![]() ![]() Out in Sydney these days is an entirely different proposition to what it was five Pretentious, and yet surprisingly few of them have taken that road. There is plenty of scope for Sydney’s small bars to be stuffy and One thing uniting the majority of bars, however, is an amenable and passionate Relaxed vibe, completely different to the styled sophistication of Palmer &Ĭo or the lively and equally styled – but somehow utterly cool – Shady Pines Needles and yarn, and couches that are akin to something you might find in anĪs Mojo Record Bar, share house shabby-chic Grasshopper, retro-cool Pocket and effortlessly gorgeous Arcadia Liquors offer an understated, Kitsch Grandma’s is full of old-time paraphernalia including knitting Inn, which is based on a 1920s Boston sports bar and crammed with someĭecorated with Singer machines and sewing patterns, while Mojo Record Bar, occupying space next toĪ record shop, keeps true to its cool, rock vibe with album covers lining theīar. Western-style beer and whiskey joint and Baxter Some of the best are Palmer & Co, a slickĭesigner den of 1920s paraphernalia Shady Pines Saloon, a hip Service steps and back entrances, and along dark lanes. ![]() View, their lively crowds tucked away through unmarked doors, down concrete These liquor dens are obscured from obvious With a cluster of large golden light bulbs hanging from the ceiling.įor – and finding – a gold nugget, hidden as it is on its eponymous slip road nearįamiliar with Melbourne’s bars will recognise the clues vague crowd noisesĮmerging from the second floor and some graffiti art decorating an otherwiseĪ huge part of the small-bar attraction, capitalised on by the oft-seen theme With folding pressed-steel chairs and exposed brickwork while tiny 121 BC isįirmly European with its long, tiled communal table and dark interior, decorated ![]() Love, Tillyĭevine takes on the industrial-chic trend Wine bars such as Love, Tilly Devine and 121īC belie their obscure backstreet locations: both are invitingly narrow,ĭimly lit, and fashionably fitted out. Out nooks and hidden corners, to look beneath the surface of things. Ground-level pubs small bars often require you to burrow underground, to seek They areĪ very literal, physical difference from the towering nightclub complexes and Service alleys and slip roads, often in low-ceilinged basement spaces. And with that, the small bar boom began.īusiness District (CBD) and inner suburbs, especially Surry Hills andĭarlinghurst, Sydney’s small bars have been springing up along backstreets, Laws also explicitly banned gaming machines and takeaway liquor sales at theseĪmendment was passed, it suddenly became feasible to open intimate and creative Than food) as their primary activity and permitted a maximum of 120 patrons. Laws provided affordable licenses to small bars that served alcohol (rather Proposed changes that would see Sydney follow in the footsteps of otherĪustralian cities– and in particular, its southern rival Melbourne, famous for On the global nightlife map, politicians, entrepreneurs and locals backed
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