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
Rancho Seltzo Is a Summer-Ready Pop-Up Bar Now Open in Bondi From the Team Behind Hinchcliff House

You'll find seltzer spiders, frozen margaritas and stacked flatbread plates at this new Palm Springs-inspired spot.

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News
You Can Now Take a Dip in Sydney Harbour with Swimming Returning to Barangaroo Reserve's Marrinawi Cove

This is Sydney's first new harbour swimming location west of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in more than 50 years.

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Event
Velodrome Presents: Spin Club

Fri, 13 Jan - Sat, 14 Jan 2023
The Abercrombie, Sydney

Extend silly season and hit the dance floor at this 14-hour party, which spans two stages at The Abercrombie.

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Event
SHUO SHU

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 - Sun, 14 May 2023
White Rabbit Gallery, Chippendale

White Rabbit Gallery's latest exhibition centres around the idea of the storyteller.

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Event
Retrosplash!

Sat, 21 Jan 2023, Sun, 22 Jan 2023 and Sat, 28 Jan 2023
Ashfield Aquatic Centre, Ashfield

Retrosweat is taking its throwback 80s aerobics classes to the pool.

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Event
Cupid's Koi Garden

Thu, 5 Jan - Sun, 29 Jan 2023
Tumbalong Park, Sydney

This multi-sensory family of inflatable characters will spark wonder and help you beat the heat.

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Event
Paul Yore: WORD MADE FLESH

Thu, 5 Jan - Sun, 26 Feb 2023
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Paul Yore imagines a colourful queer alternative reality in this immersive exhibition.

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Event
The Huxleys: Bloodlines

Sat, 14 Jan - Sun, 5 Mar 2023
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

This new exhibition from The Huxleys is dedicated to the legendary queer artists lost to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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News
A Heap of Sydney Venues and Oxford Street Events Are Being Immortalised in a Sydney WorldPride Mural

Artist Amy Blue calls the colourful mural the "GAY-B-C" of Oxford Street.

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Restaurant
Pinky Ji

89 York Street, Sydney

Daughter in Law's Sydney sibling, Pinky Ji, features Jessi Singh's rule-breaking Indian food.

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Event
Bottomless Japanese at Monster Sushi & Bar

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 - Tue, 31 Jan 2023
Monster Sushi & Bar, Sydney

This month, treat yourself to two specialty matcha cocktails, teamed with 90 minutes of unlimited chicken karaage and gyoza.

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News
All of the Best Sydney New Year's Eve Events for 2023/24 from Budget to Blowout

Whether you're after a cruisy free-entry party or a lavish harbourside soiree, Sydney's got your last-minute New Year's Eve plans sorted.

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Event
Dear Sainte Eloise NYE Party

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022
Dear Sainte Éloise, Potts Point

Dear Sainte Eloise is bidding farewell to 2022 with a ten-dish set menu and magnums of stand-out wine.

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Motorik! Presents: MTK NYE NRG feat. Boys Noize

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022
The Abercrombie, Sydney

Sydney party crew Motorik has pulled together a massive lineup featuring German legend Boys Noize for The Abercrombie's first NYE since 2013.

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The Abercrombie 36-Hour Party

Fri, 23 Dec - Sun, 25 Dec 2022
The Abercrombie, Sydney

The Abercrombie is reopening after eight years with a 36-hour party featuring Purple Sneakers DJs, dameeeela and Andy Garvey.

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$1 Birthday Croissants at Loulou Bistro, Boulangerie and Traiteur

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022
Loulou Bistro, Boulangerie & Traiteur, Milsons Point

North Shore French bistro, cafe and deli Loulou is celebrating its first birthday with $1 croissants.

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Darling Harbour Christmas Festival

Sat, 17 Dec - Sun, 18 Dec 2022
Tumbalong Park, Sydney

Festive eats, tunes and activities are all coming to Darling Harbour — as well as appearances from the big man, Santa.

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Bar
TIVA

68 King Street, Sydney

You'll find live music four days a week, impressive cocktails and French-inspired eats at this lounge bar below King Street.

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Restaurant
The Charles Grand Brasserie & Bar

66 King Street, Sydney

This all-day French bistro, bar and cafe within an art deco building is open from 7am until 10pm, six days a week.

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News
Now Open: Daughter in Law's Sibling Venue Pinky-Ji Brings Rule-Breaking Indian Food to York Street

Jessi Singh's unorthodox Indian food has been given another Sydney home — this time with coconut curry lobster and an affordable degustation.

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TIVA

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