Sydney's Best Themed Bars for When You Want to Escape the Real World

Pretend you're somewhere else for a while.
Samantha Teague
Published on August 23, 2018
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  • Restaurant

    Restaurant Hubert

    15 Bligh Street, Sydney

    High-class French food in a subterranean space on Bligh Street, where the steak is the stuff of legend.

  • Bar

    Kittyhawk

    16 Phillip Lane, Sydney

    Combining a French military aesthetic with an end of war party vibe and a bar stocked with over 900 spirits expect banging cocktails.

  • Bar

    Jacoby's Tiki Bar

    154 Enmore Road, Enmore

    Enmore's 'Twin Peaks'-themed tiki bar will take you to another dimension of bowl-sized cocktails and free banana chips.

  • Bar

    Goros

    84-86 Mary Street, Surry Hills

    A kitsch Japanese dive bar with a late night DJ, arcade games and three karaoke rooms.

  • Restaurant

    Bang Bang — CLOSED

    14 Steam Mill Lane, Haymarket

    Sydney's home of mega katsu, cocktails and karaoke.

  • Bar

    1989 Arcade Bar - CLOSED

    22-24 King Street, Newtown

    Mash buttons over a burger or hot brew on King Street.

  • Bar

    Mjolner

    267 Cleveland Street, Redfern

    A Thor-inspired carvery doing modern Nordic food and exceptional cocktails.

  • Bar

    Shady Pines Saloon

    Shop 4 256 Crown Street, Darlinghurst

    Come for the free peanuts and daily happy hour, stay for the moose head and bar banter.

  • Bar

    The Lobo

    209 Clarence Street, Sydney

    From the moment you step up to the bar, you're made to feel like a regular at this relaxed yet refined slice of old Cuba.

  • Bar

    The Doss House

    77/79 George Street, The Rocks

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

  • Bar

    Big Poppa's

    96 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

    A late-night cheese, wine and hip hop bar.

  • Bar

    Frankie's - CLOSED

    50 Hunter Street, Sydney

    Part dive bar, part New York-style pizza parlour, part blast from the past in the form of 80s metal.

  • Bar

    Uncle Ming's

    Lower Ground, 55 York Street, Sydney

    This York Street basement bar serving Asian-infused cocktails and delicious dumplings is a little bit kitsch, a little bit mysterious and a whole lot of fun.

  • Bar

    Palmer & Co.

    Abercrombie Lane, Sydney

    A hidden, but well-known, cocktail bar reminiscent of Sydney's notorious past of speakeasies, sly grog and razor gangs.

  • Bar

    The Bearded Tit

    183 Regent Street, Redfern

    Turn left at the crocheted penises and enter Redfern's brazen art bar.

  • Bar

    Papa Gede's

    346-348 Kent Street, Sydney

    A laneway bar dedicated to the voodoo spirit of "lust, laughter and cocktails", Papa Gede's better be on your Sydney bar bucket list.

  • Bar

    Stuffed Beaver Crows Nest - CLOSED

    419 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest

    More poutine fries, burgers, chicken wings and bric-a-brac, in a new location.

  • Bar

    Rosie Campbell's

    320 Crown Street, Surry Hills

    Warmth, spice and vibrancy emanates from the corner of Campbell and Crown Streets.

  • Bar

    Tio's Cerveceria

    4-14 Foster Street, Surry Hills

    Surry Hills' home of tequila, cocktails and free popcorn.

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    The Cliff Dive

    16-18 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

    The Tio's boys have done it again. And this time, things are tropical.

  • The Duke of Clarence

    152-156 Clarence Street, Sydney

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

  • Bar

    Gunther's Dining Room - CLOSED

    180 Redfern Street, Redfern

    We can’t keep Redfern’s retro Euro bar a secret, comrades.

  • Bar

    The Botanist

    17 Willoughby Street, Kirribilli

    Sprightly and whimsical, The Botanist is abloom with good food, great drinks and a fun, furzy mood.

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