Katya Wachtel

Melbourne

Editorial Director at Broadsheet Melbourne

Editorial Director at Broadsheet Australia

Editorial Director at Broadsheet, once belonged to @Reuters @businessinsider @ColumbiaJourn. Hometown Melbourne, Oz. RTs not endorsing, obvs.

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Articles

Australian Luggage Brand July Opens a Flagship Sure in WA

1 day ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Photography: Courtesy of July1/3Photography: Courtesy of July1/3Photography: Courtesy of July1/3July landed in Perth in May; as much as we would have loved for the brand to land here in its namesake month, we’re just glad it arrived. The Karrinyup Shopping Centre location is the Australian-born luggage brand’s 13th retail venue, but its first in WA. Like July’s interstate outposts, the space is by architecture firm In Addition with curved accents, sage green upholstery and timber countertops.
Sydney Daifuku Store

2 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Photography: Yusuke Oba1/11Photography: Yusuke Oba1/11Photography: Yusuke Oba1/11FeaturesSydney Daifuku Store, the little mochi counter inside Commission Coffee, sits quiet in a leafy suburban street. Take your pick of the pillowy treats from the small glass cabinet. The original, filled with traditional red bean paste and a whole strawberry, is a standout and the most common flavour you’d find in Japan.
Saazaa Coffee

3 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Photography: Courtesy of Saazaa Coffee1/11Photography: Courtesy of Saazaa Coffee1/11Photography: Courtesy of Saazaa Coffee1/11In Swahili, Saazaa means “time for”. At David Juma’s Ringwood roastery and cafe, it’s time for ethically sourced, house-roasted beans and a wide range of specialtity brews.
Nobody's Baby, an Old-School South Yarra Bar

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Nobody’s Baby, from the team behind Northcote bar Joe’s Shoe Store and Pizza Meine Liebe next door, brings a laid-back, old-school charm to South Yarra. There are easy-going cocktails, a curated wine list, Middle Eastern-leaning snacky plates and vinyl spinning in the corner. In the kitchen, Brunswick’s Very Good Falafel runs the show, serving hibachi-grilled meats; brussels sprouts with pilpelchuma (red chilli paste); and classics like ktzitzot (meat patties) and falafels.
Le Sept Evening Bags Are a Glam New Nighttime Companion

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Le Sept’s Beaded Evening Bags Were Born To PartyCourtesy of Le Sept / Scott Henry ·The backstory for each style in this glam new collection runs deep, with six different silhouettes that pay homage to “unruly heroines” from ’80s and ’90s cinema. A shimmery silver bucket bag, a slouchy metallic tote and a statement clutch made of beads like tiny disco balls. The debut line of evening bags from Le Sept, a new accessories label out of Sydney, has a frisky, roguish glamour.
Circl Wine House

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Melbourne isn’t short on wine bars. The folks behind Circl know this, so instead they run a “wine house” – meaning a restaurant as much about wine as it is food. Housed in a two-storey building formerly home to Bar Saracen, Circl wants to make fine wine accessible and inclusive. Alongside smaller producers, it offers upmarket and limited-edition wines, with 150 available to purchase by-the-glass.
Gracie’s Wine Room

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Photography: Chege Mbuthi1/18Photography: Chege Mbuthi1/18Photography: Chege Mbuthi1/18FeaturesGracie’s Wine Room found its audidence online month before any wine was poured thanks to founder Kelsie Gaffey’s frank, behind-the-scenes Tiktoks that documented her journey to opening. Inside an Edwardian building on Toorak Road, find a large warm timber bar table, a huge cartoon-style flower painted on the wall a turntable spinning tunes and a leafy courtyard perfect for al fresco sipping.
Torquay bathhouse About Time is a brutalist dream

2 weeks ago | domain.com.au | Katya Wachtel

About Time, a highly anticipated new bathhouse and spa in Torquay, occupies 1000 square metres of the former Quiksilver campus on Victoria’s Surf Coast. It’s a sprawling complex of magnesium pools and saunas, ice baths, outdoor fire pits, therapy rooms and secluded lounges, housed in forms that are both brutalist and warm. Wellness spaces can feel aesthetically predictable – victims of paint-by-number concepts in minimalist palettes, natural stones and smooth surfaces.
The Collective

1 month ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

Opening SoonPhotography: Courtesy of The Collective / Steven Woodburn1/11Photography: Courtesy of The Collective / Steven Woodburn1/11Photography: Courtesy of The Collective / Steven Woodburn1/11What you knew as The Argyle is now The Collective, a flash new hospitality precinct by Hunter St Hospitality, the group behind Rockpool, Sake and Spice Temple. The five-part precinct spans 1800 square metres in the cobblestoned streets of The Rocks.
Bar Madrid

1 month ago | broadsheet.com.au | Katya Wachtel

If you’re drinking in the Spanish capital of Madrid, you’re likely to receive complimentary tapas with your beer or wine – much like the free aperitivo that comes with your drink in Italy. The same goes at Bar Madrid. Drop by in the morning for coffee by Hindmarsh roastery Coffee in Common, a Portuguese tart from nearby Saudade and a croissant from Magill’s Prove Patisserie.