The Martini reigns supreme at this psychedelic cocktail bar. The gun bartenders pour them any way you like, and the bottomless popcorn will keep you thirsty. Don’t forget to take a selfie in the curvaceous bathroom mirror – it’s a rite of passage.

Jacoby’s does one thing better than most bars around town: the tiki cocktail, in all its forms. Pina coladas, too. A fit-out inspired by *Twin Peaks* has the place looking appropriately Lynchian. Red velvet curtains, checkerboard lino and low lighting abound.

A little Australiana, a tad retro dive bar, this rambunctious joint by the duo behind Sunshine Inn and The Little Guy is pouring natural wines, fun cocktails, and house-made cherry cola with a slug of booze.

Consider yourself fortunate – lucky even – to get a seat at the bar here. This neon-lit inner-west boozer gets rammed most nights, and it’s easy to see why. It’s laid-back in all the right ways, but is dead serious when it comes to classic cocktails.

The pokies are gone and Big Buck Hunter is in. The Duke lives on with local beers, "stiff and strong" cocktails and upscale pub grub – think chicken liver pâté on toast, puffy breads stuffed with mortadella and a fancy steak.

There’s Guinness on tap, chablis by the glass and nostalgia for the ’80s at this compact sports bar by the Jacoby’s crew. No matter what team you follow, a fleet of TV screens have every code covered.

A classic sports pub in the city’s inner-west that revitalises a legendary space for the next generation of Sydney’s drinkers.

The Midnight Special is the dive bar Enmore deserves. Come for live blues, a vaguely tiki cocktail list and woodfired pizza from Rosso Antico next door.

The minds behind Jacoby’s, Earl’s Juke Joint and Cliff Dive are behind this boozy bar and band room. Cool off with a Midori Illusion or Negroni slushie, and dance like no one's watching till 3am.