Hell yeah: Sydney icon Freda's reopens today, bringing good times, killer music and yum eats and drinks to Chippendale
Sydney's nightlife is about to get a whole lot more fun as Bar Freda's – an evolution of Chippendale's OG party bar Freda's, as well as Darlinghurst's go-to Cafe Freda's – officially opens its doors today (Thursday, April 24) in Chippendale. Expect high-energy dance hits, backed up by groovy interiors and excellent eats and drinks.
Bar Freda's has taken over a two-level heritage terrace connected to The Abercrombie, in the former home of Lil Sis, with co-founders David Abram and Carla Uriarte aiming to create a cool space that brings people together over a shared love of good times. DJs will be playing every Friday and Saturday night, from 8pm 'till late.
To celebrate the launch, the team is throwing a 'Festival of Freda's', kicking off tonight, and running until Saturday, April 26, featuring a line-up of non-stop bangers and disco vibes. Tickets cost $20 – you can snap up the remaining ones and check out who's playing here.
Plus, there's a fun happy hour on offer that we reckon you should get around: $7 schooners, $12 frozen cocktails and $15 Tommy's Margs, available Tuesday to Saturday, 5-7pm. Cheers.
'It's remarkable that we're coming back just a few hundred metres from where the original Freda's was. That venue had a big impact on the nightlife scene at the time, and with Club Freda's nights in the works, I'm beyond excited to be back in a position to provide opportunities for young DJs, promoters and creatives in Sydney and help give them a platform to perform and express themselves. At the heart of it, that's what Freda's has always been about,' Abram said.
If you've ever spent an arvo or night at Freda's or Cafe Freda's (hello, all of Sydney), you know we're in for a treat.
Food-wise, there'll be bar snacks like fresh oysters, punchy gildas and lasagne croquettes, as well as luscious pastas such as rigatoni with eggplant ragu and stracciatella, plus deli-style sambos. The menu is backed up by a fun cocktail list, including a frozen Espresso Martini with a dairy-free whip, a matcha-spiked Piña Colada, and Freda's Martini made with vodka, vermouth and pickle brine. Feel like a vino? The team will be showcasing drops from small-scale producers in Australia and Europe.
Just like the other venues, the interiors at Bar Freda's are warm, relaxed and funky, with a massive glittering disco ball and bar stools reupholstered from the original Freda's.
Excited? We are too.
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