“It’s such a picturesque precinct filled with history and heritage, which is what first drew me to it when we opened The Doss House. Over the last couple of years, it has become a destination for unique, character driven venues so I’ve always seen it as the perfect destination for Frank Mac’s.” – Ciara Doran, co-owner
New Bars
New Bars
With a specialty Negroni menu, featuring 10 selections, guests can select from six decades of vintage Gordon’s gins, Cinzano Rosso vermouths and Campari options for a birth-year based Negroni.
The Boilermaker (whiskey mixed with beer) is king here. There’s even a list of “Baller-Makers” with pairings from the top shelf, like the limited release Woodford’s Baccarat bourbon, alongside American craft beers from their 6-foot, beer-laden fridge.
“Tiny’s bottled cocktails are single-serve drinks with serious credentials – tiny proportions, huge flavour. Offerings include the Manhattan, Espresso Martini and Old Fashioned to tweaked favourites such as the Rum Negroni.”
“The signature Sydney Spritz is a collaboration with Ziggy’s Wild Foods, using a ‘driveway vermouth’ which has been made from weeds foraged from the inner west suburbs of Sydney.”
Glou, a tasting bar and bottleshop, is the brainchild of Rahel Goldmann and Ron Davis, both hospo lifers with diverse backgrounds including coffee, kitchens, high end front of house and wine retail.
“We created a completely new fit-out that still pays respect to the history and people that frequented the café,” says Dave, referencing the many famous people that have been to Piccolo in the past, many of them now immortalised with a mugshot on the iconic photo wall.
If you’re wondering about the name, the venue is in honour to surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette (1857–1943), who is said to have first added lime cordial to the daily gin tot of the men in the Royal Navy, to help combat the ravages of scurvy on long voyages.
Braci is a family-friendly neighbourhood venue concept developed by Toby Robinson and his long-time friend, Chris Carlei uniting Italian spuntini, handmade pizzas with a focus on great wine and weekly rotating cocktails.
It’s brought to you by the team behind Bar Lafayette which is on the ground floor of the same heritage listed WA Trustee Building. With that heritage listing comes oodles of old-world charm. A little bit like Mr W Churchill himself, one could say.
The seven Danger Friends behind About Time are hospo lifers Naomi Palmer, Ben Hickey, Jono Carr, Steve Davis, Tom Price, Paul Oscar & Shannon Ponsford
Noriel and his team have made experimenting and evolving a key part of the bar’s modus operandi. Cocktail classes, which started as a one-off post-lockdown, have become a sold-out affair on the last day of every month.