FEATURE // Long-term venues
TEST OF TIME
RUNNING A HOSPITALITY business comes with plenty
Hospitality chats with some of the country’s oldest venues to find out the secrets to their success.
ups and downs to cement themselves as foundational
WORDS Amy Northcott PHOTOGRAPHY Kitti Gould and Steven Woodburn for Bistro Moncur; Monica Styles for Neighbourhood Wine; and Melanie Desa for Oriental Teahouse
of challenges, particularly after the pandemic and in
the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. But there are many venues across the country that have survived myriad
establishments in the communities they operate within. But just how have they done it? Hospitality speaks
to Almay Jordaan from Neighbourhood Wine, Yanan Zhou from Oriental Teahouse, and Simon Tebbs and Tom Deadman from Bistro Moncur about how each
venue came to be, navigating challenges, and remaining current in an ever-changing dining landscape.
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