Maybe Sammy
Cocktail bar
A glamorous Harrington Street bar inspired by late-1950s Las Vegas, known for its showmanship, its service and regular live music.
📍 115 Harrington St, The Rocks NSW 2000
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Eau de Vie
Speakeasy cocktail bar
A 1920s-style speakeasy entered from Wynyard Lane, with leather seats, moody lighting and craft cocktails.
📍 Basement Level, Enter Via Wynyard Lane, 285 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
Papa Gede's
Cocktail bar
A small voodoo-themed bar on Kent Street with inventive cocktails and monthly comedy nights.
📍 348 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000
Dean & Nancy on 22
Cocktail bar
A 22nd-floor bar on Hunter Street inspired by mid-century hotel bars, with classic cocktails, food and city views.
📍 2 Hunter St, Sydney NSW 2000
Apollonia
Basement cocktail bar
A basement cocktail bar on Young Street, a few minutes' walk from Circular Quay.
📍 Basement Level/5-7 Young St, Sydney NSW 2000
Old Love's
Basement cocktail bar
A basement bar in the same Clarence Street building as Old Mate's Place.
📍 Basement/199 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
PS40
Cocktail bar
A small bar tucked into Skittle Lane off King Street, with a creative cocktail list.
📍 40 King St Enter, 40 Skittle Ln, Sydney NSW 2000
Little Felix
Cocktail bar
A small, Parisian-style cocktail bar on Ash Street.
📍 2a Ash St, Sydney NSW 2000
Zephyr
Rooftop bar
A rooftop bar on level 12 of the Hyatt Regency on Sussex Street, with harbour views and sharing plates.
📍 Level 12/161 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000
Fortunate Son
Cocktail bar
A small cocktail bar on Enmore Road and one of the street's most highly rated.
📍 105 Enmore Rd, Newtown NSW 2042
She Loves You
Cocktail and wine bar
A cocktail and wine bar at the southern end of King Street.
📍 530 King St, Newtown NSW 2042
The Wine Bar at The International
Wine bar
A polished wine bar at 25 Martin Place with exciting drops, good snacks and a weekday happy hour.
📍 25 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Bar Copains
Wine bar
A cosy French-leaning wine bar in Surry Hills with outdoor seating, praised in the 2025 Wine List of the Year Awards.
📍 67 Albion Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
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Your questions
What are the best date night bars in Sydney?
Start with Maybe Sammy, Eau de Vie, Papa Gede's, Dean & Nancy on 22 and Apollonia. Our full list has 13 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, 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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