Bar Of the Week: Leadbelly

Leadbelly is a brand new cocktail bar located in Newtown offering free live music from Thursday through Saturday and amazing drinks and food all the time. We wanted to pay homage to the venue’s history – it was once the Vanguard – while keeping the live music element alive, but with the format changed slightly to free entry. Our focus is on providing great cocktails using seasonal produce and on-trend street food at an affordable price.

What’s on the menu?

Come in and try our signature shrimp po’boy served on a milk bun Louisiana style, or our speciality Leadbelly lager. Alternatively you could always try our spicy buffalo wings, chicken liver pate, or for those with a sweet tooth, our Nutella donuts. We also offer pizza until midnight on Tuesday through Sunday.

Care for a drink?

Rye Me A River, our version of the Old Fashioned, blends rye whiskey and cognac, smoked hickory bitters and a salted maple and rosemary reduction. Or you could always try In The Pines, made of Talisker 10 whiskey, citrus, fig and pandan honey water.

Sounds?

The music ranges from blues, roots and country to modern indie pop and rock. We try and keep the genres mixed in order to be accessible to all music lovers.

Highlights:

Being able to hang out in a great cocktail bar environment while also being able to enjoy local, national and international artists for free.

The bill comes to:

Shrimp po’ boy ($18), Leadbelly lager ($8), cocktails ($18).

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