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SOUTH-SYDNEY PUB OPENINGS TURN IT UP

Posted on October 24th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Summer openings are in bloom, as seen in three hot new offerings in city-fringe Sydney pubs. Surry Hills rises topographically at the city’s southern border like a custodian, often making the most of the vantage in way of cutting-edge concepts

EAST VILLAGE NOW OPEN AFTER WEST VILLAGE GOODTIME

Posted on October 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Fresh from the quest at their West Village in Petersham, the Goodtime Hospitality boys have conquered their newly-acquired East Village in Darlinghurst. Located on Palmer Street, a thoroughfare between arterial roads William and Oxford Streets, the century-old East Village is

AUSSIE FIRSTS AT NEW UPG WORLD SQUARE BAVARIAN-FRATELLI

Posted on October 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Urban Purveyor Group continues its aggressive expansion, today launching a new venue in World Square, giving away 1,000 free specialty pizzas and Bavarian hotdogs. UPG has begun pioneering the “fast-casual” dining concept in Australia, offering gourmet, made-to-demand meals in venues

COUGHLAN ARRIVES IN BOTANY BAY

Posted on October 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Paddy Coughlan’s pub group has relaunched the historic Botany Bay Hotel after an ownership juggle and “tweaked” refurb. In August 2015 the Hotel’s freehold and leasehold were sold off by its long-term owner through agents Manenti Quinlan, to a market

OSCARS LAUNCH THE PORT INTO DARLING HARBOUR

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Oscars Hotels has launched huge new venue The Port in Darling Harbour, bringing a lockout-free Riviera experience to Sydney. Located on the western side of the iconic Darling Harbour foreshore, in the former home of Margaritaville, the all-new pub sports

FORTUNE OF WAR RE-OPENS AFTER RENO

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following months of painstaking, history-stained renovations, Sydney’s oldest pub will re-open tomorrow to serve pub fare for another two centuries. The Rocks’ famous Fortune of War pub closed back in July for a well-earned refurbishment, and owners, Steven Speed’s WDS

PATRONS ON THE ROOF AT THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After years of waiting, and a serious overhaul, the Light Brigade will finally see patrons on its roof enjoying skyline views of Sydney’s CBD. As featured in this month’s PubTIC Magazine, the Bayfield family bought the Paddington corner pub in

WAUGHS UNVEIL BUENA FOR MOSMAN

Posted on September 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group will tomorrow re-launch the Buena, Mosman cornerstone, bringing pub gastronomy to the elite foreshore ‘burb. [caption id="attachment_7394" align="alignright" width="338"] The Buena Vista Hotel, 2011[/caption] PHMG burst into prominence in May last year when it

PUB HUB DOUBLES SPACE TIME DOMINION

Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Two guys have founded a company called Pub Hub – renting unused areas in pubs during the day as co-worker office space. The fledgling business is the brainchild of founders Daniel Rubin and Doron Maman, who noted the amount of