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Rockpool Bar & Grill – Sydney CBD Rockpool Bar & Grill – Sydney CBD

The first time I went to the cocktail bar at Rockpool Bar & Grill (not to be confused with Rockpool in Circular Quay) I was relatively impressed. The art deco building (built in 1936) is …

Nippon Club – Sydney CBD Nippon Club – Sydney CBD

This old-fashioned underground den on Macquarie Street has become my new favourite dive bar and restaurant. Hidden away with just a tiny sign near the door (the formal name is the International Nippon Australia New …

Grasshopper – Sydney CBD Grasshopper – Sydney CBD

Created by the same folk that ran Seven Metre Bar (7M), Grasshopper is possibly Sydney’s hardest to find laneway bar. Located on Temperance Lane, which runs off George Street, it’s not visible from the main …

Sir Stamford hotel bar – Circular Quay Sir Stamford hotel bar – Circular Quay

Many bars prefer the less-is-more approach (I suspect sooner or later we’ll find ourselves in so-called bars that have little more than a bonfire in a garbage can and a bucket of grain spirit to …