Home » Archive by Category

Articles in inner west bars

The Lodge Wine Bar – Balmain The Lodge Wine Bar – Balmain

Most small bars try to be eccentric, but there’s something genuinely oddball about The Lodge Wine Bar. It could be the old giant clock hanging from the ceiling that doubles as the main light fixture, …

Union Hotel – Newtown Union Hotel – Newtown

My first love was with pubs (women and cats came later) – and so even though Bar Zine usually focuses on small bars and cocktails, there are times when all I want is to be …

Toxteth Hotel – Glebe Toxteth Hotel – Glebe

I can’t write an unbiased review of The Toxteth because, as a local, I only ever went to this pub for two reasons:
1) It had several pool tables and
2) I could pop in wearing velour trackpants, …

Bench wine bar – Newtown Bench wine bar – Newtown

I could describe this small bar on King Street’s south end as “industrial chic” – the website certainly does. Light bulbs encased in metal cages dangle from the ceiling while the stools, bar counter and …