Introducing We Three: The Marrickville Bar That Combines Late Night Dining and $8 Happy hours in a Dog-Friendly Space for All Diners
What's more Marrickville than affordable wine and a bar open to humans and dogs alike?
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There's so much to love about Marrickville. Underpinned by a rich tapestry of community, its revolving door of cultural festivities, vibrant late-night bars, cheerful craft breweries, and diverse hole-in-the-wall eateries set this Inner West suburb apart from its Sydney comrades. It's a place to roam, discover, and uncover your new local.
Two locals who've nailed the brief—championing Marrickville's sense of community, spirited conversations, and heartfelt rustic cooking—are mother-daughter duo Catherine and Alli Gibson Roy. Together, they've created We Three, a homely, two-storey European-inspired heritage hideaway.
Just a short stroll from Marrickville Station on Illawarra Road, We Three offers five succinct yet diverse menus: bar, dinner, cheese, drinks, and late-night—so there's something for every kind of diner, any time of night.
Swing by for a post-work wine and snack situation (4-6pm, Wednesday to Friday), and settle into their compact menu of moreish antipasto-style bites, perfectly paired with an $8 happy hour wine or local tap beer. Expect flavour-packed morsels like Tuscan smashed white bean with fig and walnut gremolata; charred octopus with samphire and burnt orange; boquerones soaked in lemon and dill; and seared brussels sprouts finished with honey mustard and smoked almonds.
Book a table to break up midweek mundanity or savour the weekend, and pair an array of antipasto bites with hearty pastas. Think melt-in-your-mouth braised lamb shank ragu pappardelle with caramelised carrot and chevre; spaghetti puttanesca with anchovies, fried capers and grana padano; and beurre noisette potato gnocchi topped with crispy kale. Dine on Thursday and devour any plate of pasta for only $17. Bargain.
Drinks-wise, expect a casual yet carefully curated, laid-back list of punchy Australian, old world and New Zealand wines, like funky natty wines from Orange like See Saw's The Party, a citrusy-spicy glass of Tangerine Dream from The Barossa, or crowd pleasers like a crisp Chrismont Chardonnay from King Valley, or a $10 glass of house Cabernet Sauvignon from Big Rivers. As for the cocktail menu, think imaginative, tasty concoctions that go beyond the classics, like the Illawarra "Winetail" made with Sem Sav Blanc, grapefruit juice, herbaceous syrup, lemon syrup, and mint, and fruity cocktail jugs ripe for sharing, like the generous Spiced Peachy Tea.
Menus aside, Catherine and Alli share a love of the arts, regularly hosting local art exhibitions, alongside open-mic poetry and spoken word afternoons every third Sunday of every month. There's also a vibey 'Radish Lounge' upstairs that's perfect for long evenings with friends—you can also hire it for your own private event.
But one of the best reasons to visit We Three? The late-night menu. Unlike Melbourne, it's rare to find a small bar in Sydney with its doors proudly open past midnight. Here, tuck into small but satisfying plates like spicy free-range pork and beef meatballs or prosciutto with pickled eschalot, washed down with an aptly named Midnight In Marrickville martini: Four Pillars Shiraz Gin, Noilly Prat, and cherry—shaken. Plus, your pooch can tag along too.
For more information on We Three or to make a booking, visit the website.
By Elise Cullen
