How much would you pay to imbibe your next frothy from a Viking drinking horn? At Mjolner, a Norse mythology-themed bar under Hardware Lane, a few extra dollars gets you upgraded from lowly glassware to a forearm-sized vessel, embellished with gold and set majestically upright on a custom-made frame.
Rising is upon us with its third eclectic program of dance, music, theatre, cinema, sculpture and more. With 400 artists performing across 185 separate events, the festival will see the CBD come to life over 12 days and nights (June 7 to June 18).
With the freshest oysters from all around Australia dished up in a full spectrum of ways, from oysters dressed in creme fraiche, salmon caviar, green tomato, and fennel to oysters with granita, Pearl Diver Bar is one of the best oyster bars Melbourne has to offer. Between 5 pm and 6 pm, Pearl Diver is shucking up a good time with its oyster tower that’s accompanied by two glasses of sparkling wine.
Trailblazing Sydney cocktail bar Eau de Vie makes its return to the stage – and it’s got a few new tricks up its sleeve.
Opulent, elegant and downright gorgeous. These are but some of the words to describe new steak and seafood restaurant, the Sanderson. The 120-seat venue opened last week in the heritage-listed Beneficial House in Sydney’s CBD – the same building as its sibling venue, Sydney’s former world’s best cocktail bar Eau de Vie – which also opened last week after being closed for two years – is found in the basement below. We say kill two birds and come check out both.
And some of the best in the biz when it comes to grand new venues, the Speakeasy Group has opened The Sanderson inside a heritage-listed former department store. With the reputation the team’s built from Nick & Nora’s, Mjolner and the recently reopened Eau de Vie, you can expect attention to detail, a memorable experience and a team that pulls out all the stops.
One of Sydney’s most-awarded whisky bars has been revived—and with it, an opulent new 120-seat steak restaurant that acts as an extension of the bar’s original dimly lit, jazz-infused atmosphere.
From Norwegian-born Sven Almenning and his Speakeasy Group (Eau de Vie, the Roosevelt), this Viking-inspired bar is like a decadent, secret cave.
Once 13th on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, Eau-de-Vie is back, partnered with a luxurious new steak and seafood restaurant.
After a hiatus of more than two years, the award-winning Darlinghurst speakeasy has resurfaced in the CBD. It’s a little older and wiser, but still just as much fun – there’s a serious food menu, 37 signature cocktails and more than 500 whiskies. Plus, all the bartending theatrics you remember.
