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
Now Open: A.P Town Is the Standalone Newtown Outpost from the Much-Hyped A.P. Bakery Team

Tucked away in an inner-west backstreet, A.P. Town is here to fulfil all of your coffee, pastry, toastie and bread needs.

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News
The Team Behind Lola's Has Opened All-Day European Brasserie Manon in the QVB

You'll now find early morning pastries, steak frites, grilled scampi and caviar service on the ground floor of this 124-year-old building.

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Event
Butter x Spotify A1 Menu

Fri, 17 Jun - Fri, 1 Jul 2022
Butter, Surry Hills

Butter has come together with Spotify and three exciting young hip-hop artists to create a set of limited-time menu items.

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News
Efendy's Somer Sivrioglu Has Opened Veggie-Heavy Turkish Restaurant Maydanoz in Sydney's CBD

The Carrington Street spot boasts a predominantly plant-based menu and a seriously good happy hour.

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Event
Incognito Art Show

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022
Verona Studio, Paddington

You can pick up artworks from the likes of Nicholas Harding, Abdul Abdullah, Joan Ross or Lara Merrett for just $100 at this art show with a twist.

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Event
Winter Solstice Party

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022
Love Tilly Devine, Darlinghurst

Sample wines from eight boundary-pushing Australian wineries accompanied by hot roasted porchetta rolls.

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News
Sydney's Night Noodle Markets Will Finally Return IRL in October for the First Time Since 2019

After two disrupted years, the beloved markets will finally return this spring — and they're moving to Prince Alfred Park.

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Event
The Wines of Marco de Jerez

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022
La Salut, Redfern

La Salut is serving up a degustation of 12 top-notch drops from this southern region of Spain — paired with 12 dishes from the Cleveland Street venue's kitchen.

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ELE Is The Star's Extravagant New Guided Dining Experience From a Pair of Acclaimed Chefs

You'll be taken on a tour through three different venues, each offering up an imaginative presentation using quality Australian produce.

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Event
Un[contained] 2022

Fri, 24 Jun - Sun, 26 Jun 2022
Belgrave Street, Kogarah

This luminous art and food festival is on its way back to south Sydney with barbecues, deep-fried ice cream and loukoumades.

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Guide
Eight Stellar Vivid Sydney Gigs You Can Catch for Under $50 If You're a Last-Minute Planner

From massive hip hop showcases and free outdoor gigs to late-night dance parties and full-venue takeovers, here's your guide to catching live music on a budget.

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Event
Georgia Maq

Sat, 4 Jun, 2022
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Following two postponements, Camp Cope's Georgia Maq brings her synth heavy solo album to Vivid.

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Event
BLESSED Presents Aussie Blackstar

Thu, 2 Jun, 2022
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

BLESSED is throwing a showcase of local hip hop and RnB at the Sydney Opera House with Manu Crooks and Maina Doe.

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Event
Sydney Opera House Studio Parties

Multiple single dates
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Beloved local record label Future Classic is throwing a studio party inside the Sydney Opera House.

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Event
WAW Fest

Sat, 11 Jun, 2022
Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst

Nooky and his First Nations enterprise We Are Warriors are taking over the Oxford Art Factory with Triple One, Dallas Woods, Ziggy Ramo and The Terrys.

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Mecca Bah's Middle Eastern Bottomless Brunch

Fri, 27 May - Sun, 29 May 2022
Mecca Bah Sydney, Sydney

Pull together your closest friends and settle in for two hours of dips, falafel, chicken wings and Turkish delight martinis.

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QTea

Sat, 28 May - Sun, 29 May 2022
QT Sydney, Sydney

QT Sydney has launched an indulgent high tea with dessert king Adriano Zumbo.

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77 Live

Sat, 28 May and
Club 77, Sydney

Club 77 is throwing two huge parties as part of Vivid with light installations and sets from Golden Vessel, Close Counters and Cousin.

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Now Open: Whalebridge Is the New French Seafood Restaurant with Unbeatable Harbour Views

Opening in the former digs of the Sydney Cove Oyster Bar, this new venue from The Sydney Collective is all about seafood.

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FBi SMACS Fest

Fri, 10 Jun, 2022
Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst

FBi Radio is taking over the Oxford Art Factory for an eight-hour party featuring Tasman Keith, Rainbow Chan and Shady Nasty.

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QTea

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Now Open: Whalebridge Is the New French Seafood Restaurant with Unbeatable Harbour Views

FBi SMACS Fest

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