If you’re a retrosexual like me then Honey Rider ticks all the boxes. Named after a James Bond girl? Check. A bar counter up front with leather stools you can perch on with a devil …

Politics and alcohol often go hand in hand, which might explain why so many new bars have political names. You have Hinky Dinks, coined after a corrupt polly from Chicago; The Roosevelt and, in Cremorne, …

As the barman vigorously muddles jalapeno chillies in a glass I see a look of anxiety on my gay wingman’s face. It serves him right – I asked him twice if he was sure he …

Glebe’s nightspots are multiplying like rabbits on ecstasy, with two small bars opening within the same week.
One is a casual, sofa-filled affair called Mr Falcon that I’ll review soon – but for now I’ll focus …