Hellllooooooo..... Brklyn! A new kid on the block has set up shop (or you could call it three) sitting above Rundle Street. This bar is really doing something different. Set to feel like a side street in a town, you will notice a subway chair on entry and three small stores. First up a deli prepping cured meat awesomeness, next up a barber and finally a recording studio. And yes, there is a barber set up on Friday night to get a cut while you enjoy a few drinks. It is quite well set up and really does create a different feeling in a bar. You are stepping off Rundle Street onto another street upstairs. In the middle you will find a long bar and a range of booths. Bottles of spirits line the back and four taps for brews. The cocktail menu has some twists to old favourites. I went for The Dreamer as I am a whisky girl. It was a good cocktail, a little acidic and fresh. It was a good cocktail, but nothing that really stands out in a crowd for $20. Next time I will order the Old Fashioned which had some coconut in it from memory. Interesting. What I really like about this bar is the aesthetics. It's almost trying to create an experience that no one else is doing with the shop fronts. I think it's quite clever. The owner here is a real sweetheart and really trying to do something different. Give it a few months and I think that this bar will be pumping! Well done for effort and looking forward to see this bar grow. read more

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A great little spot on Rundle Street, hidden upstairs amongst the restaurants. I saw this open recently and this really enticed me, I was hoping it would tick all the boxes! We almost walked past it, it is only an entrance door and hidden between two eateries. Up the stairs you face a subway like waiting room and a 'secret' door. Heading through you pass a sandwich bar, barber and private DJ room. We moved on straight to the bar and were greeted by friendly staff and were quick to seat us at the bar, although there was plenty of seating as it was only around 7pm. The bartender knew his stuff and quickly made me 'Pistols at Dawn' a smashing mix of chipotle fused tequila with capsicum, lime and cucumber. It was absolutely amazing and so tasty. We got to talking to the bar staff and they really knew their stuff, making my partner a cocktail off the menu. The ambience was great, music was loudish but set the scene for the NYC style bar. The seats close to the windows offered some great people watching opportunities. The menu looked great, mainly snack food but offering NYC style pastrami sandwiches, they sounded so good-why did we just have dinner!? Definitely worth putting on your cocktail list - 5 stars for service and knowledge a 5 stars for taste and accuracy. Wish I could critique the food - maybe next time. This is a bar definitely on my plus list. This reminds me of the cool funky bars you get in London or even definitely NY and I would be heading back soon for sure. read more

BRKLYN - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Adelaide, SA

Not all bars have a deli, barber and radio station in it. BRKLYN is Rundle Street's newest bar. Its opening night was definitely no secret but entrance almost is; To get up to the bar you need to look out for the neon 'B' from Rundle Street (easy to walk straight past) I like the kind of 'neighbourhood' theme the bar is going for, which a string of local shops. After you walk through the subway station there's the delicatessen which serves up small bar foods and cold cuts. They have Vincenzo's barber if you need a trim (different opening hours to main bar) Soundpond have also got a little radio station setup down the end as well. The bar area was a lot smaller than I thought it would be, considering how much floor space the whole venue takes up. There are seats all the way along the bar which does make ordering a drink a bit awkward. Also I think the music could have been turned back down to 11, it was pretty much impossible to have a conversation within five metres of the bar. I liked one of their signature cocktails 'Pistols at Dawn' with Chipotle infused Tequila with capsicum and some other things. The first mouthful tasted like a pepperoni pizza which I kind of enjoyed. Overall I really liked the vibe and atmosphere at BRKLYN. I'd be keen to try the food selection next time, hopefully when the hype calms down a bit. read more

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Be careful! We almost walked passed it! The bar is set up as a Brooklyn themed street with a barbers shop and meat counter. The bar itself is shaped with enough room for everyone to sit and talk to the friendly and knowledgable bar staff. I ordered off menu and had a Pisco sour as i have always wanted to try it. I loved it! Very smooth and subtle flavours made by a barman that obviously knew what he was doing. My girlfriend ordered a chipotle infused tequila cocktail with capsicum and lime. It was amazing. Don't be put off my the savoury sounding ingredients in it. The flavours were perfectly matched in a sweet, balanced cocktail. I kept drinking hers too. I couldn't get enough of it! Good views over the street below if you choose to sit on a table. Which were all available at around 18:30. I would thoroughly recommend it. read more

BRKLYN - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Adelaide, SA

Hottest new bar in town and we love it! Can't always say your journey starts through an obscure entrance, uo the stairs to a subway station. You see a deli then a barber then a radio station!! It left us thinking are we at the right place? Well designed and super cool, the concept is to bring Booklyn to Adelaide. Leave the station and enter the buzzing long bar. It seems these days bars are lifting their game with food. No longer do we just get frozen oven stuff and beer nuts. The deli we saw is fully functional. From there goodness like Pastrami on Rye and Lobster Rolls were made. Both served with crisps they were delicious. The Lobster Rolls buns are pretty big! Pastrami on Rye came with house made pickles as well. We ordered extra pastrami it was packed so full of eat but the cheese and mustard was not lost. Fantastic. As for drinks, try a fancy cocktail. One of the owners comes from 2KW Bar. Otherwise there's a good selection of SA craft beer and wines on offer. So go forth and get lost in BRKLYN! read more

