Best Bars in Surry Hills, Sydney
Speakeasies, listening rooms, wine bars — Sydney's most concentrated cocktail neighbourhood.
Surry Hills is Sydney's cocktail bar capital. The streets between Crown Street and Cleveland Street hold the city's most concentrated grid of small-bar-license cocktail rooms — a regulatory innovation that turned Sydney into one of the world's best cocktail cities.
Eight Surry Hills picks ranked by walking order.
The best bars in Surry Hills
Lobo Plantation
Wynyard Lane Cuban-themed cocktail bar. Strong rum cocktails, full Sydney heritage.
Continental Deli
Surry Hills natural wine bar from Continental Deli. 100+ rotating producers, simple plates.
Dolphin Hotel
Crown Street heritage Australian pub. Cheap schooners, full Sydney pub heritage.
Big Poppa's
Crown Street late-night cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, full Surry Hills late-night.
PS40
Skittle Lane cocktail bar with house-made sodas. Strong cocktails, the Surry Hills modern option.
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