The Abercrombie Hotel

Overview

The Abercrombie is back! The storied corner pub and haven of electronic music reopened at the end of 2022 with Solotel at the helm, bringing packed dance floors and its 24-hour license back to Chippendale.

The expansive venue boasts multiple distinct spaces across its three stories. The ground floor is home to the main bar, beer garden and dedicated club space, which hosts a boundary-pushing program of dance music featuring some of the best tastemakers and party crews from around Sydney, Australia and the world.

When the beats aren't firing, this area serves as a friendly neighbourhood haunt with beers and cocktails on tap, hot sandwiches and pizza, and daily specials.

For more intimate gatherings, head upstairs to the Sun Room, a cosy first-floor cocktail lounge with house-party energy, or take a seat on the rooftop for skyline views, crowd-pleasing snacks and weekly entertainment, including DJs on weekends spinning until the early hours of the morning.

Rounding out the offer is Bar Freda's, the third incarnation of the legendary creative hotspot that relocated from Darlinghurst in 2025. This final piece of the puzzle is located in the adjoining terraces next to the pub, just a few doors down from where it first began life as Café Freda's. Here, you'll find a cosy, red-hued bar serving up minimal-intervention drops and fun cocktails, a lively dining room serving Euro-leaning snacks and an intimate club space backed by the sound system from Freda's 1.0.

While the venue generally stays open until 5am on weekends, those open hours can stretch even further — sometimes all the way into the next day — when special events are on.

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