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Fortunate Son

Where else in Sydney can you chase a note-perfect dirty martini with Dom Perignon by the glass?

Fortunate Son dive bar in Newtown.
1 / 3Fortunate Son dive bar in Newtown.Flavio Brancaleone
Outside the Fortunate Son.
2 / 3Outside the Fortunate Son.Flavio Brancaleone
Inside the Enmore bar, located in the special entertainment precinct.
3 / 3Inside the Enmore bar, located in the special entertainment precinct.Flaviio Brancaleone

Fortunate Son

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Where else in Sydney can you chase a note-perfect dirty martini with Dom Perignon by the glass and follow that with a tin of Pabst Blue Ribbon or a mystery 20-year-old malt in a bag? Nowhere, that’s where, which is exactly what makes this neon-drenched inner west dive a total diamond (and a perennial bartenders’ favourite – always a good sign).

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