The Best Bars and Pubs with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards in Sydney
It's a shame to be sitting inside whenever the sun comes out. Particularly if you've got a drink in hand.
Sydney is blessed with pretty great weather all year round — and after a few unusually rainy years, it's a shame to be sitting inside any time the sun rears its head. Particularly if you've got a drink in your hand.
Luckily, Sydney has a prime plethora of pubs and bars with seats either in the sun, shaded by greenery or just out in the fresh Sydney air. Want a hidden courtyard smack-bang in the CBD? We know one. A sprawling multi-level pub garden on the northern beaches? We've got one of those two. Save cosy pub corners for your next trip to London — these are the best Sydney beer gardens and boozy courtyards.
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BarThe Underground UTS
15 Broadway, Ultimo
Go from a cold one and games to a 600-strong party with live music and DJs at this casual campus hotspot.
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BarThe House of Music & Booze
161 Princes Highway, Saint Peters
The Music and Booze Co's St Peters home is a gig haven with a leafy sunlit beer garden and plenty of live music.
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BarWhite Cockatoo Hotel
30 Terminus Street, Petersham
Call this top-notch neighbourhood pub home for the night or even a couple of weeks.
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RestaurantPark House
2 Park Street, Mona Vale
The northern beaches pub with a restaurant, cocktail lounge and courtyard.
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BarRocks Brewing Co Tap House
160 Bourke Road, Alexandria
Brews inspired by the dubious characters of colonial past should be enjoyed in one of the best beer gardens in Sydney.
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BarCamelia Grove Hotel
146 Henderson Road, Alexandria
The Camelia Grove underwent a massive overhaul and the result is an unabashedly family friendly pub with a bloody good Italian kitchen.
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BarHarbord Hotel
29 Moore Road, Freshwater
Located just steps from the beach, this Sydney pub plays into its suburb's claim as the official birthplace of surfing in Australia.
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BarThe Duke of Enmore
148 Enmore Road, Enmore
This Enmore Road mainstay has woodfire eats, natty wines, heavy metal and picklebacks aplenty.
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BarHenson Park Hotel
91 Illawarra Road, Marrickville
Marrickville's beloved home of rugby league and beer garden bevs.
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BarThe Courthouse Hotel
202 Australia Street, Newtown
The unpretentious, grungy gem of Newtown with one of the finest outdoor courtyards in Sydney.
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BarThe Lord Gladstone
115 Regent Street, Chippendale
The Lord Gladstone has amped up the entertainment with more live gigs, parties and art exhibitions.
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BarThe Vic On The Park
2 Addison Road, Marrickville
This old Marrickville gem has been given the full Merivale treatment and it's totally working it.
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BarThe Lady Hampshire
91 Parramatta Road, Camperdown
Camperdown's resurrected pub is a haven for live music, cheap beers and classic pub feeds.
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BarBrewDog South Eveleigh
Bays 1 & 2, Locomotive Workshop, Eveleigh
BrewDog's flagship Sydney beer bar seats 720 beer aficionados inside and 190 outside, pouring 40 brews through its taps.
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BarThe Abercrombie Hotel
100 Broadway, Chippendale
Dance the night away at this massive Chippendale venue, which boasts multiple dance floors, a rooftop bar and a bottle shop.
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BarCricketers Arms Hotel
106 Fitzroy Street, Surry Hills
Known more intimately as the Crix, this is the kind of local that will make you want to move into the area.
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RestaurantCoogee Bay Hotel
253 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee
A beachside pub that's been a part of the community for 150 years.
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BarBackyard at The Alex
35 Henderson Road, Alexandria
This iconic Sydney pub returns with an expansive beer garden.
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BarCronulla RSL Club
38R Gerrale Street, Cronulla
Enjoy views over South Cronulla Beach from the terrace with a cocktail in hand.
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BarForrester's
336 Riley Street, Surry Hills
The Surry Hills pub has undergone a $1.5-million makeover, leaving it with one of Sydney's best beer gardens.
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BarNorth Annandale Hotel
105 Johnston Street, Annandale
Come for the live music on Sundays and a chicken parmy.
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BarAlbion Hotel
135 George Street, Parramatta
Parramatta's late-night, dog-friendly pub has one of the best beer gardens in Sydney.
