Sydney Nightlife Tips by amyhenderson

Nightlife Spot: no longer 'the' place to be in Sydney...

For the seriously chic of Sydney. Beautiful (& yes, expensive) food & drinks. A little later on the restaurant disappears and people are dancing. Sunday nights are the best, with Sneaky Sounds playing there every Sunday.

UPDATE 15Jun04: Friday/Saturday nights are now the night to go. Sunday nights have faded a bit. There is usually a $15 cover-charge, I am not sure that its worth it. I think this place is no longer the unique place it used to be...

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: No trainers. No light-colored jeans.

Anything seriously trendy.
Phone: 02- 9357 4411
Address: 33 Bayswater Road, Potts Point (Kings Cross)
Directions: Opposite Bayswater Brasserie

Nightlife Spot: Chicane

Dark and delicious space that's cornered the coolest name in cocktail-dom although you pay for the privilege. Avoid the forty-dollar margaritas and go for martinis and negronis in a bar done up in Rothko-esque paints and Fink! jugs. The urbane ambience even extends to the bathrooms. Waiters can be a bit up themselves in the bar but it's all soft-spoken splendour in the restaurant where the food is fancy and fishy.

Personally, i wouldn't bother going any other night than a Sunday night. If its not Sunday, it can be a bit slow in there with not enough people for the usual Sunday vibrant atmosphere.

Sunday nights here are the best and the biggest. Get there before 10.30 to avoid the possibility of being turned away. The crowd are good-looking, good-fun, good-stylin' people. Prepare to dance on a Sunday!

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Funk, Fashion & Style
Phone: 2 9380 2121
Address: 1A Burton St, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Directions: just off Oxford Street (near very trashy, bad club called Rogues)
Website: www.chicane.com.au

Nightlife Spot: BEACH ROAD HOTEL

MY FAVOURITE!

Wednesday nights & Sunday afternoons/evenings are the best times here. Understand that in Sydney its not always the place you go to, its the night you go on (and the time).

Make sure you go UPSTAIRS to this place. Downstairs is just a typical beer pub kind of place (might be nice though, if you want a real Aussie pub atmosphere, all the guys watching the Rugby...)

Upstairs they have two bar areas. The main one has lounges and dance area. The DJs always rock the place on Wed & Sun nights. They often have live music, bongos... jungle, electronic, funk kinda musik.

Good young people, funky style with a bit of the beach culture influence. Have fun, I did!

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: Jeans OK, Trainers OK. Young, fun, funky & trendy

If you don't get in because of what you're wearing, then you shouldn't be going to this place anyway!
Phone: 02 9130 7247
Address: 71 Beach Road, Bondi
Directions: from main beach, walk up Hall street until you reach Beach road. big pub on the corner, can't miss it.

Nightlife Spot: Tilbury Hotel

The Tilbury Hotel down at Woolloomoolooooooooooo (crazy name for a suburb I know!) is a great upscale pub, also hosting a superb fine dining restaurant with modern Italian cuisine. Good option for business lunch or dinners.

Friday & Saturday nights in Summer are definitely a favourite of mine. Large balcony outside & great people-watching. Fun atmosphere, friendly crowd without being either pretentious or rough... somewhere in between!

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: A lot of corporates on Friday nights (like most city drinking holes on a Friday night) and any other night, what ever you think looks good. No strict dress code, funky jeans, sneakers & tshirt OK for guys.
Phone: 02-9368 1041
Address: 12-18 Nicholson St (cnr Forbes St) , Woolloomooloo
Other Contact: http://www.eatability.com.au/au/