After-Work Drinks in Darlinghurst

by Dan Cunningham and Holly Bodeker-Smith

Updated 1 month ago

Darlo has mastered small bars better than any other part of Sydney. Sadly, such specialist boozers are rarely a safe choice after work, when you need somewhere that caters to all tastes and age groups. Nevertheless, we've collected the suburb's most accessible places - bars nearly everyone will feel comfortable in.

Hyde Park House
Restaurant
A four-level extravaganza with a retro cocktail bar with views over Hyde Park, stone-baked pizzas, and a Japanese menu by an ex-Sake chef.
Love, Tilly Devine
Bar
Sydney’s OG wine bar still hits after all these years. Come for a hefty list of mainly lo-fi wines, excellent snacks and sly laneway seating unlike anything else in the city.
Middlebar
Bar
A gin and tonic specialist, with room to dance.
Darlo Bar
Bar
The epicentre of the small bar movement.

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The Cliff Dive
Bar
Papua New Guinea kitsch.
Low 302
Bar
Low lounges beneath low lighting.
Ching-a-lings
Bar
So relaxed, it doesn't serve cocktails.
The Taphouse
Bar
Home to one of Australia’s most extensive beer lists.