Big Poppa’s

This quirky hip hop themed late night Italian restaurant and bar is from the team behind top Sydney small bars Shady Pines Saloon, The Baxter Inn and Lobo Plantation.

There’s a small dining room at street level and a larger cocktail bar-style space beneath with low lighting and leather booths, The menu is short, with just a dozen traditional Italian dishes like beef carpaccio, pappardelle with lamb ragu and brasato di manzo (braised beef with fava beans). They take their cheese very seriously here and there’s a two page menu of mostly European cheeses that can be served as a board with bread, honey and seasonal fruit. There’s a huge wine list and plenty of cocktails on offer. You can order the full menu until 3am while dancing to hip hop classics from the 1990s.