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The Best Bars and Pubs with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards in Sydney

It's a shame to be sitting inside whenever the sun comes out. Particularly if you've got a drink in hand.
By Concrete Playground
May 16, 2023
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By Concrete Playground
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  • Food & Drink

    The Lady Hampshire

    Camperdown's resurrected pub is a haven for live music, cheap beers and classic pub feeds.

  • Food & Drink

    BrewDog South Eveleigh

    BrewDog's flagship Sydney beer bar seats 720 beer aficionados inside and 190 outside, pouring 40 brews through its taps.

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    The Abercrombie Hotel

    Dance the night away at this massive Chippendale venue, which boasts multiple dance floors, a rooftop bar and a bottle shop.

  • Food & Drink

    Cricketers Arms Hotel

    Known more intimately as the Crix, this is the kind of local that will make you want to move into the area.

  • Food & Drink

    Coogee Bay Hotel

    A beachside pub that's been a part of the community for 150 years.

  • Food & Drink

    Backyard at The Alex

    This iconic Sydney pub returns with an expansive beer garden.

  • Food & Drink

    Cronulla RSL Club

    Enjoy views over South Cronulla Beach from the terrace with a cocktail in hand.

  • Food & Drink

    Harbord Hotel

    The historic northern beaches pub has reopened with a sunny terrace, live music and a spot to leave your surfboard.

  • Food & Drink

    The Duke of Enmore

    This Enmore Road mainstay has woodfire eats, natty wines, heavy metal and picklebacks aplenty.

  • Food & Drink

    Forrester's

    The Surry Hills pub has undergone a $1.5-million makeover, leaving it with one of Sydney's best beer gardens.

  • Food & Drink

    North Annandale Hotel

    Come for the live music on Sundays and a chicken parmy.

  • Food & Drink

    La Palma

    Head to the leafy courtyard, order a daiquiri and devour a plate of jerk chicken.

  • Food & Drink

    Albion Hotel

    Parramatta's late-night, dog-friendly pub has one of the best beer gardens in Sydney.

  • Food & Drink

    The Big Easy

    Head to the fairy light-lit courtyard for Cajun-style fare, a hefty beer list and cocktails.

  • Food & Drink

    Quay Bar

    Drop into this Circular Quay bar throughout the day for cocktails and a bite to eat.

  • Food & Drink

    Establishment Bar

    It's an elegant bistro inside a historic building, and it's a Sydney institution.

  • Food & Drink

    The Lord Gladstone

    Continuing the Abercrombie's legacy of deep-fried Golden Gaytimes and Chippendale chill-outs.

  • Food & Drink

    The Glebe Hotel

    This historic pub has been given a new name and dog-friendly courtyard.

  • Food & Drink

    Arcadia Liquors

    A fairy light-lit small bar with a sweet little courtyard out the back.

  • Food & Drink

    Rocks Brewing Co

    Brews inspired by the dubious characters of colonial past should be enjoyed in one of the best beer gardens in Sydney.

  • Food & Drink

    George Hotel Waterloo

    This neighbourhood pub has reopened as a taqueria and natural wine bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Park House Food & Liquor

    The old Mona Vale Hotel has been transformed into a sleek new restaurant, cocktail lounge and burger bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Rag & Famish Hotel

    A classic Aussie pub with great pies and plenty of live sports.

  • Food & Drink

    The Vic On The Park

    This old Marrickville gem has been given the full Merivale treatment and it's totally working it.

  • Food & Drink

    Bungalow 8

    A harbourside bar with views from the beer garden, tropical vibes and a buzzing dance floor.

  • Food & Drink

    Botany View Hotel

    An iconic south King Street pub that's home to one of Sydney's best beer gardens.

  • Food & Drink

    Greengate Hotel

    Killara's mainstay pub on the Pacific Highway.

  • Food & Drink

    Golden Barley Hotel

    A family-owned pub with a leafy beer garden.

  • Food & Drink

    Gallon

    Wine and crumbed soft cheese in a leafy courtyard.

