Ventured out to Newtown for the very first time over the weekend. I’d never shopped there before and to be honest, didn’t even know shops existed there. I was pre-warned. Mum said “Be careful” when walking around, and a friend muttered “freaks and geeks” when I mentioned it. Not to be deterred from finding a new shopping spot, I trooped there with a girl friend for lunch and shopping.
Newtown’s obviously a foodie paradise. There’s restaurants up and down the (very long) street, and I hear they’re famous for Thai. So that’s exactly what we had! I selected the Beef Massaman curry which (I didn’t realise) was obviously a dish for 2 to share. Was feeling pretty wonky afterwards with all that beef and potatoes stuffed in my belly 😛 It was goooood though. Not very authentic as it wasn’t spicy, but it was still pretty tasty and the beef was tender enough (but could be even more tender). The Vegetarian Fried Rice was delicious though, I had a mouthful and the smoky flavour was awesome.
With my food. Yum yum.
Beef Massman curry!
Meet the vegetarian foodie 😛
Vegetarian fried rice… mmmmmm…..
Then it was a serious bout of shopping up and down all of Newtown. We both bought super cute Pretty In Pink stuff, which I’ll take photos of when I get round to it 😛 I like the shops at Newtown – they’re really edgy and most are more Emily Strange than Alannah Hill. I love both brands, so the edginess suited me just fine. Didn’t buy any of that stuff though, because it’s actually super $$!! For no-name edgy clothes! No thanks… So we ended up buying super girl/pink stuff in an area dominated by goth shops. Haha.
About 2 hours later, we decided we were hungry again and it was time for……… milkshakes and churros!! A FABULOUS combination. I had the strawberry smoothie and though I often don’t drink them (so I can’t really compare), this one was fantastic – it was thick with blended fresh strawberries and cold milk. Mmmmm!! Not too sweet either, that’s why I don’t like regular milkshakes and their crappy “strawberry” syrups. I thought the churros were fantastic too, better than the ones at the original San Churros. These were a bit fatter and so were crisp on the outside, but soft and moist on the inside. However, the dipping chocolate obviously wasn’t as good, since they just use the cheap stuff. It was expensive, at $9 for 3 sticks, but I guess that’s Sydney for you :X
Churros and chocolate for tea time
Chocolate milkshake and Strawberry smoothie!
i don’t think i’ve used to term “freaks and geeks,” etc. since jr. high school 🙂
Heheh it was the first time I’d heard it!
i don’t think i’ve used to term “freaks and geeks,” etc. since jr. high school 🙂
Heheh it was the first time I’d heard it!
Hey! nothing wrong with Newtown.. I love that area. A good friend of mine and her hubby has been living there for over 5 years now! So, everytime I venture into Sydney, I stay with her, and explore that place. An uncle of mine owns a pizza/ice cream place there (well my mum’s nephew???).. Hang on.. that means he’s like my cousin???? LOL I’m a shocker =)
I think it’s awesome for the non-standard type stores, I get so sick of Westfield sometimes. But I def dont’ want to be going through the station there late at night!
Ahh what pizza/ice cream place is it? I should go visit next time 😀
Hey! nothing wrong with Newtown.. I love that area. A good friend of mine and her hubby has been living there for over 5 years now! So, everytime I venture into Sydney, I stay with her, and explore that place. An uncle of mine owns a pizza/ice cream place there (well my mum’s nephew???).. Hang on.. that means he’s like my cousin???? LOL I’m a shocker =)
I think it’s awesome for the non-standard type stores, I get so sick of Westfield sometimes. But I def dont’ want to be going through the station there late at night!
Ahh what pizza/ice cream place is it? I should go visit next time 😀
Wah! The curry looks damn good! Just wondering; what camera do you use?
It’s my friend’s camera! Believe it’s a Canon 850?
I also loved the goth kids covered in fake blood who were scooting along the sidewalk on their tummies.
Yes OMG that was…. interesting. I think I live in a very enclosed world, cos stuff like that totally makes me go EH?!?!
Yum, delish – makes me crave getting something at restaurant to eat.
It’s cool how they specialise in Thai food, I want to go back for more!
