Ramblin' Rascal Tavern ★ 4.5
Cocktail dive on Park Street, Sydney CBD. Dive-bar aesthetic, top-shelf bar program; hot dogs at midnight and a sound system that runs loud.
Signature drink: Espresso martini
Food: Hot dogs
The Roosevelt is a bar in Potts Point, Sydney.
Cocktail bar on Orwell Street, Potts Point, Sydney. Long mahogany counter, a Sazerac on the menu since 1942 and a piano on Sundays. Open 7 nights.
Food program: Bar snacks and pizza
Address: 32 Orwell Street, Potts Point NSW 2011, Sydney
Cocktail dive on Park Street, Sydney CBD. Dive-bar aesthetic, top-shelf bar program; hot dogs at midnight and a sound system that runs loud.
Signature drink: Espresso martini
Food: Hot dogs
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-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
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
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 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