We had one awesome night out on the town, Sydney style!
For dinner, we went to Mr. Wang’s in the CBD. It’s down a secret back alley and is in an awesome space. We went at opening because we heard there were lines, but at that time it was totally fine because it is a HUGE restaurant. It was so cool- it seemed like you were eating in a shipping warehouse that was trading with the Orient. I also loved seeing the roast ducks on a spit- straight out of Chinatown! The food was awesome. We got dumplings, the roast duck, bok choy, and stir fried rice. While that seems like standard Chinese fare, it was super fresh and high quality ingredients and is definitely one of my top Chinese food dinners ever. Yum!
After dinner, we met up with my friend Kim. I interned with Kim 6 summers ago, and she’s now an expat living in Sydney. It was fun seeing a friendly face (besides Dan’s) after almost a month of travel. We did a 3-stop bar crawl in Sydney’s CBD.
First on the list was Shirt Bar, where you could order either a cocktail or a dress shirt! Yep, there was a bar in the middle of a suit store. It was fun for the novelty factor, but we didn’t buy any shirts.
Next up was Baxter Inn, which is the most comprehensive whiskey bar I’ve ever seen. They must have had 300 bottles of whiskey from all over the world, and their staff was super knowledgeable. The bartender asked our preferences and managed to recommend whiskies that suit our individual tastes. It was a little bit of a mob scene because it was Friday night, but it was very cool.
The last stop on our crawl was Grandma’s, which we loved. It had a pretty funny décor- it mixed Grandma chic with a tiki bar vibe. We each thought our tiki drinks were fabulous. Highly recommended!











