It might have a French name (which stands for “water of life” as well as describing a style of fruit brandy) but Eau-de-Vie feels more like a 1930s-style American bar, complete with dark wood, great …

It seems like the latest trend in bars is to look like you just don’t care. Some, such as Ching-a-lings, don’t even have a sign, while Melbourne’s Section 8 doesn’t even have a proper roof. …

Perhaps I need a therapist but bondage and torture come to mind as I survey the décor at Ching-a-lings, one of the newest small bars in Sydney. After all, there are small cages filled with …

The folks on Erskine Street sure take the naming of their bars literally. When Sydney’s first small bar (according to the new licensing laws) opened up there they called it Small Bar and now that …

Going to White Revolver, an underground club where members are given keys and access is through a revolving door hidden in a wall, makes me feel like George Costanza in that Seinfeld episode where he’s …

When I heard Ravesi’s had launched a new wine bar on their premises I was a little surprised. After all, they already have a streetside pub, restaurant, hotel and the Drift cocktail bar to cater …