Saturday, February 10, 2007

Have a night out!


It has been two months since i left Sydney but I haven't had a chance to look around Melbourne. Last week i had a party at Northcote and many friends came along. I thought this party would continue at the city.

After having a party with a nice little crowd at Northcote Social Club, some friends and i went off to the city, tried to get a different vibe. First stop was Section 8. This pub is unique. It is only a square of land and they transform a container into a bar. Don't expect any comfy cushion as they only have pallets. On the corner, there was a box full of broken light globe but only one in the middle that is working.

Another venue that is worth checking is St Jeromes. Appearently this bar looks like a house which was transformed into a bar. Again, forget about spoiling your bum on the comfy chairs. This one also has not got any sofas. But it has a very laid back atmosphere and it is always crowded.

After we had a few drinks (glad to know that melbourne always has Coopers!), then we headed off to another pub. It is the Croft Institute. This bar is located in Croft Alley in Chinatown. Mark Brownley described its discreet entrance as "everything is as Hitchcock you would have it". He is damn right! I felt like a guy who would like to buy a packet of drugs.
What i like from this place is the test tubes that are used to decorating the place. They gives a nerdy sense to the place. However when they are combined with cool music and crowd with up-to-date fashion style, (i would add: Beck on Tap) could make the boundaries blurred. Another possible meaning could be a bunch of nerd try to reappear from any given stereotype.

What interest me about these places is the drinking culture. While i was in Sydney, i rarely, perhaps never, see people sharing a long neck beer. Maybe they have some jugs from which you can share with others. But in these places, you can hardly see people siting down with a jug of VB or Carlton Draught in front of them. They are holding a bottle of long neck (mostly Coopers yay!). This culture will give a sense of closeness as well as laid-back.
I definitely go back to those places but am keen enough to try others.

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