How often do cocktails this fine-tuned pour at a bar this footloose? “Dog-friendly” is an understatement, with pooches perched in the booths as honky-tonk howls overhead. Led by a couple who worked at top Melbourne bars, Pendant opts for classic-adjacent cocktails like the Backlash & Tonic, a bittersweet absinthe-spiked night-starter for fans of the negroni.

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