South Coast NSW
Hidden away from prying eyes, Little Prince has an intimate feel and a secret garden that twinkles with fairy lights after dark. Adding extra sparkle to…
South Coast NSW
Hidden away from prying eyes, Little Prince has an intimate feel and a secret garden that twinkles with fairy lights after dark. Adding extra sparkle to…
Newtown & the Inner West
With a friendly, 30-plus local crowd, this is an excellent bar with street-side seating, local live music and a relaxing backyard area if you don't fancy…
South Coast NSW
Nowra's smoothest espresso is poured at an industrial-looking, mural-covered shed north of the CBD. Grab kicking coffee to take away, or perch on a crate…
Sydney
There's a kick to Paddington's weekend nightlife, and this bar-restaurant is a key player. Drinks and service are excellent, while chickens spinning on…
Newtown & the Inner West
The art deco Imperial is legendary as the starting point for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. This old, late-opening LGBTIQ+ favourite…
Newtown & the Inner West
This historic corner pub has had a smart makeover and is all exposed brick and hanging garden these days, but the place still has plenty of old-time charm…
Sydney
This spacious art deco pub is casual and unpretentious, and a fine place to sink a few craft beers, sip some Australian wines or join in nightly events…
Newtown & the Inner West
You know you're in Alexandria when you're sitting in the middle of an industrial estate, staring at a tall corrugated metal wall, but there are plants and…
Newtown & the Inner West
This late opener is famous for its Wednesdays with Birdcage, one of Sydney's key lesbian nights. Over the weekend it features live music and DJs taking up…
Byron Bay
This live-music stalwart is as grungy and boozy as it ever was, and has played host to everyone from Billy Bragg and Dizzee Rascal to Dinosaur Jr and PJ…
Byron Bay
The Rails sure smells like a beer-stained pub, and its indoor-outdoor mayhem draws everyone from lobster-red British tourists to high-on-life earth…
Newtown & the Inner West
Band posters and paper lanterns decorate the black walls of this groovy little bar. Expect mellow bluesy/country/rocky sounds and cocktails based around…
Sydney
This enormous, rambling, rowdy complex packs in the backpackers for live music, open-mic nights, comedy and big-screen sports in the beaut beer garden,…
Southern NSW & The Murray
The boldest of Albury's drinking establishments, Public House is packed on weekends with a younger crew enjoying good cocktails, a decent craft-beer list,…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
All Sydney's small bars seem to be dark, candlelit speakeasies with a dash of gangster chic, so it's refreshing to find this light, bright cocktail spot…
Newtown & the Inner West
The latest from the team behind Earl's Juke Joint, this is another nondescript facade that opens into a fantasy world you wouldn’t guess from the street…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Once a small corner pub, until it expanded into two neighbouring houses, the Dolphin's striking designer makeover means it deliberately looks like the…
Sydney
This classic old Australian pub once stood virtually alone, wide verandah providing the shade for contemplating another slow-paced north-of-the-harbour…
Sydney
This dingy, small, graffiti-strewn bar deliberately plays up its downbeat location at a corner of a multistorey carpark. The drinks, however, are very…
Manly
This two-level bar-restaurant is an atmospheric spot for a great night-time cocktail – if you can read the menu in the low-lit speakeasy ambience. Sweet…
Newtown & the Inner West
The Bank didn't always sport the artful heritage-wood look that it has now, but it has consistently been a Newtown classic in its central railway-side…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Something of a locals' lounge room, the Darlo’s triangular retro space is a magnet for urban bohemians, fluoro-clad ditch diggers and architects with a…
New South Wales
The sleepy hamlet of Kentucky, 40km southwest of Armidale, is home to this quirky winery, distillery and restaurant. The gins are particularly well…
Newtown & the Inner West
A curious semi-underground layout, offbeat decor and an appealingly louche ambience have put this spot firmly on many Inner Westies' favourites list. DJs…
South Coast NSW
If you're hard-pressed to choose between the joys of sipping coffee and those of leafing through literature, this bookshop and cafe combines both…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Sardined into a Darlinghurst terrace, this cute wine bar offers a small but well-curated selection of beverages, with punchy rosemary negroni as the house…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Coffee is a serious business in Sydney, and this corridor's dark industrial decor and cell-block lighting cage combines with cartoon-noir wall…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
A stalwart of the Oxford St LGBTIQ+ strip, Stonewall has three levels of bars and dance floors. Cabaret, karaoke and quiz nights spice things up; there's…
Byron Bay
Head upstairs to the breezy laid-back coastal vibes at this upmarket spot, with its whitewashed walls and big windows overlooking the main strip. The…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Six taps are featured at this cool craft brewery, just enough to showcase Eden Brewery's concise menu of interesting beers. Try them all with a tasting…
Newtown & the Inner West
What Chippendale does best is a real feeling of neighbourhood despite its proximity to central Sydney. This backstreet pub takes food and drink seriously…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Beautifully situated in the leafy grounds of a historic water reservoir, behind the Pieno restaurant, this oasis serves dozens of wines by the glass to…
Newtown & the Inner West
There's something rather magical about the baroque, Italianate courtyard out the back of this pub, a great venue on a sunny afternoon or for candlelit…
South Coast NSW
Locals pour in to join day-trippers in the grassy rear beer garden and sunny verandah for people-watching or just checking in on the Kangaroo Valley vibes…
New South Wales
A cosy, couch-equipped cafe that morphs into a wine bar with excellent food at night, Our Place is great for a drop-in most hours of the day. An…
Southern NSW & The Murray
A popular spot for visiting backpackers and farm workers, the Area Hotel combines a friendly front bar with a rear beer garden that's often used for live…
Newtown & the Inner West
Hidden away by the bulk of the Broadway shopping centre, this small microbrewery has hanging tankards and the industrial paraphernalia of kettle, mash tun…
South Coast NSW
The coffee's as good as the view at casual Bermi's, which also serves hangover-curing breakfasts like avocado and Vegemite on toast and pancakes with…
Newtown & the Inner West
Right on the most pleasant stretch of Norton Street, surrounded by Mediterranean restaurants, this handsome old pub has a fairly uninspiring (but late…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This breezy, humorous, faux-Spanish colonial fitout of the former Macquarie Hotel doesn't take itself (or the Spanish language) too seriously. It's an…
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