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Potts Point Dining Tour
Highlights
- Savour exquisite wines at Bar Hernandez, immersing yourself in a modern homage to European aperitivo culture.
- Wander through vibrant laneways adorned with seventies-style lights, experiencing the lively atmosphere of Potts Point's dining scene.
- Explore four unique venues, relishing a different course at each, showcasing the innovation of local chefs and mixologists.
- Enjoy the grand Art Deco architecture of Macleay Street, transporting you to Europe while celebrating Australian culinary flair.
Bar Hernandez is a modern-day homage to old-school European wine and aperitivo bars and the starting point for our Potts Point Dining Tour.
Potts Point has been entertaining locals and visitors alike since the 1940s and she does it well. Whether you’re dining alfresco on a vibrant laneway with seventies-style lights or in an eccentric old terrace house of a back street, you will feel the history but also enjoy the innovation of the young chefs and mixologists who call PoPo home. The grandness of the Macleay Street Art Deco apartment blocks and dining rooms will transport you to Europe but with an Australian accent.
The Sydney Connection takes private bookings for two – six guests per booking and visits four venues on each walk, enjoying a different course at each venue accompanied by matching wine.
Bookings are essential.
Itinerary highlights
Bar Hernandaz
Bar Hernandaz is a modern day homage to old-school European wine and aperitivo bars and the starting point for our Potts Point Dining Tour.
The bar is part of the growing Spanton Hospitality Group, the same team behind the revival of iconic Sydney institution Piccolo Bar situated just around the corner in the Roslyn Quarter of Potts Point.
The warm, red neon lite room is located on the former site of Cafe Hernandez, a 24-hour Spanish Cafe that lived at the site for 50 years, on the lower half of Kings Cross Road.
Bar Hernandaz honours its predecessor with a focus on all things Spanish – predominately sherry and vermouth. Two house blends of the latter are poured directly from barrels behind the bar.
Caravin
Tucked into the elegant two-level Art Deco space on the ground floor of the New Yorker building and seating just 24 diners, Caravin has been punching above its weight since first opening two years ago on Ward Avenue.
Caravin fast became a Potts Point favourite, the intimate salon space giving the small but efficient team freedom to be playful and inventive. Offering a weekly-changing menu that leans into rustic French flavours, dictated by seasonal produce.
The vibe shifts with the seasons: on warm summer evenings aperitifs flow on the alfresco deck, with the footpath a riot of long limbs, expensive small dogs and stylish people. Whilst in the colder months the cosy, ambient dining room welcomes guests in a warm embrace under the soft glow of a fabulous crystal chandelier.
The crowd is a mix of the young hip professionals, natural wine devotees, and older discerning creatives.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Sevice Activity
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Operation information
The Sydney Connection
The Sydney Connection curates private dining walks around their favourite inner-city precincts of Surry Hills, Darlinghurst and Potts Point.
Accompanied by either Maree, the Chief Guide or one of their well-connected local guides, the walks are aimed at visitors and Sydneysiders who want to go where the locals go for inspiring food, good service and cool interiors.
They take bookings for between two to ten guests per walk, visit four venues, and enjoy a different course at each venue accompanied by matching wine.
Maree is a Potts Point local with a great network of bars and restaurants she visits regularly. Maree has gradually built up her knowledge and fruitful relationships with the restaurateurs of inner-city Sydney through her keen interest in walking, talking and eating. Enabling her to create VIP experiences for her guests.
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