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
Surry Thrills

Thu, 15 Sep - Fri, 30 Sep 2022
Various Surry Hills venues, Surry Hills

Lobster and champagne lunches, retrospective feasts, classic film double features, dance parties and $5 margaritas are all part of the program taking over Surry Hills.

Buy Tickets

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Event
UNPOPULAR

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 - Sun, 30 Apr 2023
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

This exhibition features never-before-seen footage of bands like Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Beastie Boys taking to Australian stages.

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News
Enmore Road Has Been Classified as a Special Entertainment Precinct for the Next Three Months

Enmore Road venues will be allowed to open for longer on live entertainment nights and they'll have better protection against noise complaints.

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News
The Team Behind Rockpool Is Opening Elegant New Cocktail Bar Alice in The Rocks This Month

Alice is bringing next-level bar snacks and inventive cocktails to this sleek new space below Argyle Street.

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Event
Free Açai Bowls at Oakberry Açai

Thu, 15 Sep - Fri, 16 Sep 2022
Oakberry Martin Place, Sydney

Açai chain Oakberry is celebrating its new Martin Place outpost with 100 free bowls.

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Event
Mayfield Garden Glamping

Sat, 24 Sep - Sun, 23 Oct 2022
Mayfield Garden, Oberon

Australia's largest privately-owned cool climate garden is hosting a luxury glamping experience for one month.

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News
Kabul Social Is the CBD's New Afghan Takeaway Restaurant Serving Dumplings and Snack Packs for a Good Cause

Kabul Social is the work of a group of Afghan refugees and the Plate It Forward program, bringing the cuisine of Afghanistan to the CBD.

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News
The Art Gallery of NSW Has Reopened Its 20th-Century Gallery in a Newly Refurbished Space

The newly revealed space forms part of the wider Sydney Modern Project transformation, which will open to the public on 3 December.

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Event
Darling Square Moon Festival

Thu, 25 Aug - Sun, 11 Sep 2022
Darling Square, Haymarket

You'll find mooncakes, fried ice cream, taiyaki, limited-time set menus and immersive art installations at this Darling Square Moon Festival.

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News
Surry Thrills Is the Two-Week Festival Taking Over Surry Hills' Best Restaurants, Bars, Hotels and Cinemas

Some of the big names involved include the Ace Hotel, Chin Chin, Golden Age, Nomad, Pellegrino 2000 and Poly.

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News
Thieves Coffee Is the Coffee Subscription Service Delivering Local Beans and Pods to Your Door Every Month

Expand your coffee horizons and save by cutting down on trips to the coffee shop.

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Event
Beer Oh Beer!

Thu, 1 Sep - Fri, 30 Sep 2022
Various Merivale venues in Sydney

Merivale is celebrating all things beer with a craft brew festival, a Dan Hong and Michael Fox long lunch and heaps more.

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Restaurant
KOI Dessert Bar Sydney

6 Central Park Avenue, Chippendale

Reynold Poernomo's "dream venue" contains a classic dessert bar, a cocktail bar and an intimate 12-seat restaurant dedicated to ten-course degustations.

Book a Table

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News
Bon Iver Is Headed to Australia in 2023 Which Will Mark Their First National Tour Since 2009

Bon Iver's dreamy falsetto will be coming to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane — as well as festivals in Adelaide, Perth and Tasmania.

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Zafferano Trattoria Mediterranea Is Paddington's Charming New Family Diner Hailing from Sicily

Originally opened as a cafe in 2021, Zafferano is now bringing long weekend lunches, afternoon wines and Sicilian classics to South Dowling Street.

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The NSW Government Has Unveiled a Plan to Upgrade Central Station with Parks, Restaurants, Shops and Affordable Housing

60,000 square meters of public space including rooftop parklands are just the beginning of this major Central Station redevelopment.

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New South-East Asian Diner Rumble Is Bringing Lobster Rice Paper Rolls and Wok-Tossed Pipis to The Star

Decked out in vibrant murals and real mahjong tiles, this eatery is all about the sweet, spicy, sour and salty.

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The Porteno Crew's Bar Louise Will Swap Doner for Tapas in the Former Stanbuli Digs From Next Month

Paying homage to the Marie-Louise salon, Bar Louise will be serving up a daily menu of seafood and grilled vegetables, seven days a week.

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Now Open: Haymarket's Edition Roasters Will Now Transform Into a Japanese Izakaya Each Evening

Head to Edition Haymarket once the sun goes down to enjoy kingfish sashimi, charcoal chicken skewers and plenty of sake.

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The Oxford Tavern Now Boasts a Sleek New Front Bar and One of Sydney's Best Pub Menus Following a Quick-Fire Revamp

The American barbecue has been replaced with taramasalata, mussels and moreish pasta — but don't stress, the smoker is still firing and the Sunday roasts aren't going anywhere.

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