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
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran: The Guardians

Thu, 14 Oct - Sat, 13 Nov 2021
Sullivan+Strumpf, Zetland

Acclaimed Sydney-based Sri Lankan-born artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran has transformed Sullivan+Strumpf's Zetland gallery with this collection of surreal figures.

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Event
Live Sessions at Vic on the Park

Fri, 15 Oct - Sat, 16 Oct 2021
The Vic On The Park, Marrickville

Head down to The Vic and celebrate the first weekend out of lockdown with free live music.

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Cafe
Gram Cafe & Pancakes The Galeries

500 George Street, Sydney

This beloved Japanese cafe has brought its signature soufflé pancakes to Sydney's CBD with a new 80-seat flagship store.

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News
The Alexandria Hotel Is Set to Reopen Under Merivale with Dog-Friendly Outdoor Dining and Food Trucks

This beloved 150-year-old pub will reopen after half a decade, featuring pop-up bars, food trucks and a basketball court in an outdoor area.

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Event
The Big Bowlo Rollout

Mon, 11 Oct - Sat, 16 Oct 2021
Various bowling clubs across NSW

This local brewery is shouting Sydney patrons a free beer when they head to their local bowlo for their first post-lockdown schooner.

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Event
Menzies Bar and Bistro Martini Hour

Fri, 11 Mar, 2022
The Menzies Bar and Bistro, Sydney

Get $10 martinis and lobster rolls at this CBD bar and bistro.

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News
The Menzies Bar Is the First Venue Opening Inside the CBD's Historic Shell House Next Week

Daily martini and lobster roll specials, boundary-pushing bistro food and cocktails will all be on hand at Shell House's ground floor venue.

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Event
Fellr Garden of Fizz

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Sydney

Head to the Royal Botanic Gardens throughout spring and summer for Australia's first pop-up hard seltzer bar.

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Event
Oysters and Bottomless Moët

Thu, 14 Oct - Sun, 17 Oct 2021
Harbourfront Seafood Restaurant, The Rocks

Enjoy a flight of oysters or a seafood platter with bottomless bubbly and uninterrupted views of Sydney harbour.

Buy Tickets

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News
Billie Eilish Has Announced Australian and New Zealand Tour Dates for 2022

The pop sensation is bringing her Happier Than Ever Tour down under next September.

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News
You Can Now Get Mr Black Espresso Martinis in Ready-to-Drink Cans

The distiller and coffee roaster is now offering canned espresso martinis — and ten percent off your next order.

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News
La Salut Is a Catalan-Inspired Vermouth Bar Opening in the Newly Renovated Norfolk Hotel

The Love, Tilly Devine and Ragazzi crew's latest venue is bringing brilliant bar food and Spanish vermouth to Redfern.

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News
Randwick City Council Has Just Voted to Make the Coogee Rainbow Walkway Permanent

The council voted unanimously to keep the popular rainbow walkway as a permanent public art fixture of the beach.

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Event
Art Well — Mental Health and Wellbeing Creative Workshops

Wed, 1 Sep - Sun, 10 Oct 2021
Online

Build paper sculptures, upcycle your old clothes and make air-dry clay figurines thanks to Roomies Arts' online creative workshops.

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News
Four Pillars Has Launched Ready-to-Drink Gin and Tonic Cans Just in Time for Summer

The RTDs are made with a hyper-concentrated version Four Pillars' rare dry gin and a special tonic designed to complement the spirit.

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Event
La Tortilleria Cooking Classes

Fri, 1 Oct - Fri, 15 Oct 2021
Online

Join Gerardo Lopez for a Mexican cooking class and raise money for a good cause.

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All the Charming Beach Houses You Can Book Between Brisbane and the Fraser Coast

Find a lavish waterfront mansion, a quaint beachside cabin or an eco-friendly floating houseboat to complete your next beachside holiday.

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Tokyo Lamington x Stitch Coffee

Fri, 1 Oct - Sun, 3 Oct 2021
Various

Try two limited-time coffee-flavoured lamingtons and two brand new drip-bag coffees at this International Coffee Day collab.

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Free Italian Coffee for World Coffee Day

Fri, 1 Oct, 2021
Bar Lucio, Kensington

Kensington locals can come claim a free coffee to kick-start their Friday from new cafe Bar Lucio.

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Costi's Is Now Delivering Whole Lobsters, Oysters, Fish Pies and Salmon Wellington to Your Door

Browse Costi's new online store and have everything from eastern rock lobsters to fish pies delivered to your door.

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