Expect heaps of DJ-spun plastic, Japanese treats and beverages developed by among Australia’s finest bartenders.
Howard Smith Wharves has actually invited 2 brand-new bars in as numerous weeks.
Last week it was Stan’s Lounge, overStanley Now it’s B-SIDE, a formalisation of two-storey izakaya Yoko’s semiregular upstairs beats, consumes celebrations.
“We’ve been working on it for about six months,” claims Jonathan Barthelmess, supervisor of The Apollo Group, which runs Yoko, adjoining Greca, in addition to Cho Cho San and The Apollo in Sydney, and The Apollo inTokyo “We just wanted to push it into full-time. The restaurant just turned five, so we thought it was a good moment.”
Much of Yoko’s preliminary ideas was Barthelmess’ experiences looking about Japanese plastic bars when opening up The Apollo in Tokyo in 2016. Music has constantly had a visibility upstairs at the dining establishment yet, with the current expansion of plastic bars throughout Brisbane, Barthelmess claims it’s time to lean right into the style.
“I felt like when we first did it, it didn’t get the attention it needed because I guess people weren’t aware of it. But there’s so much more awareness and demand for that kind of experience now.”
B-SIDE will certainly harness a style Yoko has actually utilized for previous one-off visitor occasions, which has actually included cooks such as Mitch Orr and Christine Mansfield, where a cook functions behind bench together with a bartender and a DJ.
Food is a choice of tiny plates such as sliced-to-order sashimi, kizami wasabi octopus, tuna tataki, Wagyu katsu sliders, and shellfish buns. Larger plates consist of a take on a timeless Japanese salad, and 2 various ramen bowls.
For beverages, weapon Sydney- based bartender Matt Whiley has actually crafted a brief food selection of highballs, a B-SIDE slushy, and a choice of matcha cappucinos, with beverages from the Yoko food selection additionally offered.
The songs element has actually additionally been increased, with the dining establishment contributing to its plastic collection and DJs rotating 7 evenings a week, with a retro plastic evening on Mondays.
“We’ve invested more in the vinyl,” Barthelmess claims, “and of course the DJs will bring their own. And we’ve tweaked the interior and layout.”
Alongside Stan’s following door, which additionally includes a hefty plastic element, B-SIDE includes a welcome brand-new alcohol consumption element to Howard Smith Wharves.
“It feels like part of this next evolution of the Wharves,” Barthelmess claims. “Like Stan’s, it’s this secret little spot that adds another element to the precinct, and a new way to engage with it.”
B-SIDE opens this Monday, October 14.
Open day-to-day 5pm-late
Howard Smith Wharves, 2-5 Boundary Street, Brisbane, (07) 3236 6582
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Matt Shea is Food and Culture Editor atBrisbane Times He is a previous editor and editor-at-large at Broadsheet Brisbane, and has actually composed for Escape, Qantas Magazine, the Guardian, Jetstar Magazine and SilverKris, amongst numerous others.
