Bar Copains
Chefs Nathan Sasi (Nomad, Mercado) and Morgan McGlone (Sunday, Belle’s Hot Chicken) became firm friends when their professional paths crossed in 2010, and had long harboured a dream to open a small wine bar together, to present bottles they had been squirreling away in their personal wine collections. Copains, which means “friends” in French, is the eventual 60-seat neighbourhood wine bar in Surry Hills they launched in 2023. “It’s a pretty simple concept; good snacks and good wine shared with good friends,” says Sasi.