Australian Bartender stopped by Mjølner Melbourne last week, to check in on the team as they gear up for their opening on Wednesday 28 March — and what a team they have.
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Here’s what to expect from the drinks at Walter’s Bar & Steakhouse, which will sit on the corner of Edward and Alice streets in Old Mineral House, a heritage-listed building in Brisbane’s CBD.
Sydney’s The Rocks district is the setting for a new whisky bar set to open in March, called The Doss House. The 100 capacity bar will take over the basement level of a heritage listed space at 77 George Street in The Rocks, and it’s from the site’s history that it draws its name.
Smoke is the rooftop cocktail bar atop Barangaroo House in Sydney, the latest venue to come from the Solotel group.
If champagne is your thing, then new Sydney bar Solera is the bar for you. The new venue from owners Scott Bayly, Ty Van Emden and Roman Kristek focuses on cocktails and champagnes and joins the nascent bar scene down at Sydney’s new Barangaroo development.
Panama House, the Latin American-inspired restaurant and bar, has found some new digs and a great new view with looking out onto Campbell Parade and a postcard view of Bondi Beach.
8 Hospitality is the group behind Sydney venues The Wild Rover, Grandma’s and Wilhelmina’s, and this year they’re looking to add another venue to their stable when they open a new bar and restaurant in the Sydney CBD.
Thanks to the success of their Sydney restaurant and bar, Mjølner, the Speakeasy Group will be opening a Melbourne out-post of the Viking-inspired eatery this year, on Hardware Street where Nieuw Amsterdam once operated. We asked Speakeasy’s Sven Almenning what to expect when Mjølner Melbourne opens this year, and what else they have in store for the year.
When Maurice Terzini’s Bondi Beach Public Bar opens next, you can expect Spritzes, pre-batched Negroni’s, Old Fashioned’s, and a White Mike Russian when you’re at the bar.
Little Big House is housed in a classic, heritage-listed Queenslander house in Southbank that was built in 1889 and has previously been home to the Southbank police station. Expect verandahs, palm trees, fairy lights and a general good-times vibe.
New Sydney bar Duke of Clarence opens tonight, and we’ve got you a sneak peak at the venue — and a look at their cocktail list.