Nightlife in Sydney

Top spots in Sydney

• Surry Hills

  Food & Drink

  Surry Hills

  Crown Street brunch, Crown Street dinner, tiny bars in between.

• Newtown

  Nightlife

  Inner West

  King Street — live music, late-night Thai, vintage shops and the Enmore Theatre.

Best nightlife in Sydney

12 hand-picked bars, clubs, live music rooms & late-night eats.

• Maybe Sammy

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  Cocktail bar · The Rocks

  World's 50 Best, retro Sammy Davis Jr. vibe.

• Re-

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  Cocktail bar · Eveleigh

  Sustainability-driven, zero-waste cocktails.

• The Baxter Inn

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  Speakeasy · CBD

  Whisky bar down a laneway, 900 bottles.

• PS40

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  Cocktail bar · CBD

  House-made sodas + cocktails.

• Home The Venue

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  Club · Darling Harbour

  Massive multi-level club.

• Chinese Laundry

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  Club · CBD

  Long-running underground dance club.

• The Basement

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  Live music · Circular Quay

  Jazz & soul club since 1973.

• Enmore Theatre

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  Live music · Newtown

  Historic 2500-cap rock venue.

• Henrietta

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  Wine bar · Bondi Beach

  Beachfront natural-wine bar.

• Hotel Centennial

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  Rooftop · Woollahra

  Garden-terrace rooftop drinks.

• Spice Alley

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  Late-night eats · Chippendale

  Open-air hawker laneway.

• Harry's Cafe de Wheels

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  Late-night eats · Woolloomooloo

  Pie cart since 1938, open late.

Where to eat

• Quay

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  Contemporary Australian · The Rocks

  Peter Gilmore's tasting menu with Opera House and Harbour Bridge views.

• Tetsuya's

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  Japanese-French tasting · CBD

  Tetsuya Wakuda's restored federation home — confit ocean trout is legend.

• Chin Chin

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  South-East Asian · Surry Hills

  Loud, large and very good — book a couple of weeks ahead.

• Bourke Street Bakery

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  Bakery · Surry Hills

  Sausage rolls, ginger brulée tarts and queue out the door.

• Spice I Am

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  Thai · Surry Hills

  Properly spicy Bangkok-style — get the jungle curry.

Live & on stage

• Sydney Festival

  Citywide · Jan 7–26 · Mixed

• Vivid Sydney

  Harbour & CBD · May 22 – Jun 13 · Light & music

• Splendour in the Grass

  Byron Bay · Jul 24–26 · Festival