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1. Opera Bar
An outdoor bar on the lower concourse of the Sydney Opera House, facing the Harbour Bridge, with live music every day and food served at the tables.
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6 places · Updated October 24, 2026
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An outdoor bar on the lower concourse of the Sydney Opera House, facing the Harbour Bridge, with live music every day and food served at the tables.
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A cocktail bar on Harrington Street in The Rocks inspired by 1960s Las Vegas, known for theatrical, film-inspired drinks and attentive hospitality.
View details — Maybe SammyBar
A basement whisky bar reached from a laneway off Clarence Street, with more than 360 whiskies behind a fairy-lit bar and an old-fashioned saloon feel.
View details — The Baxter InnBar
A sandstone pub in The Rocks that claims to be Sydney's oldest continually licensed hotel and Australia's oldest pub brewery, brewing its own beer on site.
View details — Lord Nelson Brewery HotelBar
A two-level rooftop cocktail lounge at the top of Hotel Palisade in Millers Point, with harbour views, shared plates by day and DJs at night.
View details — Henry Deane at Hotel PalisadeBar
A pub on Cumberland Street in The Rocks, trading since 1921, with a public bar, a 1920s-style cocktail bar and a rooftop with harbour views.
View details — The Glenmore Hotel