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: 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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Event
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.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Back the Night

Sun, 29 May, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Gang of Youths and Boy & Bear head up this live music bar crawl through Surry Hills and Darlinghurst.

Buy Tickets

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News
Adriano Zumbo Is Bringing a Luxurious Weekly High Tea Experience to QT Sydney

The dessert specialist and the boutique hotel chain are coming together for high tea every Saturday and Sunday.

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Event
Kunstkamer — The Australian Ballet

Fri, 3 Jun - Sat, 11 Jun 2022
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

Catch this exhilarating, boundary-pushing two-part contemporary ballet when it takes flight in Melbourne.

Buy Tickets

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Tokyo's WAGYUMAFIA Is Opening Wagyu Ramen Restaurant Mashi No Mashi in Sydney This Week

WAGYUMAFIA sources their beef from Japan's top 20 beef farmers and brews their ramen for 24-hours in Ozaki beef bone stock.

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Event
Din Tai Fung Rainbow Dumplings

Fri, 27 May - Sat, 18 Jun 2022
Various Din Tai Fung locations across Sydney, Sydney

Celebrate the return of Vivid with these brightly coloured dumplings filled with black truffle, crab and chicken.

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Event
Election Day at The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre

Sat, 21 May, 2022
The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre, Marrickville

The inner west brewery will be pouring cold beers and showing coverage of the federal election until late on politics' night of nights.

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Event
A Fruit/Flea Market Curated by Nonna's Grocer

Sat, 21 May - Sun, 22 May 2022
Abstract Thoughts Gallery, Darlinghurst

Nonna's Grocer is taking over Oxford Street's Abstract Thoughts Gallery for a two-day market.

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News
Central Station and Eddy Avenue Will Soon Be Home to a Huge Dining and Entertainment Precinct

NSW Minister for Infrastructure Rob Stokes believes the innovation will rival Chippendale's Spice Alley and Parramatta's Eat Street.

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Event
$1 Ramen

Fri, 27 May, 2022
Tenkomori Ramen House Wynyard, Sydney

Head to Brookfield Place's Tenkomori Ramen House for a bowl of ramen for just $1 on the opening night of Vivid.

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News
An LGBTQIA+ Museum Is Set to Open in Sydney in Partnership with Local Not-for-Profit Qtopia

The City of Sydney has just committed almost $300,000 worth of funding for an LGBTQIA+ museum, alongside increased support for next year's WorldPride event.

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News
Bondi Festival Is Returning with a Theatre, Ice Rink and Ferris Wheel Overlooking the Beach

This three-week festival will have you soaring above the idyllic streets of Bondi, before you hit the ice rink or head to a secret location for a supernatural magic show.

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News
The City of Sydney Has Announced $3 Million Worth of Funding for 14 New Cultural Events

Expect a Redfern street party, a Circular Quay farmers market, festivals in Kensington and South Eveleigh, and public art in Haymarket.

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Cafe
Coffee Supreme Brookvale

11 Mitchell Road, Brookvale

This fan-favourite New Zealand coffee roaster has just opened its first Sydney cafe and roastery.

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News
The Lansdowne Hotel Has Been Saved with the Oxford Art Factory Team Taking Over the Reins

The OAF team are keeping the Chippendale favourite as a live music venue — and throwing a free 12-hour party in June to celebrate.

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Event
Benched — Darlinghurst Theatre Company

Wed, 25 May - Sun, 29 May 2022
Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Darlinghurst

This intimate and immersive theatre piece reflects on the relationship between athleticism and disability.

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Bar
Uncanny

349 King Street, Newtown

This family-run King Street bar is serving up za'atar margaritas, lamb mince hummus and an array of Mediterranean eats.

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News
Sydney's Underground Dance Haven Club 77 Has Been Revamped as a Late-Night Dive Bar

Now open until 4am every night of the week, the iconic venue has enlisted help from the Odd Culture team to give its drinks menu a makeover.

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Event
Wild Lights at Taronga Zoo

Fri, 27 May - Sat, 18 Jun 2022
Taronga Zoo, Mosman

Discover luminous animal installations and take in Sydney Harbour during Vivid from a sky-high cable car at Taronga Zoo.

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Wild Lights at Taronga Zoo

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