The Barber Shop

Styled as an old-school barbershop with a sophisticated bar and lots of gin cocktails.
Concrete Playground
August 07, 2013

Overview

Tucked away on York Street, this intimate venue boasts an impressive collection of gins from across the globe. Its barbering services may be retired, but its excellent cocktails remain.

Styled as an old-school barbershop, its interior is a juxtaposition of clean, white barbershop frontage complete with retro, spinny chairs and combined with an industrial warehouse-style sliding door that leads you into the large, tall and dark-green walled bar.

The Barber Shop houses an impressive collection of over 700 gins from across the world. The CBD locale has been awarded numerous local and international awards since its opening in 2013, including Gin Bar of The Year in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The cocktail list is extensive, featuring classics, signature offerings and a gin flight for those curious to sample four gins from the venue's extensive gin collection paired with tonic water and ice.

If you get peckish, there is a selection of small plates such as a cheese board with pickled figs and peach and muscatel relish, cheeseburger with Hickson House tomato sauce and handmade pork and chorizo sausage rolls served with Hickson House jam and chilli.

Definitely worth a visit for all of its services, the Barber Shop is a cut above.

Updated March 8, 2024

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