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The Airport Chauffeur cocktail at Maybe Sammy.

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Good Food Guide 2025: Sydney’s top 20 bars

There’s a freewheeling feel to this year’s crop of best bars. Fancy restaurants have birthed fancy-free bar spin-offs while bold new venues bring league-of-their-own style and lesser-seen booze to the fore. Martinis and dark ales (read: Guinness) are having a moment, and some spots are even distilling their own spirits in-house. Raise a glass.

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Ante is somewhere between a bar and a restaurant.

Ante

Arcadia Liquors in Redfern.

Arcadia Liquors

A dirty martini, wet martini and Bar Planet martini.

Bar Planet

The Bearded Tit in Redfern.

The Bearded Tit

Cocktails at Bobbie’s in Double Bay.

Bobbie’s

Agave cocktails at Cantina OK!

Cantina OK!

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