The Best Bars in Newtown
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Rank 1. ANTE
Modern Australian
An extensive vinyl collection spins through a high-end sound system, and the whole bar is arranged around taking that seriously, kissa-style, the way listening bars in Japan are. ANTE is a drinks-forward spot in Newtown where the sake list runs deep, with producer notes detailed enough to actually teach you something. It rewards a slow, curious approach to the menu rather than a quick round, which is either a warning or a recommendation depending on your Thursday night.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best International Restaurant Bar
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best International Restaurant Bar
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Bar Planet
Cocktail Bar
Psychedelic decor, dripping candles, and exposed brick on Enmore Road, all in service of a single obsession: the martini. Bar Planet is a cocktail bar that has essentially written a constitution around one drink, using its own house spirit and offering it neat, miniature, long with soda, or dirty with seaweed and brine. Newtown approves, predictably. The 50 gave it a Discovery listing, which tracks for a bar this committed to doing one thing its own way.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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