Button Bar, Sydney

13 Smiths Yard, London, SW18 4HR, United KingdomPhone: 020 3384 6000, Fax: 01483 431 938, Email: [email protected]: http://www.globehunters.com Registration number: 6981085

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Introduction Sydney is certainly a great place to hit the town and

there is no shortage of bars to choose from. The majority of Sydney’s bars are found in and around The Rocks – to the north of Haymarket in the centre of the city – and the surrounding areas. Just don’t try them all in the same night!


Mojo Record Bar Tucked away in a York Street basement, Mojo Record

Bar avoids the lift music that sometimes blights commercial cocktail bars and instead plays indie classics from the likes of The Smiths and The Stones Roses. The bar is fronted by a record store with the cosy and atmospheric bar below. There is a variety of creative cocktails and Australian craft beers to try whilst you browse over 7,000 imported LPs from the US.

Best for: an alternative soundtrack

Try: a ‘Fools Gold’


Opera Bar

This almost made the cut for its view alone, but it has more to offer than just fantastic vistas of the iconic Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. There’s a modern Australian menu to enjoy along with an extensive drinks list. Don’t be misled by the name; it’s actually a pretty casual affair with food orders placed at the bar. Plus, it’s popular with the locals as well as the tourists, which is always a good sign.


Opera BarBest for: a relaxing drink with a view

Try: Opera bar’s own pale ale

The fantastic view from the popular Opera Bar


Button Bar

It can often be tricky finding things as a tourist and this Sydney bar is certainly a challenge. Hidden away behind an unmarked wooden door on Foveaux Street in the Surry Hills area, the wood-panelled Button Bar serves up a dizzying array of cocktails and spirits sound tracked by blues and rock n roll. With over 40 varieties of whiskey and an imaginative cocktail menu the only thing to worry about once you’ve found the place is finding your way back to your hotel.

Best for: exploring new territory

Try: a Howlin’ Wolf cocktail


Absinthe Salon Tucked away in a terrace in Surry Hills, the Absinthe Salon is

something a bit special. Serving only various varieties of the powerful green spirit (including absinthe beer and absinthe coffee), the Absinthe Salon is exquisitely decorated and run by extremely knowledgeable staff. The menu is helpfully ordered so that it increases in strength, with 75% proof varieties on the third page. Perhaps unsurprisingly there is a three drink limit.


Absinthe SalonOne more of these and that's your lot at Absinthe Salon

Best for: experienced drinkers

Try: starting from page one of the menu


Palmer and Co There are a few speak-easy style bars to choose from in

Sydney and Palmer and Co gets the nod because of its impressively late 5am licence. There’s impressive attention to detail all-round; from the cocktail waitresses and bartenders dressed like they’ve just stepped out of the 1920s, to the pictures of bootleggers and other prohibition era renegades on the walls. As you’d expect, the imaginative cocktails are meticulously prepared.

Best for: staying out late

Try: a Hollywood sour


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