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: Designer Edition

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024
Machine Hall Precinct, Sydney

Pick up pre-loved and upcycled designer clothes at this beloved seasonal market.

Buy Tickets

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Event
BABS Pop-Up at Uno Studios

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024
Uno Studios, Alexandria

Following its popular three-month stint on Enmore Road, BABS is coming to Alexandria's Uno Studios for one night.

Book Now

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News
The Donut Papi Team's New Marrickville Cafe Tita Carinderia Is a Love Letter to Homely Filipino Breakfasts

Marrickville has just scored another standout cafe — this time with loaded Filipino breakfast plates, next-level muffins and plenty of ube-filled treats.

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Restaurant
Bartiga

Bay Street, Double Bay

Come for a few drinks or settle in for an inventive Southeast Asian feast from an ex-Tetsuya's chef at this Double Bay hot spot.

Book a Table

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News
The Continental Deli Team Is Shaking Things Up on Australia Street with Three New Venues

Porteño Group will open an all-day vegetarian diner, a seafood bar and an Italian bistro, plus a trio of boutique apartments, later this year.

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Event
Public House Petersham's Women in Wine Festival

Sat, 9 Mar, 2024
Public House Petersham, Petersham

Taste your way through drops from women-led producers at this dog-friendly afternoon wine festival.

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Pub
The Dry Dock

22 Cameron Street, Balmain

Balmain's The Dry Dock is back over 160 years after it opened — with a classic ground-floor pub, a romantic lounge bar and a cracking 100-seat dining room.

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News
Pantry Story Is the New Parramatta Road Bakery That's Already Garnering Lines Around the Block

You'll find kimchi focaccia, beef brisket hand pies and pandan cookies at this new Stanmore bakery.

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News
Coming Soon: Neptune's Grotto Is the Moody Northern Italian Restaurant That's Opening Underneath Clam Bar

After hosting Taylor Swift at Pellegrino 2000, Dan Pepperell, Mikey Clift and Andy Tyson are opening a fourth playful Sydney venue.

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News
Matkim Is the Tiny Korean Omakase Restaurant Now Open in Circular Quay's Sydney Place

This intimate dining experience serves inventive and artistic Korean dishes to just eight people each night.

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News
Ayrburn Is the Dreamy New Drinking and Dining Destination That's Opened Near Queenstown

Queenstown isn't just a winter destination — and this dining precinct is here to prove that with six stunning venues (and more to come).

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News
Manly's New Small Bar Henry G's Is Here to Level Up the Northern Beaches' Wine and Snack Game

The team behind Donny's Bar has opened a cosy new venue specialising in vino, pintxos and tinned fish.

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News
Inner-City Italian Diner Secolo Has Reopened as a Pop-Up at The Exchange Hotel in Balmain

Secolo is back to revive the Fabbrica Balmain space for a little while before The Exchange Hotel gets a makeover.

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News
Fred again.. Is Performing a Last-Minute Show at the Sydney Opera House Tonight

Fred again.. mania is about to hit Australia again.

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News
Zensi Is the New Luxury Accom and Wellness Retreat That's Opened in the Mudgee Wine Region

This absolutely stunning property in regional NSW is facilitating wine-fuelled group weekends away — and hosts all-inclusive wellness retreats.

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Guide
Eight Unmissable Events to Add to Your Schedule for Mardi Gras 2024

Free dance parties, a side-splitting comedy fest, the southern hemisphere's biggest vogue ball and 'Murder on the Dancefloor' on Bondi Beach — they're all part of the 2024 Mardi Gras lineup.

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Event
Burdekin Rooftop Parade Viewing Party

Sat, 2 Mar, 2024
Burdekin Hotel, Darlinghurst

Beat the crowds and enjoy a two-hour drinks package as you watch the Mardi Gras parade from The Burdekin's Oxford Street rooftop.

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Event
Mardi Gras Laneway

Sun, 3 Mar, 2024
The Beresford, Surry Hills

Cub Sport are headlining this post-parade Sunday sesh taking over The Beresford and the adjoining Hill Street.

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Absolut X

Fri, 23 Feb - Sun, 25 Feb 2024
The House of Music & Booze, St Peters

Absolut is teaming up with Heaps Gay, Angels Only and Xaddy's Door List for a full-venue takeover of The House of Music and Booze.

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Event
Queer Records Pop-Up at Ace Hotel

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024
Good Chemistry, Sydney

Melbourne's Queer Records is popping up at the Ace Hotel's cafe Good Chemistry during Mardi Gras.

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