A couple of years ago I spent a fantastic 12 months in Australia, working in Sydney & Melbourne and frequenting many of the hip bars. We lived really near Kings Street Wharf in Sydney for 6 months and made Bungalow 8 & The Loft our local. Sydney bars felt chic, stylish and cosmopolitan. Melbourne bars on the other hand, felt quite edgy, cool and underground. Here are some snapshots of these great bar interiors:

From left to right: The Botanical in Melbourne, 2 of King Street Wharfs best bars in Sydney Bungalow 8 and The Loft, Longrain has a restaurant in Sydney & Melbourne.