Melbourne is now home to the largest licensed venue its CBD has ever seen. This ‘supervenue’ known as Ballers Clubhouse spans 2500sqm and is a bar, eatery, social club, and games hub in one.
New Bars
New Bars
If you were sceptical about crowd-funding, then this bar is all the evidence you need that it actually works, claiming the title of Australia’s first crowd-funded bar. Lucky Chan’s in Northbridge is a multi-level eatery serving up delicious ramen, baos, dumplings and more.
“Food waste costs our economy $20 billion a year – more than five-million tonnes of food ends up in landfill; one in five bags of groceries winds up in the bin. At RE-, we’ll showcase this through our bar program, but also build a platform geared towards change on a global level. The time is now.” – Matt Whiley
This one is a new Sydney restaurant, tequila and mezcal bar and taqueria that launched in the heart of the CBD in October. It’s from the team behind Paddington’s Tequila Mockingbird, and most recently, pop-up venue Tequila on York.
Perth’s State Buildings went into overdrive during WA’s lockdown and when things opened up again in Perth they had a bunch of new venues to showcase. This included Pooles Temple, a classic late night underground bar where you can get a damn fine martini.
Bar Peripheral is a bespoke 12-seater cocktail bar with a no standing policy and no menu, located in the quieter residential half of the Adelaide CBD
Walk a few streets towards the city from Black Pearl and you’ll find the latest addition to the strip, Bonny, where the cocktails, wine and beer are on tap.
Ahead of his takeover at PS40 this Sunday, Michael Callahan shares some advice for younger bartenders and talks about his new Singapore bar, Barbary Coast.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is the latest Sydney bar to open from the Speakeasy Group, and they’re set to open their doors on Wednesday next week.
The Bowery has been picked up by the team behind 2019 Live Music Bar of the Year, Brooklyn Standard, and is set to open on February 6 as Susie Wongs Goodtime Bar.
Foxtrot Unicorn opened in the Perth CBD last December, the first foray into bar ownership for the award-winning bartender Dimitri Rtshiladze.
“Split into three different venues, Will’s, Mimi’s and Una Mas offer three new experiences for our guests at Coogee Pavilion,” says Merivale group bars manager Sam Egerton.