Shady Pines Saloon and the continuation of the Sydney Small Bar Revolution I finally found Shady Pines yesterday, it’s tucked behind American Apparel on Crown st Sydney. It is 4 days old and already has Syd hipsters in a tizzy, despite no website, or phone number. I had concerns about the concept but those fears have been rested, its cowboy but restraint (read not tackey), the bar staff is friendly and the crowd eclectic and cool but lacks the pretension of places like Pocket Bar. Highlights of last night include the fresh squeezed apple juice/ vodka mix (yes they have a juicer)!!!! Just like they did in the Wild West! Timeout has also released a list of other small gems to look forward to. Syd city is more Melbourne than Melbourne right now…. FlindersSydney was sad to see the Flinders close late 2009 but mourn not, sweet town: it’s coming back under new management. Paul Wilson, marketing manager of Ksubi, has taken over with restaurateur Nick Mathers. Sydney star bartender Andy Penney will be doing the drinks and has described the new-look Flinders as a “New York-style dive bar where everyone’s welcome.”Shady Pines SaloonBartenders Anton Forte and Jason Scott have been working on opening Shady Pines Saloon for quite some time now. And it looks like 2010 will be their year. “It’ll be a sly-grog venue with country music. There’ll be lots of whiskey, lots of bourbon and lots of fun.” We can’t wait.GrasshopperGrasshopper, set to open in early 2010, will occupy as spot neatly in between Ash St Cellar, Establishment and Ivy in Temperance Lane. “Temperance Lane has a great Sydney drinking vibe,” observes Martin O’Sullivan. “The space we’ve chosen is perfect - old world with exposed beams and wooden floors, no plastic and all recycled furniture. And the bar itself is big and there to be perched at to drink and eat.”Ivy Small BarIt may seem like an oxymoron, but we kid you not. The word on the street is that super-club Ivy is opening a small bar this year. If it’s anything like Ivy’s Ash St Cellar, winner of Best Bar Food at the Time Out Bar Awards, you’ll know where to find us. RooftopBarrie Barton’s small-scale hospitality site in the old Paramount Cinema Building will serve food and screen arthouse cinema to punters slouched in deck chairs and sipping wine and beer. Barton is currently recruiting a Sydney chef for the kitchen and scouting local producers to cater to what he hopes will be a 200-250 seat capacity venue.

Shady Pines Saloon and the continuation of the Sydney Small Bar Revolution

I finally found Shady Pines yesterday, it’s tucked behind American Apparel on Crown st Sydney. It is 4 days old and already has Syd hipsters in a tizzy, despite no website, or phone number. I had concerns about the concept but those fears have been rested, its cowboy but restraint (read not tackey), the bar staff is friendly and the crowd eclectic and cool but lacks the pretension of places like Pocket Bar. Highlights of last night include the fresh squeezed apple juice/ vodka mix (yes they have a juicer)!!!! Just like they did in the Wild West!

Timeout has also released a list of other small gems to look forward to. Syd city is more Melbourne than Melbourne right now….

Flinders
Sydney was sad to see the Flinders close late 2009 but mourn not, sweet town: it’s coming back under new management. Paul Wilson, marketing manager of Ksubi, has taken over with restaurateur Nick Mathers. Sydney star bartender Andy Penney will be doing the drinks and has described the new-look Flinders as a “New York-style dive bar where everyone’s welcome.”

Shady Pines Saloon
Bartenders Anton Forte and Jason Scott have been working on opening Shady Pines Saloon for quite some time now. And it looks like 2010 will be their year. “It’ll be a sly-grog venue with country music. There’ll be lots of whiskey, lots of bourbon and lots of fun.” We can’t wait.

Grasshopper
Grasshopper, set to open in early 2010, will occupy as spot neatly in between Ash St Cellar, Establishment and Ivy in Temperance Lane. “Temperance Lane has a great Sydney drinking vibe,” observes Martin O’Sullivan. “The space we’ve chosen is perfect - old world with exposed beams and wooden floors, no plastic and all recycled furniture. And the bar itself is big and there to be perched at to drink and eat.”

Ivy Small Bar
It may seem like an oxymoron, but we kid you not. The word on the street is that super-club Ivy is opening a small bar this year. If it’s anything like Ivy’s Ash St Cellar, winner of Best Bar Food at the Time Out Bar Awards, you’ll know where to find us. 

Rooftop
Barrie Barton’s small-scale hospitality site in the old Paramount Cinema Building will serve food and screen arthouse cinema to punters slouched in deck chairs and sipping wine and beer. Barton is currently recruiting a Sydney chef for the kitchen and scouting local producers to cater to what he hopes will be a 200-250 seat capacity venue.