When the Maybe Group’s El Primo Sanchez opens the doors to its new location this Wednesday afternoon, they’ll be ushering in a new, more cocktail-focused era of the bar.
In its old Paddington home, El Primo Sanchez quickly became something of a party joint, with dancing aplenty and venue wide (and guest-led) Macarena singalongs. The food at Sanchez, meanwhile, encouraged more of a sit-down dining experience, which led to the bartenders’ talents not being maximised to their full extent, with no stools able to be sat at the bar, there was little opportunity for watch the well-designed drinks come together behind the bar.
That’s all set to change at El Primo Sanchez’s new home, the former Four Pillars Lab site on Crown Street in Surry Hills. There will be plenty of seats at the bar, and more of a Latin American street food focus to the dining options — think of it as more casual food, with a more grown up cocktail experience (yet one that still brings the party).