Outdoor drinking and dining

Time Out's guide to the best al fresco bars and restaurants in Sydney
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We are blessed with unusually good weather in Sydney, which means all year round there are beer gardens to visit, rooftops to summit, and waterfront bars to kick back in. And that's before you start ticking off all the best al fresco dining experiences in the city. If you love nothing more than eats and drinks in the open air, these are the venues for you.

Cafés in the open air

Outdoor seats worth fighting for

The Winery
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The Winery

Drink all the wine out under the Frangipanni trees in Surry Hills.
El Loco at Slip Inn
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El Loco at Slip Inn

Head for this sunken beer garden that taunts drivers stuck on the City Westlink with its colourful lights and party tunes.
The Powder Keg
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The Powder Keg

Prime seats here are the ones on the raised timber deck, right beneath the fairy-lit boughs of an old fig tree. 
Dead Ringer
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Dead Ringer

  • price 2 of 4
Grab one of the big tables out in the front courtyard of this Surry Hills haunt and work your way through the ace cocktail menu.

Al fresco dining