Even though Heavy Feather, Oxford Street’s latest small bar, is just a few doors away from Ching-a-lings and occupies a similar space in terms of layout, they’re worlds apart in terms of décor and feel.
Whereas …

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 …

Pop art (think Warhol and Lichtenstein) is painted on the walls; matchbooks, cards and other knickknacks are scattered under the glass-topped bar counter that doubles as a bookshelf and funk is playing from the sound …