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
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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Event
Lazy Mountain Music & Arts Festival

Sat, 8 Apr, 2023
Berry Showgrounds, Berry

This one-day music festival pairs a top-notch local lineup featuring Gang of Youths with oysters, picnic hampers, craft beers and local wines.

Buy Tickets

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News
Brasserie 1930 Is the Bentley Restaurant Group's Luxe Opening Inside the New Capella Sydney Hotel

Oysters, lobster, brown-butter scallops and a whole roasted duck all grace the impressive menu at this Australian take on a grand European brasserie.

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News
Swimming Has Been Approved at Lilyfield's Callan Park — and It's Scoring a New Tidal Pool

Inner West residents rejoice — a tidal pool with swimming lanes, a jetty and sunbathing pontoons is on its way to Callan Park.

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Event
The Great Indian Brunch

Sat, 11 Mar - Sun, 12 Mar 2023
Foreign Return Restaurant & Bar, Surry Hills

This Surry Hills eatery offers a six-course Indian feast with free-flowing Grey Goose tea spritzes.

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News
Marrickville's The Great Club Is Under Pressure From Noise Complaints — and It's Asking for Your Help

Another Sydney live music venue is facing roadblocks and legal fees due to a handful of its neighbours.

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Event
Erth's Prehistoric Picnic

Wed, 22 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2023
South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane

Take a trip back to 65 million years ago at this picnic filled with realistic dinosaur recreations.

Buy Tickets

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Event
The Minor Figures Coffee Shop: The Window

Thu, 30 Mar - Fri, 31 Mar 2023
424 King Street, Newtown

Minor Figures is setting up an unconventional pop-up coffee shop with free oat lattes.

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Event
Free Single O Coffee

Thu, 16 Mar, 2023
Single O Surry Hills, Surry Hills

Single O is celebrating two decades of top-notch beans and brews by giving away free coffee for just 20 minutes.

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Bar
BrewDog South Eveleigh

Bays 1 & 2, Locomotive Workshop, Eveleigh

BrewDog's flagship Sydney beer bar seats 720 beer aficionados inside and 190 outside, pouring 40 brews through its taps.

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News
Macquarie Park's New Cantonese Restaurant JINJA Has Launched Yum Cha with Bottomless Tea

Yum cha has arrived at The Governor Hotel — with barbecue pork buns, Cantonese roast duck and truffle fried rice.

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News
Ramadan Nights Is Returning to Lakemba for 31 Packed Nights of Food and Culture

More than 75 local businesses will descend upon Haldon Street from dusk till 3am to celebrate the most sacred month on the Islamic calendar.

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News
The Hinchcliff House Team Brings a Dose of Luxury to the Newly Revamped Bondi Pavilion with Promenade

This 900-square-metre all-day venue brings next-level eats and takeaway coffee to Bondi from Wednesday, March 8.

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News
Otis Is the Neighbourhood Bar That's Brought Porchetta Rolls and an All-Star Team to Golden Gully's Old Digs

Leichhardt has scored a charming newcomer with native ingredients at the centre of its cocktails, a hefty happy hour and top-notch sambos.

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Cafe
Glory Days Bondi

3 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach

This sibling cafe to the beloved North Sydney spot brings an all-day menu and European summer holiday energy to the Bondi Pavilion.

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Event
Jac + Jack Summer Outlet Sale

Mon, 27 Feb - Mon, 13 Mar 2023
Jac + Jack Outlet, Surry Hills

Head into this boutique fashion label's Surry Hills outlet store for up to 80-percent off samples and treasures from previous years.

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News
Sydney Could Score Three Huge Outdoor Concert Venues Under a New Proposal

The team behind a new 30,000-capacity openair concert venue in Lake Macquarie wants to bring three new outdoor stages to Sydney.

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Event
Dark Gladfo 2023

Sat, 4 Mar and
The Lord Gladstone, Chippendale

The Lord Gladstone is throwing a music and arts festival with live music, drawing classes, $6.66 frosé and DJ sets until 3am.

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News
After Weeks of Controversy, Sticky Fingers Have Been Dropped From Bluesfest 2023

The festival released a reluctant statement showing support for the band while announcing it'll be removing them from this year's lineup.

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