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The arrival of BRKLYN came with much hype and media attention. I was thoroughly looking forward to its opening like most of the bar and food enthusiasts of Radelaide. Having followed it closely with much excitement, that when we did finally patron this place, I was left a tad disappointed. The concept was interesting; bringing a slice of Brooklyn to Adelaide. The grungy interior and low lighting does give off a similar vibe. Unlike most bars in Australia, this was to include a deli, a barber shop and a remodeled studio for Soundpond. Overlooking Rundle Street, it has prime estate for people viewing thanks to its long glass windows. The exposed brick wall adding to its character. The long bar boasts a variety of alcohol on offer, which a drinks lists of classic cocktails from the Big Apple such as the New York Sour. The wine list does pay homage to our world class wineries with local and international beers included. As a big fan of Sans-Arc studios' work, who brought us Gondola Gondola and Pink Moon Saloon, we didn't get the 'wow' factor. The entire place is lovely, just lacking in both interesting finishes and selections. Toilet facilities was already defaced and a door kicked in when we were there. The bulkhead above the bar stood out like a sore thumb. Please address this with a simple coat of paint. We didn't stay long enough to sample the food due to its opening night frenzy, but will return to check out their lobster rolls and pastrami goodies. read more

BRKLYN - My favourite side - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Adelaide, SA

Came here on a Sunday evening for a drink and something light to eat. The drinks menu is considerable; an extensive gin selection (But then, what bar doesn't have pages of gins these days? This is South Australia and the distilling market is completely flooded, you're a bad bar if you *dont* have a novella for a drinks menu). Had a couple of cocktails, nothing really special but they were all fine. We sat out on a very generic patio with cheap IKEA furnishings (no hate on ikea as an entity but read: incredibly flimsy tables that cost $15, dream bigger Brklyn), fake plants hanging everywhere (is there anything more depressing than a fake succulent? Just get some real succulents that need basically zero care!), badly stained timber slats lining the ceiling for some reason. So far, so meh - office people would thrive off going here on a Friday night for "a cheeky few". It's relatively soulless, but also relatively harmless. What really lets this place down though is the service and the food. We ordered the "Veggie Feed Me" option which was a selection of small platters shared between 2, brought out to us in stages. According to the menu it included olives, truffle pate, assorted pickled vegetables, a "dipping plate" and a toastie. What we received were olives, served extremely hot for no apparent reason, a fairly decent truffle pate and beetroot dip served with toasted sourdough and overly salty lavosh bread, some very old pickled carrots and onions in a chipped ramekin. The menu then took a left turn and instead of the aforementioned toastie, we received some deep fried mozzarella sticks (yeah okay then) served with an incredibly sweet spring roll sauce (yeah nah). The sauce reappeared for the next dish of brutally fried eggplant sticks with the skin left on, which provided the diner with a drawn-out and unpleasant experience of chewing on tough, fried eggplant skin before eventually giving up and spitting it out into a napkin. Not even Ed Gein would want to play around with that skin. At this point, totally disoriented, we asked the serving staff if the menu was finished now (please yes). No! dessert was coming! We waited. Dessert came; a truly confusing collection of so many elements on a plate that the chef (who seemed to be running half the meals whilst the bar/waiting staff, who if rostered on Sunday night are probably not the all-stars, to be fair, were nowhere to be seen, except for that one time I can across them filming each other biting into burgers outside the toilets for presumed social-media reasons) gave up explaining the components to us and just said "it's a LOT" and left us to it. My recollection of the dessert is hazy - some blowtorched meringue that been stored badly and had gone sticky, a buttery passionfruit curd that I would happily drink a litre of, cholesterol be damned; some painfully sweet raspberry mixture, some nice crunchy flakes of indeterminate origin, and an ominous shard of badly-made honeycomb stabbed through the middle of it all - this dish was partially thought through, completely sugary, an left us with a distinct sense of somebody using up some old ingredients AND a weird coating sensation on the mouth. We wove through the Brooklyn "street" back out into the actual street below and instantly felt more at home on the latter. In sum - I don't know what you like so who knows if you'll love it here. Go for a drink if you like a nice harmless bland bar, fake plants and budget furniture. The cocktails and drinks list in general will serve you well. Be prepared to hustle if you want the staff's attention for anything (or alternately to wait until they re-materialise from the depths of Instagram), and if you want a feed - skip on down to NOLA instead, hell, even the revamped Stag hotel puts in more effort than these guys. Both places have similar price points as BRKLYN, but with more attention to detail and staff who are actually physically present. Bon chance. read more

Had a great night partying here. We got to hang out in a private room with the dj which was totally unexpected and danced the night away until closing time! Good choice of drinks. Very nice security guard at the entrance. I'll be back for sure! read more

Relaxed atmosphere. Staff are laid back and friendly. Asahi Black on tap. Their Maple Manhattan is a winner. And they make a damn fine Reuben sandwich. What's not to like? read more

A group of about twenty of us checked in here last night pretty early evening, and most of us headed straight for the booths. Nice dim lighting provides for an intimate wine club experience that we prefer. Our group enjoys good quality reds n whites, and I was delighted to see the Lois Blanc de Blanc on offer. It was served generously, cold and beautifully moussy. Perfect. Others in the group said they were able to find something that suited their palates. I wasn't taking much note of the food menu, but the level of service & the atmosphere will be enough to prompt me to return to try out some snacks next time too. A welcome addition to the East End ! read more

Where else to go on a quiet tuesday night for some top quality gin and a cool place to hang out and meet friends! it has a barber shop...which i for one would love to see open on the wknds it would make for some fun watching friends get some crazy hairdoos or makovers after a few drinks! As for on a weekend it is a great addition to east end and a perfect place to go to between dinner and dancing! read more