We’re excited to reveal the full list of finalists for the 24th Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards – as voted by you, the Australian bar industry.
This year’s Bar Awards will take place on Wednesday, 17 September at Doltone House and is one of the many exciting events happening across Sydney Bar Week, running from 13–17 September.
An email will be sent shortly to all finalists to participate in the second round voting to decide the winners. You will receive one vote per venue, even if you’re a finalist in multiple categories. If you think you should have received a link but didn’t in the following days, please contact events@Twodeforce.com.au.
BAR AWARDS TICKETS
If you’re a finalist, tickets are now on sale. To secure yours, please email events@twodeforce.com.au.
Note: Tickets are exclusively available to finalists and sponsors.
Congratulations to all our finalists!
Tequila Bar of the Year
Proudly sponsored by 1800 Tequila
Bar Patron, NSW
Bodega Underground, VIC
Caballitos, WA
Cantina OK!, NSW
Centro 86, NSW
El Primo Sanchez, NSW
Esteban, NSW
Hot Tamale, NT
Loquita, ACT
Maya, QLD
Santa Catarina, NSW
Tio’s Cerveceria, NSW
Rookie Bartender of the Year
Proudly sponsored by Club Suntory
Bipin Subedi, Akiba, ACT
Ethan Baker, Alfreds Bar, SA
Antuco Cifuentes, Bank Street Social, SA
Abbey Walker, Bar DEMO, NSW
Casey Ly, Bar Tilda, NSW
Alex Roberts, Deadwood Dromana, VIC
Isabella Polley, El Planta, QLD
Audrey Wood, Fortunate Son, NSW
Charles Marais, Old Mate’s Place, NSW
Marnie Bugeja, Black Pearl, VIC
Ella Comelius, The Blacksmith Bar, VIC
Jacob Fisch, The Gresham Bar, QLD
Pub of the Year
Proudly sponsored by ALM
Alliance Hotel, QLD
Bat & Ball, NSW
Bucketty’s Brewing Co, NSW
Duke of Clarence, NSW
Eltham Hotel, NSW
The Exeter, SA
The Lincoln, VIC
The Magpie, NSW
The Old Fitzroy, NSW
The Waratah, NSW
Best Speciality Beer Venue
Proudly sponsored by Estrella Damm
Beermash, VIC
Bitter Phew, NSW
Bodriggy Brewing Co, VIC
Cookie Melbourne, VIC
Grifter, NSW
Moondog, VIC
Mountain Culture, NSW
Mr West, Melbourne, VIC
Saccharomyces, QLD
The Catfish, VIC
Wheatsheaf Hotel, SA
Wine Bar of the Year
Proudly Sponsors by Unico Zelo
Bar Copains, NSW
Bar Rochford, ACT
Dark Red, QLD
Geelong Cellar Door, VIC
Jennie Wine Bar, SA
Love Tilly Devine, NSW
Milquetoast, QLD
Nieuw Ruin, WA
Sonny, TAS
Gin Bar of the Year
Proudly sponsored by Fever-Tree
Bar Planet, NSW
Covent Garden, QLD
Dr Gimlette, QLD
Frisk. Small Bar, WA
Gin Palace, VIC
Hains & Co, SA
Malt & Juniper, SA
Society Salamanca, TAS
The Barber Shop, NSW
The Blacksmith Bar, VIC
Union Electric, VIC
Cocktail Bar of the Year
Proudly sponsored by William Grant & Sons
Above Board, VIC
Apollonia, NSW
Bar Love, WA
Before & After, QLD
Black Pearl, VIC
Byrdi, VIC
Caretaker’s Cottage, VIC
Daisy, VIC
Double Deuce, NSW
Edward & Ida’s, WA
Maybe Sammy, NSW
Santé Cocktail Bar, QLD
