The Thousands

Following an enthusiastic review this week in one of our city’s broadsheets, Bacco held great premise. The high-praise of ‘Melbourn-esque’ had come out – that holy grail of appealing intangibles which all new bars in Sydney try to achieve.

For the most part Bacco checks these boxes: it’s a cosy, intimate den of wood and soft lighting; the wine list is impressive; the wait staff are charming.**But worth noting are the idiosyncrasies of its place in this town: the fact it is almost-heroically located in an area with an utter dearth of good bars; atypically fair prices; a dedication to wine and food so strong as to only offer a single choice of beer.

New bars needn’t have to absolutely mimic their southern cousins to provide a bacchanalian good time.