Posted by Danni Le Toullec on April 27, 2010
As the temperature drops, a soul-warming bar and a glass of wine are exactly what the doctor ordered. So to reduce hours spent trawling the streets of Sydney on a cold winters’ night, we asked readers about their favourite bars and here it is: Our Top 6 Winter Drinking Holes.
1. Corner House
This Bondi restaurant/bar is divided up into three spaces, which really makes it feel like dropping into a friends’ place for a drink. Head upstairs to the ‘Living Room’ balcony cocktail bar, which is like walking into a Cuban watering hole.
2. The Cricketers Arms
A long-time favourite with the city fringe scene. With a fireplace and delicious Winter Sunday roasts, this Surry Hills pub is the perfect place to warm up both inside and out. The tapas is a great affordable option to share.
3. Corridor
With a separate lounge upstairs, Newtown’s Corridor provides us booze-hounds with a home away from home. Stretch out on the chesterfields with your loved one as candles flicker around the room. Don’t forget to try the wagyu burgers – they’re big enough for two.
4. Sticky Bar
What better way to flee the rain than to hibernate in Surry Hill’s Sticky Bar, sipping on an Italian red from their comprehensive wine collection. Michael Fantuz (of Table for 20 fame) has brought the sharing-is-caring vibe to this bar.
5. Yulli's
With a beer list consisting of more than 30 microbrewery beers from NSW, the homely feel of Yullis keeps Sydneysiders coming back every time. The back room is a favourite for locals and is a truly unique place to pass those winter afternoons that linger into nights. Front of house, architect Joe Snell has worked his magic with a roof of red thread, the visual treat creates a wonderful effect that complements the fairy lights, astroturf and milk crates.
6. Manly Wine by Gazebo
Pink flamingos, intimate lighting, taxidermied peacocks, Gazebo has it all. The curved ceiling shows old prints of bronzed bods tanning on the sand and candle wax drips lazily. With themed nights everyday of the week, don’t miss out on 2 for 1 mussel night on Mondays, wine tasting on Wednesdays, pitchers of Pimms and Sangria on the weekends.
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