On Sunday 6 December of this year, at the new host venue of Sky Terrace at The Star, tastemakers and scene sifters Time Out will once again be crowning the winners of various categories for their annual Sydney Bar Awards. The ceremony has long been known as one of the liveliest celebrations of Sydney’s diverse bar culture, and now with more categories than ever before (including one celebrating local party-starting collectives) it’s looking like this will be an absolutely unmissable day.
Comedian Andrew McClelland will be hosting the ticketed ceremony while attendees sip on White Rabbit beers, Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whisky, and even stock up on hangover cures from Hydrodol.
Along with our predictions, the nominees are…
BEST NEW BAR
Dead Ringer
The Old Clare Hotel
Rosie Campbell’s
Surly’s
This Must Be the Place (Our Prediction)
BEST COCKTAIL BAR
The Baxter Inn
Bulletin Place
Earl’s Juke Joint
Eau De Vie (Our Prediction)
Lobo Plantation
BEST WINE BAR
121 BC (Our Prediction)
Bentley Restaurant and Bar
Love Tilly Devine
Monopole
Wine Library
BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD BAR
The Bearded Tit
The Gretz
JB and Sons
Temperance Society (Our Prediction)
Wilhelmina’s
BEST BAR FOOD
Mary’s
Monopole
Rosie Campbell’s
Sokyo Lounge
Surly’s (Our Prediction)
BEST BARTENDER
Luke Ashton – This Must Be The Place
Paige Aubort – Lobo Plantation
Bobby Carey – Earl’s Juke Joint (Our Prediction)
Tom Egerton – Eau De Vie
Jimmy Irvine – The Baxter Inn
BEST BAR TEAM
The Baxter Inn
Earl’s Juke Joint (Our Prediction)
Lobo Plantation
Papa Gede’s
The Rook
HOT TALENT AWARD
Shay Chamberlain – Bulletin Place
Rachelle Hair – The Baxter Inn
Nathan Pepper – Papa Gede’s
Freddy Rayfield – The Hazy Rose
Dale Schoon – Earl’s Juke Joint (Our Prediction)
THE PARTY STARTER AWARD
Astral People
Bad Deep
Motorik
One Day (Our Prediction)
Picnic
BEST PARTY BAR
Freda’s
Goro’s
Goodgod Small Club
Frankie’s Pizza by the Slice (Our Prediction)
Ramblin’ Rascal Tavern
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
The Barber Shop
Goros
Grain
The Hazy Rose
Lobo Plantation
O Bar and Dining
Papa Gedes
Ramblin’ Rascal Tavern
The Swinging Cat (Our Prediction)
Tokyo Bird
BAR OF THE YEAR
Announced on the night
LEGEND AWARD
Announced on the night
Voting for the People’s Choice award is open until Thursday 12 November, giving punters the chance to choose their favourite bar.
Tickets are selling fast, grab yours here.
WHAT: Time Out Sydney Bar Awards
WHEN: Sunday 6 December, 2015
WHERE: Sky Terrace, The Star, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont 2009
Standard Tickets: $65 + BF (includes food, drinks, good times + a copy of Time Out Sydney Bar Guide worth $4.95)
VIP Tickets: $85 + BF (includes Time Out Sydney subscription worth $29.95 + bonus bag on the night.)
Rosie Campbell’s pictured in lead image
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