Sydney’s Best CBD Happy Hour Specials
For a post-work tipple or cheeky mid-week drink, here are the CBD happy hour specials you need to know about.
Everyone loves a good happy hour, especially when it comes to a Sydney CBD happy hour special. These days, ‘happy hour’ doesn’t always mean cheap house spirits, wine, and beer for just an hour, but rather a hefty dose of daily specials, including food to entice us through the doors of your local establishments. From $10 martinis pints to $2 oysters, we’ve put together a list of our favourite CBD happy hour spots.
From 4-6pm Monday - Sunday, you can enjoy cocktails from $15 and $9 tacos at Esteban. Available when dining in their laneway and walk-ins only.
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Bistro George's happy hour runs Monday to Saturday from 4-6pm, pairing small plates like Sydney Rock oysters, whipped ricotta and Westholme wagyu tartare crostini with $10 spritzes, $11 negronis, a rotating $12 signature cocktail, wines from $9 and $7 tap beer.
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De Vine’s Aperitivo Hour is from 3-5 pm, Monday to Friday and includes $12 wines, $12 cocktails, and bar snacks (for a special price).
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Happy Hour in Bar Pincer runs daily from 5pm – 6pm at Hubert. It's one of our most favourite happy hours and includes the $18 Normandy Burger, $8 lager, $8 wine and $13 cocktails.
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Tiva’s Twilight Hours are from 5-8 pm, Thursday – Friday, 8pm – 10pm on Saturday. Enjoy a $16 Tiva Fried Chicken Burger with spicy peanut sauce, a $12 Twlight Hour cocktail or get a Twlight Hour Food and Drink combo for $25, If you’re feeling extra thirsty, pop a bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne…
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The Charles Hours brings $2 oysters, $13 cocktails and $12 wines to this King Street brasserie bar. Don't miss the Le Bisou Two-Sip Martini or Stonefruit Tequila Sour, paired with garlic marinated clams and chicken and truffle croquettes. Monday to Saturday, 4pm–7pm.
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Jōji’s weekday happy hour runs Tuesday - Thursday from 4-6pm on their rooftop. It features $18 cocktails, $10 beers, and $12 wines, plus the famous "Adulting Meal"—a Wagyu burger, fries, and a martini for $39
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Head to this New York speakeasy outpost for $12 Aperol Spritz and Negronis, $8 beers, wines and spirits. Available Tuesday-Friday between 4-6pm.
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Watch the sun fall on Sydney’s skyline whilst sipping on a refreshing aperitivo at Dean & Nancy. Their Happy Hour Aperitivo, is from 5- 6pm daily offering heavy discounts on their drinks menu. For $15, to $12 wines.
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Earning itself the honour of being one of Sydney’s best bars, Maybe Sammy is a cocktail spot not to be missed. Located in the heart of The Rocks, swing by from 4.30-5.30 pm every day when they’re stirring up mini cocktails for just $8 each with $3 Appelation Oysters.
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L'Apero brings French-style happy hour to Martin Place with $2 oysters, $2 escargot and an $18 cheeseburger and frites. Pair it with $13 Mini Martinis, $16 Kir Royales or $15 Burgundy reds and whites. Walk-ins only, Monday to Saturday, 4pm–7pm.
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Osteria Luna's Aperitivo Hour serves $5 mini cocktails and slushies, $2 lasagne fritti and $6 garlic focaccia, best enjoyed bar-side. Sip a $5 Mini Negroni Spritz alongside arancini, salame cotto and anchovy crostini with pickled green tomato. Monday to Saturday, 5pm–7pm.
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Happy hour that hits like a New York night. $10 sips, $5 snacks, and one very good reason to cancel whatever came next. Try crispy chicken tenders with Avruga caviar, marinated olives, duck fat fries or $3 shucked oysters. Monday to Saturday, 3pm–6pm.
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Relax and unwind with friends in a lively atmosphere at Wentworth Bar inside The Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, enjoying $9 house wines and $14 Yuzu Spritzes for a perfect balance of drinks and good times. Live DJs every Thursday and Friday. Wednesday to Sunday, 4pm–7pm.
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Apollonia's Aperitivo Hour runs daily from 4-6pm in this Sicilian drinking den beneath Hinchcliff House. Sip a $15 Vitello Highball or $16 limoncello spritz, paired with $2.50 Sydney rock oysters, $5 mortadella bao-loney sandos or $16 salumi misti with giardiniera.
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Ananas, the modern French brasserie in The Rocks, runs Happy Hour Monday to Friday from 7-9pm with $12 cocktails and wines, $10 beers, $25 Ruinart Blanc de Blancs and $49 rosé bottles. Choose from a Negroni, Dirty Martini, Peach Bellini or Kir de Provence.
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One of Sydney's best steak frites joints, 24 York's happy hour runs daily from 3.30-5.30pm with $7 cocktails, including Margaritas, Martinis, Negronis, Old Fashioneds, Aperol Spritzes and Espresso Martinis, plus $7 beers, wines and spirits, $10 Guinness and $6 fries.
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Spice Temple's Spice Hour runs weekdays from 4-5.30pm at its subterranean Bligh Street home, with $14 cocktails like the Negroni, Espresso Martini, lychee Piglet or passionfruit Rooster, $9 beers and $12 wines. Snack on wok-fried chicken wings or fried prawn wontons, from $6.
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Monday to Saturday from 4–6 pm. Pair $6 Sydney Rock oysters with Champagne mignonette and a selection of small plates like whipped ricotta or wagyu tartare crostini. Enjoy spritzes for $10, negronis for $11 and wines from $9.
Rockpool's RP Hour brings a taste of the CBD's most luxe steakhouse to the bar for less, Monday to Friday from 4-6pm. Pair $12 cocktails with a $15 bar snacks menu, $4 fries or the Sommelier's Selection of $15 wines by the glass. Walk-ins only.
Morrison's Happy Hour runs weekdays from 4-6pm, pouring $10 Negronis and Aperol Spritz alongside $7.50 schooners, wines and spirits, plus a chef's selection of rotating complimentary snacks. Located in the heart of Sydney CBD, it's an easy after-work stop for drinks with the team.
Heritage Hour at The Treasury inside InterContinental Sydney is the perfect post-work escape, pouring $12 wines, $18 cocktails, $10 Asahi schooners and a $22 Altamura Spritz beneath the hotel's grand heritage architecture. Clock out and sip up, Monday to Friday, 4pm–6pm.
Head to Level 32 of InterContinental Sydney for Skyline Sessions, the city's most scenic rooftop golden hour, with live music and panoramic harbour views. Sip $20 signature cocktails, $15 sommelier-selected wines or $10 beers, alongside two Aster Wagyu Sliders for $18. Mondays and Tuesdays, 5pm–7pm.
Every Friday from 5-7pm, The Lord Nelson Brewery runs a Spritz Happy Hour: grab two spritzes for just $22, the perfect way to unwind and welcome the weekend at one of Sydney's oldest and most historic pubs, tucked away in The Rocks.
Woodcut's Hickory Bar has joined forces with Four Pillars Gin for a limited-time Barangaroo happy hour, running until 12 October. Sip a Yuzu Spritz or Native G&T waterside, paired with elevated bites like snapper ceviche and oxtail empanadas. Mondays 5.30-7pm, Tuesday to Friday 4-7pm.
