Baraki, a new bar located at the acclaimed and popular Alpha Restaurant in Sydney’s CBD, has the potential to become your new favourite spot. Inspired by the famous Brettos Bar in Plaka, the oldest historical neighbourhood in Athens, Baraki, a Greek word meaning ‘small bar’, brings an element of the Greek capital to Sydney. Don’t be tricked by the meaning of the name, the new Greek cocktail and meze bar has a tiny eight-seater haven and plenty of outdoor seating. The design collaboration between Alpha’s CEO Arthur Balayannis and Executive Chef Peter Conistis sees Baraki’s two backlit walls adorned with […]
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Sydney favourite Alpha has opened up a tiny new cocktail and meze bar named Baraki, carved into the ground floor of 240 Castlereagh Street with just 8 seats. The smaller-than-small bar will extend Executive Chef Peter Conistis’ vision beyond Alpha and upstairs cocktail bar Beta, channelling the Athens neighbourhood of Plaka with two backlit walls adorned with steel rungs filled with the likes of Greek Ouzo, whisky, European liqueurs and Australian gin. Conistis plans an ever-changing selection of meze plates for the bar, including the likes of Dolmades, vine leaves stuffed with sour cherry and lemon; Pastourmas, spice cured beef served with pears and lentil salad; Karpouzi, watermelon and […]
Tea has come a long way since being steeped in your grandmother’s kitchen. Increasingly, tea leaves are being used in cooking and baking; afternoon tea service is becoming a hospitality staple, and now the second most consumed beverage in the world is making its way into countless types of libations. “Drinking tea in itself is already an art form of its own due to the countless varieties available. I feel that adding tea to a cocktail definitely elevates it and makes it more unique because there are certain flavor profiles and aromas that you simply cannot achieve with any other ingredient,” says […]