
Bars & Pubs
The best places to drink in Sydney

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The best underground bars in Sydney
There's a lot of good reasons to head down rather than up when you're feeling parched.

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Banco Manly
A New York style if-you-know-you-know wine bar by the team who brought us Corretto Dee Why has opened in a quiet laneway in Manly. Follow the...

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Hickson House Distilling Co
If anywhere in the city called for a gin distillery, surely it's the Rocks, our colonial ground zero, where quite a lot of the juniper spirit would have been...

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The best beer gardens in Sydney
Our unbeatable summers and mild winters make Sydney the perfect place for a schooner in the great outdoors, and lord knows we’ve got enough beer gardens...
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The best whisky bars in Sydney
Whether you like it floral, fruity or peated to an inch of its life, you'll find exactly what you're looking for here.

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The best first date bars in Sydney
Think good lighting, quality booze, chilled-out bar staff, comfy seats and an easygoing vibe.

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The best pubs in Sydney
Getting the basics of a good pub down pat is a fine art – and these are the places that do exactly that.

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The best beer gardens in Sydney
Beer garden sessions are basically our national pastime, and here are the best places to participate.

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The best late-night venues
There are plenty of late-night options in town to keep your evening rolling along. Here are our picks.
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The best bar snacks in the business

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The best places for cheese and wine in Sydney
The Sydney venues for days when all you want to do is graze on a luxurious cheeseboard and put a solid dent in a bottle of wine while you catch up on the last...

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The best bar snacks in Sydney
As the line between restaurant and bar becomes increasingly blurry, it's now possible to make a whole meal out of the excellent bar snacks flying over the...

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The best cheap steaks in Sydney
There's no tastier way to replenish your iron stores than with a juicy steak, and no cheaper way than with these steaks that'll make sure you've got plenty of...

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The best pub pies in Sydney
A proper pub pie is a thing of beauty. It's the heart-warming pastry pocket that goes a treat with a freshly poured ale, and if you can eat it in front of an...

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The best schnitzels in Sydney
Crumbed chicken breast or veal hammered out flat might sound like an incredibly simple dish, but there is an art to getting schnitzel right. The shell needs to...
Sydney's newest bars and pubs


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Frankie Cadillac
Sydney’s self-professed “Home of the Negroni”, Frankie Cadillac’s is loud and brash – but behind the attitude, the drinks go down dangerously smooth

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Claret Club
The couple behind Claret Club are two well-versed Sydney sommeliers – but you should also go for the food
Best bars by area
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The best bars in Newtown
A bar crawl in Newtown is the ultimate pick'n'mix for a parched Sydneysider. It's also great for anyone who would like the minimum travel time necessary...
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Surry Hills
Some of the best drinking dens in the city are clustered inside the 2010 postcode, which means a sip trip around Surry Hills involves a whole lot more...
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Darlinghurst
In Darlinghurst you're spoiled for choice when it comes to excellent boozing options. Maybe you feel like nautical cocktails and a lobster burger? Or would a...
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Inner West
Not only is the Inner West home to many of the eccentric, creative and proudly rainbow tribes of Sydney, it's also where you'll find some of the best small bar...
The best pubs in the city

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The best pubs in Sydney
A lot of beers were drunk, schnitzels eaten and trivia answered in the search for the best pubs Sydney has to offer. We honed our pool skills, got surprisingly...

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The best happy hours in Surry Hills
It might be a famously desirable and expensive place to hang your hat, but drinking in Surry Hills doesn't have to cost the earth so long as you time it right.

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A guide to Newtown's happiest happy hours
Newtown's changing quickly, but in the golden hours of the early evening, it could still almost be the 1990s. At least, when you look at the prices.













