Sydney’s pub and bar scene is an ever-changing kaleidoscope at the moment. Publicans are having lots of fun trying out new things, testing new styles, branding themselves any way they want to. The result is some fascinating drinking holes where the venue can make the night. Every time a new bar sprouts up in Sydney … Read more
It’s not just the quantity of bars that makes Surry Hills Sydney’s premier suburb for a good night out, it’s the quality as well. So how do you decide where to go? Here are our top 5 Surry Hills bars to make you choice a bit easier. We love heading out for a few drinks … Read more
The hunt for a good pub feed in the heart of Sydney’s CBD used to be a fruitless exercise. But that’s not the case anymore. Venues everywhere are upping their food game to cater to demand. And Customs House Bar has officially joined the party. Circular Quay has – for a long time – been … Read more
For the first time ever I’m genuinely excited about tasting a bourbon. It’s this new bourbon by The Experimental Spirits Company. It’s made with bacon! That’s right, folks. I said made with bacon. 350g of the stuff in every bottle in fact. After a little digging around, I found that infusing bourbon with bacon has … Read more
From a bar with a name like Eau de Vie Apothecary, you’d be expecting great things; great, alchemist type things that would boggle Heston Bloominhell and confound Steven Hawkins. Well, prepare for great things indeed! I remember the first time I went into the science labs at high school. The gas taps and Bunsen burners … Read more
We love a stay-cation. There’s something about having a holiday in your own town… We both love going to the beach in the winter. For Mrs Romance it’s the lack of crowds and the way the ocean looks. She loves the crisp sunny days where the water sparkles but where she can still wear a … Read more
We always love to see what interesting things the guys at Zeta Bar at the top of Hilton Sydney are going to do next. This winter’s not disappointed with ‘Apres Ski’ every Friday for the next couple of months. The last time we saw Zeta Bar transform it was to the tune of belly dancing … Read more
Sydney’s Inner West is arguably the city’s hipster hub. And at its beardy, plaid-shirted epicentre is a brewery. Young Henrys Brewery, to be exact. A place of beer. A place of dreams! Tucked away in the backstreets of Newtown, Young Henrys has grown to be one of the pillars of the Australian craft beer industry. … Read more
Mexico, alcohol content and the agave plant. These three elements are all that tequila and mezcal have in common. After that, the two drinks couldn’t be any more different. Tequila’s a funny old drink, isn’t it? Most of us have tequila stories. Horrible, dark, terrifying stories. If someone shouts ‘tequila’ at the bar, everyone winces. … Read more
If it’s a laid-back cocktail-sipping afternoon with the sun glinting off the ocean you’re after (and let’s face it, who isn’t?), you need to get to The Island Bar on Cockatoo Island, Sydney pronto! Cockatoo Island has a long history in Australian terms. It’s been in use since the First Fleet and was first used … Read more