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Save<\/p>\nLobby bar Bar Julius and rooftop Mexican eatery Lottie will close after only 18 months at the newly opened Wunderlich Lane development.<\/p>\n
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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Redfern\u2019s glistening new precinct Wunderlich Lane is set to lose two jewels in its crown, with European-inspired lobby bar Bar Julius<\/a> and its rooftop Mexican sibling, Lottie,<\/a> to close at The Eve Hotel Sydney.<\/p>\n The owners of neighbouring venue Olympus Dining<\/a> will take over the two locations later this year. A spokeswoman for the group, who is also behind The Apollo<\/a> and Cho Cho San<\/a>, said they would open this year but gave no further details. The Lottie space is strongly tipped to move away from Mexican cuisine. <\/p>\n The $500 million TOGA Group redevelopment of the old Redfern Mall first opened in late 2024. The precinct included the luxury boutique hotel, a supermarket, grocer and several restaurants run by big-name operators. This is not the first change in the dining line-up, with Baptist Street Rec. Club morphing into Italian restaurant Vitelli\u2019s Upstairs<\/a> in its first year.<\/p>\n Liquid and Larder, the hospitality group behind CBD bar-restaurants Bistecca<\/a> and The Gidley,<\/a> opened Bar Julius and rooftop hotel venue Lottie just 18 months ago, on the corner of Cleveland and Baptist streets. Liquid and Larder co-founder James Bradey confirmed they will cease to operate the venues at the end of August.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud of what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Bradey said. \u201cBut we haven\u2019t hit the heights financially [at Bar Julius and Lottie] we\u2019d like.\u201d<\/p>\n Restaurant reviews, news and the hottest openings served to your inbox.<\/p>\n Sign up<\/a> The Wunderlich Lane development paved a gentrified path on the grittier southern side of Cleveland Street, with both glitz venues at The Eve Hotel receiving positive reviews and Bar Julius snaring design awards. Lottie was also awarded a Good Food Guide hat,<\/a> and won praise as a \u201csun-splashed rooftop for margarita-charged long lunches\u201d.<\/p>\n If Liquid and Larder had its time again, Bradey and his team might\u2019ve done a few things differently. Despite the \u201cbar\u201d connotations of its name, Bar Julius is an all-day venue where hotel guests at The Eve eat breakfast. \u201cWe were originally going to call it Baptist, but another venue in the development [the now-closed Baptist Street Rec. Club] opened before us,\u201d Bradey said. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly more successful at night \u2026 maybe we should have called it Bistro Julius or just Julius.\u201d<\/p>\n The all-day model resonated with some locals; Bradey said one local business owner popped into Bar Julius for a morning espresso, darting back for lunch and regularly ending the day with dinner or a drink. In March, Good Food critic Callan Boys praised Bar Julius<\/a> for its versatility and resonance with Redfern clientele: \u201cBar Julius may actually be that rarest of breeds: a busy hotel bar used more by locals than guests.\u201d<\/p>\n Bradey said the relationship with TOGA Group had been open and transparent. \u201cWe had a bunch of financial forecasts we kept revisiting along the journey, and when we weren\u2019t really hitting them we\u2019d discuss it with them,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen they said the concept needs a change, we thought \u2018it\u2019s probably not us\u2019 [to do it] \u2026 It was really a joint decision. It [also] makes sense having one operator across the three venues.\u201d <\/p>\n Related ArticleSave<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bb2f675f2ddf566e2bdc19772ccd6e0f2fdcbcbe.jpeg\")
The owners of Olympus Dining will take over the locations of Bar Julius and Lottie.Jennifer Soo<\/p>\n![\"Bar](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/981d6c8c40131518b1c600591f706cb5ad4fff62.jpeg\")
Bar Julius\u2019 beautifully kitted room.Jennifer Soo<\/p>\n![\"Lottie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fe30ba788faf88bd8141080895322dd125992131.jpeg\")
Lottie on the rooftop of The Eve Hotel in Redfern.Rhett Wyman<\/p>\n