Bar Conte is a Negroni focused aperitivo bar that boasts 20 variations of the classic cocktail.
Spanton Hospitality, the team that brought you Piccolo Bar in Kings Cross, Australian Bartender mag and Sydney Bar Week have announced that they will be opening Vermuteria, a second venue in Kings Cross in January 2023, after successfully securing a liquor license for the premises, the former Café Hernandez on Kings Cross Road, last week.
Before + After Bar in Brisbane was born out of George Curtis’s love for the concept of indulging in Aperitifs and Digestifs ‘before’ and ‘after’ dining.
Recently opening in the heart of the Sydney CBD, Londres 126 is a high-energy Mexican cantina style bar, exploring the luxurious boundaries of Mexican cuisine and mezcal.
After moving back to Australia from London in 2018, the dream for the pair was to open a bar. They just didn’t realise they would end up in Toowoomba for good.
“It’s a really fucking cool wine bar with a dining room upstairs. The food offering is fantastic. Traditional Spanish stuff with solid offerings in terms of bar snacks, then more substantial tapas with seafood, meat and vegetarian sections on the menu.” Michael Nicolian
The Maybe Group and Public Hospitality are joining forces to launch Mexican bar El Primo Sanchez in Paddington’s The Rose Hotel this December. The partnership involves the bar occupying the ground floor of the Paddington pub The Rose Hotel, which was recently purchased by Public Hospitality Group, headed by up-and-coming hotelier John Adgemis.
Located in the heart of Bondi on Campbell Parade, Curly Lewis, a working brewery, bar and diner, will be the first of its kind found on the eastern suburbs’ beaches and the first brewery bar in Bondi’s history.
Enoteca Ponti officially opened its doors in August, bringing a blend of authentic and modern Italian food and wines to the buzzing neighbourhood. Created by the team behind the Parisian-inspired Bistro Rex, this eatery and wine bar has taken over the old Monopole site on Macleay Street, bringing new life to the iconic location.
You might have switched on the TV recently and seen a local reality dating show set in a restaurant. And you may well have noticed that the Bartender is a big fixture. Meet James Devlin a veteran bartender turned TV regular.
LOTI has recently opened in the seaside suburb of St Kilda, celebrating the best of Australia’s own coastal surroundings infused with Mediterranean influence and an atmosphere of relaxed luxury and local community that is distinctly Melbourne.
Opening in the middle of pandemic, Dean’s Lounge is a reinvention of the past. Paying homage to the kooky yet charming Dean’s Cafe, a Kings Cross institution for over three decades.