El Primo Sanchez Is Oxford Street's Soon-to-Open New Mexican Bar From the Maybe Sammy Team

Eternal award-winner Maybe Sammy is about to add an exciting new venue to its impressive roster of Sydney bars, launching the team's first Mexican-inspired haunt in the form of El Primo Sanchez. The Paddington opening will join the likes of the original Maybe Sammy, as well as Dean & Nancy on 22, Sammy Junior and Maybe Frank, as part of The Maybe Group when it opens on Oxford Street in December.

El Primo Sanchez will take over the ground floor of The Rose Hotel, bringing a heavy dose of agave, mezcal and tequila to Maybe Sammy's world-renowned cocktails. At the street-level bar, these cocktails will highlight Mexican and Latin American produce, and will be served in traditional handmade clay jarrito jugs.

"You can still expect the same high level of hospitality, playful energy, brilliant cocktails and attention to detail as our other bars. It will just be wrapped up into a Mexican environment with more of a laidback pub vibe than a high-end cocktail bar," says The Maybe Group co-founder Vince Lombardo.

Complimenting the cocktails will be an array of contemporary Mexican eats. While the menu is yet to be revealed, there will be options for a range of different occasions. If you're popping in for a catch-up over a drink, you can opt for bar snacks and lighter dishes like tacos, or if you're arriving on an empty stomach, heartier lunch and dinner choices will be available.

The bar comes in collaboration with Public Hospitality, who recently opened Paddington's new boutique hotel, restaurant and bar Oxford House just down the road from The Rose Hotel.

"We are excited to begin our journey with The Maybe Group in our beloved Rose Hotel in Paddington. The Maybe team have developed world acclaimed products which we have admired for some time. El Primo Sanchez will complement our newly opened lifestyle hotel, Oxford House and add further energy to Oxford Street," says Anna Touhy, Group General Manager F&B for Public Hospitality.

Maybe Sammy was recently named in The World's 50 Best Bars list for 2022 for the fourth year in a row. The innovative bar in The Rocks took out 29th place in the list, a drop from 2021 when it came in 22nd, and from 2020's 11th spot, but higher than in 2019 when it sat at 43rd.

El Primo Sanchez will open at 27–33 Oxford Street, Paddington. It will initially be open five nights and two days a week. We'll update you when an exact opening date is announced.