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HoursMon-Wed 16:00-late, Thu 12:00-late, Fri-Sat 16:00-late, closed Sun
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Tip: Apero Hour runs Monday to Friday 4pm to 6pm; the 2025 refit added French vintage mirrors and marble tables.

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Address: Basement, 70 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

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Palmer & Co ★ 4.3

$$$ CbdTue-Thu 17:00-late, Fri-Sat 16:00-late, Sun 17:00-late, closed Mon

Palmer & Co in Sydney's CBD is the Merivale Prohibition-style bar reached down Abercrombie Lane, with regular live music sets and a long champagne list.

TipWalk down the alley and through a nondescript door; it is 18+ and staff may ask for photo ID.

PS40 ★ 4.2

$$$ CbdTue-Sat 17:00-00:00, closed Sun-Mon

PS40 in Sydney's CBD is the hidden cocktail bar entered from Skittle Lane off King Street, known for house-made sodas such as its wattleseed cola.

TipThe Africola tops house-made wattleseed cola and coffee liqueur with coconut foam; Tuesday is bartender takeover night.

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Palmer & Co ★ 4.3

$$$ CbdTue-Thu 17:00-late, Fri-Sat 16:00-late, Sun 17:00-late, closed Mon

Palmer & Co in Sydney's CBD is the Merivale Prohibition-style bar reached down Abercrombie Lane, with regular live music sets and a long champagne list.

TipWalk down the alley and through a nondescript door; it is 18+ and staff may ask for photo ID.

Earl's Juke Joint ★ 4.3

$$$ NewtownTue-Sun 17:00-00:00, closed Mon

Earl's Juke Joint in Sydney's Newtown is the King Street cocktail bar hidden behind the old Betta Meats butcher facade, named after drummer Earl Palmer.

TipThere is no jukebox despite the name; happy hour runs 5pm to 7pm with $15 cocktails.

PS40 ★ 4.2

$$$ CbdTue-Sat 17:00-00:00, closed Sun-Mon

PS40 in Sydney's CBD is the hidden cocktail bar entered from Skittle Lane off King Street, known for house-made sodas such as its wattleseed cola.

TipThe Africola tops house-made wattleseed cola and coffee liqueur with coconut foam; Tuesday is bartender takeover night.

ARQ Sydney ★ 4.1

$$ DarlinghurstEvent nights, schedule on the venue's listings page

ARQ Sydney in Darlinghurst is the Flinders Street LGBTQ nightclub that opened in 1999 and reopened under new management in mid-2026 after a spell as Aura.

TipCheck arqnightclub.com.au before heading out; the venue only reopened under new management in 2026.

Universal ★ 4.2

$$ DarlinghurstDownstairs daily 12:00-late, upstairs event nights

Universal in Sydney's Darlinghurst is the Oxford Street queer superclub with a ground-floor Drag Bar and a superclub dance floor upstairs on event nights.

TipThe ground-floor Drag Bar opens daily from noon; the upstairs superclub runs on event nights listed by the venue.

The Oxford Hotel ★ 4.1

$$ DarlinghurstDaily 10:00-04:00

The Oxford Hotel in Sydney's Darlinghurst has stood on Oxford Street for over a century, with the Oxford Underground nightclub in its basement most weeks.

TipPolo Lounge sits at the top, Ginger's on level one and Oxford Underground in the basement, with the Oxford Bar on the ground floor.

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