Yoko is all about the YUZU. A little citrus fruit guy that flavours many dishes and drinks. If you like yuzu, Yoko Dining is for you. Yes, you can get yuzu with your kingfish, yuzu in your miso, yuzu custard for dessert, how about yuzu with your gin.. Signature cocktail? Get the Yuzu slushie. Sorted.…

Z is for ZEALOUSLY walking into the bar. I had attempted Zero Fox last year with zero results (see Ze Pickle article) But this time would be different, this time was the beginning of a whole new challenge, and I had a whole new hair colour. BLONDE. Me. waiting for the bus. I wanted to…

Zee end to my A to Z challenge of 2021 was SUPPOSED to be Zero Fox! I’d emailled them earlier, asking if they were open over Christmas? REPLY: “Yes, til Christmas”  Great! So I gathered my Dungeons & Dragons teammates and headed over on 23rd December… Unfortunately I forgot to ask what TIME they would…

Yeah Yard Doggs, with the two G’s.. I popped in on my way to a The Chats gig in the Valley, feeling very ready to wrap up this A to Z bar challenge. Really just wanting to chill at the bar – but when I walked in all the seats were taken and the bartender…

X bars are Xtremely rare (wholesome ones anyway) Thankfully X-Cargo was around, and still relatively new to the Valley – much like the clientele.. Just young people EVERYWHERE. Not knowing how to queue properly and vaping about the entrance..  I snaked my way through wonky entry lines and found a spot at the bar.  Crowded…

Wicked little bar Warehouse 25 hidden behind the XXXX Brewery, Milton. My mate Andrew had already discovered it because of the on-site gin distillage. What better excuse to catch up for a beverage, and I could tick off a bar that started with W! Challenge almost complete. I caught the bus to Milton, and walked…

VIBRANT everything at Viscosity in the Valley. This sciencey cocktail bar has every UV light imaginable, with a neon rainbow vibe. Bar #22 of the challenge was most ultra-violety. You get to see all that, once you get inside of course. There were two entry lines when I visited – a long line to wait…

Unusual name, eye-catching though, and had the key word ‘bar’ in the title, so I convinced myself this counted as my U bar. Always happy to support a new local business, I got my mates to meet me for a mid-week beverage at Uncle Wang’s. It was a Thursday afternoon and businessmen were dining alfresco,…