Sydney Dance Lounge shares a building with Sydney Dance Company at Pier 4/5 in Walsh Bay
The Lounge pivots dramatically when the sun goes down, transitioning from casual cafe to classy restaurant. During the day, Sydney Dance Lounge is a casual 'grab your sandwich and drink from the fridge' cafe, catering to dancers, actors, production teams, kids in workshops and mum's waiting for their triple-threat child prodigies.
Come nightfall, the lounge gains an air of elegance as diners come by for pre-theatre dinner and drinks. The lounge is dark, ambient and classy with beautiful furnishings and the food is nice too. Also, it's lovely to be able to dine near the theatre, not having to worry about making it to the doors in time.
The Lounge maintains a relaxed and not at all intimidating atmosphere, aided by their great team of staff - friendly and perky, many of them work in the industry of the those they're serving. The coffee is quite good (Toby's Estate) and it appears that great minds think alike, as Sydney Dance Lounge boasts a list of regulars unlike any other cafe in Sydney - within half an hour on my last visit I coffeed with Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Yeah that's right. Great minds think alike. read more