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Date night bars in Central Coast

Low light, good drinks and somewhere to talk: the Central Coast bars we would pick for a night for two.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Date night: 4 bars

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1 ยท Terrigal

Pocket Bar

Cocktail bar

A stone's throw from Terrigal Beach, the Central Coast sister of Sydney's Stitch Bar, mixing modern techniques with classic recipes. Known for its Penicillin.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿธ Classics
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 1/74 Terrigal Esplanade, Terrigal NSW 2260

2 ยท Wyong, The Entrance and Long Jetty

Jerry Sent Me

Speakeasy-style bar

A speakeasy-style bar with timber rafters and a log fire. Its Cuban-themed sister, La Bodeguita, has opened next door.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Hidden
  • ๐Ÿธ Classics
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 14/16 Alison Road, Wyong NSW 2259

3 ยท Woy Woy, Ettalong and Patonga

Bar Toto

Cocktail and wine bar

Old-world European charm in Ettalong since 2013, with a cocktail list created by Peter Clarke.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿท Wine
  • ๐Ÿธ Classics
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 83/189 Ocean View Road, Ettalong Beach NSW 2257

4 ยท Gosford and Erina

Astra

Rooftop bar and restaurant

On the 28th floor of the voco Gosford hotel, with Japanese-inspired food cooked on a binchotan hibachi grill.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Views
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ voco Gosford, 108 Donnison Street, Gosford NSW 2250

Map: date night

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Your questions

What are the best date night bars in Central Coast?

Start with Pocket Bar, Jerry Sent Me, Bar Toto and Astra. Our full list has 4 bars.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Now we're bringing it to Australia. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides, including Australian Traveller and Coast Magazine.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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