1
One Tap Bar
from 120 Google reviews.
Upper Ground Floor, 44 King St
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Sydney
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are One Tap Bar (4.9 from 120 Google reviews), Causbrooks (5.0 from 15 Google reviews) and Papa Gede's Bar | Cocktail Bar Sydney (4.8 from 1,229 Google reviews).
- Bars & Pubs compared
- 46
- Google reviews
- 71,839
- Median rating
- 4.5
The bars & pubs of Sydney: the top 42
2
Causbrooks
from 15 Google reviews.
Ste 2, Level 3A/1 Bligh St
3
Papa Gede's Bar | Cocktail Bar Sydney
from 1,229 Google reviews.
348 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000
4
Cantina OK!
from 1,023 Google reviews.
364A Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000
5
Bar 1880
from 333 Google reviews.
10-14 Bulletin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
6
Old Love's
from 286 Google reviews.
7
Quantum House Australia
from 11 Google reviews.
Museum Towers, 263-265 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
8
W Wen and Co.
from 21 Google reviews.
9
Old Mate's Place
from 1,409 Google reviews.
199 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
10
PS40
from 644 Google reviews.
40 King St Enter, 40 Skittle Ln
11
CMPartners Accountants Sydney
from 5 Google reviews.
12
Bar 83 at Sydney Tower
from 2,050 Google reviews.
Westfield Sydney, Level 4/108 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
13
The Lobo
from 1,149 Google reviews.
209 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
14
RAMBLIN RASCAL
from 1,002 Google reviews.
15
Eau De Vie Sydney
from 760 Google reviews.
Basement Level, Enter Via Wynyard Lane, 285 George StCraft cocktails in a 1920s-style bar
16
Burrow Bar
from 691 Google reviews.
98 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
17
Bungalow Bar & Balcony
from 671 Google reviews.
18
Apollonia
from 297 Google reviews.
Level Two, 5-7 Young St, Sydney NSW 2000
19
Seri Bar
from 272 Google reviews.
Capital Square, Shop B02/730 George St
20
Opera Bar
from 13,006 Google reviews.
Lower Concourse Level, Sydney Opera House, N, Sydney NSW 2000
21
Employees Only Restaurant & Bar
from 2,215 Google reviews.
9A Barrack St, Sydney NSW 2000
22
The Doss House
from 1,009 Google reviews.
79 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
23
Grain Bar
from 600 Google reviews.
199 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
24
Jolene's Sydney
from 571 Google reviews.
73 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
25
Great Southern Bar
from 811 Google reviews.
717-723 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
26
Door Knock
from 880 Google reviews.
70 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
27
The Hero of Waterloo Hotel
from 1,597 Google reviews.
81 Lower Fort St, Sydney NSW 2000
28
Stitch Bar
from 1,863 Google reviews.
61 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
29
The Rook
from 1,929 Google reviews.
56-58 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
30
Harts Pub
from 2,052 Google reviews.
176 Cumberland St, Sydney NSW 2000
31
The Duke of Clarence
from 2,162 Google reviews.
156 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
32
Fortune of War - Sydney's Oldest Pub
from 3,817 Google reviews.
137 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
33
Cabana Bar
from 649 Google reviews.
Mlc Centre, 25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
34
Dean & Nancy on 22
from 801 Google reviews.
2 Hunter St, Sydney NSW 2000
35
Henley's Bar & Kitchen
from 2,118 Google reviews.
9 Lime St, Sydney NSW 2000
36
Marble Bar
from 1,904 Google reviews.
37
P.J.O'Brien's
from 3,265 Google reviews.
57 King St, Sydney NSW 2000
38
Hotel Sweeney's
from 1,771 Google reviews.
39
Babylon Rooftop & Garden Bar
from 2,489 Google reviews.
182 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
40
Cheers Sports Bar & Grill
from 1,429 Google reviews.
561 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
41
Maloney's Hotel
from 3,096 Google reviews.
81 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW 2000
42
3 Wise Monkeys Pub
from 3,249 Google reviews.
Not a Chain compared 46 bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW, with 71,839 Google reviews between them. Of these, 42 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 1,086 reviews.
Of the bars & pubs compared, the most reviewed is Opera Bar, with 13,006 Google reviews at 4.5.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are One Tap Bar (4.9 from 120 Google reviews), Causbrooks (5.0 from 15 Google reviews) and Papa Gede's Bar | Cocktail Bar Sydney (4.8 from 1,229 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 46 bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW, with 71,839 Google reviews between them. Of these, 42 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 1,086 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.