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Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son dive bar in Newtown.
Fortunate Son dive bar in Newtown.Flavio Brancaleone

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Where else in Sydney can you chase a note-perfect dirty martini with Dom Perignon by the glass and follow that with a tin of Pabst Blue Ribbon or a mystery 20-year-old malt in a bag? Nowhere, that’s where, which is exactly what makes this neon-drenched inner west dive a total diamond (and a perennial bartenders’ favourite – always a good sign).

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