The basement bar at Fred's with exposed sandstone, seasonal cocktails and killer bar snacks.

This historic pub has been given a new name and dog-friendly courtyard.

This old-world whisky bar pouring more than 150 varieties is also a fascinating journey into the shady past of The Rocks.

Take a time hop at this 1800s-inspired English tavern with over 500 spirits, cask ales and a gastropub menu heroing classic British cuisine.

The Lord Dudley Hotel is a slice of Old Blighty, a mock Tudor-like building complete with a creeping vine-covered exterior.

Known more intimately as the Crix, this is the kind of local that will make you want to move into the area.

Deliciously smooth and wickedly gratifying, much like the whisky the Foxtrot showcases.

Sydney’s oldest continually licensed hotel and home of Australia's oldest pub brewery.

A classic old English feel, a toasty fireplace and charming regulars meet fancy French feeds and natty wines at this Woolloomooloo pub.

This Enmore Road mainstay has woodfire eats, natty wines, heavy metal and picklebacks aplenty.

The first rule of Craft Beer Fight Club is you do not talk about Craft Beer Fight Club.

This charming neighbourhood bar brings an all-Australian beverage list and enticing modern Australian dishes to the upstairs space of a Stanmore Road stalwart.