1
One Tap Bar
from 120 Google reviews.
Upper Ground Floor, 44 King St
Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
The bars & pubs of Sydney
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW on Fair Measure 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 46
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
The Baxter Inn
from 3,961 Google reviews.
152-156 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
10
Old Mate's Place
from 1,409 Google reviews.
199 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
11
Shady Pines Saloon
from 1,323 Google reviews.
12
PS40
from 644 Google reviews.
40 King St Enter, 40 Skittle Ln
13
CMPartners Accountants Sydney
from 5 Google reviews.
14
Bar 83 at Sydney Tower
from 2,050 Google reviews.
Westfield Sydney, Level 4/108 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000
15
The Lobo
from 1,149 Google reviews.
209 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
16
RAMBLIN RASCAL
from 1,002 Google reviews.
17
Eau De Vie Sydney
from 760 Google reviews.
Basement Level, Enter Via Wynyard Lane, 285 George StCraft cocktails in a 1920s-style bar
18
Burrow Bar
from 691 Google reviews.
98 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
19
Bungalow Bar & Balcony
from 671 Google reviews.
20
Apollonia
from 297 Google reviews.
Level Two, 5-7 Young St, Sydney NSW 2000
21
Seri Bar
from 272 Google reviews.
Capital Square, Shop B02/730 George St
22
PRATT Partners | Tax & Advisory | Sydney CBD
from 2 Google reviews.
23
Opera Bar
from 13,006 Google reviews.
Lower Concourse Level, Sydney Opera House, N, Sydney NSW 2000
24
Employees Only Restaurant & Bar
from 2,215 Google reviews.
9A Barrack St, Sydney NSW 2000
25
The Doss House
from 1,009 Google reviews.
79 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
26
Grain Bar
from 600 Google reviews.
199 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
27
Jolene's Sydney
from 571 Google reviews.
73 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
28
Great Southern Bar
from 811 Google reviews.
717-723 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
29
Door Knock
from 880 Google reviews.
70 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
30
The Hero of Waterloo Hotel
from 1,597 Google reviews.
81 Lower Fort St, Sydney NSW 2000
31
Stitch Bar
from 1,863 Google reviews.
61 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
32
The Rook
from 1,929 Google reviews.
56-58 York St, Sydney NSW 2000
33
Harts Pub
from 2,052 Google reviews.
176 Cumberland St, Sydney NSW 2000
34
The Duke of Clarence
from 2,162 Google reviews.
156 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
35
Fortune of War - Sydney's Oldest Pub
from 3,817 Google reviews.
137 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
36
Cabana Bar
from 649 Google reviews.
Mlc Centre, 25 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000
37
Dean & Nancy on 22
from 801 Google reviews.
2 Hunter St, Sydney NSW 2000
38
Henley's Bar & Kitchen
from 2,118 Google reviews.
9 Lime St, Sydney NSW 2000
39
Marble Bar
from 1,904 Google reviews.
40
P.J.O'Brien's
from 3,265 Google reviews.
57 King St, Sydney NSW 2000
41
The Royal George
from 1,282 Google reviews.
320 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
42
Hotel Sweeney's
from 1,771 Google reviews.
43
Babylon Rooftop & Garden Bar
from 2,489 Google reviews.
182 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
44
Cheers Sports Bar & Grill
from 1,429 Google reviews.
561 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
45
Maloney's Hotel
from 3,096 Google reviews.
81 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW 2000
46
3 Wise Monkeys Pub
from 3,249 Google reviews.
Fair Measure compared 46 bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW, with 71,839 Google reviews between them. Of these, 46 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 by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW on Fair Measure 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 Fair Measure rank bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW did Fair Measure compare?
- Fair Measure compared 46 bars & pubs in Sydney, NSW, with 71,839 Google reviews between them. Of these, 46 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.