Late-night barcbdWed-Sat 5pm-3am
Subterranean Pitt Street music lounge by the Frankie's Pizza crew: 10,000-LP collection, DJs deep into the night, dry-aged burgers and tuna melts till late.
Signature drink: Dive bar negroni and a vinyl set
Food: Diner classics, dry-aged burgers, tuna melts
Whiskey divenewtownDaily 4pm-12am
Whiskey-and-beer dive on King Street, Newtown, Sydney. American whiskey-heavy back bar, country playlist, a New Orleans Sazerac on every menu.
Signature drink: Boilermaker
Food: Snacks
Irish whiskey barsurry-hillsMon-Sat 4pm-1am
Two-storey Irish whiskey bar on Campbell Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Live music upstairs, 200+ Irish whiskeys behind the bar. Open Tue-Sun from 5pm.
Signature drink: Irish coffee
Food: Snacks
SpeakeasycbdMon-Sat 4pm-1am
Below-street speakeasy on York Street, Sydney CBD. Hidden behind a haberdashery facade, American-leaning cocktails, peanut shells on the floor.
Signature drink: Pickleback shot
Food: American snacks
Mexican beer barsurry-hillsTue-Sat 4pm-late
Mexican spirits and beer bar on Foster Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Modelo on tap, micheladas, tortas at midnight, a cult crowd of bartenders.
Signature drink: Michelada
Food: Mexican snacks
Whisky barcbdWed-Sat 4pm-late
Whisky-bar in 1840s sandstone cellars on George Street, The Rocks, Sydney. Single-malt regional flights and an underground room with stone walls.
Signature drink: Whisky flight by region
Food: Snacks