Top rated Live music bars in Sydney, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Live music bars in Sydney

Experience the best that Sydney has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 41 places from Live music bar category.

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Cardea Sydney

Cocktail bar

4.80 (95 reviews)

Moyas Juniper Lounge

Bar

👍👍 Great jazz bar lounge with wide range of cocktails and fantastic jazz vibe. Staff is very friendly and looks after customers. Sunday jazz live is highly recommended!

$$ $$

4.70 (562 reviews)

Jolene's Sydney

Cocktail bar

👍👍 Live music, delicious cocktails, and friendly and knowledgeable staff. What more could you want?! I’ll definitely be back. Highly recommend the country as f*ck cocktail!

$$ $$

4.70 (245 reviews)

Camelot Lounge

Live music venue

World music, jazz and cabaret shows in a playful space with knickknacks and a low-lit retro bar.

4.60 (866 reviews)

The Major Oak Theatre Restaurant

Restaurant

Lively, long-running joint for pub-style meals & comedy shows featuring celebrity impersonations.

$ $$$

4.60 (244 reviews)

The Long Goodbye

Cocktail bar

😠 Unfortunately my friends and I decided to leave to the pub next door due poor service from the waiter, who looked like she really didn’t want to be there, rolling her eyes when asked for anything. My cocktail was also poorly made and with the wrong ingredients (amaretto sour should not have whiskey,...

$$ $$

4.60 (233 reviews)

Kittyhawk

Bar

Old-timey restaurant featuring a French menu with seafood & meat dishes, plus cocktails & tap beer.

$$$ $

4.50 (895 reviews)

Claire's Kitchen at le Salon

French restaurant

French cuisine with a modern twist in a snug venue with an ornate fireplace and boudoir lighting.

$$ $$

4.50 (319 reviews)

Since I Left You (SILY)

Bar

Cozy, modern street-style bar with a courtyard, showcasing creative cocktails & finger foods.

$$ $$

4.40 (633 reviews)

Donny's

Bar

Two-story loft bar & restaurant inspired by New York, with brick walls & spiral staircase.

$$ $$

4.40 (466 reviews)

Marble Bar

Bar

Victorian-style space with a marble and mahogany interior, for cocktails and gourmet bar snacks.

$$$ $

4.30 (1.5K reviews)

Henry Lee's Redfern

Cafe

Trendy cafe serving locally sourced, seasonal brunch in an industrial space that has a courtyard.

$$ $$

4.30 (1.2K reviews)

The Old Clare Hotel

Hotel

Sophisticated hotel with vintage furnishings, plus 2 restaurants and a heated rooftop pool.

4.30 (700 reviews)

The Hold

Restaurant

😠 I would give 0 stars if I could. My friend waited 1 hour for a normal/standard burger and the service of the waitress even worse. When we talked to her and the one in charge they didn’t even apologise. They were pretty much ignoring us the whole time. Don’t recommend this place.

$ $$$

4.30 (687 reviews)

Woolpack Hotel Redfern

Pub

Hopping pub with a streetside dining area, for hearty burgers, schnitzels and steaks.

$$ $$

4.30 (664 reviews)

RG McGees

Pub

Family-friendly pub serving classic & seasonal dishes, with a sports bar & a beer garden.

$$ $$

4.30 (488 reviews)

Sugar+Spoon

Cafe

Inventive brekkies and lunches in a cafe with a sheltered park-view deck and a rooftop courtyard.

$ $$$

4.30 (213 reviews)

P.J.O'Brien's

Irish pub

Old-fashioned watering hole with Guinness on tap, classic grub & regular Irish music gigs.

$$ $$

4.20 (2.6K reviews)

Butter Surry Hills

Restaurant

👍 Well cooked chicken tenders that paired well with the prosecco. The fried chicken donut was definitely a statement meal. Good vibes at this venue and interesting concept. Friendly service too. It’s quite nice sitting in the outdoor section.

$$ $$

4.20 (1.1K reviews)

Burdekin Hotel

Event venue

Lively refurbished 1840s venue with multiple retro-chic bars, for cocktails, canapés and live DJs.

$$ $$

4.20 (646 reviews)

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Top rated Live music bars in Sydney, Australia