Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

News
Coming Soon: Josh Niland Is Going Global with a New Sustainable Seafood Restaurant in Singapore

Niland's first overseas restaurant will bring his one-of-a-kind nose-to-tail approach to fish to The Singapore Edition hotel.

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Event
Macquarie University Astronomy Open Night 2023

Sat, 23 Sep, 2023
Macquarie University, Macquarie Park

Take a guided tour at the telescope park, watch immersive projections of the universe and catch talks from intergalactic experts.

Buy Tickets

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News
Cult-Favourite Hospo Duo BABS Is Opening a Pop-Up Neighbourhood Bar and Restaurant in the Old Saga Space

Enmore is set to score a new limited-time venue, which the owners describe as "a love letter to the Inner West".

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Event
$4 Lunch at Costi's Fish and Chips Quay Quarter

Tue, 5 Sep, 2023
Costi's Fish and Chips Quay Quarter, Sydney

Yes, you're reading that right — you can get a hearty lunch in Sydney for just $4 on Tuesday, September 5.

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Event
Sammy Junior x Mai Dolci High Tea - CANCELLED

Wed, 6 Sep, 2023
Sammy Junior, Sydney

Maybe Sammy cocktails and high tea come together at last at this luxurious midweek pop-up.

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Event
Mike McEnearney Menu at Two Good Co Cafe

Fri, 1 Sep - Sat, 30 Sep 2023
Two Good Co. Cafe at Yirranma Place, Darlinghurst

Mike McEnearney is in charge of the guest menu at Two Good Co's Darlinghurst cafe for the month of September.

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Restaurant
MAIZ Mexican Food

33 Enmore Road, Newtown

Flavour-packed Mexican dishes, weekly tostada nights and specialty cocktails await you at this Enmore Road spot.

Book a Table

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Restaurant
Ricos Tacos

305 Cleveland Street, Redfern

From food truck to multi-story drinking and dining venue in just a few short years.

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Event
Marrickville Block Weekender

Sat, 30 Sep - Mon, 2 Oct 2023
Railway Parade Marrickville, Marrickville

A huge Heaps Gay birthday party and a massive rock fest are coming to Railway Parade for this long-weekend block party.

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News
North Sydney's Impressive 180-Person Diner Poetica Has Arrived with Inventive Oysters and Native-Heavy Cocktails

A huge dry-age cabinet, several fire-based cooking techniques and a 700-bottle wine wall form the base of Poetica's boundary-pushing offerings.

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Restaurant
St. Alma

20 Albert Street, Freshwater

The Alma crew has arrived in Freshwater with al pastor pork belly tacos and fermented chilli octopus.

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Restaurant
Londres 126

8 Loftus Street, Sydney

This lavish Mexican restaurant comes from the team behind Sonora and Carbon.

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Event
Yours and Owls 2023

Sat, 14 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct 2023
University of Wollongong, Wollongong

Prepare for two days of dancing to Hilltop Hoods, Oliver Tree, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker and Golden Features at Yours and Owls.

Buy Tickets

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News
The Guest Edit: Comedian Jenna Suffern's Top Picks for Sydney Fringe Festival 2023

This year's Sydney Fringe Festival features over 400 events — so we asked Jenna Suffern for her picks of the bunch.

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News
You Can Live Out All of Your Game Show Fantasies with Your Mates at This New Sydney Quiz Room

Book out an interactive game show-style quiz room and go head to head in general knowledge or music trivia.

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Event
Merivale's 49-Percent Off Drinks

Fri, 1 Sep - Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Various Merivale venues in Sydney

You can score nearly half-priced beers at Merivale's pubs and bars when you book in for a group of eight or more throughout September.

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News
One of Melbourne's Top Chefs Is Finally Setting Up Shop in Sydney with His New Restaurant Morena

Alejandro Saravia of Farmer's Daughters is opening a massive 220-seat South American restaurant in Martin Place this November.

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Event
Cocktail Hour at Chin Chin Sydney

Multiple single dates
Chin Chin Sydney, Surry Hills

Chin Chin is hosting a weekly happy hour with $9.50 cocktails, $6.50 tap beers and $7.75 pork sliders.

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News
Odd Culture Has Opened a Hybrid Wine Bar and Try-Before-You-Buy Bottle Shop in Newtown

The Odd Culture bottle shop space has been transformed into boundary-pushing new venue SPON — and it's offering $6 glasses of natural vino for all of September.

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Event
Baba's Place x Tom Sarafian Armenian Street Party

Sun, 3 Sep, 2023
Baba's Place, Marrickville

Acclaimed Armenian chef Tom Sarafian is bringing his wood-fire oven skills to Baba's Place for a Sunday afternoon street party.

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