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
Cupid's Koi Garden

Thu, 5 Jan - Sun, 29 Jan 2023
Tumbalong Park, Sydney

This multi-sensory family of inflatable characters will spark wonder and help you beat the heat.

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Event
Paul Yore: WORD MADE FLESH

Thu, 5 Jan - Sun, 26 Feb 2023
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Paul Yore imagines a colourful queer alternative reality in this immersive exhibition.

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Event
The Huxleys: Bloodlines

Sat, 14 Jan - Sun, 5 Mar 2023
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

This new exhibition from The Huxleys is dedicated to the legendary queer artists lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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News
A Heap of Sydney Venues and Oxford Street Events Are Being Immortalised in a Sydney WorldPride Mural

Artist Amy Blue calls the colourful mural the "GAY-B-C" of Oxford Street.

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Restaurant
Pinky Ji

89 York Street, Sydney

Daughter in Law's Sydney sibling, Pinky Ji, features Jessi Singh's rule-breaking Indian food.

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Event
Bottomless Japanese at Monster Sushi & Bar

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 - Tue, 31 Jan 2023
Monster Sushi & Bar, Sydney

This month, treat yourself to two specialty matcha cocktails, teamed with 90 minutes of unlimited chicken karaage and gyoza.

Buy Tickets

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News
All of the Best Sydney New Year's Eve Events for 2023/24 from Budget to Blowout

Whether you're after a cruisy free-entry party or a lavish harbourside soiree, Sydney's got your last-minute New Year's Eve plans sorted.

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Event
Dear Sainte Eloise NYE Party

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022
Dear Sainte Éloise, Potts Point

Dear Sainte Eloise is bidding farewell to 2022 with a ten-dish set menu and magnums of stand-out wine.

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Event
Motorik! Presents: MTK NYE NRG feat. Boys Noize

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022
The Abercrombie, Sydney

Sydney party crew Motorik has pulled together a massive lineup featuring German legend Boys Noize for The Abercrombie's first NYE since 2013.

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Event
The Abercrombie 36-Hour Party

Fri, 23 Dec - Sun, 25 Dec 2022
The Abercrombie, Sydney

The Abercrombie is reopening after eight years with a 36-hour party featuring Purple Sneakers DJs, dameeeela and Andy Garvey.

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Event
$1 Birthday Croissants at Loulou Bistro, Boulangerie and Traiteur

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022
Loulou Bistro, Boulangerie & Traiteur, Milsons Point

North Shore French bistro, cafe and deli Loulou is celebrating its first birthday with $1 croissants.

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Event
Darling Harbour Christmas Festival

Sat, 17 Dec - Sun, 18 Dec 2022
Tumbalong Park, Sydney

Festive eats, tunes and activities are all coming to Darling Harbour — as well as appearances from the big man, Santa.

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Bar
TIVA

68 King Street, Sydney

You'll find live music four days a week, impressive cocktails and French-inspired eats at this lounge bar below King Street.

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Restaurant
The Charles Grand Brasserie & Bar

66 King Street, Sydney

This all-day French bistro, bar and cafe within an art deco building is open from 7am until 10pm, six days a week.

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News
Now Open: Daughter in Law's Sibling Venue Pinky-Ji Brings Rule-Breaking Indian Food to York Street

Jessi Singh's unorthodox Indian food has been given another Sydney home — this time with coconut curry lobster and an affordable degustation.

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Kasbah, The Strand Hotel Rooftop

99 William Street, Darlinghurst

This historic pub and hotel is home to a breezy rooftop cocktail garden with top-notch bar snacks.

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News
The Multimillion-Dollar Design for the Revamped Powerhouse Museum Ultimo Has Been Revealed

An Australian team was unanimously selected to design the museum's massive transformation.

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Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner

Wed, 18 Jan - Sun, 29 Jan 2023
Beckett Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Southbank

This powerful production explores the commodification of Black women in the internet era — and it's finally coming to Melbourne.

Buy Tickets

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Event
The Drop RAFI Wine Club

Mon, 5 Dec, 2022
RAFI North Sydney, North Sydney

Sample rare and premium wines by the glass at this daily wine club.

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News
The Presets Are Returning to Their Spiritual Home to Perform at Club 77 for One Night Only in 2023

The legendary Sydney duo are throwing it back to a time when you could see 'Are You the One?' live in the club.

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