You’ve been complaining for months that you never go out dancing anymore. Your social calendar is booked up solid but somehow all the fun has gone out of it. Call it over-planning or overdoing; whatever the cause, Sydney is soon to provide a sure-fire cure called La Bodeguita del Medio.

Think downtown club with a live Cuban band playing in the basement seven days a week, a drinks list direct from the 1950’s and a kitchen staffed with Latin American cuisine nerds. Cool your heels with a classic mojito made to the exact specifications of Ernest Hemingway or work your way through Executive Chef Danny Pareno’s Central and South American menu.

When you’re feeling brave, head downstairs to practice your 1, 2, 3, hip wiggle salsa moves to Australia’s leading Cuban band headed up by Amandito and the Trovason boys.

La Bodeguita del Medio
125 York Street, Sydney 2000
T: (02) 9264 4224
Opening mid April 2011