Newtown’s Narrowest Bar
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Corridor
There’s a newish bar on the scene, and it definitely stands apart from the rest.
True to its name, Corridor is a narrow pigeonhole-in-the wall. Blink and you might miss it. A dark wooden and dimly lit converted terrace with eclectic art adorning the walls, it fits perfectly into nouveau Newtown.
The friendly bar staff boast some of the tastiest cocktails around. Pick ... [Read more]
A Little Slice of South America
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Boteco
Another one joins the small bar revolution. Set to change the Cleveland St scene, Boteco, is Surry Hills’ latest trendy new bar, but it’s one with a difference. As authentic as they come, Boteco is inspired by the popular small bars of Brazil.
Traditionally, a “boteco” means a meeting place where locals could find food, drinks and a good old chin-wag ... [Read more]
Rite Of Passage
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
The Passage
Life is full of change. Remember when you traded your crimper for a hair straightener, your waterproof Walkman for a Discman?
You’ll love the change that’s taken place on the site of former Sydney icon, L’Otel. Reincarnated as The Passage, this place exudes warmth with some serious fab factor.
Entering off Victoria Street the venue runs the length of the block ... [Read more]
Winter Nights: Hot Cocktails in a Cool Bar
Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Zeta Bar’s Covent Garden
Ah, winter! The season of frost-bitten mornings, leafless trees and elongated evenings… Evenings spent at home in front of the heater, because rugging up to go out is too much effort. Well, Zeta Bar provides an incentive to lure you out on a Friday.
This winter Zeta embraces the cold by channeling Covent Garden, the famed London market district. ... [Read more]
Got The Lot
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Lot 40
When it comes to going out in Sydney, seclusion is golden. In a city where popular nightspots are often brimming over, there’s something rewarding about saying “I found this great bar, but it’s kind of hard to explain where it is…” Welcome to Lot Forty, your new laneway local.
For the geographically challenged, it might take a couple of tries to ... [Read more]
Mr B’s Facelift (as in better not botox)
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Mr B’s Hotel
Despite its status as a site rich in history, Mr. B’s plan A was getting slightly stale. So, the hotel picked plan B, a facelift, to inject the venue with va va voom.
Formerly the Mandarin Club, Mr B’s had quite a past, previously housing a butcher, confectioner and the City’s once-upon-a-time best Chinese restaurant; introducing Yum Cha to Sydneysiders. ... [Read more]
Beach Party
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Beach Haus Opens
Normally, the terrain of Kings Cross on Friday night can only be traversed after a few after-work drinks to dull the senses. The brashness of Darlinghurst Road and that ubiquitous Coke sign isn’t for the faint-hearted – or the sober. Luckily, the advent of small bars across Sydney means that even the craziest part of the city has ... [Read more]
Which Cocktail Are You Tonight?
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Celebrate the launch of SATC2 with Moët & Chandon and Blu Bar
You couldn’t help but wonder…which cocktail are you tonight?
A cocktail to toast the return of your favourite New Yorker girlfriends (well, it’s almost as if they were your real friends) to the big screen need not involve unpleasant references to your body parts – and let’s face it, you’ve moved ... [Read more]
Cirque de Sunday
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
The Victoria Room Performance Carnival
The Kings Cross circus featured on Underbelly is no longer limited to Sunday night telly. Now, Darlinghurst’s The Victoria Room is bringing its own circus to life in a Spiegeltent-meets-Bohemia spectacular.
With the Performance Carnival kicking off at 6pm, Sunday nights will never be the same. Especially with each week’s surprise lineup of talent; mixing local Sydney artists and musicians. ... [Read more]
Garden of Eatin’
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink
Garden Brasserie Opens
Not that you should need a reason to make the journey over the Harbour Bridge, but we have one for you anyway – Garden Brasserie, the latest destination on the North Shore for foodies, cocktailians, boozehounds and wine hunters.
The owners, with former Watershed, Merivale and Cantina roots, have drawn inspiration from the traditional English summer where lazy afternoons ... [Read more]
