Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
If Noah had to fill his Arq with groovy gay clubbers, he’d head here with a big net and some tranquillisers. This flash megaclub has a cocktail bar, a…
Must-see nightlife in Sydney
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Sink into the corner of Pocket's comfy leather couches, order a drink from one of the cheery waitstaff, and chat about the day's adventures over a decade…
City Centre & Haymarket
A fine example of Sydney's penchant for fake speakeasys, Stitch is accessed via swinging doors at the rear of what looks like a tailor's workshop. Hidden…
City Centre & Haymarket
This dark and easygoing basement bar is curiously combined with a record shop, so you can browse the vinyl (if the shop part is still open) with a drink…
Sydney
The sweet front patio and garden of this cute house tucked away but on the main street make super spots to kick back with an afternoon glass of wine or a…
Sydney
An impressive range of wines by the glass, a smart-casual ambience and a menu of delectable share plates and cheeses make this the most desirable library…
Sydney
This smart food and wine bar has a brick-lined interior giving way to a wood-lined courtyard. Bondi Radio broadcasts live from a booth near the kitchen,…
City Centre & Haymarket
This is pure Sydney excess: a gentlemen's-club vibe with a whiff of Ottoman Empire opulence. Melt into a deep, leather chair, order a cocktail and wait…
Newtown & the Inner West
Wedged into a typically narrow Glebe terrace house, this livens up the local scene with craft beer, wines, cocktails, events and cosy, almost…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
The ever-rockin’ Green Park has pool tables, rolled-arm leather couches, a beer garden with funky Dr Seuss–inspired lighting, and a huge tiled central bar…
Sydney
The Paddo seems to get a new look every few years, perhaps in keeping with its prime fashion-strip position. The latest incarnation sees a luminous,…
Sydney
This neighbourhood watering hole offers a stylish interior, solicitous service, an extensive wine list and good steaks and other pub grub. In an…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
Not a poker machine is in sight at this beautiful traditional corner boozer in a quiet area of Woolloomooloo. Open since 1856, it's a place of great…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
Perennially busy Pontoon offers water breezes, cool tunes and high-tech sound and screens. The crowd can be less appealing – rugby-necks, hen nights, back…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
With a pleasant terrace for people-watching in the heart of the cross, this pub (formerly called Sugarmill) has an interesting interior, with columns and…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
The drinks are pricey, but it's worth heading to the top of Shangri-La hotel for the views, which seem to stretch all the way to New Zealand. It gets…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Built in the 1920s, the curvaceous Harbour View was the main boozer for the Harbour Bridge construction crew. These days it fulfils the same duties for…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Over the course of several decades and numerous facelifts, the main bar at the Oxford has remained the locus of beer-swilling gay blokedom, although the…
Sydney
By no means subtle, Bucket List blares out beachy pop over its excellent in-demand terrace and promotes a hedonistic good-times atmosphere. Sip on an ice…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
This pioneering King Street Wharf bar has had a makeover, with a more spacious interior and the same great outdoor tables. It still lures beautiful boys,…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
A Taylor Sq institution and Mardi Gras icon, this converted funeral parlour has come back from the dead more times than we care to recall. The downstairs…
Newtown & the Inner West
This cute cafe-bar has an attractive front bar, with a long, curved wooden counter offset by cheery murals of Australian fauna. Watch them kneading bread…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This is a very picturesque quayside spot to enjoy a drink from – until a cruise ship docks in front of it, anyway. There's a range of craft beers and an…
Sydney
You can't go far in Paddington without tripping over a beautiful old pub. This is among the nicest, a classic corner space with an out-of-time ambience as…
Sydney
Surrounded by brick walls and mechanics in Rozelle’s industrial hollows, this blue-collar pub (1876) has ripped out the scungy carpets and attempted to…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Slip a coin into the jukebox, shoot some pool, dissolve into a booth and order happy-hour cocktails (5pm to 7pm weekdays) and a meal – the superrenovated…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Still a relaxed local pub despite its sexy deco curves, the centenarian Cleveland is a great spot to watch the footy, shoot some pool or chew the fat with…
Sydney
Three spaces – the Kitchen (wine and pizza bar), Dining Room (restaurant) and Living Room (upstairs cocktail bar) – make this a particularly happy Italian…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
This solid corner pub is part of a little local zone and has been beautifully done up, with the old plaster moulded ceilings and exposed brick adding…
Sydney
Charge into this curvy art-deco pub for its relaxed ground-floor sports bar with a good-value menu, a pool table, and lots of black tiles and angular…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
The design lords have transformed this old corner pub into something very hip indeed. On weekends it gets packed – and incredibly noisy – with stylish…
Manly
This refurbished boozer now boasts four bars on four levels. The food is unremarkable and the craft beer expensive, but sitting on the wraparound balcony…
Sydney
One of the key points on the attractive Five Ways intersection, this beautifully renovated pub is spread over four floors. At the top, both the Elephant…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Although its past popularity has waned, this gay-friendly, art-deco booze barn still serves up thumping music and heady drinks. The window seats take the…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
A favourite haunt of arts students, dog-owners and locals of all persuasions, you don't even have to know what a silly mid-off is to enjoy this pub. There…
City Centre & Haymarket
This sumptuous, multistorey heritage building (1836), which was once the School of Arts, has an attractive main bar, a restaurant and wine lounge upstairs…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Claim a seat at the downstairs bar or on the pavement, choose a glass of wine from the large list (the bar's name means 1000 wines), order a plate of…
Newtown & the Inner West
A facelift for the former Ancient Briton has seen it become big on craft beer. The front bar is still fairly traditional, but now there's also a cute…
Sydney
Weekends at this big boxy pub are a boisterous multilevel alcoholiday, with Bondi types (bronzed, buff and brooding) and woozy out-of-towners playing pool…
Sydney
Among the designer boutique shops of William St, the attractive London draws a fashionable crowd. Food runs from pizzas and upmarket pub classics to Asian…
