Unlock The Rocks

It may be tempting to hibernate inside this winter, but The Rocks is giving you every reason to rug up, head outside and savour the season. For the month of August, you can take part in a $25 cocktail and canapé trail available at not one, but 20 of The Rocks' finest bars and restaurants, catch some tempting happy hours, settle in for weekday lunch deals and check out the newest openings that have Sydney talking. 

Here are just some of the deals and meals you have to add to your hitlist:

$25 Cocktail and Canape Trail 

• Fortune of War: Salted Caramel Espresso Martini and caramelised popcorn
• Glenmore Hotel: Mini Martini and an oyster
• El Camino Cantina: Pocket Rocket Rita and taco

• MCA rooftop: Native Garibaldi and smoked trout
• Endeavour Tap Rooms: Spicy Mule and chicken wings 

Happy hours 

• Mercantile Hotel: $11 pints
• Como Italian: three spritzes and light bites midweek from 4pm to 6pm
• The Garden: everything $7 everyday from 5pm to 6pm 

Midweek lunch specials

• Luna Lu: $55 two-course express menu from Monday to Thursday, 12pm to 3pm
• The Orient and Mrs Jones: winter warmers specials – $19 chowder or $29 chicken pie 
• Hooked and Harvest: $10 seafood snack pack with a drink
• Izakaya Mitto: $15 express teriyaki chicken donburi 

What’s new

• Grappa: focaccia and salumi with an Amante Spritz, $25 Cocktail and Canape Trail

• The Cut (from the crew behind Rockpool Bar & Grill): Pie and Pint experience
• The Tailor Room: Martini with olives or chips, $25 Cocktail and Canape Trail

Find out more here.