  • Food & Drink

    The Golden Sheaf

    Double Bay's best beer garden.

  • Food & Drink

    The Toxteth Hotel

    This Glebe pub straddles old and new with great pub grub and a mixed crowd.

  • Food & Drink

    The Newport

    Merivale's northern jewel in the crown.

  • Food & Drink

    The Erko

    This dog-friendly local is now all 'bout American barbecue.

  • Food & Drink

    Since I Left You

    This Sydney courtyard bar could be your CBD paradise.

  • Food & Drink

    Staves Brewery

    Get stuck in with two-for-one pints at Glebe's backstreet brewpub.

  • Food & Drink

    The London Hotel

    This upscale pub caters to all — from dog lovers to peking duck lovers.

  • Food & Drink

    Beach Road Hotel

    Home to bands, one of Sydney's beer gardens and your favourite booze in Bondi.

  • Food & Drink

    Northies Cronulla Hotel

    Cronulla's beloved party pub and daytime dining spot.

  • Food & Drink

    The Bay Hotel and Diner

    Maroubra Bay Hotel is all grown-up.

  • Food & Drink

    The Unicorn

    This friendly, unpretentious pub from the Mary’s gang is well-loved for its homegrown beer and wine list.

  • Food & Drink

    Public House Petersham

    The Newington has had one helluva reno — leaving it with one of the best pub beer gardens in Sydney.

  • Food & Drink

    The Clock Hotel

    Crown Street's revamped pub sports hidden whisky bars and balcony gin bars to ditch the crusty ol' pub stigma.

  • Food & Drink

    Bondi Bowling Club

    Barefoot bowls, modern bistro food and local craft brews run this renovated Bondi gem.

  • Food & Drink

    Strawberry Hills Hotel

    If you were a local here before, you won’t recognise it.

  • Food & Drink

    The Bearded Tit

    Turn left at the crocheted penises and enter Redfern's brazen art bar.

  • Food & Drink

    The Tilbury Hotel

    Linger over a long lunch or dive into dessert at the new-look Tilbury.

  • Food & Drink

    The Duck Inn Pub & Kitchen

    Across from the Seymour Centre and hidden just out of view from the hustle of Cleveland Street is a real quacker of a pub.

  • Food & Drink

    The Henson

    An ex-dive bar is revived — and the best bit is that there's no novelty theme to fall back on.

  • Food & Drink

    The Bank Hotel Beer Garden

    A local favourite serving brews, pub grub and eats from the outdoor barbecue.

  • Food & Drink

    The Balmain Hotel

    The West End Hotel is reborn as The Balmain, complete with Flamingo Room, outdoor dining area and a transcontinental menu.

  • Food & Drink

    The Ivanhoe Hotel

    A revamped Ivanhoe goes gangbusters on The Corso.

  • Food & Drink

    The Rook

    This rooftop bar will have you digging on lobster almost as much as our lobster-obsessed American friends.

  • Food & Drink

    Newtown Hotel

    A King Street stalwart with a wrap-around balcony.

  • Food & Drink

    The Beresford Hotel

    A Surry Hills pub with one of the best courtyards in town.

  • Food & Drink

    El Loco at Slip Inn

    An easy stroll from your CBD office, this Mexican-themed beer garden is the ideal mid-week pit stop.

  • Food & Drink

    The Rose Hotel

    This vibrant Sydney beer garden has provided an inner city oasis for over 100 years.

  • Food & Drink

    The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel

    Sydney’s oldest continually licensed hotel and home of Australia's oldest pub brewery.

  • Food & Drink

    Darlo Bar

    Darlo Bar has long been the inner city lounge room of Darlinghurst locals.

  • Food & Drink

    The Courthouse Hotel

    The unpretentious, grungy gem of Newtown with one of the finest outdoor courtyards in Sydney.

  • Food & Drink

    Norfolk Hotel

    Nailing the brief for a true-blue neighbourhood pub.

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