Sydney drinkers recover from lockout blues, while Melburnians turn to food

Number of bars rose last year in the NSW capital, Brisbane and Perth, city survey shows, while restaurants lead Victoria boom

Sydney’s after-hours economy is bouncing back following two years of post-lockout laws blues and Melbourne’s nightlife is booming thanks to a big jump in spending on eating out, a survey has claimed.

The Victorian capital has tried to capitalise on the regulatory problems of its northern rival by claiming to be a 24-hour city, but it saw the number of drinking venues decline, according to a study of capital cities across Australia using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Continue reading...

from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MtoUnQ
via
0 Comments