CATERING HOLES

Hippo (17 Garema Place, City; hippoco.com.au) stocks 200 varieties of whiskey including very interesting, esoteric scotches, plus a wide range of cocktails. Live jazz and mood lighting also make this a great place to relax.

Right next door is Honky Tonks (17 Garema Place, City; drinkhonkytonks.com.au), the venue of choice for a summer evening outdoors over sangria and tacos. Popular with a mixed, voluble crowd.

The Highball Express (82 Alinga Street; highballexpress.com.au) is a Cuban-themed bar serving

caipirinhas and some 300 varieties of rum, plus barrel-aged rum cocktails. The balcony has a great outlook, especially at sunset.