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Purple Pit

A late-night drinking den dialling up the glam.

Oysters rockefella and cocktails.
1 / 7Oysters rockefella and cocktails.Supplied
Inside Purple Pit.
2 / 7Inside Purple Pit.Supplied
Burrata, agrodulce and pomegranate with made-to-order flatbread.
3 / 7Burrata, agrodulce and pomegranate with made-to-order flatbread.Supplied
Assorted snacks at Purple Pit.
4 / 7Assorted snacks at Purple Pit.Supplied
Cocktail with Glenmorangie, pineapple soda and yuzu kosho.
5 / 7Cocktail with Glenmorangie, pineapple soda and yuzu kosho.Supplied
Purple Pit oysters.
6 / 7Purple Pit oysters.Supplied
Cocktail with pisco, rose vermouth, umeshu and bitters.
7 / 7Cocktail with pisco, rose vermouth, umeshu and bitters.Supplied
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Purple Pit

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Beneath the grandeur of Reine & La Rue is a late-night drinking den dialling up the glam. Is it any wonder, with powerhouse pair Maurice Terzini (Sydney’s Icebergs) and Joe Jones (ex-Romeo Lane) behind it? In a room shrouded in dramatic grey curtains, a one-sip martini will get you into the swing of things before you move on to clever spins on archetypical cocktails, often zhuzhed up with spirits distilled in-house.

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