SoCal
The verdict
The guys behind The Botanist and Bondi Hardware, Hamish Watts and Ben Carroll, opened their latest Sydney bar and restaurant, SoCal, in late 2013 in Sydney's north-shore suburb of Neutral Bay.
Named in tribute to the laidback, idyllic lifestyle of Southern California, SoCal is a Sydney bar and restaurant with US surf culture and Mexican influences in its DNA. On the menu you'll find pulled-pork quesadillas and chilli dogs accompanying beer and wine from the Californian region.