Little Felix, the handsome younger brother of French bistro Felix, has just opened at The Ivy precinct in the Sydney CBD.

Inspired by the 1920s, the dark and moody bar à vin is set to be ‘the place’ to hang around till late, drinking wine and talking literature, à la Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Put together by group bars manager, Sam Egerton, the cocktail list draws inspiration from 20th-century Parisian bars and hotels, with a line-up that includes a thyme-spiked French 75 and a Sidecar splashed with Le Birlou, an apple and chestnut liqueur.

The wine list, curated by master sommelier Franck Moreau and Jean-Charles Mahe, will focus on European drops, with all wines by the glass poured from 1.5 litre magnums. If you’re in the mood for something a bit more obscure, you’ll also be able to borrow a bottle from Felix next door.

To complement the French wine list, Felix’s head chef Nathan Johnson has designed a petite snack menu, made up of charcuterie, cheese and tartines, which are French open-faced toasties.

Little Felix is the first of four new bars and eateries scheduled to open in The Ivy laneway this year.

For more details, head to merivale.com/venues/little-felix.