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: Lola's Is Bondi's New Mediterranean Restaurant and Bar with Ocean Views

Oysters, martinis and Mediterranean meals star at this 94-seat venue from two Sydney hospitality mainstays.

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Event
IIKO Mazesoba Halloween Menu

Fri, 15 Oct - Sun, 7 Nov 2021
IIKO Mazesoba, Haymarket

Darling Square's IIKO Mazesoba is giving its brothless ramen a spooky halloween makeover this October.

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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.

Buy Tickets

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Event
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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Event
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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