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
Thaw

Fri, 14 Jan - Sun, 16 Jan 2022
Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney

A nearly three-tonne block of ice will be suspended over Sydney Harbour for an effecting commentary on climate change.

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Event
Yung Lung

Thu, 20 Jan - Sun, 23 Jan 2022
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Immerse yourself in a futuristic rave centred around a huge hyper-coloured head (yes, you read that right) at Carriageworks.

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Event
Demo

Thu, 13 Jan - Sun, 16 Jan 2022
Centenary Square, Parramatta

This free outdoor performance combines skateboarding, BMX riding, free-running and dancing into one exhilarating show.

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Event
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner

Tue, 25 Jan - Sun, 20 Feb 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

This powerful production explores the commodification of Black women in the internet era.

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Event
Inside the Tide

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 - Sun, 31 Jul 2022
The Calyx, Sydney

Over 20,000 plants have been installed, including one of the largest vertical green walls in the southern hemisphere.

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Guide
The Best New Sydney Spaces of 2021

These are the most stunning buildings and venues to join Sydney's streets this year.

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Guide
The Best New Sydney Restaurants of 2021

From 2021's list of newcomers, these are the places that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.

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Guide
The Best Sydney Events of 2021

These events filled our year with live music, awe-inspiring art and thought-provoking theatre.

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Guide
The Best Sydney Lockdown Pivots of 2021

These takeaway options, pop-up restaurants and virtual music festivals gave Sydney's four-month lockdown a silver lining.

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Restaurant
Shell House

37 Margaret Street, Sydney

Discover a cocktail bar in a clocktower, a ground-floor bistro and a sky-high drinking hole in this historic former hotel.

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Event
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner — La Boite Theatre, Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Green Door Theatre Company

Thu, 24 Feb - Sat, 19 Mar 2022
La Boite Theatre, Kelvin Grove

This powerful production explores the commodification of Black women in the internet era.

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Restaurant
Baba's Place

20 Sloane Street, Marrickville

A kaleidoscope of south-west Sydney food and culture inside a Marrickville warehouse.

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News
The Bistrot 916 Team Is Opening Italian Restaurant Pellegrino 2000 in a Century-Old Surry Hills Terrace

Less than a year after Bistrot 916 opened, Dan Pepperell, Andy Tyson and Michael Clift are back with a neighbourhood eatery inspired by the trattorias of Rome and Florence.

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News
Sokyo's Chase Kojima Is Opening an Omakase Ramen Restaurant in Chatswood

Ever-changing set menus spanning up to seven courses will be on offer, with exciting new ramen dishes and cocktails created with PS40's Michael Chiem.

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Event
Shibuya Meltdown Takeover at P&V Paddington

Sun, 12 Dec, 2021
P&V Paddington Wine + Liquor Merchants, Paddington

Sample the latest Harkham Wines Shibuya Meltdown semillon vintage and eat Japanese convenience store-inspired snacks at this all-day Paddington party.

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Event
Bar None at QT

Thu, 2 Dec - Sat, 18 Dec 2021
QT Sydney, Sydney

Sip non-alcoholic espresso martinis, spritzes and Heaps Normal beers at this pop-up booze-free bar.

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News
The Northern Beaches' Luxury Floating Villa Is Reopening with a New Look and On-Board Sauna

Located just off Palm Beach, Lilypad comes with an on-board wine cellar, gourmet meals and your own boat.

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Restaurant
My Mother's Cousin Bexley North

9 Shaw Street, Bexley North

A New York City-style pizza and wing joint in Sydney's south.

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Restaurant
Cash Only Diner

1 Barrack Street, Sydney

From the team behind Burrow Bar, this first-of-its kind Sydney restaurant is serving dishes showcasing the cuisine of regional Vietnamese city, Hue.

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Bar
Apollonia

5–7 Young Street, Sydney

This underground cocktail bar is serving up romantic cocktails and plenty of negronis in the basement of Hinchcliff House.

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