They razed paradise and put in a metro stop: last drinks at a Sydney institution

For much of the past 10 years, if you were in want of a good time in Sydney after 11pm – or in want of anything, really – there was only one place to go: Frankie’s Pizza.

Next week the party will end – not because its hosts are tired or the zeitgeist has changed, but because the building is about to be demolished for a metro rail station. Forte and his then business partner Jason Scott recruited McDonald, a touring musician, to execute their vision for something Sydney sorely lacked: a genuine, “style”, rock ‘n’ roll dive bar. “Something out of your wildest imaginations come to life,” McDonald says.

As much as Frankie’s was a pitstop for visiting rock stars, its real value was as a mainstay for local bands. Sydney rockers The Grand Union played there regularly for the past seven years, including one last gig on Thursday night. Guitarist Rohin Sharma said the bar became a second home. “When they come to Frankie’s they roll with the common man, it’s not about lining up for photos,” McDonald says.

michaelkoziol Had good pizza, decent tunes and pinball (!) but the US dive bar vibe was a bit at odds with the beautiful young thing clientele....

michaelkoziol This is sad news 😢

michaelkoziol FFS

michaelkoziol Good.

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