Foveaux Wine Bar – A little bit of Melbourne in Sydney
One of my favourite haunts in Sydney is the Foveaux Wine Bar, located on 65-67 Foveaux Street in Surry Hills. It’s actually a restaurant upstairs (I’m yet to visit it but it has been getting rave reviews) and a very intimate little wine bar downstairs. If you haven’t been taken to the bar before you’d struggle to find it yourself, it’s certainly not obvious. But once you do go down those stairs and through that little door to your left it feels like you are anywhere but Sydney – this is where I choose to reject my Sydney reality and escape to a better alternative.
The bar is a dimly lit cellar like room with sandstone walls and a theme of deep reds and browns. It wouldn’t look too out of place if used in a seductive scene in a gangster film by the leading guy and doll. This is a great place for a drink before or after a meal on Crown Street (in my case generally Pizza e Birra).
The bar has a more than complete wine list (even if most of it is beyond my budget), featuring wines from around the world. The cocktail list is also worth a look!Last time I was there the 2006 Langmeil Valley Floor from the Barossa was a decent drop, it was about $50 a bottle. It was a full, long wine, with a bit of spice.
And if you’re a little peckish while enjoying your glass of plonk they serve a decent cheese platter with 4-5 cheeses, crackers and fruit bread (a nice touch).
I highly recommend you find the place.
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