Booze

The Morrison Bar & Oyster Room

Follow the bold gold lettering, and in the old Brooklyn Hotel you’ll now find The Morrison Bar and Oyster Room. Warm with plants, fairy lights, raw brick, and yellow lamps, the menu is revamped for summer, and hops countries with abandon.

Wed January 21st, 2015

Food News – Sydney Festival

You’ve only got a few days left to check out the Sydney Festival Village, which wraps up in Hyde Park North on January 25. With free entertainment and an expanded array of food options, it's worth visiting, even if you're not eagerly clutching a show ticket.

Wed January 21st, 2015

Food News – Sydney Opera House

Running all the way to the end of January, The Sydney Opera House’s Summerhouse program gives you the opportunity to eat, drink and play outdoors on the Western Broadwalk.

Wed January 21st, 2015

One6Eight Balmain

Balmain boy, Chef Leigh McDivitt, has come home to roost. Being back on the peninsula - along with his wife and front-of-house dynamo Amanda McDivitt - clearly suits him.

Wed January 21st, 2015

Deli Wine Bar

With a rear New York-style laneway entrance and the ceiling covered with cyclone fencing, Darrell Felstead’s re-imagined small bar is stripped back and raw.

Wed January 14th, 2015

Customs House Bar

The post-work white-collar crowd is quaffing pints and cocktails amid wine barrels and wooden tables. The gathering is generic, but the beverages are not.

Wed January 7th, 2015

Fino Par

Two minutes after walking in the door Brett Harris (ex-Hello Sailor) had me laughing, and loving La Perla ($18). It’s a unfolding blend of Manzanilla sherry, reposado tequila and pear liqueur with a lemon twist, and my pick of his clever list.

Wed January 7th, 2015

The Grand National Hotel

Recently refurbished, The Nash - one-time darling of the Paddo pub scene - is back in business. And it’s already attracting Paddington royalty, with Bruce Pollack spotted in a booth in the low-key front bar.

Wed January 7th, 2015

Bar Fly: Mr Moustache

It takes a while to convince my date to try the worm salt. At first glance, Mr Moustache looks like a typical, elegant, upmarket Bondi bar, but this Mexican-inspired cantina has the third largest collection of mescal in the world.

Wed January 7th, 2015

Bar Fly: Sky Terrace

It’s like a mini (suit-filled) street festival on the rooftop of the casino. There are food tents serving tasty Chicken Quesadillas ($10) and Grilled Pork ($8), bars scattered around the perimeter, a gaming tent, drinks served in blue plastic cups and…oh…a bongo player.

Wed December 10th, 2014