Must see nightlife in City Centre & Haymarket

Descend the stairs and you'll think you're in a 1970s pizzeria, complete with plastic grapevines, snapshots covering the walls and tasty pizza slices ($6)…

We love the dark romantic opium-den atmosphere of this small bar secreted away in a basement by a shirt shop. It's an atmospheric spot for anything from a…

A fully formed 18th-century English pub, complete with overstuffed armchairs, roaring fireplace and portraits of blue blooded noblemen. The chatty bar…

Down a lane off George St, Ivy is the HQ of the all-pervading Merivale Group. It's a fashionable complex of bars, restaurants – and even a swimming pool…

Slip in to this cheerfully colourful and atmospheric warren on the edge of Darling Harbour and bump hips with the kids. There are bars, pool tables, a…

Yes, it really is down that dark lane and through that unmarked door (there are two easily spotted bars on this courtyard, but this place is through a…

Credited with boosting energy, detoxifying, and assisting concentration, Matcha‑ya’s bright-green matcha powder is sourced direct from Japan. But the…

Built for a staggering £32,000 in 1893 as part of the Adams Hotel on Pitt St, this ornate underground bar is one of the best places in town for putting on…

A self-consciously hip member of Sydney's speakeasy brigade, this 'legitimate importer of bracing tonics and fortifying liquid' attracts a cashed-up,…

The cocktails at this 47th-floor revolving bar aren't cheap, but they're still substantially cheaper than admission to Sydney Tower – and it's…

Billing itself as a 'retrosexual haven of cosmopolitan kitsch and faded granny glamour', Grandma's hits the mark. A stag's head greets you on the stairs…

Seemingly designed for one-time grungsters turned stockbrokers, this pleasant covered rooftop bar – it gains substantially when they retract the roof on…

Don’t worry, this bar doesn’t sell wine to actual bambini – it’s a very grown-up, European affair. The tiny, dark-wood-panelled room is the sort of place…

Establishment’s cashed-up crush proves that the art of swilling cocktails after a hard city day is not lost. Sit at the majestic marble bar or in the…

No, it's not a themed bar but a real barber's. Walk on past the blokes getting a short-back-and-sides and you'll find a seductive spot peddling gin,…

On hot summer nights, Ryan’s outdoor courtyard is packed with after-workers and travellers launching their evenings. Sexy anticipation laces the air, put…

With great craft beers available in a regularly rotated tap selection, this place should keep you off the streets for a while. Pull up a stool and work…

Ride the Hilton escalators up to Zeta, which captivates a chic young city crew with its plush lounges and clubroom-style decor. Here you can sip grilled…

This three-storey art-deco hotel has a smooth and snappy ground-floor bar doing a nice line in Greek pub grub, a Laotian restaurant upstairs and a club in…

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…