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11AM: CAFFEINE HIT

Check out, then head out to one of the

many local caffeination stations. Take

your pick over the weekend from Campos,

Toby’s Estate, Luxe or Melbourne cult

coffee export Dukes for a top-quality brew.

12PM: RETAIL THERAPY

Stroll through David Jones’ first boutique

concept store, specially curated for

the weekday Barangaroo population. The

dual-level store features mostly luxury

make-up, fashion and accessories, and

features a deluxe private shopping suite

staffed by stylists. There’s plenty to stroll

around and see outdoors too, as the

precinct often houses installation artwork.

12.30PM: SWEET TREATS

Need a gift for the babysitter or an

indulgent souvenir of your weekend? Stop

in at Oh! Boo Chocolates, which creates

artisanal hand-painted pralines using

chocolate sourced from Bolivia and Peru.

Maître chocolatier Fanny Chan trained in

Belgium and spends 14 hours a day creating

the chocolates from scratch out the back.

1PM: LAZY LUNCH

About half of the 79 retail offerings in

Barangaroo are food and beverage, ranging

from small laneway eateries to the hatted

dining mentioned prior. Some of our

favourites for lunch are Wild Sage, serving

Australian fare with a twist; organic vegan

eatery, Verd; Turkish restaurant Anason;

and sustainable fish and chippie love.fish.

3PM: LAST INDULGENCE

Who needs dessert when you have

Rivareno Gelato within a stone’s throw?

Its traditional artisan gelato is made daily

in store by staff trained at the Carpigiani

Gelato University in Bologna (who knew

that was even a thing, right?). We suggest

trying the pink grapefruit granita. Enjoy

while you wander back to The West’s

concierge desk for your bags, then bid

adieu to Barangaroo—until next time.

Nick Broomfield’s documentary Words of Love, inspired by the

passionate 1960s affair of lyrical genius Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian

muse Marianne Ihlen (above) on the idyllic Greek Island of Hydra, is

mesmerising. While the couple’s affair was relatively short-lived, it went

on to inspire some of the most poetic love songs of our generation. The

throwback resort fashion and A-list holiday locale are swoonworthy, too.

Words of Love

HOMEWARE

HOTSPOT

The newly renovated

Domayne flagship store

in Sydney’s Alexandria

offers next-level interior

design inspo and unique

buys, like these sweet

gelato-inspired pieces,

at affordable prices.

84 O’Riordan Street, Alexandria,

NSW; domayne.com.au

GT Signature

side plate (and below

right), $35 each; at

domayne.com.au

Domayne pendant

light, $209;

domayne.com.au

December 12; universalpictures.com.au

Oh! Boo

JANUARY 2020 INSTYLE 143

THE LIFE