Finally. It’s here! A hotel lobby bar in Sydney that guests and locals want to drink at! The best thing about spacious Bar Julius at The Eve Hotel – besides its beautiful design, vaulted ceiling and Louise Olsen art – is that it works just as well as somewhere to catch up with six mates and eat oysters as it does to read the paper and sip on a Manhattan if travelling solo. Open early for a mimosa at breakfast; closes late with time for a cheeseburger and fries.

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