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Newington Inn Hotel – Petersham Newington Inn Hotel – Petersham

Despite my ever-growing obsession with cocktails there are times when I just feel like going to a pub, playing a game of pool and sinking a few beers – which explains why the Amazonian Croatian …

Moose – Newtown Moose – Newtown

I’m no expert on antlers but I suspect the ones hanging in The Moose, a small cocktail bar on the quieter (ie south) end of Newtown’s King Street, are fake judging from the fact they’re …

Riverview Hotel – Balmain Riverview Hotel – Balmain

Looking like a tavern from The Pirates of Penzance – at least from the outside – Balmain’s Riverview Hotel was built in 1880 and feels like a nautical hangout thanks to the building’s various angles, …

Bloodwood – Newtown Bloodwood – Newtown

Named after a tree whose sap resembles a vampire’s favourite treat, Bloodwood is a Newtown bar and restaurant that’s more than a cut above the area’s usual haunts.
Run by three chefs who used to work …