Liquid mittens, get some.
Arcadia Liquors
A fairy light-lit small bar with a sweet little courtyard out the back.
The Powder Keg - CLOSED
An old-world gin palace with house-brewed tonic.
Bondi Bowling Club
Barefoot bowls, modern bistro food and local craft brews run this renovated Bondi gem.
The Bearded Tit
Turn left at the crocheted penises and enter Redfern's brazen art bar.
Hollywood Hotel
When this place gets busy, it gets busy - and with good reason.
The Duck Inn Pub & Kitchen
Across from the Seymour Centre and hidden just out of view from the hustle of Cleveland Street is a real quacker of a pub.
Redfern Continental - CLOSED
Arcadia Liquors' European bistro is the perfect neighbourhood bistro
The Little Guy
Boysenberry cider, a 16-strong beer list and live music.
The Chalet Winter Pop-Up
Fondue stations, an in-house snow machine and All The Mulled Wine.
Fika Swedish Kitchen
Hej! Here's your Scandinavian summer house.
The Commons Local Eating House - CLOSED
Hot tip: head downstairs to the Downtown Bar for live jazz and blues in a 165-year old larder.
Mr Falcon's - CLOSED
A few tweaks to the cocktails and this extremely comfortable bar could foster quite a following.
The Lord Raglan Hotel
This brewpub tries to do it all, and actually succeeds.
Blacksheep - CLOSED
Owners Peter Sulis and Aaron Fitton serve up a local's bar that never fails to surprise.
Pocket - CLOSED
Pocket's grungy, laid-back aesthetic, unpretentious atmosphere and funky beats deeply layered with lo-end bass will make you empty out your pockets again and again.
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