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Black Pearl

Black Pearl on Brunswick Street has been named among the world's best bars: serious craft cocktails in a Fitzroy corner pub built around technique above.

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Maybe Sammy

Maybe Sammy is a cocktail bar at 115 Harrington Street, The Rocks, Sydney, inspired by 1960s Las Vegas and named one of the World's 50 Best Bars.

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Bar Cleveland

Bar Cleveland is a heritage-listed hotel bar at 433 Cleveland Street, licensed since 1912, with craft beer and a large selection of spirits.

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The Sussex Hotel

The Sussex Hotel is a heritage pub at 20 Sussex Street with a Public Bar and beer garden, a Thai bistro called Suriya and a Rooftop garden bar.

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White Cockatoo Hotel

White Cockatoo Hotel is a Petersham pub at 30 Terminus Street, open since 1886, with beer on tap, seasonal cocktails, pool, pinball and two leafy courtyards.

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Cobbler

Cobbler, a whisky and cocktail bar on Browning Street in West End since early 2013, specialises in malted spirits from Scotch and Bourbon to Japanese.

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The Baxter Inn

The Baxter Inn is a cocktail bar at 152-156 Clarence Street, Sydney, open every night until 03:00.

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Old Mates Place

Old Mates Place is a bar on Level 4 of 199 Clarence Street in Sydney, up the lift, taking limited reservations and always keeping room for walk-ins.

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Dean & Nancy on 22

  • ★ 4.7
  • Hotel cocktail bar
  • Cbd
  • Sydney

Dean & Nancy on 22 is a cocktail bar on Level 22 at 2 Hunter Street, a homage to classic hotel bars with mid-century detail and a Sydney skyline view.

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Death & Taxes

Death & Taxes sits on Burnett Lane in the Brisbane CBD behind large double wooden doors, with over 1000 spirit bottles and a back room of booths.

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Bar Americano

Bar Americano fits 10 people in a CBD laneway and does not take bookings: the Negroni standard for Melbourne and a lesson in what a small bar.

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Above Board

Above Board in Collingwood seats 8 at a U-shaped counter and serves rotating seasonal cocktails from a hidden room accessed via Chopper Lane.

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Ramblin' Rascal Tavern

Ramblin' Rascal Tavern is a 5 Star Dive Bar in the basement at 60 Park Street, Sydney, established in 2014, with live tunes Thursday to Sunday.

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PS40

PS40 is a cocktail bar at 40 King Street, Sydney NSW 2000, open Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00 to 00:00.

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Savile Row

Savile Row is a cocktail and whisky bar behind the orange door at 667 Ann Street in Fortitude Valley, with over 1000 bottles across five levels.

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The Gresham

The Gresham opened in late 2013 in the historic Queensland National Bank at 308 Queen Street, pouring rum, whiskey and wine, with no table bookings.

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The Scratch Bar

The Scratch Bar on Park Road in Milton is a beer bar with a daily changing tap list of independent beers from Australia and abroad, plus wines and cocktails.

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Albion Hotel

The Albion Hotel at 300 Sandgate Road is the original local, with cold beer, big screens and a buzzing garden, and a Lounge Bar with 21 taps and three TVs.

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Seamstress

Seamstress on Lonsdale Street occupies a former garment factory with a cocktail bar on top: dim sum, Asian-influenced plates and a rooftop that fills by 9pm.

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Siglo

Siglo above Spring Street has rooftop views of Parliament House: aperitivo hours, a serious Campari selection and reliable late-night crowds on the terrace.

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Dr Morse

Dr Morse on Johnston Street in Abbotsford sits beneath Victoria Park station: a two-room bar with a serious whisky list from Scotland, Japan and Australia.

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Shady Pines Saloon

  • ★ 4.5
  • Nashville-style honkytonk
  • Darlinghurst
  • Sydney

Shady Pines Saloon is a Nashville-style honkytonk open since 2010, with vintage taxidermy, an antique back bar and live music every Thursday and Sunday.

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The Lobo Plantation

The Lobo is an 18+ only basement bar at 209 Clarence Street, Sydney, focused on rum and cocktails, with 250+ rums and lounge bookings for up to 8 guests.

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The Roosevelt

  • ★ 4.5
  • Cocktail bar and restaurant
  • Potts Point
  • Sydney

The Roosevelt is a 1950s NY-style cocktail bar and restaurant at 32 Orwell Street, Potts Point.

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Naked for Satan

Naked for Satan on Brunswick Street is the Fitzroy rooftop bar: pintxos, cheap vermut and a top-level terrace that draws weekend queues from midday onwards.

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Earl's Juke Joint

  • ★ 4.4
  • Cocktail bar
  • Newtown
  • Sydney

Earl's Juke Joint is a cocktail bar at 407 King Street in Newtown, open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm to midnight, with a happy hour from 5pm to 7pm.

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