Shady Pines Saloon

Shady Pines Saloon

Yee-ha! Surry Hills now features a bar even the most grizzled drinker will appreciate. By Myffy Rigby

Eau de Vie

Eau de Vie

Hidden in the back of the Kirketon is a terrific new bar with friendly service and dynamite cocktails.

Tokonoma

Tokonoma

The Asian-inspired cocktails are expertly made at Crown Street's new Japanese-themed bar.

Ravesi's Wine Bar

Ravesi's Wine Bar

Bondi's beautiful ones have a new wine bar to grace with their presence, writes Mike Bennie.

Absinthe Salon

Absinthe Salon

Take a trip back in time to 19th century Paris at Surry Hills' most unusual new small bar

Doctor Pong

Doctor Pong

The sweet smell of fun emanates from Darlinghurst's newest bar.

Berkelouw Wine Bar

Berkelouw Wine Bar

Berkelouw bookstores' latest venture is a wine bar in the heart of Leichardt.

Bar Century

Bar Century

Bar Century - aka the Century Tavern - has reopened its doors with cheap beer and a jukebox.

The Winery by Gazebo

The Winery by Gazebo

The newest Surry Hills wine bar puts the emphasis on fun.

Astral Bar

Astral Bar

Take in the giddy heights of Sydney with a drink in hand.

Bald Rock Hotel

Bald Rock Hotel

A classic Sydney pub survives in the inner west.

Fico

Fico

This chic new bar on Bourke Street is keeping its considerable charms under wraps.

Where to get a Hemingway daiquiri

Where to get a Hemingway daiquiri

Can't be arsed making a Hemingway daiquiri for yourself? Try one of these bars

Sydney's Best Bars

First date bars - Sydney's Best

First date bars - Sydney's Best

Break the ice in style at these classy drinking spots

Hot Wine Bars

Hot Wine Bars

Get romantic or drown your sorrows with Sydney's best wine bars. By Myffy Rigby

Shochu Bars

Shochu Bars

This season's hottest spirit is as tasty in cocktails as it is straight up.

Sydney Small Bars

Sydney Small Bars

Sydney's bar revolution rolls on and summer is the time to think small.

Bar Awards 2010 honours list

Bar Awards 2010 honours list

Celebrate Sydney's best in the bar scene with the Time Out 2010 Bar Awards honours list.

Sip Trip #8: Balmain/Rozelle

Sip Trip #8: Balmain/Rozelle

Take a crawl in an area steeped in tradition, where most bars are heritage listed and everyone pours a great schooner.

Funky brewsters

Funky brewsters

An increasing number of local pubs have their own microbreweries or self-branded beers.

Sip Trip 07: CBD

Sip Trip 07: CBD

Sydney's central business district offers more than beer barns and suit magnets.

Bars in Glebe

Bars in Glebe

There's great deals galore in Glebe's old-school pub scene.

Newtown

Newtown

The longtime centre of all thing alternative, Newtown has a bar scene thronging with beer gardens, cheap drinks and boho chic.

New Kings Cross Bars

New Kings Cross Bars

Sydney's traditional entertainment district is evolving again, with new bars aplenty.

Sydney's 10 Best Bar Experiences

Sydney's 10 Best Bar Experiences

Myffy Rigby limbers up the gullet and throws herself on the booze grenade to deliver Sydney's 10 best bar experiences whatever the occasion

Top five bars for pinball

Top five bars for pinball

Beer and pinnies: can there be a better way to spend a couple of hours? We think not.

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Off the vine: Sydney wine underground

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Australian cleanskins

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Foreign yet frugal

Foreign yet frugal

Imported wines need not break the bank.

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"There is probably none that is more delicious and certainly none that has caused more violent disagreement and acrimonious debate than the Mint Julep"

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