Hotel Clarendon

Hotel Clarendon

Rising from the ashes of sly grog central comes a reborn bar with a rich and chequered history and a five-prong attack sure to make you scream 'Oh!'

Jimmy Liks

Jimmy Liks

Long, dark and handsome, Jimmy Liks is an old Sydney stager that still sizzles on date night.

Bodega Bar

Bodega Bar

Empanadas by day, Margaritas by night. Oh joy, writes Myffy Rigby

Albion Place Hotel

Albion Place Hotel

George Street's got a brand new groove and we're whistling its tune.

Six of the best local pubs

Six of the best local pubs

Our pick of the best locals around Sydney

Time to Vino

Time to Vino

This new bar heralds a Sydney drinking scene to come with a casual, neighbourhood feel, a good vibe and plenty of great wine, writes Myffy Rigby

Sydney's 10 Best Bar Experiences

Sydney's 10 Best Bar Experiences

Myffy Rigby limbers up the gullet and throws herself on the booze grenade to deliver Sydney's 10 best bar experiences whatever the occasion

The Beauchamp

The Beauchamp

The Beauchamp may have changed a fair bit over the years, but it remains an undisputed heavyweight champ of Darlo, writes Jonathan James

Sydney's Top 5 Wine Bars

Sydney's Top 5 Wine Bars

Our picks of the top Wine Bars in Sydney

Sydney's New Laneway Bars

Sydney's New Laneway Bars

For too long, Sydney's potential small bar culture has been crushed under the jackboot of prohibitive entertainment and liquor licensing laws.

Nude

Nude

This risqué bar will become a frequent habit if you're not careful, writes Shannon Langan

The rise of the small wine list

The rise of the small wine list

The changing liquor laws aren't just about cocktails and beer bars - with luck they'll revolutionise the wine scene, too.

Best UNSW bars

Best UNSW bars

If you are studying (or teaching) down at UNSW, where are the best places to get your neck oiled?

The Victoria Room

The Victoria Room

Sultry summer nights in the Victoria Room lazing back on the wide-lipped chaise lounge with a Hemingway daiquiri are proof positive of how good Sydney bars can be.

Mille Vini

Mille Vini

Tyrekickers and Melbourne scenesters take note - Mille Vini has a damn fine menu and wine list

Toss the Boss

Toss the Boss

Toss a coin to determine whether you pay for your drink!

Sydney pubs with fireplaces

Sydney pubs with fireplaces

There's nothing better than to sip, swig or swallow in front of a roaring fire. If you don't have one at home, here are some to seek out

The Club Bar Park, Hyatt hotel

The Club Bar Park, Hyatt hotel

Want single malts, cigars and cocktails? Here's the place, says Myffy Rigby

Sydney's best tap beer

Sydney's best tap beer

As any beer-loving fool knows, beer is always better from the tap - here's where you'll find them. Time Out has a glass handy

Kudu Bar and Lounge

Kudu Bar and Lounge

Busy as hell and mounted by beats of the Veldt this Darlo bar is as bent as a banana daquiri

Best Cosmopolitans in Sydney

Best Cosmopolitans in Sydney

Sydney's about to become a hotbed of cranberry stained lips as The Sex and the City Movie sends gals and their pals out by the dozen

Vanilla Room

Vanilla Room

There's nothing vanilla about this inner west bar

Sydney's Best Hotel Bars

Sydney's Best Hotel Bars

Cruising, volcanos and red bellies. Experience all these at these Sydney bars and extend your blue horizons

Sydney's best Clubs & RSLs

Sydney's best Clubs & RSLs

The RSL is back big time. See the best in Sydney!

Heavy Industrie

Heavy Industrie

It's wine, more wine and frites around here - but do it for your liver

Red Belly at the Storrier

Red Belly at the Storrier

Whether it's umbrella drinks or champagne cocktails you're wanting, Red Belly will serve it in that vintage style

Where to get a Hemingway daiquiri

Where to get a Hemingway daiquiri

Can't be arsed making a Hemmingway daiquiri for yourself? Try one of these bars

The Rum Diaries

The Rum Diaries

The food! The cocktails! The service! Repeat visits are doubtless pending for this Bondi dazzler

Best Bondi Bars

Best Bondi Bars

There's some great bars in the neighbourhood... the Bondi neighbourhood that is

Sydney's best Beer Restaurants

Sydney's best Beer Restaurants

Food and beer - a happy marriage stretching back centuries. Here's five places that do it the best

Sydney's Most Stylish Bars

Sydney's Most Stylish Bars

Sydney's bars are home to intriguing and beautiful elements of design - from Victorian era vibes through to 22nd century style saloons.

Margaritas

Margaritas

Our critics' picks of the best Margaritas in town

360 Bar

360 Bar

A bar occuping rarified heights puts an odd spin on some old classics with dizzying results

Pendolino

Pendolino

Café by day, wine bar by night - Pendolino offers organic and biodynamic reds and 'crazy water'

Sydney's best Bottle shops

Sydney's best Bottle shops

Celebrate the takeaway and the weekend stock up of your favourite plonk from these beaut bottlers

News & Interviews

David Robert's favourite bar - The Shakespeare

David Robert's favourite bar - The Shakespeare

David Roberts fresh from acting in the Square tells you about his favourite bar.

New Sydney Laneway Bars

New Sydney Laneway Bars

Cafes, carparks, alleys and lanes. From big cities, small bars grow...

Raise the bar

Raise the bar

This week, new legislation comes into effect that will revolutionise Sydney's bar scene. Time Out was on hand to drink in the moment with this video...

Nominate your pub for the inaugural Time Out Sydney Bar Awards

Nominate your pub for the inaugural Time Out Sydney Bar Awards

Nominate bars you reckon are ripe for review and tip us off on the city's greatest tipples.

Drinks & Recipes

How to Stock your Wine Cellar

How to Stock your Wine Cellar

Time Out's resident wine guru Chris Morrison gives us the good oil on stocking your cellar

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