Party Time - Sydney Restaurants and Bars - Eat Drink
From morning to midnight and back again, EAT/DRINK is TwoThousand's guide to cafes, bars and restaurants in Sydney. We know the best coffee because we drink 20 a day (each), we know the good restaurants because we can't cook, and we'll tell you where to find hidden bars and other places that still let you smoke so that we can ask you for a cigarette when you get there. EAT/DRINK is as voracious as our appetites and a much better filter than our livers, which stopped working a long time ago. Email your EAT/DRINK suggestions to: talk@twothousand.com.au
Celebrity-Non-Chef #1, Beci Orpin
Beci Orpin is a national treasure. Her folk-art inspired artwork adorns clothing, stationery and accessories aplenty through her Beci Orpin and Tiny Mammoth labels, as well as gallery walls. She is the proud mum of Tyke and Ari, loves good food, is a mean op-shopper - and now she's TwoThousand's first ever Celebrity-Non-Chef.
Aunty Marg's Rum Balls
I grew up in a dry house. It wasn't that my parents were recovering alcoholics, just God-fearing squares. The closest thing we got to alcohol at Chistmas was a bottle of rose Maison (that shit isn't alcoholic by the way, Mum) or when the black sheep of the family, my vivacious Aunty Marg, would bring a plate of loaded rum balls to share.
GOODGOD Small Club
Those of you familiar with the GOODGOD nights of yesteryear will remember feverish nights of fun that went forever. They were transient and worth it and have been gone for a minute, but sh*t just got permanent.
The small-club-within-a-club at the back of La Campana has had a makeover and is here to make a case for late-night pocket joints.
Beach Burrito Company
Beach Burrito Company is another TwoThousand staple feeding venue previously overlooked by our online reams of dining praise.
In our defence, it's only because we eat there so much it seems like home. (If home was a prime cut of North Bondi real estate, so beachfront that you can taste the salt in the air, with a never-empty kitchen full of toothsome Californian-Mexican street food, set to a consistently well-curated soundtrack.
Bacco
Following an enthusiastic review this week in one of our city's broadsheets, Bacco held great premise. The high-praise of ‘Melbourn-esque' had come out - that holy grail of appealing intangibles which all new bars in Sydney try to achieve.
For the most part Bacco checks these boxes: it's a cosy, intimate den of wood and soft lighting; the wine list is impressive; the wait staff are charming.
Sydney's Biggest Schnitties
The specialty at the ostensibly Spanish bistro of this old pub is chicken schnitzel, done in a myriad of ways: parma, Mexican, Mediterranean, cheesey, Hawaiian, and so forth. These all have one common aspect: they don't fit on the plate. Literally. Not even close.
Sometimes, you need a gimmick, a theme - in literary terms, a conceit.
Mad Mex
Mad Mex is kind of like a middle child. We love him just as much as every other Mexican restaurant we've featured, but somehow we forgot to include him. Which is ridiculous when you consider how great he is.
Conveniently sitting across from Gaslight, this three-step eatery renews our faith in fast food, because well, it's real food.
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