The Annandale Hotel
Pub, live music.
venue: 17 Parramatta Road, Annandale
The London Hotel
Classic Balmain pub.
venue: 234 Darling Street, Balmain
Beach Road Hotel
Pub, live music most nights.
venue: 71 Beach Road, Bondi Beach
Drift Bar in Ravesi's
Ravesi’s acts as a magnet for the tanned and beautiful.
venue: 118 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
Icebergs
Great views over Bondi Beach.
venue: 1 Notts Avenue, Bondi Beach
The Mayor
luxurious and relaxed.
venue: 400 Military Road, Cremorne
ARQ Nightclub
Gay club.
venue: 16 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst
Darlo Bar
The Darlo Bar at the Royal Sovereign Hotel has a retro vibe.
venue: 306 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst
Eau De Vie
Eau de Vie, meaning 'water of life', 1930s feel, jazz playing.
venue: 229 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst
Hinky Dinks
Compact gleaming space, 50's décor.
venue: 185 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst
Love Tilly Devine
Named for notorious Sydney madam Tilly Devine, this is a wine venue with character, tiny.
venue: 91 Crown Lane, Darlinghurst
Love, Tilly Devine
Hidden wine bar, place to take a date.
venue: 91 Crown Lane, Darlinghurst
Low 302
dimly lit, 60s style jazz lounge.
venue: 302 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
Pocket
Compact and vibrant pub.
venue: 13 Burton Street, Darlinghurst
Polo Lounge
Sprawling, stylish and kitsch.
venue: Level 2, 134 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Shady Pines Saloon
Johnny Cash, whisky and cocktails. Go down the laneway between 254 and 256 to find the bar.
venue: 4/256 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
Shady Pines Saloon
Shop 4, kitsch, somewhere between an American hunting cabin, a ski lodge, and a wild west saloon.
venue: 256 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
The Commons
Rustic and comfortable.
venue: 32 Burton Street, Darlinghurst
Victoria Room
Elegant, colonial style.
venue: 235 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst
Golden Sheaf
Big popular pub.
venue: 429 New South Head Road, Double Bay
Gazebo Wine Garden
Gorgeous place, wicked and witty, enchanted French garden wine bar.
venue: 2 Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay
The Hive Bar
Popular.
venue: 93 Erskineville Road, Erskineville
1912 Dining bar
Japanese cuisine with a touch of jazz.
venue: 27-33 Goulburn Street, Haymarket
Kit and Kaboodle
Club, contemporary kitsch meets vintage glam, refreshing chic alternative to usual sleazy round the clock venues, big on Sundays.
venue: 35 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross
Middle Bar
70's glam bar.
venue: 32 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross
4 Pines Brewing Company
Good beers, balcony overlooking the wharf.
venue: 43-45 East Esplanade, Manly
Miss Marley's
Lively Manly Beach tequila bar, exudes vintage glam, compact space.
venue: 32 Belgrave Street, Manly
Moonshine
Upstairs at the Hotel Steyne, Moonshine specialises in 16 ciders on tap and over 100 rums.
venue: 75 The Corso Manly Bars
The Shore Club
Modern, young crowd, three dance floors.
venue: 36-38 South Steyne, Manly
Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
Charming pub.
venue: 19 Kent Street, Millers Point
The Midnight Special
Intimate.
venue: 44 Enmore Road Newtown Bars
The Vanguard
Live music, blues, roots and jazz-type bands.
venue: 42 King Street, Newtown
Back Room
Cool banging bar/club/mini spring break-style party den.
venue: 2A Roslyn Street, Potts Point
Candy’s Apartment
live bands, DJs take over the club at 11pm, its hot, dirty, loud and underground.
venue: 22 Bayswater Road, Potts Point
Favela
Club.
venue: 1 Kellet Street, Potts Point
Hugo’s Lounge
Club, big on Sundays, cheap pizzas
venue: 33 Batswater Road, Potts Point
Jimmy Liks
Thai cocktail bar.
venue: 186-188 Victorian Street, Potts Point
Peppermint Lounge
Swinging retro feel, funky beats, popular with the creative set.
venue: 281 Victoria Street Potts Point Bars
Soho Bar
Club.
venue: 171 Victoria Street, Potts Point
The Roosevelt
Glamorous 1940s style, cocktails and jazz.
venue: 32 Orwell Street, Potts Point
Black Bar
Classic in the making. 1920s décor and the bar tenders wear crisp white shirts and suspenders, they hand chip their own ice.
venue: 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont
Dry Land
Cocktails and hot chips.
venue: 92 Redfern Street Redfern Bars
Absinthe Salon
Yes, not in the cbd but close. You need to ring the door bell.
venue: 87 Albion Street, Surry Hills
Absinthe Salon
Looks more like a tea room than a bar.
venue: 87 Albion Street, Surry Hills
Beresford Hotel
This place is huge, live music, always busy.
venue: 354 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
Button
Hip venue.
venue: 65 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills
Flinders Hotel
Pub, cool house/dance party later on.
venue: 63 Flinders Street, Surry Hills
Hotel Hollywood
Vibe is authentic and Aussie, it's captured the ruthless punter mixed with barfly hipsters, muso's and eclectic iconic owners like the glamorous Doris who frequents her venue, sporting an acoustic guitar, and a trail of celebrity friends.
venue: 2 Foster Street Surry Hills Bars
Longrain
Specialising in Aussie-Thai food and classy cocktails.
venue: 85 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
Porteno
South American influence, bar upstairs.
venue: 358 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills
Sticky
Cocktail wine lounge.
venue: 182 Campbell, Surry Hills
Sticky Bar
Upstairs from table for 20, yes the dating place.
venue: 181 Campbell Street, Surry Hills
Tio's Cerveceria
Mexican-themed, small bar.
venue: 4/14 Foster Street, Surry Hills
Water Bar
Beautiful venue, level 2.
venue: 6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo