The Nissen family has unveiled its elegant reworking of Glebe’s iconic Australian Youth Hotel, bringing its history up to date with a new look and local moniker. A hotel was first built on the site on Bay Street, which divides Glebe and Ultimo, back in 1862 as the Australian Youth Inn, in recognition of the […]
Heritage-listed St Kilda landmark the Village Belle Hotel has been “reborn” courtesy of an extensive makeover and extension. Built 1891, the two-storey Victorian building boasted an elegant frontage, featuring ornate sandstone and keystone arches. The multi-million-dollar overhaul has included construction of a striking, steel-framed 200 square metre roofing system over the adjoining outdoor area, which
The brothers Thorpe have reworked the legend of the Oxford Tavern, bringing a fresh return to its taboo times, and uber-local flavour to the inner-west. News emerged in January that brothers Josh and James Thorpe had taken up AVC’s operation of the Oxford Tavern, in Petersham. A classic working class local, for decades The Oxford
The Sydney instalment of world-famous Scout bar is opening, bringing a dedicated laboratory and acclaimed approach to Maurice Terzini’s Dolphin Hotel. Matt Whiley of Scout London was crowned European bartender of the year, and looking to broaden his horizons, brought Scout to Terzini’s Icebergs Dining Room for a one-day event in 2018. The introduction blossomed
Following its acquisition late 2017, Merivale has launched an upstairs private event space at Woollahra’s Hotel Centennial. Justin Hemmes ended 2017 with a run of acquisitions, including the $14m purchase of Hotel Centennial from the Medich family. Dubbed The Apartment at Hotel Centennial, this former private residence has been converted into a loft-style event space
The innovative Boathouse Group has unveiled its latest pride and joy – the reinvented Boathouse Patonga, in the former Patonga Beach Hotel. Established 2008 by Pip and Andrew Goldsmith, the Boathouse Group began with a café in Palm Beach, and has grown to count eight venues, employing over 450 staff. In 2017 the Goldsmiths acquired
Arthur Laundy has struck dirt in Olympic Park, yesterday celebrating the start of another greenfield build of a brand new four-level local for his home precinct. Last month Laundy Group celebrated a ‘topping out’ ceremony at the big Marsden Hotel & Brewery at Marsden Park, with the Mayor of Blacktown Stephen Bali attending the large-scale
The historic Sussex Hotel in Walkerville has unveiled the first of several stages of renovation, bringing reinvigoration and new ideas to the classic structure and its retail surrounds. The pub concerned was originally established as the Sussex Arms in 1843. In 1905 the squat two-storey brick pub was relocated several hundred metres down the road,
Marcus Levy has opened his reinvented pub in Surry Hills, leaving behind the grunge of the Evening Star for a sophisticated female-friendly cheeky offering to the locals and residents. The Evening Star long represented the working-class roots of its precinct, echoing the sticky carpet timber bars of its era, and generally earning its nickname the
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Sydney’s award-winning The Taphouse at Darlinghurst has opened a new concept paying homage to the growing demand for wild ales and natural wines. The new space, Odd Culture, is located on the second level of the craft beer pub made famous by the creators of GABS, bought by brothers James and Josh Thorpe mid-2017. The
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