Heads up, Surry Hills! Found in the laneway beside its bigger sibling, Nomad, and further to the back of Beau & Dough bakery, Beau Bar is now open!
Tucked in its own cosy space, Beau Bar is smaller and more intimate with about 40 seats. Decorated with huge windows, the elongated bar opened in late February and it’s the perfect setting for date nights or meet-ups with friends.
The idea was to create really trendy bar but with a more dynamic offering. Co-owner Rebecca Yazbek wanted the place to be more grown-up and even “sexier” than its siblings but the atmosphere remains refined but relaxed. While families go to Nomad for dining and busy workers, retirees or parents frequent the bakery, the bar is for the young and happening crowd.
Ged Bellis, the Nomad Group’s beverage director, takes care of the Beau Bar’s wine list ranges from the familiar to fancy and unusual selections from small producers. The bottles are stored in temperature-controlled cabinets to ensure their top quality.
The cocktail drink, Never Never Ginache, come highly recommended. It’s a mix of apricot brandy, orgeat, absinthe, and citrus.
While the drink list is extensive, the food offered at Beau Bar is more refined. Seafood like lobster, caviar and oysters are quite big on the menu. Yazbek’s personal favourite is the raw fish tabouli, which includes fresh kingfish, tomato, burghul, olive oil, parsley and herbs, wrapped in sesame leaf and paired with manoush crackers.
Beau Bar opens seven days a week from 5:00 p.m. till late and will expand its hours to include lunch beginning March 2023. Follow their Instagram for more information.
Published 2 March 2023