Design Bar by Classique is everything the trendy Surry Hills gang could ever want – a chilled vibe, delicious cocktails and a room full of that effortlessly cool, hard to come by designer furniture.

Design Bar is truly a new age, 21^st Century entertainment concept.  Located in the inner city sanctuary of St Margaret’s Urban Village on Bourke Street, the bar immediately captures your attention with its entirely glass exterior that creates an uneasy paradox with the heritage surroundings. The bright lights, primary colours and geometric shapes of Design Bar draw the post-work crowd for a spot of cultural talk and stylish observation.

If you know your Philippe Starck’s from your Piero Lissoni’s and can appreciate the ergonomics of a good bar stool, you’ll be in heaven. Unique Italian and French furniture is scattered across the two levels of Design Bar, creating a constant subject for thought provoking conversation, useful to cushion the blow on an awkward first date.

After musing over the viability of design in our uncertain economic climate, kill a few brain cells by sampling Design Bar’s sumptuous cocktails.  Shaken and stirred by Design Bar’s professional staff, the Le Rouge Jardin is highly recommended for its almost illegal combination of Polish Bison Grass Vodka, absinth and blood orange juice. If that sounds too hectic, stick to the cellar packed full of international and local wines or unique boutique beers.

The food at Design Bar is no ordinary pub grub. You’ll be spoilt for choice from the Mod Oz menu, featuring Game Farm duck, Kinkawooka mussels and fancy cheese platters for those who want their cocktails to have the maximum effect.

Design Bar is a top pick for a cosmopolitan function with a stylish edge.

Where: St Margaret’s Urban Village, 423-425 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
When: Wed-Sun 3pm -11pm
Phone: (02) 9331 8822
Details: designbarsydney.com.au

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