“Sydney/Eora has really upped its bar game in the past few years. We’ve embraced creativity, luxury, and the best ideas from abroad to create a cosmopolitan bar scene that feels elevated from the days of yore. We’re now home to some of the most exciting bartenders and bars in the entire world—with a few placements on the World's 50 Best bars list to prove it.”

“"Drink with me, to days gone by. To the life, that used to be. Let the wine of friendship never run dry."

That's what the compatriots sung in Les Miserables, on the eve before their untimely demise at the hands of the establishment. And that's the merry spirit that should follow all of us in Sydney, in light of some of the foreclosures at some of our most beloved haunts.”

“They say good things come to those who wait! When it comes to food, a line of excited, hungry customers outside of a restaurant or bakery often points to something special; whether it’s a mortadella and cheese-stuffed breakfast croissant, a loaded lunchtime banh mi or an Instagrammable evening tipple. These are the restaurants, bars, cafes, bakeries and eateries from across Sydney that keeps us glued to the footpath in anticipation.”

““The Negroni fad’s kind of dropped off and Martinis have taken its place.” What's behind the contemporary surge of this classic cocktail, and where can you find the best examples?”

“Nestled in the inner west, Newtown is an eclectic gem that's packed with top-tier bars and eateries.”

“Martinis are the name of the game at this psychedelic Enmore Road cocktail bar from the Cantina OK! team.”

“Newtown. The lefty central of Sydney. Filled with the garish stench of breweries, pubs, pokies, pool, gentrification and 18-year-olds from Sydney University as they stumble home trashed on a Tuesday night. Where psychotic, Christian, bald headed mouldy-men, screaming in the name of Jesus, sometimes like to march, and the local BWS showcases a year round pride sign: BWYasssss.”

“It’s high time we raised a glass to Sydney’s embattled bar scene: it’s weathered everything from lockout laws, to lockdown, from constant CBD roadworks, to (almost) unrelenting rain. But this is its beauty: after every blow, it emerges, bright, and strong and ready to pour out another.”

“There's no question: 2022 was the year of the signature drink in Sydney. Be it martinis, Negronis or fragrant sake, Sydney now has a bar dedicated to it, found in world-class hotels, squeezed into 11-seat suburban spots, or under the watchful eyes of a giant golden prawn (yep...).”

“From the place to be when the sun goes down to a hot new rooftop diner from a genre-pushing chef and a late-night haunt specialising in Martinis, here’s how to tackle a night out in Sydney.”

“Put these brand new bars on your list this weekend”

“You can't spell optimistic without olive.”

“We toast an intergalactic Newtown bar that’s big-upping the Martini, pair brews with prawn toast at an inner-west warehouse devoted to a former PM, and sip classic cocktails beneath a 400-tonne clocktower. Here’s why it's been an outstanding six months for Sydney’s drinks fans.”

““Really, we just opened the bar we wanted to see in the area. We hope it brings joy to the inner west," Mucho Hospitality Group Marking Director Daisy Tulley says.”

“Journey to the final frontier for the perfect Martini.”

“The team behind the world’s 23rd best bar turns its attention to that cocktail-lounge staple, the Martini – and the results are as out of this world as you might expect.”