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Beau Bar in Surry Hills, Sydney on March 2, 2023. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

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15 hot, new (and renewed) Sydney pubs and bars to try right now

From an old-school Euro aperitif bar to a sake bar with no bookings and no drinks list, here are the watering holes we’ve been loving lately.

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14/20

Buzzy Bar Morris in Haymarket puts the fun back into the hotel lobby bar

  • Terry Durack
New laneway spot Beau Bar is a moody, shadowy space built around a swish black granite island bar.
14.5/20

Surry Hills laneway bar Beau Bar in Surry Hills brings dark and moody vibes

  • Terry Durack
The Vermuteria team (from left): Dave Spanton, Michael Drescher and Michael Delany.

Old-school Euro aperitif bar Vermuteria opens in former Cafe Hernandez site on Kings Cross Road

  • Scott Bolles
Bar Messenger

Classic cocktails and gruyere toasties on the menu at Circular Quay’s Bar Messenger

  • Scott Bolles
El Primo Sanchez in Paddington.
14.5/20

Fun Mexican bar El Primo Sanchez brings two-person karaoke booth to Oxford St

  • Callan Boys
The Lady Hampshire.

New-look Lady Hampshire pub livens up Parramatta Road

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Bar 1880 opens on Bulletin Place.

‘Sydney bar precinct to watch in 2023’: Bar 1880 and Caffe Q’s join wave of new drinking spots to hit Circular Quay

  • Scott Bolles
In another life, Amuro might have been an Aesop store.
14.5/20

No bookings, no drinks list but sake bar Amuro has charm (and chopstick pillows you’ll want to pilfer)

  • Callan Boys
Croquettes, salted cod, avruga, pimento mayo at Casa Rosa.

Chippendale's revamped Abercrombie reopens with late-night licence and rooftop bar Casa Rosa

  • Bianca Hrovat
Where’s Nick is a friendly local bolthole for catch-ups.
14/20

Suburban charmer Where’s Nick is now an excellent place to drink in Marrickville

  • Callan Boys
Steak frites with Bordelaise sauce.
14/20

A beloved Surry Hills pub gets new French-ish bistro Chez Crix

  • Terry Durack
The 120-seat Arturo's Rooftop caters to the growing demand for open, outdoor spaces.

Sky's the limit as the Woolly Bay Hotel and The Strand open rooftop venues

  • Scott Bolles
Le Burger Gruyere with tomato, mustard and fries at The Strand, Darlinghurst.

The Strand Bistro opens on Darlinghurst's busy William Street

  • Scott Bolles
Clam Bar is a New York-style steakhouse from the Pellegrino 2000 and Bistrot 916 team.
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New York could do with more steakhouses like Sydney’s new two-hatted Clam Bar

  • Callan Boys
This 12-seat izakaya taps into Japanese drinking culture in a surprisingly – and endearingly – traditional way.
14.5/20

A tiny taste of Tokyo at Nomidokoro Indigo in Darlinghurst

  • Terry Durack
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