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NewsWhat the New Liquor Licensing Laws Would Mean for Our Favourite Bars
How do we create a vibrant, all-hours city that's also safe? We ask some of the pros.
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NewsThe Abercrombie Hotel Calls Last Drinks
Bid farewell to 'deep-fried everything' and cult dance parties.
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NewsNew Summer Pop-Up Bar by The Corner House Coming to Opera House
Enjoy laidback Mediterranean cool under the sails.
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NewsCraft Beer and Book Matching for the Perfect Summer Read
See out a long summer day with The Sundowners and a Sundown Lager.
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NewsMr & Mrs Smith’s Ten Hottest Hotel Bars
If you're a jetsetting barfly, get ready to spread your wings and drool over the world's top ten hotel bars.
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GuideThe Most Popular Bars in Sydney for 2024
Beloved drinking holes, new brewery bars and a whole lot of rooftops — they’ve all grabbed your attention this year.
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GuideThe 50 Best Bars in Sydney Right Now — Ranked
Whether you're on the hunt for an extensive mezcal collection, an intimate date-night spot or the best bar snacks around, these are our picks for the best bars in Sydney.
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Guide
The Best Rooftop Bars in Sydney Right Now
The only way is up at these sky-bound bars, where crisp drinks and yummy snacks come with a generous pour of fun in the sun.
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GuideThe 20 Best Pubs in Sydney
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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GuideFive Inner West Pubs to Hit For Good Vibes and Great Feeds On a Night Out
There's a feed for every group and occasion to be found at these Inner West gems.
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GuideHola Amigos: Five Latin American and Spanish Restaurants for Cocktails and Comida with Your Mates
Move aside espresso martinis, there's a new coffee cocktail in town — and these venues are shouting the first 43 orders.
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GuideThe Most Popular Cafes in Sydney for 2024 So Far
Revamped inner-city favourites, new spots from local stalwarts and bakeries that had you lining up around the corner — these all made the list of your most clicked-on cafes for 2024.
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GuideThe Best (and Cosiest) Bars and Pubs with Fireplaces in Sydney
Warm up over fireside beers, whisky cocktails and gravy-covered roasts.
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GuideCheers to the Years: Sydney Small Bars That Have Become Mainstays in the CBD Nightlife
From hidden speakeasies to wine bars, these are the establishments we keep going back to time and time again.
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GuideNail That Crucial Third Date with These Memorable Date Night Spots in the CBD
Because there's nothing like a mariachi band to bring a couple closer.
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NewsCelebrate in the Middle of the Day with Appletiser Lunch Club
Appletiser launches a club for the ladies (and gents) who lunch
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NewsA Taste of SoCal Opening on the North Shore
You don't have to make the trip to Southern California to get a taste of what it's all about.
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NewsHola Sol Festival Cantina Coming to the Chauvel
A pop-up cantina set to get the fiesta started, Mexican style.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Sake
Sommelier and co-owner of Blackmarket Sake Matt Young talks us through the rice brew.
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NewsThe Beer-Slash-Coffee Combo from Toby’s Estate and Young Henrys
Beer and coffee go together like, well, beer and coffee with OkTobyfest.
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BarLi'l Darlin Crows Nest
23 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest
Surry Hills' playful restaurant and bar now has a sibling, pairing cocktails and sharing menus in the lower North Shore.
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RestaurantEla Ela
81 Sussex St, Sydney
Chef Peter Consistis' latest venture reimagines Greek cuisine with a modern twist at the former pub turned five-venue hospitality hub, The Bristol.
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RestaurantRowlee Wines
19 Lake Canobolas Road, Nashdale
Experience the ultimate wine-lovers' escape at this winery outside Orange.
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RestaurantPrinthie Wines
208 Nancarrow Lane, Nashdale
Experience wine with altitude paired with oysters farmed on site.
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RestaurantRoast Republic
174 Clarence Street, Sydney
Succulent barbecue ribs and spicy buffalo wings are singing out for your dining pleasure at this Clarence Street locale.
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RestaurantBalcon by Tapavino
17 Bligh Street, Sydney
Imbibe in Spanish wine and tapas in the heart of the Harbour City.
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RestaurantParipé
26 Kensington Street, Chippendale
Experience a slice of Spain in Chippendale's bustling international culinary hub.
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BarKahii Kissaten
364 Kent Street, Sydney
Start your day with matcha and croissants and end it with wine and oysters — all at this inner-city spot.
