The Thirsty Travellers had the pleasure of visiting one of Sydney’s best small bars on Friday night, Annata, prior to lock down. The stylish spot, which opened in Crows Nest in 2015, is owned by Christian Blair, the former manager of multi-award-winning Darlinghurst cocktail bar Eau de Vie. During our visit, the bar and restaurant…

The Thirsty Travellers have been eager to support a few local businesses before lock down, so we headed to Barrenjoey House for dinner on Saturday night. Fortunately, the restaurant was still open, albeit with a limited menu, cashless payments and reduced seating to comply with social distancing requirements. We’ve visited Barrenjoey House previously for a…

The Thirsty Travellers’ favourite spot to spend a Sunday evening is Four Pines Public House in Newport, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We love settling into a timber booth and tucking into the bar’s Sunday roast. There are usually two different roasts on offer, which come with all the trimmings – at $22 – and we…

The Thirsty Travellers don’t travel south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge too often these days … unless we’re heading to the airport … but we couldn’t resist an invitation to try out Coogee Pavilion’s newly opened middle floor. The space lay empty for the past five years, but owner Justin Hemmes has finally written his…

The Thirsty Travellers were invited to an organic wine masterclass at the Cellarmasters headquarters this week. Ginger was thriled to visit the Cellarmasters tasting room, as it’s situated in the former Reader’s Digest building – recognised as an iconic example of Brutalist architecture – in Surry Hills. It also features one of the city’s first…

By North America correspondent Nick Kenny The Big Lebowski is a great film.  Let’s not argue that point.  Really, what’s there to argue?  It’s a great film.   What you may not know or care about are that (a) it introduced me to “White Russians” – a good thing, and (b) somehow White Russians became our…

If you’re seeking a laidback spot on Sydney’s Northern Beaches for sunset drinks on a balmy evening, our vote goes to Avalon Beach House. We’re usually lucky enough to score a seat next to the window at the funky bar and restaurant, which is perched above Avalon Surf Club, and we never tire of joyously…

The Taylors Wines Summer House of Shiraz was unveiled last week and The Thirsty Travellers were were lucky enough to score an invite. Following on from the success of last year’s Cellar Door at Sea, the event continues Taylors Wines’ celebration of enjoying perfectly chilled reds during summer. Guests were taken by water taxi to a Point Piper mansion…