Nightclubs
Throughout the city there are a multitude of nightclubs
in close proximity to pubs and eateries. The main precincts
for
nightclubs include Kings Cross, Potts Point, Darlinghurst
and Surry Hills. Most nightclubs open around 10pm and operate
into the early morning hours. Some have strict dress regulations
e.g. no T-shirts, jeans, runners.
For those looking for stylish, upmarket surroundings, the
Soho Bar and Lounge, 171 Victoria St in Potts Point; the
old
favourite, Cauldron restaurant and nightclub on 207 Darlinghurst
Rd, Darlinghurst; Mr Goodbar on 11 Oxford St, Paddington;
and Riva located in the Sheraton in the Park hotel at 130
Castlereagh St in the city are recommended. The Riche Nightclub
at the Hilton Hotel on Pitt St attracts a broad range of
people from young sophisticated couples to hotel guests.
Newly renovated Kinselas at Taylor Square in Darlinghurst
offers a wide variety of entertainment in casual surroundings.
Jackson’s on George in the heart of the city at 176
George St is one of the longest established bars, open daily.
Sydney’s favourite backpacker spot, the Kings Cross
Hotel at 248 William St, is open all night attracting a
young international crowd.
Pubs and Bars
No visit to Sydney is complete without visiting a good old
Aussie pub. They can be found all over the city and offer
a wide variety of beers, and other drinks, brasserie style
food, pool tables and many have garden areas in the back.
Start with the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in The Rocks, the
oldest licensed pub in Sydney, that brews six out of the
12 draught beers served on tap. The Orient Hotel on the
corner of Kent & George streets offers live entertainment
on selected days. The CBD on York Street is popular with
city workers and is well known for its excellent food.
So is the Slip Inn on Sussex Street that’s well patronised
by a young and stylish crowd. The sophisticated Marble Bar
in the Sydney Hilton features live jazz and blues music.
The Royal Hotel, 237 Glenmore Road in Paddington is an extensively
renovated Victorian pub featuring a full restaurant, cocktail
bar and bottle shop. Along Oxford Street call in to the
Paddington Inn, a lively pub that is very popular on Saturdays,
when the Paddington Bazaar operates.
The Burdekin is small, but modern and trendy, while the
Albury is a noisy, buzzing establishment, popular with gay
men. In Balmain check out the Sackville Hotel and The London
with an impressive range of beers on tap. Where do Sydneysiders
go to quench the thirst after a hard day’s work? For
arguably the best views in town go to The Krug Room on top
of Chifley Tower or the Horizons Bar on level 36 at the
ANA Hotel.
The best and trendiest watering holes include the International
Restaurant and Bar on the 14th floor of 227 Victoria Street,
Kings Cross, The Centennial Hotel and Restaurant at 88 Oxford
Street, Woollahra, that has been recently refurbished to
attract a wellheeled crowd and the old favourite Bayswater
Brasserie at 32 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross. The “New
kid on the block” is the East Village, located on
a quiet corner in East Sydney (234 Palmer St), that offers
the opportunity to see and be seen among a young, groovy
clientele.
The Grand Pacific Blue Room on the corner of Oxford and
South Dowling streets is the combination of a dining room
and a late night bar. In Surry Hills, the city’s theatre,
media and rag trade precinct, is the Trinity Bar at 505
Crown Street, considered the coolest of Sydney’s Irish
bars. On the corner of Devonshire and Waterloo streets is
the O-Bar known for casual atmosphere.
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