Situated beach ball throw from Manly beach, 4 Pines has a loyal following of easy, breezy northern beaches fans. It’s the love child of a post-surf beer conversation between father and son and just like that…the brew pub in Manly was born! Over the years I have rocked up for beers n’ burgers in it’s...
Named after the tragic teenage heroine in the opera Madame Butterfly, Cho Cho San (Cho Cho meaning ‘butterfly’) is Potts Point’s newest Japanese darling. But let us assure you, there’s no tragedy here. Tucked in the quiet end of Macleay Street, this chopstick haven is the lovechild of Sam Christie and Jonathan Barthelmess (the team...
Remember that time your favourite bar was turned into a Japanese Izakaya for one night? And they served you amazing whisky? No, because that didn’t happen. Yet. Thanks to Suntory Whisky, this little dream will become a reality with the launch of their House of Suntory Exclusive Takeovers, where, you guessed it, they’re turning bars...
Like gyoza? Love kitsch Japanese culture? Then make a beeline to Potts Point’s newest addition Harajuku Gyoza and receive a warm welcome by an aptly cartoon-esque ‘dumpling face’ logo. Tucked in next to Hugos, this happy dumpling house is pumping out seriously good – part crispy, part steamed – parcels of goodness. Here, Gyoza is...
You can have one of two experiences at Darlinghurst’s newest Japanese Izakaya bar, Kaya. Enter via hustling Oxford Street and enjoy an airy amber-lit restaurant boasting good design and some of the best people-watching vistas Sydney has to offer. Antics aplenty! Or enter rock star style from the rear laneway (shimmy down Foley Lane near...
After a few delicious Berry Mohitos you might be imagining Judy Garland tap dancing along the 32m sushi bar with an Ebi Gyoza in her mouth and Toto chasing a lobster salad from the moving train. Niji, meaning ‘rainbow’ certainly is a secret find in the city. In true Izakaya style the food does more...