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RestaurantSanta Catarina
152-156 Clarence Street, Sydney
A Oaxacan restaurant with an outrageous mezcal collection hidden away in Sydney's YCK Laneway precinct.
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NewsBeer for Life with Young Henrys Brewery
Head brewer Richard Adamson details the delicious mixture of beer and community.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to Do at Sydney Craft Beer Week 2013
Excellent, creative and mindful drinking.
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NewsTry Banana Bread and Espresso Butter Beer from 4 Pines and Single Origin
It's Up & Go for beer enthusiasts.
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NewsSydney’s Ten Best Melbourne Cup Venues in 2013
Melbourne Cup Day is fast approaching, with Tuesday, November 5, and ill-advised hat choices galloping toward us.
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NewsNew Bar Tokyo Sing Song Will Bring Surprise to Newtown Nights
Just when you thought Newtown had seen and done it all, a new project is set to take on unexplored cultural frontiers.
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NewsFrom Ibiza with Love: Cafe del Mar to Open in Sydney
Soak up the Ibiza sunset, all from the comfort of our own Sydney Harbour.
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EventDUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Sat, 8 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This live 'Dungeons & Dragons' show has finally rolled into Australia for its Down Under premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
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EventWhat We Leave Behind
Sat, 4 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This evolving sculpture weaves together our collective hopes for the future of our environment.
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EventTelly Tuita: The Ta and Va of Tongpop
Sat, 4 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
Eye-popping colour, a bold mix of cultural and urban symbolism, and a playful irreverence are the trademarks of this Tongan artist.
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EventArt Up Late: Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Thu, 9 Jan, 2025
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Manly
Take a deep dive into an exhibition exploring the wonders of water while enjoying live music, artists talks and a glass of wine.
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EventEnigma: Immersive Sound and Video Art
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
This avant-garde revue showcasing some of Australia's most innovative artists combines video installations, sound sculptures and more.
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EventFlickerfest Sydney 2025
Fri, 17 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach
Sydney's only Academy® qualifying short film festival returns for the 34th year running.
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EventSydney Symphony Under the Stars
Sat, 18 Jan, 2025
Parramatta Park, Parramatta
At this free event, you can enjoy a rousing evening of classical hits and new Australian masterworks while sitting under the summer stars.
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EventThe FRIENDS™ Experience: The One in Sydney
Sat, 5 Oct 2024 - Sun, 16 Feb 2025
The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, Sydney
Way better than rewatching all 236 episodes, again.
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EventSquid Game: The Experience
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Luna Park, Milsons Point
This immersive 'Squid Game' experience at Sydney's Luna Park will get you playing 'Red Light, Green Light' IRL.
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EventThe Boxing Day Bash
Thu, 26 Dec, 2024
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park
Watch all the action as the Sixers and Stars show just how deep the Sydney-Melbourne rivalry runs.
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NewsSoda Factory Shouts You Drinks to Celebrate 10,000 Likes
Because $1 hotdogs were just too dear.
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NewsMetro Screen Cinema Bar to Pop Up in Paddo
Not just a movie house but a visual and kinaesthetic experience.
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NewsAvocado Beer Is a Possibly Delicious Invention
An LA brewery has created a guacamole-inspired beer to celebrate the beginning of avocado season in California.
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NewsRolling Stone Pop Up Bar to Hit Darlinghurst
The Rolling Stone Live Lodge will create an experience of the legendary magazine in bar form.
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NewsNew Newtown: The Neighbourhood’s Ten Best Recent Openings
Ten new places that have enhanced rather than replaced the suburb's classic spirit.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Guide to Where Bartenders Drink
Listen to the experts, they'll tell you where it's at.
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NewsEl Loco Slides Over to Slip Inn
The colourful Mexican cantina moves from the harbour to the courtyard.
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NewsThe Sydney CBD’s Ten Best Small Bars
Sydney's CBD is packed with hidden, intimate small bars. Here's where to find the best of 'em.
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NewsThe Ten Best Cocktail Bars in Sydney
Long gone are the days where 007's "shaken not stirred" will cut it.
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NewsThe Ten Best Beer Gardens in Sydney
Concrete Playground has scoured the city and collected for you our pick of the best beer gardens around. This one's on us.
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NewsThe Ten Best Pubs in Sydney
If there's something that Australia does well, it would have to be pubs. Arguably, Sydney has a few of the very best.
