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Sydney’s tastiest aperitivo hours

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Posted 13 Jun 2022

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Hilary Simmons

Very few activities scream ‘good times’ as loudly as aperitivo hour. We all want to live la dolce vita.

Kicking back with mates enjoying an Italian-style Spritz and a bite-sized snack – is there a better way to shake off the post-work blues? Of course not! Embrace the art of the aperitivo at Sydney's liveliest European-inspired bars and eateries. 

With all the heart and hospitality you’d expect if you were actually in Italy or Spain, these buzzing aperitivo hotspots will set you up with your choice of tipple – may we suggest a dry vermouth and tonic, or a classic Negroni? – then bring you round after round of pre-dinner nibbles. Hell yes.

Where to go for the best aperitivo in Sydney
Sydney
Piccolo Bar
A legendary Kings Cross coffee shop has found new life as a tiny bar that taps into the rich tradition of aperitivo – the northern Italian ritual of pre-dinner cocktails and snacks.
Sydney
La Salut
A snappy little Catalonian-inspired wine bar brimming with savoury snacks and Spanish wines, La Salut is a welcome slice of Barcelona in Sydney’s rowdy Redfern.
Sydney
10 William St
Pioneering Italian wine bar 10 William St remains at the forefront of Sydney’s flourishing natural vino scene and delivers a tight, enticing menu to match.
Sydney
Paski Vineria Popolare
The synergy between the food and drinks is real at this electric, eclectic inner-city bottle shop, bar and ristorante by a highly respected trio of Italian tastemakers.
Sydney
Poly
Come to this pared-back hidey-hole in one of Sydney’s coolest neighbourhoods for the frisky wines and breezy cocktails and stay for the clever wood-fired snackage.
Sydney
Una Más
Snacks to go with drinks, drinks to go with snacks and good old-fashioned Spanish sensibilities to bring it home by the sea in Coogee.
Sydney
Bar Topa
At Sydney’s tiniest tapas bar the drinks and snacks also come pocket-sized, but the fun level is set to maximum for a wild ride that channels making like a local in Spain.
Sydney
Gildas
Head to Spain’s Basque Country via Sydney’s Surry Hills for small plates of bold flavours, a deep-dive into Spanish wines and sherries, and peerless hospitality.
Sydney
Icebergs Dining Room and Bar
The splashy bar at this glamorous Bondi institution is a celebration of Sydney high life, with cocktails inspired as much by the timeless Italian playbook as the sparkling beachside setting.
Sydney
Vermuteria
Step off the streets of Kings Cross and into Barcelona at this vivacious, pocket-sized vermouth bar, where welcoming and accomplished staff deliver a slice of European drinking culture.
image credits: Top image, 10 William St, Nikki To.
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Hilary Simmons Hilary Simmons is a Melbourne-based writer, copywriter and editor whose work has appeared in Time Out, Urban List and Buzzfeed.
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