Trap, SA
Whisky Bar of the Year
Proudly sponsored by Spirits Platform
Bar Besuto, NSW
Cobbler Whisky & Cocktails, QLD
Death & Taxes, QLD
Goodwater, VIC
Jolene’s, NSW
Ralph Louis Frederick, SA
Savile Row, QLD
The Elysian Whisky Bar, VIC
The Still, TAS
Volstead Repeal, ACT
Whisky & Alement, VIC
Whisky Thief, NSW
Bar of the Year
Antico, QLD
Bank Street Social, SA
Bar Love, WA
Caretaker’s Cottage, VIC
Ezra Pound, WA
Fortunate Son, NSW
Foxtrot Unicorn, WA
Frog’s Hollow Saloon, QLD
Old Mate’s Place, NSW
Rude Boy, TAS
Savile Row, QLD
The Waratah, NSW
New Bar of the Year
Baptist Street Rec. Club, NSW
Bar Alma’s, NSW
Bar Love, WA
Bar Miette, QLD
Deadbeat, WA
Herbs Taverne, NSW
Joji, NSW
Litte Cooler, NSW
Peacemaker Saloon, ACT
Pendant, VIC
Tailor Room, NSW
Cocktail List of the Year
Above Board, VIC
Apollonia, NSW
Bar Bellamy, VIC
Byrdi, VIC
Cobbler Whisky & Cocktails, QLD
Maybe Mae, SA
Nok Nok, QLD
Pleasure Club, NSW
Savile Row, QLD
Tailor Room, NSW
Trap, SA
Volstead Repeal, ACT
Host of the Year
Will McKell, Akiba, ACT
Alexia Cachin-Hastwell, Bank Street Social, SA
Nick Russian, Bar Bambi, VICtoria
Danielle Whitehart, Bar Bellamy, VIC
Dylan Horwath, Fortunate Son, NSW
Mortaza Sayed, Henry G’s, NSW
Paige Testa, Island Radio, NSW
Aidan Perkins, Milquetoast, QLD
Marina Williams, Nok Nok, QLD
Jay Cozma, Old Mate’s Group, NSW
Alexandra Percy, Santé Cocktail Bar, QLD
Jackson Holbrook, The Blacksmith Bar, VIC
Small bar of the Year
Above Board, VIC
Apollo Inn, VIC
Bar Love, WA
Before & After, QLD
Cantina OK!, NSW
Frisk. Small Bar, WA
Gold Bar, TAS
Goodwater, VIC
Maker, QLD
Malt & Juniper, SA
Tailor Room, NSW
Nightclub of the Year
Alice Bar, QLD
Brooklyn Standard, QLD
Cliff Dive, NSW
Club 77, NSW
Connections, WA
Heartbreaker, VIC
Pleasure Club, NSW
Revolver, VIC
Tatler, NSW
Universal, NSW
Bar Manager of the Year
Mahbub ‘Harry’ Hasan, Apollonia, NSW
Pippa Canavan, Bar Love, WA
Alicia Clarke, Double Deuce, NSW
Sam Russ, Frog’s Hollow Saloon, QLD
Blue Valentine, Heartbreaker, VIC
Hunter Gregory, Maybe Sammy, NSW
George Curtis, Milquetoast, QLD
Josh Purcell, Nok Nok, QLD
Callum ‘Squid’ Marra, Old Loves, NSW
Felicity Eshman, Old Mate’s Place, NSW
Leah Dunnigan, Savile Row, QLD
Emma Fayle, The Blacksmith Bar, VIC
Regional Bar of the Year
18th Amendment, Geelong, VIC
Bar Olivette, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Deadwood, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Dulcie’s Cottage, Merimbula, NSW
Flaggerdoot, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Hooch & Fellow, Townsville, QLD
Howlin Wolf, Wollongong, NSW
Little Betty’s, Kiama, NSW
Lost Souls Bar Terrigal, Terrigal, NSW
Radio Social Club, Lilydale, VIC
Santé Cocktail Bar, Toowoomba, QLD
WAT Den, Mooloolaba, QLD
Bar Operator of the Year
Alexandra Percy and Loic Mouchelin, QLD
Sebastian “Cosmo” Soto, Charlie Lehmann and Dardan Shervashidze, NSW
