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Heavy Feather

Ditch the mirror ball - it's all about small bars on Oxford Street now

First published on 25 Jul 2011. Updated on 27 Aug 2012.

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Heavy Feather, Oxford Street’s newest little bar, is not named for the feather used to weigh the souls of the dead in ancient Egypt mythology. More's the pity, really: a big mural of Thoth could really pull the room together. You’ll find the bar a couple of doors up from Chingalings (the first small bar to open on the pink strip), up a narrow set of stairs. Like Chingalings, Heavy Feather brings a different sound to Oxford Street, better known for mirror balls and thumping house music than rock’n’roll hidy-holes. Heavy Feather is decked out in that ‘oops-I-just-walked-into-someone’s-lounge-room’ style, with the bar taking pride of place in the middle of the room.

“It’s meant to be an oxymoron,” says our bartender, when we ask about the name. Take a look at the cocktail list and you’ll see all the drinks are oxymoronically named. There’s a Fine Mess (tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, honey, passionfruit); Terribly Pleased (light and dark rums, coconut liqueur, lime and orange juices, passionfruit, bitters); and Friendly Fire (a riff on the El Diablo, with the addition of hazelnut liqueur with tequila, creme de cassis, lime juice and ginger ale).

The cocktails are geared towards the fruity end of the spectrum. For us, the drinks are a bit busy - we’re generally pitched in the less-is-more camp. But try the Modern Old Fashioned - a regular Old Fashioned with the addition of peach liqueur and a splash of orange juice. It’s about as far removed form Old Fashioned as you can get, but it’s a good drink all the same. Or you could always just go a beer - there’s Dos Blockos, a new Aussie microbrew that comes in its very own paper bag, as well as Coopers, Knappstein, Cascade, Corona and a Batlow cider we’re quite keen on going back to try.

Make sure to claim a lounge at Heavy Feather: the bar stools are fairly uncomfortable - especially if you’re tall. It’s a great spot for a mid-week drink - leave Saturday nights to the tyre kickers.

Words by Myffy Rigby |

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137 Oxford St

Darlinghurst 2010

Telephone 02 9331 1229

This venue is closed

Price per person including drinks Up to $50

Open Mon-Sat 5pm-12 noon; Sun 5pm-10pm

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Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Joel Meares, editor said:
Hey Dante, Thanks for the gentle kick. With so many new venues opening (and sadly, closing) all the time in Sydney, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of them all. But... in this case we have noted it as closed as of March. Did you mean it had been closed a long time before that?? Either way, cheers for the comment and thanks for reading. Joel.

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:35:43
Dante said:
You might need to give your web sub-editor a gentle kick - this place has been shut for a while now..

Posted on Thu 28 Jun 2012 05:09:47

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