Customers at Hayberry
Photograph: Anna Kucera

Crows Nest area guide

Restaurants, bars, shops and events in Crows Nest
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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

Crescent Croissanterie
Restaurants

Crescent Croissanterie

A hole-in-the-way croissanterie with tiramisu croissants and Single O coffee on tap
Chidori Japanese Bistro
Restaurants

Chidori Japanese Bistro

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
Sink your teeth into juicy Japanese crumbed pork and Wagyu beef at this cosy Crows Nest local
Annata
Restaurants

Annata

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Try something new off this boundary pushing menu
The Hayberry
Bars

The Hayberry

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Crows Nest is upping its after hours game with a new small bar doing bloody great burgers

The best bars in Crows Nest

The Crow Bar
Bars

The Crow Bar

This small bar in Crows Nest deals in salty bar snacks like polenta chips, grilled sardines and pork crackling, or if you're hungrier than finger food...
The Hayberry
Bars

The Hayberry

  • 4 out of 5 stars
Crows Nest is upping its after hours game with a new small bar doing bloody great burgers
The Stoned Crow
Bars

The Stoned Crow

  • 3 out of 5 stars
Blending the charm of its pub origins and kicking out the coldness of its previous failed cocktail transformation, the Stoned Crow finally hits the nail on the...

More things to do in Crows Nest

Fancy That! Costumes & Balloons
Shopping

Fancy That! Costumes & Balloons

A certain cut-out of a crocodile dressed as a cowboy and holding a sign saying ‘Fancy That’ holds a special place in the local lore of Crows...
Giftica
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...