Cinema & Bar Find: Golden Age Sydney
If you feel like stepping back into the bygone era where the men were dapper and the cocktails potent, head to the Golden Age Cinema.
Located in Paramount House in Surry Hills, this small bar boasts a small screening room originally built in 1940. The old school 40-seat cinema is complete with low-slung wooden chairs, green velvet walls and old film projectors (that were found in the basement of the Paramount Building). Movies feature nightly (except Mondays), and you don’t need to see a film to grab a drink in the Art Deco bar.
The intimate, retrofit bar is dimly lit (perfect date territory) and serves a wide range of wine and innovative cocktails creations – Buttered Popcorn Flip anyone? However, the food menu is short, sweet and slightly savory ”“ so don’t come with a completely empty stomach. Aside from the cheese toasties, the creative popcorn flavours are a definite highlight; I recommend you give the Parmesan popcorn flavor a whirl!
The Golden Age Cinema definitely lives up to its motto; “The good old days are now”; cozy, comfortable and classy ”“ it truly is a golden formula.
Golden Age Sydney
80 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
+61 2 9211 1556
Inside the mid-century style cinema ”“ Photo: Douglas Lance Gibson, courtesy of Golden Age Sydney
The dimly lit bar area ”“ Photo: Douglas Lance Gibson, courtesy of Golden Age Sydney
Robert Haussmann Chandelier detail at the Golden Age Bar ”“ Photo: Douglas Lance Gibson, courtesy of Golden Age Sydney
Golden Age Cinema chair detail ”“ Photo: Don Cameron, courtesy of Golden Age Sydney
Food at wine at Golden Age Bar ”“ Photo: Maja Baska, Courtesy of Golden Age Sydney
Cocktails at the Golden Age Bar ”“ Photo: Maja Baska, courtesy of Golden Age Sydney
 Nikita is Melting Butter’s Sydney contributor who openly admits she’s continually distracted by design. She writes about design for Trendland, her own design blog, which is fittingly named Distracted By Design and also manages communications at an architectural firm. She’ll be transporting you to Sydney and beyond and showing us the coolest, most inspiring design hotspots she’s uncovered.Read about Nikita’s favourite hotspots here. |
(All images courtesy of Golden Age Sydney. Feature image by Tim Da-Rin)
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