The Roosevelt

Overview

One part glam, one part retro and one part mixologist's fantasy, The Roosevelt is an irresistible mix that has long made it one of the eastern suburb's most in-demand cocktail destinations.

From the acclaimed team behind Eau de Vie, this buzzy Macleay Street cocktail bar is at once classic and an homage to cocktail culture from the 30s and 40s, and at the same time thoroughly modern with a cocktail menu as cutting edge as they come.

Glass cabinets filled with antique cocktail-making accoutrement line the room, swing is the soundtrack and the cocktail menu files its drinks into sections, so you can peruse a range of 'Refreshing', 'Fruity', 'Boozy' or 'After Dinner'. This first category includes the 'Re-Fashioned #4.2' made with Altos Reposado, jalapeño-infused mezcal, Italicus, late harvest wine, cucumber verdita and a white chocolate ice sphere, while the second, third and fourth are home to the Calamity Jane, Moon River and Roosevelt Blazer, respectively.

Not content to simply cook up some of Sydney's finest and most imaginative cocktails, The Roosevelt's kitchen also turns out food well worth a look-in. Flavours of all intensity get a starring role here, with bar snacks of smokey chorizo and parmesan croquettes alongside prawn toast with signature Roosevelt sauce and Granny Smith apples. For a bigger bite, tuck in to steak diane, half a kilogram of mussels or potato dumplings. Save room for dessert, too. Specifically, the whisky-caramelised apple tart.

The Roosevelt is a glam throwback bar experience that is just as good for the start of your evening as it is for the final nightcap.