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?

Bar
Liberty Hall

Lang Road, Moore Park

The Mary's Group has resurrected the former Hi-Fi and Max Watts space — with a new burger joint next door.

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Restaurant
Promenade Bondi Beach

4 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach

Enjoy nostalgic cocktails, flavoursome seafood and takeaway coffee at this multi-dimensional beachside venue.

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Event
Oddity: Domaine De Beudon

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023
Odd Culture Newtown, Newtown

King Street's Odd Culture is hosting an intimate dinner dedicated to Switzerland's first biodynamic wine estate Domaine de Beudon.

Book Now

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Bar
Buddy's Bar Newtown

391 King Street, Newtown

This self-serve beer bar puts the power in your hands in the former home of Lentil As Anything.

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Event
Beers, Brisket and Brawn Party

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023
Sauce Brewing Co, Marrickville

Beer samples and barbecued meats come together at this free party from an Inner West favourite.

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News
It Looks Like Enmore Road's Classification As a Special Entertainment Precinct Will Be Made Permanent

Sydney's live music and nightlife industries are about to be given a permanent boost.

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Event
$1 Oysters at The Strand Hotel

Tue, 14 Mar - Fri, 30 Jun 2023
The Strand Hotel, Darlinghurst

Darlinghurst's The Strand Hotel has just rolled out one of the best happy hours in Sydney.

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News
Classic Camperdown Pub The Lady Hampshire Has Reopened as a Dedicated Live Music Venue

And this Parramatta Road favourite is throwing a month-long party to celebrate.

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News
Australia's First Capella Hotel Has Opened in Sydney After a Seven-Year Restoration of Its Historic CBD Building

The 192-room Capella Sydney is now open within a nearly century-old sandstone Sydney building — with Italian Frette linen, a heated pool, spa and an ultra-luxe restaurant.

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News
Pleasures Playhouse Is Shutting Down Next Week — But It Could Soon Be Back for Good

You've got just two more weeks left to have a dance or catch a flick at this pop-up venue inside an abandoned cinema.

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Bar
OTiS

153 Norton Street, Leichhardt

OTiS brings native-heavy cocktails, a hefty happy hour and top-notch sambos to the former Golden Gully space.

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Event
Lazy Mountain Music & Arts Festival

Sat, 8 Apr, 2023
Berry Showgrounds, Berry

This one-day music festival pairs a top-notch local lineup featuring Gang of Youths with oysters, picnic hampers, craft beers and local wines.

Buy Tickets

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News
Brasserie 1930 Is the Bentley Restaurant Group's Luxe Opening Inside the New Capella Sydney Hotel

Oysters, lobster, brown-butter scallops and a whole roasted duck all grace the impressive menu at this Australian take on a grand European brasserie.

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News
Swimming Has Been Approved at Lilyfield's Callan Park — and It's Scoring a New Tidal Pool

Inner West residents rejoice — a tidal pool with swimming lanes, a jetty and sunbathing pontoons is on its way to Callan Park.

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Event
The Great Indian Brunch

Sat, 11 Mar - Sun, 12 Mar 2023
Foreign Return Restaurant & Bar, Surry Hills

This Surry Hills eatery offers a six-course Indian feast with free-flowing Grey Goose tea spritzes.

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News
Marrickville's The Great Club Is Under Pressure From Noise Complaints — and It's Asking for Your Help

Another Sydney live music venue is facing roadblocks and legal fees due to a handful of its neighbours.

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Event
The Minor Figures Coffee Shop: The Window

Thu, 30 Mar - Fri, 31 Mar 2023
424 King Street, Newtown

Minor Figures is setting up an unconventional pop-up coffee shop with free oat lattes.

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Event
Free Single O Coffee

Thu, 16 Mar, 2023
Single O Surry Hills, Surry Hills

Single O is celebrating two decades of top-notch beans and brews by giving away free coffee for just 20 minutes.

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Bar
BrewDog South Eveleigh

Bays 1 & 2, Locomotive Workshop, Eveleigh

BrewDog's flagship Sydney beer bar seats 720 beer aficionados inside and 190 outside, pouring 40 brews through its taps.

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News
Macquarie Park's New Cantonese Restaurant JINJA Has Launched Yum Cha with Bottomless Tea

Yum cha has arrived at The Governor Hotel — with barbecue pork buns, Cantonese roast duck and truffle fried rice.

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