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
Free Citywide Art Exhibition 'The National' Returns Across Four Sydney Galleries for Its Fourth Edition

AGNSW, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Carriageworks and the MCA are collectively hosting this celebration of contemporary Australian art.

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Event
Barra Libre Bottomless Brunch

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023
MAIZ Mexican Food, Newtown

Newtown's central Mexican street food haven Maiz has introduced a tequila-filled bottomless brunch every Saturday.

Buy Tickets

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News
Just In: The Oxford Tavern Is Closing and the Odd Culture Team Will Step Away From the Beloved Pub

The Petersham watering hole's last day will be on Sunday, April 2 — with no new tenant currently in line to take over the reins from Odd Culture.

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News
Sydney's Five-Star Swissôtel Has Been Given a Multimillion-Dollar Makeover with a New Lobby Bar and Rooftop Pool

The 369-room accommodation has unveiled a lavish new bar and a sky-high Euro-style swim spot with poolside cocktails.

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Event
Newcastle Food Month 2023

Sat, 1 Apr - Sun, 30 Apr 2023
Various Newcastle venues, Newcastle

Plan a trip up to Newcastle throughout April to enjoy a heap of meal deals and one-off events celebrating Novocastrian produce.

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Event
Record Label Market at Ace Hotel

Sun, 2 Apr, 2023
Good Chemistry, Sydney

Independent record labels including Pure Space, Music in Exile and Bedroom Suck are setting up shop at the Ace Hotel's laneway cafe — with wines from P&V.

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News
Taronga Zoo Is Opening Its Elegant On-Site Dining Room Me-Gal to the Public for the First Time

Located within the zoo's Wildlife Retreat, this lower North Shore restaurant boasts panoramic views of the Sydney skyline from across the harbour.

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News
Coming Soon: The Franca Team Is Opening Its Second Grand French Restaurant Armorica in Surry Hills

This Parisian-style diner brings steak frites, seafood towers and highly drinkable wines to the former home of Toko.

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Restaurant
Bouillon L'Entrecôte

6 Loftus Street, Sydney

Hidden away above Quay Quarter Lanes, this decadent French restaurant specialises in steak frites with its secret sauce and ultra-cheesy soufflé.

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Event
DOOM'S PLACE!

Sun, 2 Apr, 2023
Baba's Place, Marrickville

End your week with $6.66 glasses of natural wine, frosé gelato and live music at this Marrickville block party.

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Restaurant
By Kai

45 Hutchinson Street, Surry Hills

This hole-in-the-wall cafe and takeaway eatery is a family-run independent smokehouse specialising in smoked trout.

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Event
Second Life Markets x So Familia Sundowner

Sun, 2 Apr, 2023
426 King Street, Newtown

The Second Life Markets are coming together with King Street's So Familia for a one-off Newtown clothes market filled with Y2K-style gems.

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Event
Ricos Mates

Tue, 28 Mar 2023, Tue, 4 Apr 2023 and
Ricos Tacos, Chippendale

Ricos Tacos has enlisted the help of Porcine, Pizza Oltra and Baba's Place for a series of culinary collabs.

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News
A Heap of Sydney Venues Are Shutting Off Their Tunes Tonight to Support the Vote Music Campaign

In the lead-up to this weekend's state election, venues like The Abercrombie and Marly Bar are reminding Sydneysiders how dull the city would be without music.

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Event
Marg Fest at Opera Bar

Thu, 23 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2023
Opera Bar, Sydney

Opera Bar is throwing a four-day celebration of everyone's favourite tequila cocktail with frozen and soft-serve margaritas.

Buy Tickets

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Event
$1 Manoush Mondays at Mt Lewis Pizzeria

Mon, 25 Dec, 2023
Mt Lewis Pizzeria, Bankstown

Start your week with $1 za'atar manoush at this Bankstown pizzeria.

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News
The City of Sydney Has Extended Its On-Road and Footpath Dining Program Until the End of 2024

The al fresco dining spots you've seen popping up out the front of Darlinghurst, Surry Hills and Glebe venues are sticking around a while longer.

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Event
Lilymu Bottomless Brunch

Sat, 25 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2023
LILYMU, Parramatta

Hatted Parramatta favourite Lilymu has introduced a weekly bottomless brunch with sake spritzes, prawn fried rice and crispy fried quail.

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Event
Live Jazz at Menzies Bar & Bistro

Tue, 26 Dec, 2023
The Menzies Bar and Bistro, Sydney

Shell House's luxurious ground-floor bistro hosts free live jazz every Tuesday night.

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Bar
Shades - CLOSED

12A Eddy Avenue, Haymarket

You'll find DJ sets, film screenings, top-notch cocktails and wines at this multi-faceted creative space from the Golden Age team.

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