sorry, nevermind.
Is there somewhere else; somewhere that has couches and makes a decent flat white?
As a college student, [...]
The first, front page article in the June edition of the South Sydney Herald:
Anti-homophobia rally closes Gloria JeansDespite the Rudd Government promising to remove all forms of anti-gay discrimination, about 100 people turned up for the International Day Against Homophobia rally in Newtown on Friday May 16.The rally started outside Gloria Jeans, in response to [...]
Just near our house in Newtown is a massive secondhand bookstore, possibly the biggest in Sydney. Someone estimated that there’s more than a million books in there.
It’s also possibly the most frustrating bookstore in the southern hemisphere. There’s very little order, the owner only gives you the vaguest of directions when you ask for [...]
On Campos in Newtown: It smells wonderful and looks great but when we visit our judges aren’t thrilled. “It has a good hit, good finish but there’s not much in the middle,” Mannassis says. Compared with her most recent Campos coffee, Mavrikos doesn’t like her cappuccino. “It’s very bitter, acidic,” she says.The guys there are [...]
Posted in newtown on Feb 20th, 2008
On King St. Is this an (oblique) ad for Grand Theft Auto IV?
Posted in newtown on Feb 13th, 2008
Next to someone’s front door on Church St. Not kidding.
Posted in newtown on Feb 9th, 2008
Hypothesis: There are more restaurants on the western (northern) side of King St in Newtown, but more clothes shops on the eastern (southern) side. Therefore, if one is hungry, one ought to wander down the western side; if one is naked, one ought to head for the the eastern side. Method: Walk down both sides [...]
We stumbled on this list of Newtown restaurants last night. Diners have left their own reviews and you can sort by rating, price, name etc.Good to know that Thai Times Nine takes the crown for Thai in Newtown.We’ve had Pizza from Basil Pizza and Pasta a couple of times recently, and I can highly recommend [...]
