Cocktail trails: 3 routes
The Wynyard laneways
6 bars · about 13 minutes on foot in total
- 1Eau de VieBasement Level, Enter Via Wynyard Lane, 285 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 5 min to the next bar
- 2Burrow BarBasement/96 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 3The Barber Shop89 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 4PS4040 King St Enter, 40 Skittle Ln, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 5The Baxter Inn152/156 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 6Old Mate's Placelevel 4/199 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
The Rocks to Hunter Street
4 bars · about 13 minutes on foot in total
- 1Maybe Sammy115 Harrington St, The Rocks NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 2Grain BarGround Floor/199 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 5 min to the next bar
- 3ApolloniaBasement Level/5-7 Young St, Sydney NSW 2000
- 🚶 about 7 min to the next bar
- 4Dean & Nancy on 222 Hunter St, Sydney NSW 2000
King Street and Enmore Road
4 bars · about 10 minutes on foot in total
- 1Earl's Juke Joint407 King St, Newtown NSW 2042
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 2Bar Planet16 Enmore Rd, Newtown NSW 2042
- 🚶 about 5 min to the next bar
- 3Fortunate Son105 Enmore Rd, Newtown NSW 2042
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 4Jacoby's Tiki Bar154 Enmore Rd, Enmore NSW 2042
Map: cocktail trails
Tap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Your questions
How long does a Sydney cocktail trail take?
Each route has four to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.
Which is the best cocktail trail in Sydney?
For first-timers, the Wynyard laneways route takes in six bars a few minutes apart, including The Baxter Inn and Eau de Vie.
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- Rooftops and viewsSydney cocktail bars with a view or a terrace: Opera Bar, Zephyr, Dean & Nancy on 22 and O
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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, Google Maps and trusted local guides, ahead of bringing Cocktail Week to Sydney.
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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