Wah! The curry looks damn good! Just wondering; what camera do you use?
It’s my friend’s camera! Believe it’s a Canon 850?
I also loved the goth kids covered in fake blood who were scooting along the sidewalk on their tummies.
Yes OMG that was…. interesting. I think I live in a very enclosed world, cos stuff like that totally makes me go EH?!?!
All that food looks YUM! Wish I could’ve made it, I love browsing around Newtown 😀
It was really fun pottering around all the non-standard type stores.. Pretty In Pink was the best though I reckon! 😛
Yeah… Newtown is truly the place for freaks (ie Arts students, goths, and people whom just wanna be different!). If the people weren’t enough of a giveaway, it’ll be the number of op shops and band/theatre/performing arts posters stuck on everything with a surface!! ha!
I stay away from Newtown like the plague, but that’s more so because I have a far higher chance of doing Heidi Klum in the bum than of finding parking in Newtown at any time of day 😛 It has an awesome climbing gym though!
It def was an experience.. esp when we had 2 goths covered in fake blood and sprawled on the floor trying to grab people’s ankles. TRES WEIRD.
Why not go for a vegetarian meal with the vegetarian? 😛
Haha no thanks!
I live near newtown, it’s not dangerous, I love it there.
Its just great to find clothes that are actually different from all the clothes that look exactly the same in the city etc…
I reckon the station would get scary when returning home late at night, but I really liked the shops. It sure is a nice change from the standard Westfields!
Yeah true I dont ever need to catch a train…but yes it sure beats the standard westfields
Erm, beef massaman curry isn’t meant to be spicy. Plus you can’t take spicy food anyway! :p I wanna see what you bought though!
haha i didn’t know that! I thought it was meant to be creamy and sweet, but still a bit spicy. I’ve had better around Kingsford and chinatown, but it still wasn’t too bad
that choc milkshake looks delish!
i had no idea what churros was before this post- they look like fried salami sticks- ugh now that would be interesting….:/
I loooved my strawberry smoothie, i would go back there just for that!
I love churros!! could eat them everyday!!
Me toooo. unbelievably, I had them for the first time only a few months ago!
I thought you wrote Newton…
Hah, such similar names but worlds apart!
Yum, delish – makes me crave getting something at restaurant to eat.
It’s cool how they specialise in Thai food, I want to go back for more!
All that food looks YUM! Wish I could’ve made it, I love browsing around Newtown 😀
It was really fun pottering around all the non-standard type stores.. Pretty In Pink was the best though I reckon! 😛
Yeah… Newtown is truly the place for freaks (ie Arts students, goths, and people whom just wanna be different!). If the people weren’t enough of a giveaway, it’ll be the number of op shops and band/theatre/performing arts posters stuck on everything with a surface!! ha!
I stay away from Newtown like the plague, but that’s more so because I have a far higher chance of doing Heidi Klum in the bum than of finding parking in Newtown at any time of day 😛 It has an awesome climbing gym though!
It def was an experience.. esp when we had 2 goths covered in fake blood and sprawled on the floor trying to grab people’s ankles. TRES WEIRD.
Why not go for a vegetarian meal with the vegetarian? 😛
Haha no thanks!
I live near newtown, it’s not dangerous, I love it there.
Its just great to find clothes that are actually different from all the clothes that look exactly the same in the city etc…
I reckon the station would get scary when returning home late at night, but I really liked the shops. It sure is a nice change from the standard Westfields!
Yeah true I dont ever need to catch a train…but yes it sure beats the standard westfields
Erm, beef massaman curry isn’t meant to be spicy. Plus you can’t take spicy food anyway! :p I wanna see what you bought though!
haha i didn’t know that! I thought it was meant to be creamy and sweet, but still a bit spicy. I’ve had better around Kingsford and chinatown, but it still wasn’t too bad
that choc milkshake looks delish!
i had no idea what churros was before this post- they look like fried salami sticks- ugh now that would be interesting….:/
I loooved my strawberry smoothie, i would go back there just for that!
I love churros!! could eat them everyday!!
Me toooo. unbelievably, I had them for the first time only a few months ago!
I thought you wrote Newton…
Hah, such similar names but worlds apart!