The Best Bars in Manly

Updated 4 months ago

Like Sydney’s other iconic beachside suburb, Manly is where you can stroll into a bar and get a banging Margarita with sand still clinging to your ankles. But no matter where you find yourself along the Corso, there’s plenty of variety to be found. Looking for a sexy wine bar or an upmarket pub with a shady beer garden? You’ll find it on this list.

Banco
Bar
Fire-driven cooking is the specialty at this sultry backstreet bar. The menu is backed up by cocktails on tap, and around 300 natural wines to try.
Busta
Restaurant
Natural wine and handmade pasta from the crew behind Chica Bonita and Sunset Sabi.
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The Cumberland
Bar
Look behind the old wood door at the back of the Cove deli and you'll find The Cumberland – one of Sydney's finest underground bars. The drinks list includes 250 whiskies, an impressive wine cellar and three distinct cocktail lists. Plus a hearty food offering that includes melty raclette.
Donny's
Bar
A New York-style bar with exposed brick and copper piping throughout.
4 Pines Brewpub
Bar
Parts of the beer community were dismayed when the world’s largest brewing company, AB InBev, acquired 4 Pines at the end of 2017. But nothing much has changed since then. The team continues to produce a superb core range (we like the slightly malty pale ale) and genuinely interesting seasonals and one-offs. As the name implies, the brand’s wharfside HQ is better established than most, with a true pub feel.
Hemingway's
Bar
A literary-themed cocktail bar complete with menus stapled into the pages of old children's storybooks. But that's as high-minded as the place gets: it also serves chicken nuggets and VB tinnies.
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Chica Bonita
Restaurant
This rustic little bolthole, hidden in a Manly back alley, is one of the seaside suburb's most popular and enduring eateries. We can see why. The laid-back atmosphere belies just how seriously this team take their food.
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The Hold
Bar
Whisky and vegan burgers.
Henry G's
Bar
This intimate wine bar nods to days gone by with an expansive list of drops, Basque-inspired pintxos, live pianists and a library stacked with antique books.