For the Love of Grub

Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Eat+Drink

Love Grub – A Seriously Cute Cafe

What qualifies a cafe as seriously cute? How about a menu fluent in Mod Oz and Japanese, a community vegetable garden, a patch of grass smattered with kids’ play-things, bold but whimsical wall art, and a jumble of furniture bursting onto the street. Love Grub has all of these things and more, and indeed qualifies ... [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]

Take Solace

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Cherry Picked in Beauty, Eat+Drink

Solas – Crown St’s Newest Small Bar

Does the thought of yet another tapas joint leave you feeling less-than-enthusiastic? Bored, even?

It’s not that those tiny plates of sizzling chorizo, chargrilled octopus and cubed potato don’t make your mouth water, it’s just that those dishes are yesterday’s news.

But don’t write off tapas just yet. Save your judgement ’till you’ve checked out newcomer ... [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]

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]