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?

Event
Second Life Markets x So Familia Sundowner

Sun, 2 Apr, 2023
426 King Street, Newtown

The Second Life Markets are coming together with King Street's So Familia for a one-off Newtown clothes market filled with Y2K-style gems.

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Event
Ricos Mates

Tue, 28 Mar 2023, Tue, 4 Apr 2023 and
Ricos Tacos, Chippendale

Ricos Tacos has enlisted the help of Porcine, Pizza Oltra and Baba's Place for a series of culinary collabs.

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News
A Heap of Sydney Venues Are Shutting Off Their Tunes Tonight to Support the Vote Music Campaign

In the lead-up to this weekend's state election, venues like The Abercrombie and Marly Bar are reminding Sydneysiders how dull the city would be without music.

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Event
Marg Fest at Opera Bar

Thu, 23 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2023
Opera Bar, Sydney

Opera Bar is throwing a four-day celebration of everyone's favourite tequila cocktail with frozen and soft-serve margaritas.

Buy Tickets

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Event
$1 Manoush Mondays at Mt Lewis Pizzeria

Mon, 25 Dec, 2023
Mt Lewis Pizzeria, Bankstown

Start your week with $1 za'atar manoush at this Bankstown pizzeria.

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News
The City of Sydney Has Extended Its On-Road and Footpath Dining Program Until the End of 2024

The al fresco dining spots you've seen popping up out the front of Darlinghurst, Surry Hills and Glebe venues are sticking around a while longer.

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Event
Lilymu Bottomless Brunch

Sat, 25 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2023
LILYMU, Parramatta

Hatted Parramatta favourite Lilymu has introduced a weekly bottomless brunch with sake spritzes, prawn fried rice and crispy fried quail.

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Event
Live Jazz at Menzies Bar & Bistro

Tue, 26 Dec, 2023
The Menzies Bar and Bistro, Sydney

Shell House's luxurious ground-floor bistro hosts free live jazz every Tuesday night.

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Bar
Shades - CLOSED

12A Eddy Avenue, Haymarket

You'll find DJ sets, film screenings, top-notch cocktails and wines at this multi-faceted creative space from the Golden Age team.

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Bar
Liberty Hall

Lang Road, Moore Park

The Mary's Group has resurrected the former Hi-Fi and Max Watts space — with a new burger joint next door.

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Restaurant
Promenade Bondi Beach

4 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach

Enjoy nostalgic cocktails, flavoursome seafood and takeaway coffee at this multi-dimensional beachside venue.

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Event
Oddity: Domaine De Beudon

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023
Odd Culture Newtown, Newtown

King Street's Odd Culture is hosting an intimate dinner dedicated to Switzerland's first biodynamic wine estate Domaine de Beudon.

Book Now

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Bar
Buddy's Bar Newtown

391 King Street, Newtown

This self-serve beer bar puts the power in your hands in the former home of Lentil As Anything.

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Event
Beers, Brisket and Brawn Party

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023
Sauce Brewing Co, Marrickville

Beer samples and barbecued meats come together at this free party from an Inner West favourite.

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News
It Looks Like Enmore Road's Classification As a Special Entertainment Precinct Will Be Made Permanent

Sydney's live music and nightlife industries are about to be given a permanent boost.

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Event
$1 Oysters at The Strand Hotel

Tue, 14 Mar - Fri, 30 Jun 2023
The Strand Hotel, Darlinghurst

Darlinghurst's The Strand Hotel has just rolled out one of the best happy hours in Sydney.

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News
Classic Camperdown Pub The Lady Hampshire Has Reopened as a Dedicated Live Music Venue

And this Parramatta Road favourite is throwing a month-long party to celebrate.

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News
Australia's First Capella Hotel Has Opened in Sydney After a Seven-Year Restoration of Its Historic CBD Building

The 192-room Capella Sydney is now open within a nearly century-old sandstone Sydney building — with Italian Frette linen, a heated pool, spa and an ultra-luxe restaurant.

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News
Pleasures Playhouse Is Shutting Down Next Week — But It Could Soon Be Back for Good

You've got just two more weeks left to have a dance or catch a flick at this pop-up venue inside an abandoned cinema.

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Bar
OTiS

153 Norton Street, Leichhardt

OTiS brings native-heavy cocktails, a hefty happy hour and top-notch sambos to the former Golden Gully space.

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Beers, Brisket and Brawn Party

It Looks Like Enmore Road's Classification As a Special Entertainment Precinct Will Be Made Permanent

$1 Oysters at The Strand Hotel

Classic Camperdown Pub The Lady Hampshire Has Reopened as a Dedicated Live Music Venue

Australia's First Capella Hotel Has Opened in Sydney After a Seven-Year Restoration of Its Historic CBD Building

Pleasures Playhouse Is Shutting Down Next Week — But It Could Soon Be Back for Good

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