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 …
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Having recently reviewed the Nippon Club, which is like a down-at-heel oriental RSL, it’s curious to then go to Tokonoma, possibly the most stylised bar Sydney has to offer.
With more curves than a 50s pin-up …
If you’re after a dive bar par excellence, a place that’s dark and comfortable and where you can sit at an old wooden bar counter and slam back pickle juice paired with whiskey, then look …
I was inspired to write this feature on exclusive clubs (many of which offer memberships) for The Sydney Morning Herald after reviewing White Revolver (pictured above) for Bar Zine.
Whether you love or hate White Revolver …
Rich, smoky, seductive and (if well made) smooth, the sazerac is the cocktail that started it all (some claim it’s the first cocktail ever made).
Hailing from New Orleans, the sazerac was originally made from …
