THE 66 BEST PUBS IN SYDNEY RIGHT NOW

What is it? A warm, casual pub in Surry Hills perfect for hangs with mates and watching the game.

Why we love it: Its food offerings are a big step above average (the puffy, charred pizzas are our fave), and their happy hour (Mon-Thu, 5-7pm) pours beers and wines for chillingly good prices.

Address: 26 Foveaux St, Surry Hills, 2010

Time Out tip: Their spacious, lush rooftop is a cracking spot to while away an afternoon. Big game coming up? Chuck on your team's colours and come on down to cheer them on with your mates.

THE BEST PUB SPECIALS IN SYDNEY RIGHT NOW

A Sydney landmark since 1885, the Edinburgh Castle (affectionately known as The Eddy), is the kind of CBD pub that earns its place on this list on specials alone. The weekday deals run four days straight; $14.90 chicken schnitty on Tuesdays, $19.90 steak frites with café de Paris butter on Wednesdays, $19.90 parmi on Thursdays and $19.90 rump on Fridays. Plus, Sunday parmi rounds out the week at the same price. Head upstairs to Dusk Bar if you want to escape the after-work crowd.

GOOD BEER CO. LAUNCHES TAB TAKEOVER ACROSS SYDNEY PUBS

Good Beer Co. is giving Sydney pub-goers the chance to have their bar tab covered with their new Tab Takeover promotion.

11 OF THE BEST SYDNEY RESTAURANT AND BAR DEALS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT RIGHT NOW

Come to popular Surry Hills pub Keg & Brew on Monday for a proper pub classic: golden chicken schnitty with fries or slaw for under $15. Hard to argue with that.

MOMENTO HOSPITALITY SELLS DUKE OF DURAL

The purchaser of The Duke has been identified as Good Beer Company, led by private hotelier John Azar who also counts a swathe of Sydney CBD pubs in his stable including Hotel Coronation, the Keg & Brew Hotel, and the Edinburgh Castle Hotel – the latter being the most recent acquisition, bought at the end of 2024. The group has signalled that it has big plans for the Duke of Dural.

NORTH SYDNEY'S ICONIC UNION HOTEL SOLD BY HTL PROPERTY

The Good Beer Group have finalised their exit strategy from North Sydney by successfully selling the Union Hotel in an off-market transaction negotiated by leading national pub brokerage firm HTL Property agents Dan Dragicevich, Andrew Jolliffe and Sam Handy. The purchaser was Watering Hole Hotels led generational publican, Ashton Waugh, taking their portfolio to fifteen venues spread throughout New South Wales.

GOOD BEER COMPANY ACQUIRES EDINBURGH CASTLE HOTEL

The freehold of the Edinburgh Castle Hotel in Sydney CBD, affectionately known as The Eddy, has been sold as the result of a competitive sales campaign attracting more than 85 enquiries.

Situated in a corner position on Pitt and Bathurst Street, the freehold of the pub has been acquired by Good Beer Company, while the leasehold remains with Solotel, due to expire in January 2025.

GOOD BEER HEADS INTO HAROLD PARK

Good Beer Company is back on the acquisition horse, buying comedy legend the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney’s inner west.

In 1903 the pub on the Ross Street corner in suburban Forest Lodge was known as the Little Bridge Hotel, but long after it was destroyed by fire in 1959, a modern two-storey brick structure was constructed on the site, opening in 2007 directly across from the former Harold Park Raceway.

GALLAGHER FAMILY SELLS ITS LONGEST-HELD PUB

Good Beer Co boosts North Sydney presence. In 2019, Good Beer acquired the Commodore Hotel at McMahons Point - not far from the Union