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Have you heard about The Barre yet – the new bar and restaurant at Arts Centre Melbourne? If you lot were hoping that the bright, sleek space curving around the southern side of the edifice would stay a well-kept secret, then lamentable, the surreptitious's out. On Tuesday Baronial xxx, Time Out invited 200 Melburnians to an sectional outcome at The Barre, where they sampled some of the all-time of the metropolis's arts, culture, food and drink scene.

The Barre is a venue where fine art, food and potable collide. The space buzzes with the excitement of the on-stage activity happening under the spire, and even the timber floorboards are made from the old flooring of the historic Hamer Hall stage. Throughout the evening, guests were invited to take guided tours of Arts Centre Melbourne's Stage Presence exhibition, where they marvelled at sketches, costumes and designs from some of the most lavish productions to grace Melbourne's stages from the past few decades.

Dorsum in The Barre, Melbourne singer-songwriter Alexander Francis played shine tunes, while guests sipped beers by brand new Collingwood brewery Stomping Footing and cocktails by Four Pillars Gin from the Yarra Valley. This gin cocktail was in fact The Barre'southward cocktail of the calendar month: 'The Center Stage Spritz' – a floral, light blend of Four Pillars Gin, lemon myrtle and cassia syrup, rose h2o and Persian fairy floss. It'due south available until the end of September, which means you won't have to miss out.

Naturally, The Barre put on a fantastic spread, including mini pork sliders, peking duck rice paper rolls, and for dessert, white chocolate basil panna cotta. The guys at Stomping Ground fifty-fifty teamed upward with gelato artisans Billy van Creamy to create several varieties of delicious (trust usa!) beer ice foam.

Here at Time Out, nosotros're passionate almost helping you make the virtually of Melbourne – and that's what The Barre is all about, too. Adjacent time you're in need of a pre- or post-prove potable and snack, or you're looking for a sophisticated spot for dinner, yous know where to go.

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