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BarEstablishment Bar
252 George Street, Sydney
It's an elegant bistro inside a historic building, and it's a Sydney institution.
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BarThe Glebe Hotel
63 Bay Street, Glebe
This historic pub has been given a new name and dog-friendly courtyard.
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BarArcadia Liquors
7 Cope Street, Redfern
A fairy light-lit small bar with a sweet little courtyard out the back.
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BarGeorge Hotel Waterloo
760 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo
This neighbourhood pub has reopened as a taqueria and natural wine bar.
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Park House Food & Liquor
2 Park Street, Mona Vale
The old Mona Vale Hotel has been transformed into a sleek new restaurant, cocktail lounge and burger bar.
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BarRag & Famish Hotel
199 Miller Street, North Sydney
A classic Aussie pub with great pies and plenty of live sports.
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BarBungalow 8
3 Lime Street, Sydney
A harbourside bar with views from the beer garden, tropical vibes and a buzzing dance floor.
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BarBotany View Hotel
597 King Street, Newtown
An iconic south King Street pub that's home to one of Sydney's best beer gardens.
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BarGreengate Hotel
Cnr Pacific Highway And Greengate Road, Killara
Killara's mainstay pub on the Pacific Highway.
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BarThe Toxteth Hotel
345 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
This Glebe pub straddles old and new with great pub grub and a mixed crowd.
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BarStaves Brewery
4-8 Grose Street, Glebe
Get stuck in with two-for-one pints at Glebe's backstreet brewpub.
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BarThe London Hotel
85 Underwood Street, Paddington
This upscale pub caters to all — from dog lovers to peking duck lovers.
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BarBeach Road Hotel
71 Beach Road, Bondi Beach
Home to bands, one of Sydney's beer gardens and your favourite booze in Bondi.
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BarNorthies Cronulla Hotel
Cnr Kingsway And Elouera, Cronulla
Cronulla's beloved party pub and daytime dining spot.
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BarThe Unicorn
106 Oxford Street, Paddington
This friendly, unpretentious pub from the Mary’s gang is well-loved for its cold beer, homegrown wine list and food menu.
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RestaurantPublic House Petersham
292 Stanmore Road, Petersham
Come for the for the beer garden, stay for the pub grub, natty wine, DJ sets and trivia.
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BarThe Clock Hotel
470 Crown Street, Surry Hills
A Crown Street icon that beckons you in with a sun-drenched balcony and a menu to match.
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BarBondi Bowling Club
1 Warners Avenue, Bondi
Barefoot bowls, modern bistro food and local craft brews run this renovated Bondi gem.
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BarStrawberry Hills Hotel
453 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
If you were a local here before, you won’t recognise it.
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BarThe Bearded Tit
183 Regent Street, Redfern
Turn left at the crocheted penises and enter Redfern's brazen art bar.
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BarThe Tilbury Hotel
12 Nicholson Street, Woolloomooloo
Linger over a long lunch or dive into dessert at the new-look Tilbury.
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BarThe Oaks Hotel
118 Military Road, Neutral Bay
Now home to a sleek new cocktail bar, restaurant with in-house butcher, sports bar and boutique bottleshop.
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BarThe Duck Inn Pub & Kitchen
74 Rose Street, Chippendale
Across from the Seymour Centre and hidden just out of view from the hustle of Cleveland Street is a real quacker of a pub.
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BarThe Balmain Hotel
72-76 Mullens Street, Balmain
The West End Hotel is reborn as The Balmain, complete with Flamingo Room, outdoor dining area and a transcontinental menu.
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BarThe Beresford Hotel
354 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
A Surry Hills pub with one of the best courtyards in town.
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BarEl Loco at Slip Inn
111 Sussex Street, Sydney
An easy stroll from your CBD office, this Mexican-themed beer garden is the ideal mid-week pit stop.
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BarThe Rose Hotel
52-54 Cleveland Street, Chippendale
This vibrant Sydney beer garden has provided an inner city oasis for over 100 years.
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BarThe Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
19 Kent Street, The Rocks
Sydney’s oldest continually licensed hotel and home of Australia's oldest pub brewery.
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BarNorfolk Hotel
305 Cleveland Street, Redfern
Nailing the brief for a true-blue neighbourhood pub.
