With the headquarters of ACP magazines located just around the corner, Bambini Wine Room and its adjacent restaurant is one of the trendiest places to drink in Sydney. It is a  well-known haunt of glossy magazine editors and media execs, for work breakfasts, speedy afternoon macchiatos, business lunches and then lingering evenings spent sipping stellar drops from a Euro-centric wine list. The interiors are reminiscent of an elegant Parisian bar – every bit as glamorous as its clientele, with dark hardwood furniture, Italian marble, Zoffany wallpaper, showpiece chandelier and sultry lounge music. For intimate tête-à-têtes, it’s best to sit indoors, however, the best people-watching posts are outside, where the select number of tables on the footpath facing Hyde Park are the place to be seen for booze-fuelled power lunches, or an early evening glass of pinot. Wear your gladrags and darkest sunglasses.