Crows Nest Area Guide

Customers at Hayberry — Photograph: Anna Kucera

Getting its name thanks to its elevated position – it's one of the highest points of all of the northern suburbs – Crows Nest is home to a strip of family-owned mid-range restaurants, with a bunch of Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese joints dotted along the Pacific Highway and tucked up behind the major arterial road.

The best restaurants in Crows Nest

Bars

The Hayberry

Crows Nest is upping its after hours game with a new small bar doing bloody great burgers

Time Out says

Restaurants

Annata

Try something new off this boundary pushing menu

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Fratelli Fresh Crows Nest

Fratelli has flown north of the bridge, landing in Crows Nest and bringing with it hearty pasta, Italian groceries and Negronis. Much like its city cohort,...

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Restaurants

Poplar Central Asian Cuisine

Meat on sticks is good, but meat on swords is better

Time Out says

The best bars in Crows Nest

Bars

The Stuffed Beaver Crows Nest

Crows Nest gets a diner rendition of Bondi’s very own Canadian dive bar

Time Out says

Bars

Crows Nest Hotel

The Crowie is an infamous late night haunt on the lower north shore. They screen UFC and the English Premiere League in addition to all the Australian...

Bars

The Foxtrot

A north-side small bar heavy on the craft beers, with a toasty fireplace

Time Out says

Bars

The Hayberry

Crows Nest is upping its after hours game with a new small bar doing bloody great burgers

Time Out says

More things to do in Crows Nest

Things to do

Cork and Canvas

BYO cheese, wine and artistic flair to this new art class

Shopping

Fancy That Costumes

Anyone that’s frequently travelled along the Crows Nest part of the Pacific Highway will remember the cut out of a crocodile dressed as a cowboy...

Shopping

Giftica

Crows Nest has made a name for itself over the years as something of a shopping hub, thanks to long-term institutions like Giftica, which has been a valuable...

Sport and fitness

North Sydney Skate Plaza

A great new addition to North Sydney, this little street plaza has gaps to clear, banks to hit and rails to grind at low enough heights for beginners. It’s...