PS40 ★ 4.5
House-soda cocktail bar on King Street, Sydney CBD. The team distil their own sodas in-house; the rosehip-and-pepper soda highball is the bar signature.
Signature drink: House-made cola highball
Food: Snacks
Low 302 is a bar in Surry Hills, Sydney.
Long-running cocktail dive on Crown Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Late-night daiquiris, the toasted-sandwich menu after midnight, dark room, no fuss.
Food program: Toasties
Address: 302 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Sydney
House-soda cocktail bar on King Street, Sydney CBD. The team distil their own sodas in-house; the rosehip-and-pepper soda highball is the bar signature.
Signature drink: House-made cola highball
Food: Snacks
Rooftop hotel bar on Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney. Wide-open harbour view to the Opera House, pub-grade lunch and pints from midday.
Signature drink: Beer with a harbour view
Food: Pub food
Seventh-floor rooftop bar on York Street, Sydney CBD. Mezcal-leaning cocktail program and a partly open-air courtyard above the city. Tue-Sun from 4pm.
Signature drink: Smoky margarita
Food: Mexican snacks
All-day restaurant-bar on Carrington Street, Sydney CBD. Italian small plates, oysters at the bar, the city's most reliable after-work spritz address.
Signature drink: Aperol spritz
Food: Pasta and small plates
Basement Chinese cocktail bar on York Street, Sydney CBD. Tea-infused cocktail program, dumplings to share, dim red glow and lantern-lit corners.
Signature drink: Tea-infused cocktail
Food: Dumplings
Bar inside Rockpool Bar & Grill on Hunter Street, Sydney CBD. Long marble bar, dry-aged beef snacks, old-school cocktail program that runs into the evening.
Signature drink: Manhattan
Food: Steak and bar snacks