This New York-style bar serves a negroni in three colours
Like its sibling venues Bar Planet and Cantina OK!, this new Campari-hued cocktail bar does one thing exceptionally well.
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Sydney has bars dedicated to martinis (Bar Planet, Bobbie’s) and margaritas (Cantina OK, Centro 86), but where do you go for something more bitter and herbal? Enter Herbs Taverne – a Campari-hued cocktail bar devoted to the negroni.
The small, 80-person bar is influenced by ’60s New York, with chequered carpet, a glittering disco ball, and a soundtrack that leans into nostalgic indie tunes.
The menu features innovative twists on one of the world’s most famous cocktails, with a traffic-light trio of red, gold and green negronis, backed by a selection of 45 amaros behind the bar (including a pineapple rum-based amaro from Milwaukee).
Drinks come with a complimentary snack: cheese and hot honey popcorn, inspired by the flavours of Chicago’s deep-dish pizza.
Erina Starkey – Erina is the Good Food App Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously, Erina held a number of editing roles at delicious.com.au and writing roles at Broadsheet and Concrete Playground.