Oysters are shucked to order at this informal new meeting and eating spot in downtown Sydney, where the lightest touch of modernist American diner styling creates a great atmosphere. Located in the old Brooklyn Hotel, the historic George Street space has been refurbished with unique flair and seamlessly divided into three different segments: The Oyster
Claremont Tonic 15A Cnr Claremont St & Yarra Lane, South Yarra 3181 (03) 9827 0399 or www.claremont-tonic.com.au Last month, Claremont Tonic opened in South Yarra’s new ‘Yarra Lane’ precinct. The new project by Maison Davis, the group fresh from giving Mexican a Melbourne edge at the newly opened CBD cantina Touché Hombre, is the creative
Crown Melbourne Southbank, Melbourne 3006 (03) 9292 8888 or http://crownmelbourne.com.au/ Crown Melbourne has relaunched its premium buffet restaurant, Conservatory. Located on level one of Crown Towers, the luxurious restaurant features expansive views of Melbourne’s Yarra River. Lead by Conservatory’s Chef de Cuisine, Joanne Bainbridge, the restaurant’s chefs work from an open kitchen that enables interaction
Guerrilla Bar 207 Glebe Pt Rd, Glebe NSW 2037 (02) 8957 0652 Situated in a semi-detached heritage building in Glebe, Interior Arc’s overall design concept behind Guerrilla bar was to bring back the historical significance of its architecture, while meeting the expectations of a contemporary wine bar in Sydney’s Inner West. The ground floor
Carindale Hotel Westfield Shopping Centre, 1151 Creek Rd, Carindale, QLD, 4152 (07) 3324 6200 or www.hotelcarindale.com.au The recent makeover of Westfield Carindale saw the need for the existing Carindale Hotel to be demolished, paving the way for a reimagining. The Hotel re-emerged as an integrated part of the Centre’s new extension, fronting both the street and internally to
Corner Bar 632 Darling St Rozelle, NSW 2039 (02) 9810 7070 The small bar trend reaches further into the Inner West with Corner Bar. Before becoming a watering hole it was actually a chicken shop called Hatch, and owned by Lindsay Egan. Lindsay partnered up with designers Chris Jolliffe and Ryan Singer to renovate and reposition the
The Classroom: 1/356 Charles St, North Perth WA www.theclassroom.com.au A new Perth small bar that’s all class. Guests can go back to school at The Classroom, a quirky new bar in North Perth that showcases a delightful design theme and attention to detail. If ever you felt like drinking at school but were too well-behaved,
Panama House: 251 Bondi Road, Bondi NSW (02) 8020 6698 The team behind The Corner House launch an all-day eatery. Bondi Road’s new Panama House café and bar is not anthropology, it’s hospitality. Don’t expect an ethnographic survey of Panamanian cuisine. As Anthony Kaplan, the 36 year-old, co-owner and the engine behind Bondi’s Shop on
The Old Library: Shop 1, 15 Surf Rd Cronulla NSW (02) 9544 5360 or www.theoldlibrary.com.au Another chapter is opened in this South Sydney treasure. The Old Library is housed in one of Cronulla’s oldest buildings: erected in 1908 and originally a Methodist church, it was converted into a library in the 1970s and later used
The Merrywell: Cnr of Clarendon Street & Crown Riverside, Melbourne VIC (03) 9292 7468 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au/themerrywell Launched in April, The Merrywell has seen the Las Vegas-based forces of Scottish born Grant MacPherson and New York-Italian Sam DeMarco rise to the challenge posed by Melbourne’s food and bar obsessed culture, creating a relaxed and multifaceted venue