A Japanese whisky bar tucked away in a loading dock alleyway in Haymarket provides the perfect backdrop for afterwork drinks and nibbles. We booked a table for 3 on a Thursday night and staff were incredibly attentive. It wasn't too busy but began to pick up around 9pm! I wasn't expecting too much with the shoyu ramen since I was in a whisky bar, however I was very impressed! The chashu pork was so melt-in-your-mouth and smokey. Also the popcorn karaage chicken is one of the best I've had around town. We ordered 3 ramens, 2 sides, 3 cocktails and the bill came to about $35 each! Very reasonable for great quality. Would definitely come back to try the kushikatsu menu and more cocktails!
Cocktails were around the 20$ mark which was average. The atmosphere is very good and clean, with a very good and bright bar display. Lovely place to hang out with friends for s night out.
This joint was a little too easy to miss, being tucked in a laneway with minimalist decor on the outside, but worth the find! A cosy little joint with excellent service featuring a unique cocktail selection. The Sakura cocktail featured in the photo was almost too pretty to indulge in! The Fig Jam cocktail married deliciously with the gin. All in all a great little cocktail bar!
Stumbled across this little bar upon my visit to Chinatown.
I'm a huge fan on Whiskey, and was looking for something that had a great range to choose from. Not only this place had that to offer, but they also had a great range of cocktails to choose from.
The atmosphere was great and the staff was very knowledgeable and friendly! Highly recommended this place, even for a casual drink or two.
A bit slow on service - ordered 5 cocktails for table, 2 were forgotten and got told why don't we order more drinks while we wait for them to be made, instead of apology. But when it came, was worth the wait and weird service. So tasty. Vibe is quite cool, hidden and down a kind of forgotten end of Sydney. Expensive but great range.
Amazing music, staff, and whiskey selection. NYC vibes but better because your having it. Jo was amazing!!✨❤️🔥 Tequila Penicillin cocktail was educational and intriguing. The whisky flight was average to above average noting that I had the Premium. 👑🙏
Pretty sweet find in Chinatown's laneway. Featured vintage artwork adorn the walls. Awesome bartenders + they had great broad booze knowledge, excellent service, great date night energy. Cocktails are well crafted. The Japanese negroni, the Smoked Whaler are a couple of suggestions. Will definitely return.
Bancho is quite a cozy bar with a speak-easy + high class hybrid vibe to it, which makes it a very special bar.
The mix of good vibes from the professional waiters and bartenders make the experience even better. Hong Kong sour was one of our favourite drinks and would recommend this bar to anyone!
Long time go to bar in the city.
Smallish space perfect for intimate conversation with glass of good cocktail.
Love their smoked whaler! Must try :)
Beautiful bar with friendly bar tenders. Cocktails are delightful and watching them create them is captivating. Definitely coming back!
Oh my gosh. Go here. There is nothing more to it. I’m telling you to. The staff, amazing, incredible. So nice, so interesting, so knowledgeable. The location, amazing such a cool bar. The whiskey, wow, incredible. Anything I say wouldn’t do it enough justice. This has to be my new favourite bar to go. I didn’t know anything about whisky and was informed so incredibly well by the staff there. What a good place .
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