With Easter around the corner, ANZAC Day not far behind, and a couple of long weekends thrown in the mix, April is one exciting month in the Harbour City. And while it's all fun, we know it's easy for your savings to go out the window thanks to all the socialising. The good news? There are some excellent happy hour offers and cheap meal specials on right now in Sydney – so you can go and have a good time without feeling bad about your bank balance. Here are our seven favourite deals in Sydney right now.
Sydney's best happy hours, meal deals and budget-friendly scores
Free snacks and $10 mini cocktails at Midtown Bar & Lounge
Sultry New York-style cocktail bar Midtown, located on Level Two of the new and improved CBD pub, The Bristol, has a crazy good offer running in April, with all guests receiving free snacks after their first round of drinks. Order one of the mini $10 cocktails (hello, Margaritas, Martinis and Negronis) and enjoy a complimentary charcuterie-style plate featuring focaccia, mortadella, prosciutto, olives and cheese, plus a chocolate brownie. Yes, we’re serious. When? 6-9pm, Wednesday through to Saturday. Get on it.
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$17 parmy at The Bat & Ball Hotel
Is there anything better than a parmy at the pub? What about one that gives you change from $20? Redfern’s The Bat & Ball Hotel, winner of Time Out Sydney’s Best Casual Drinking Venue 2025, has ace mid-week offers. Our pick of the bunch is the $17 parmy on Wednesday evenings. There’s a vegan option available, too.
$2 oysters and $6 beers at Pleasure Club
Newtown’s late-night disco den and live music joint, Pleasure Club – which also just won Time Out’s Bar of the Year 2025 – is launching a brand-new happy hour. Shimmy on down and enjoy $2 oysters, $6 gildas and $12 prawn sliders, plus $6 beers, $10 glasses of wine and $12 Martinis. Kicking off on April 11, the happy hour runs Wednesday to Sunday, 5-7pm. We’ll be there with bells on.
$12 Martinis at Bar Planet
Enmore Road’s favourite celestial bar shakes and pours bone-chilling Martinis every Monday night for just $12 – making Bar Planet a great date or after-work option. There’s always a fab special or two on offer, and we’re big fans of ridiculously addictive complimentary popcorn.
$50 bottomless brunch and mini golf at Holey Moley
Holey moley, this deal is good. Get around free-flowing drinks (including some cocktails), two tacos, fries and 18 holes of mini golf at Holey Moley in Darlinghurst for $50 per person. This bottomless brunch offer is available on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from now until May 29, 2025. Round up your gang.
$5 snacks and $12 cocktails at The Wine Bar
The Wine Bar at The International – a nominee in this year’s Time Out Sydney Food & Drink Awards for Best Wine Bar – has a pretty sweet new happy hour called Sips and Snacks. Guests can order snacks starting from $5 – including pizzas by the slice, gildas and olives – and pair it with a delicious boozy drink. Us? We’d be going for the $12 Mango and Myrtle Spritz. It’s available Monday to Saturday from 4-6pm.
$5 bubbles at Nick & Nora’s
If you’re looking for a special spot in Parramatta, head to the sky-high cocktail and Champagne bar, Nick & Nora’s, on the 26th floor of V by Crown Parramatta. And if you go between Wednesday and Friday, 5-6pm, you can score a $5 glass of bubbles.
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