For an island beach-hut moment, step into this bungalow-inspired drink-spot. Nachos, beers and caipiroskas complement the castaway troppo setting, decorated with bamboo and thatch-fringed booths. It's all very Blue Lagoon.
If you washed up on a tropical island - shipwrecked and thirsty with a mouth full of sand - Bungabar is the sort of mirage you'd want to see glistening in the distance.
Thatch-fringed bungalow booths, carved wooden stools and bamboo decor give this place plenty of beach-hut appeal. The setting serves up a slice of
Blue Lagoon style, with the extra benefits of chilled alcohol on hand - and urban civilization just beyond the front door.
Though the ocean is completely out of sight, Bondi Beach is reasonably close by, which is handy if Bungabar's island theme gets you in the mood for some real sand and sea.
Expect to find flip-flop-footed locals drinking here. They're the usual barflies who buzz around, dressed in jeans, sarongs and wetsuits.
Drinkers sit at surfboard-topped benches and in intimate clusters outside. They dust beach sand off their shoulders and spill their conversations over chilled Stella Artois schooners and Passion Mango Daiquiris.
Tunes flow in the forms of funk, lounge sounds and laidback reggae beats.
The kitchen serves up nachos, salads and tapas such as salt and pepper calamari.
Andrea Tomaz
