VOGUE LIVING, March 2013

“This venue is completely new for us, and for Melbourne. It’s not casual. We want people to make a little bit of an effort… We certainly have. Let’s be honest, the city doesn’t need another gourmet burger bar”.

So explains Julian Gerner discussing Cellar Bar, a restaurant, cocktail lounge below the Newmarket Hotel. Stepping into the venue, Cellar Bar is indeed a place where dressing up for a meal would not feel out of context – a rare feeling in a city that is embracing casual dining, share plates and high-end, low-brow American fare…