Ashes fans' guide: Sydney's new drinking dens

Whether you're in Sydney to celebrate the new year or to watch England crown their Ashes glory next week, you can now do it in a clutch of small, cosy barsMove aside Melbourne - at last, Sydney has its own small bars culture. For years, Sydney's potential for hidey-hole drinking dens was stymied by prohibitive licensing laws – bars had to apply for a costly Au$15,000-a-year hotelier's licence, and were forced to serve alcohol with food. As a result, big bars ruled, and even the Lord Mayor, Clo...

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