“The Australian Bartender Top 100 Most Influential List is back for 2026, recognising the people having an impact across Australia’s bar industry right now, with Spirits Academy joining as this year’s official sponsor. Held every two years, the Top 100 brings together the bartenders, bar owners, operators, managers, brand ambassadors, and industry figures helping shape Australia’s bar scene and culture.”

“One of Sydney’s most intimate bars, Cantina OK! proves good things come in small packages. Specialising in small-batch mezcal, it’s all about classic cocktails and margaritas. With space for only two bartenders, you might have to be patient, but the hand-shaven ice and hand-pressed limes make it well worth the wait.”

“Drink trends August 2026 show beverage innovation moving towards experiential serves, mainstream functionality and bolder QSR flavours. From guava sgroppinos to prebiotic soft drinks and Red Bull-infused mocktails, brands and operators are taking familiar formats and making them more distinctive, visual and occasion-led.”

“A restaurant championing Aussie produce, a bar serving Margaritas in every shape and form, a Vietnamese cafe-meets-wine-bar hybrid and more have all joined the Hot List recently.”

“From micro mezcal den Cantina OK! to new suburb gems like Meadow in Cronulla, these are the best bars in Sydney right now. Sydney’s best bars range from micro mezcal mecca Cantina OK! to subterranean CBD wine bar Letra House and prohibition cocktail haunt Palmer & Co. Add boundary-pushing newcomers like Super 44 in Enmore and Cronulla’s Meadow, and you have a scene worth working through. Curated by Sitchu’s editors, this ever-evolving edit points you where to sip, whether you’re after gin, jazz or both.”

“With a name like Dine Out, you might be forgiven for thinking that Broadsheet’s winter festival is all about eating, but this year’s Sydney program has worked its way into plenty of the city’s hottest bars. We tapped 17 bars across the city to create a special one-off deal for the duration of the festival, from July 27 to August 2. Some venues offer substantial discounts, and others will serve meals that pair their venue’s most popular drinks with serious snacks. Here’s what’s happening around town.”

“Enmore Road’s newest cocktail bar, Super 44, debuted on 26 June,  brought to you by Mucho Group. You may recognise Mucho from sister venue Bar Planet, just a minute up the road, Centro86 in Martin Place, or their other new venue Bar Bridge, tucked away near Circular Quay. Super 44 takes the place of Midnight Special, which closed its doors in September of last year.”

“Enmore Road is home to dozens of great venues. From a moody bar focused on one kind of cocktail to a fried chicken joint with a cult-like following, these are some of our favourites at the moment.”

“After thousands of nominations and votes from across Australia’s hospitality industry, Drinks World unveils the Top 100 Bartenders Australia 2026, recognising the exceptional talent, passion and dedication of the bartenders shaping the country’s vibrant drinks industry.”

“Mucho Group has taken its cult cocktail format to Sydney’s Inner West for the first time, opening the doors to Margarita bar Super 44 last Friday (26 June). Situated on Enmore Road, the compact, high-energy bar focuses on fruit-forward Margaritas and shaved-ice cocktails with a menu designed for quick service and broad appeal.”

“They say the classics never go out of style. They also say you’ve gotta know the rules before you can break ’em. The Margarita and Martini are two classic cocktails most bars wouldn’t dare to mess with, but Mucho ain’t like the rest.”

“It's already been a huge 18 months for Mucho Group—and they're showing no signs of slowing down. Fresh off the opening of their CBD basement martini bar, Bar Bridge, the hospitality collective is preparing to unveil another concept: a Margarita-focused venue set to take over Enmore Road.”

“The MUCHO Group are back once again with the opening of yet another bar called Super 44. This one is a seriously vibey margarita bar in Newtown, bringing their inventive takes on tequila to the Inner West crowd.”

“The Mucho Group owns a trio of terrific Margarita joints – Centro 86, Cantina OK and Tio’s – so it’s no secret the team knows how to make a good Marg. During Broadsheet’s Dine Out festival, the Tio’s team is super-sizing the drink. Enter the Mega Pickle Margarita. The drink is salty and savoury. It’s briney, moreish and perfectly silly.”

“Located a short stone’s throw from its sister venue and martini-focused Bar Planet, the Newtown venue draws on ideas, techniques and flavour combinations from across the MUCHO portfolio and represents the group’s most expansive exploration of the margarita to date.”

“Mucho Group has stirred up its “most ambitious” margarita menu yet with the launch of Super 44 on Enmore Road. Located near sister venue Bar Planet and from the team behind Cantina OK!, Centro 86, and Tio’s, Super 44 continues the group’s emphasis on “fresh, delicious, psychedelic drinks” with a menu centring fruit-forward margaritas.”

“By this point, the Mucho Group is one of Sydney’s biggest purveyors of booze-fuelled fun, having just opened its sixth specialised bar. Just like older sibling Cantina OK!, the focus here is margaritas, and the retro ice-crushing machine has made the trip out west.”

“Super 44 is a neighbourhood margarita bar on Enmore Road, bringing MUCHO Group's agave obsession to Sydney's Inner West for the first time. Inspired by traditional Mexican cantinas and European tabernas, it's a psychedelic space where hand-painted signs, vintage finds and a desert-road-trip soundtrack create an atmosphere that's communal, familiar and alive.”

“Located a ‘stone’s throw’ from Bar Planet on Enmore Road, Super 44 is centred around fruit-forward Margaritas and is described as the ‘group’s most expansive exploration’ of the cocktail to date. The group dubbed the space a ‘psychedelic reimagining of the bars you might stumble into on dustier, distant lands’.”

“Bar Planet’s new neighbour is the latest from Sydney’s Marg masters. And with its moody vibes, four-part Spicy Margarita list and Tajin-spiced popcorn, it has enough looks and smarts to make it the best.”