Where to get a drink on Christmas Day in Sydney 2024

Lap up the surf, sea and beers this Christmas Day as Promenade Bondi Beach's front bar will be open from 11am for a special Christmas lunch. We don't need to say this is prime drinking real estate, but we will anyway. Book for a feast, or walk-in from 7am at the Front Yard Bar. Surf’s up!

W Sydney's flash diner BTWN is open on Christmas Day and will be welcoming patrons in for lunch time seatings at 12.30pm and 1pm. But if you're just looking for a drink, hit up the bar.

Lose the paper crown, the Santa hat and the tinsel scarf and head down to the Four Seasons at Circular Quay where you can indulge in a top-shelf dram at the elegant Grain Bar from 12.30pm onwards to wrap up your day.

Escape the washing up duties this Christmas, and instead take a seat in the Winery’s lush outdoor area and knock back Aperol Spritzes. The Surry Hills bar and restaurant is open for lunch (though, you will need to make a booking). But if you’re keen for an afternoon tipple, you’re welcome to just walk on in.

Kick your Chrissy drinks up a notch with a bottle of Champagne up on the roof at the InterContinental in Double Bay. They'll be popping corks all afternoon, so if you're hunting for sundowners in style, look no further. 

If you're in need of a stiff drink on Xmas Day, the Treasury at the InterContinental Sydney will be pouring beers and shaking cocktails. During the day there will be a Christmas lunch going down in the grand historic space, but if you come around 4pm you should be able to score a seat at the impressive bar (and save one for us).

The Ovolo's bar is open on Dec 25, which is good news if you're feeling thirsty after the morning shenanigans. Bar snacks will be available if you're feeling peckish, too.

The Atelier restaurant at this five-star hotel by the International Convention Centre will be open on Christmas Day. If you fancy combing through back vintages and clinking glasses against a backdrop of skyline views, head here.

If you have a Christmas Day thirst for a Guinness, this Irish pub under the towering neo-gothic façade of the city's Grace Hotel is the spot to hit up.

We can't think of much better pubs to spend Christmas Day than this beachy drinking hole at Freshwater. Especially on the warm, sunny day that it's meant to be in 2024.

If there's one thing you can rely on, it's that the casino will be open and pumping on Christmas Day for all those at a loose end or in need of escaping their families. Swing by for some festive cocktails and a great time at a range of Star venues including Christmas buffet lunch, Italian feast, grilled steak or Japanese.