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?

Bar
The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre

8-12 Sydney Street, Marrickville

Located inside Hawke's Brewery, this neighbourhood pub harks back to boozers of the 1980s and serves an Australian-Chinese bistro menu with deep fried Viennetta.

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Restaurant
Blackwood Bondi

87-89 Glenayr Avenue, Bondi Beach

This Bondi outpost from Michelin-trained chef Rob Lechowicz and the Blackwood Pantry team serves up next-level breakfast fare by day and Maybe Sammy cocktails by night.

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Restaurant
Good Ways Deli Alexandria

81 Buckland Street, Alexandria

You'll find kangaroo mortadella sandwiches, Milo mocha and freshly baked loaves of bread at Good Ways Deli's Alexandria outpost.

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Restaurant
SOUL Deli

212 Riley Street, Surry Hills

Try a variety of kimchi, browse wares from local Korean designers or sit down for a hearty brunch at this Surry Hills cafe-deli.

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Bar
Curly Lewis Brewing Co

102-106 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach

Bondi's first official brewery bar comes equipped with hazy beers and classic beachside pub grub.

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Restaurant
Botswana Butchery Sydney

25 Martin Place, Sydney

This mainstay of New Zealand's hospitality scene has a huge 940-capacity restaurant with an open-air rooftop in Martin Place.

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Restaurant
MuMu

330 George Street, Sydney

Dan Hong's new all-day restaurant has arrived at George Street with Cambodian fried chicken and yuzu slushies until late.

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Event
$5 Tacos at El Primo Sanchez

Wed, 3 Jan, 2024
El Primo Sanchez, Paddington

Get $5 kangaroo, al pastor and beef barbacoa tacos at El Primo Sanchez every Wednesday.

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Event
Splendour in the Grass 2023

Fri, 21 Jul - Sun, 23 Jul 2023
North Byron Parklands, Yelgun

The three-day festival is returning to North Byron Parklands with Lizzo, Flume, Mumford & Sons and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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Event
KFC's 11 Days of Christmas

Sat, 1 Jul - Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

KFC is offering $1 Zinger burgers for two hours, kicking off 11 days of fried chicken specials.

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Event
KFC's 11 Days of Christmas

Sat, 1 Jul - Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

KFC is offering $1 Zinger burgers for two hours, kicking off 11 days of fried chicken specials.

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Event
KFC's 11 Days of Christmas

Sat, 1 Jul - Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

KFC is offering $1 Zinger burgers for two hours, kicking off 11 days of fried chicken specials.

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Ken's Continental Is the Leafy New Neighbourhood Cafe From the Farmhouse and Bones Ramen Team

It's all about deli meats and daily delivered baguettes at this new lower-Bayswater Road spot.

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NAIDOC Up Late: Trailblazers

Sat, 1 Jul, 2023
The Cutaway, Sydney

NAIDOC Up Late's free lineup features BARKAA, Tasman Keith, Nooky, B Wise and A.GIRL — plus a street basketball competition.

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The Crew Behind Fabbrica Is Bringing Its Love of All Things Carbs to a Bakery in Rozelle

The Love Tilly Group's latest expansion is a permanent home to its pop-up Fabbrica Bread Shop — opening inside a Maloneys Grocer on Darling Street in August.

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Bar Suze Midsommar Party

Sun, 2 Jul, 2023
Bar Suze, Surry Hills

Before it transforms into B.S. Pasta Palace, Bar Suze is celebrating its time as a Swedish wine and snack bar by throwing a midsommar party filled with natural wine and Nordic snacks.

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The Bar Suze Team Is Keeping Busy with a New Potts Point Venue and a Pivot at Its OG Restaurant

From July, Bar Suze will become B.S. Pasta Palace — and the team is opening a new French wine bar next to Piccolo Bar.

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The Duos Behind Saga and Kepos Street Kitchen Are Joining Forces at New Rosebery Lunch Spot Salma's Canteen

Andy Bowdy's famous desserts, Michael Rantissi's hearty lunches and their shared love for sandwiches will collide at Salma's Canteen.

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Bentley Restaurant Group Is Adding to the CBD's Culinary Boom with Newcomer King Clarence

This 100-seat restaurant celebrating Chinese, Japanese and Korean cuisine promises to be "fun, loud, and busy".

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Three Blue Ducks' Latest Farm-to-Table Outpost Will Arrive at The Lodge in Bellingen From July

Local produce is at the heart of the spice-forward dishes on the regional restaurant's alluring new menu.

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