Sunshine Inn, a popular vegan restaurant and bar in Redfern, announced its closure after four years, leaving regulars devastated.
After serving innovative vegan fare and cocktails, Sunshine Inn along Redfern St has announced it will be closing its doors for good at the end of June 2024.
The plant-based restaurant and bar broke the devastating news to its 6,000 social media followers this week, prompting an outpouring of dismay from loyal customers.
The closure announcement was met with an outpouring of disappointment online, with customers mourning the loss of the beloved neighbourhood haunt. Others inquired desperately about potential future plans from the owners.
In a bittersweet farewell, Sunshine Inn is inviting diners to join them for one final hurrah – a multi-course “dinner party” on the 6th of June 2024, featuring a greatest hits menu of staff favourite dishes from over the years.
The venue is also raiding its cellar for a special wine list available for one night only.
For the entire month of June leading up to the closure, Sunshine Inn is serving up $15 negroni cocktails as a parting gift to devoted patrons.
Venue manager Rachael Paul said that they intended to “go out with a bang.”
The closure comes amid a shakeup in Sydney’s hospitality scene. Just kilometres away in Newtown, vegan fast food chain Lord of the Fries shuttered its last remaining NSW outpost.
Nationally, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows households are spending more on food overall but less at cafes and restaurants as of March 2024.
Whilst the team behind Sunshine Inn is remaining tight-lipped about specifics, they have hinted at an exciting new project in the works – potentially taking over the large Bat & Ball Hotel premises just up the road on Cleveland Street in Redfern.
Published 13-May-2024
