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This New York-style bar serves a negroni in three colours

Like its sibling venues Bar Planet and Cantina OK!, this new Campari-hued cocktail bar does one thing exceptionally well.

Erina Starkey

Updated , first published

The signature green, yellow and red negronis.
1 / 5The signature green, yellow and red negronis. Nikki To
The interiors.
2 / 5The interiors. Nikki To
The classic negroni.
3 / 5The classic negroni. Nikki To
Plentiful seating along the red-hued bar.
4 / 5Plentiful seating along the red-hued bar.Nikki To
The Americana, seasonal spritz and Fernando.
5 / 5The Americana, seasonal spritz and Fernando.Nikki To

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Sydney has bars dedicated to martinis (Bar Planet, Bobbie’s) and margaritas (Cantina OK, Centro 86), but where do you go for something more bitter and herbal? Enter Herbs Taverne – a Campari-hued cocktail bar devoted to the negroni.

The small, 80-person bar is influenced by ’60s New York, with chequered carpet, a glittering disco ball, and a soundtrack that leans into nostalgic indie tunes.

The menu features innovative twists on one of the world’s most famous cocktails, with a traffic-light trio of red, gold and green negronis, backed by a selection of 45 amaros behind the bar (including a pineapple rum-based amaro from Milwaukee).

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Drinks come with a complimentary snack: cheese and hot honey popcorn, inspired by the flavours of Chicago’s deep-dish pizza.

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Erina StarkeyErina StarkeyErina is the Good Food App Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously, Erina held a number of editing roles at delicious.com.au and writing roles at Broadsheet and Concrete Playground.

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Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/sydney-eating-out/this-new-york-style-bar-serves-a-negroni-in-three-colours-20250523-p5m1qe.html