Dimitri Rtshiladze, WA
House Made Hospitality, NSW
Liquid & Larder, NSW
Martin Lange, QLD
Maybe Group, NSW
Mucho Group, NSW
Nick Russian, VIC
Odd Culture Group, NSW
Old Mate’s Group, NSW
Sneakers & Jeans, WA
Bar Team of the Year
Bank Street Social, SA
Baptist Street Rec. Club, NSW
Bar Love, WA
Fortunate Son, NSW
Heartbreaker, VIC
The Koutetsu, NSW
Nok Nok, QLD
Old Mate’s Place, NSW
Rude Boy, TAS
Savile Row, QLD
The Gresham, QLD
Best Bar Food
Bar Bellamy, VIC
Bar Copains, NSW
Bar Kokomo, NT
Bar Rochford, ACT
Bar Spontana, VIC
Byrdi, VIC
Kittyhawk, NSW
Latteria, SA
Letra House, NSW
Sonny, TAS
The Waratah, NSW
Best Bartender’s Bar
Alice Bar, QLD
Black Pearl, VIC
Frog’s Hollow Saloon, QLD
Hats & Tatts, VIC
Heartbreaker, VIC
Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, SA
Old Mate’s Place, NSW
Pleasure Club, NSW
Ramblin Rascal Tavern, NSW
Spleen, VIC
Squeaky Clean, ACT
Best Live Music Bar of the Year
Beneath Driver Lane, VIC
Black Bear Lodge, QLD
Brooklyn Standard, QLD
Hippo, ACT
Lefty’s Music Hall, QLD
Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, SA
Palomino Lounge, NSW
Pleasure Club, NSW
Ramblin Racal Tavern, NSW
The Corner Hotel, VIC
The Trocadero Room, NSW
Restaurant Bar of the Year
Agnes, QLD
Arkhé, SA
Bar Bellamy, VIC
Bessie’s and Alma’s, NSW
Bistecca, NSW
Continental Deli Bar Bistro, NSW
Gibney, WA
Gimlet, VIC
Letra House, NSW
Neptune’s Grotto, NSW
Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney, NSW
The Gidley, NSW
The Waratah, NSW
Best Distillery Bar
Archie Rose, NSW
Four Pillars, VIC
Hickson House, NSW
Itinerant, VIC
Never Never, SA
Republic of Fremantle, WA
Seabourne Distillery, QLD
Starward, VIC
The Still, TAS
Best Brewery Bar
BentSpoke Brewing Co, ACT
Capital Brewing Co., ACT
Molly Rose Brewing, VIC
Mountain Culture Beer Co., NSW
Pirate Life, SA
Range, QLD
The Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, NSW
The Grifter Brewing Co, NSW
Wildflower Brewing & Blending, NSW
Young Henrys Brewery, NSW
Rum Bar of the Year
Bar Kokomo, NT
Blue Kahunas, NSW
Flamingoes, QLD
Hains & Co, SA
Jacoby’s Tiki Bar, NSW
Jungle Bird, WA
Lost Souls Bar Terrigal, NSW
Old Loves, NSW
Rude Boy, TAS
Sneaky Tony’s, WA
The Lobo, NSW
Tucanos, NSW
Hotel Bar of the Year
Ace Hotel, NSW
Aster, NSW
Bar Julius, NSW
Bar Tilda, NSW
Calile Lobby Bar, QLD
Dean & Nancy, NSW
Evolve Spirits, TAS
Flaggerdoot, VIC
Grain, NSW
Songbird, WA
Training Program of the Year
Proudly sponsored by Bartender Magazine
Club Suntory, Beam Suntory
Campari Academy, Campari
Bar Academy, Diageo
Spirits Academy, Spirits Platform
De Kuyper Training Program, Willam Grant & Sons
Brand Ambassador of the Year
Proudly sponsored by Bartender Magazine
Dan Ritchie, Archie Rose
Alice Newport, Beam Suntory
Andy Tsai, Brown Forman
Krystal Hart, Campari
Simone Sanna, Diageo
Federico Malavenda, Fernet Branca
Maria Rozo, Pernod Ricard
Loy Catada, Proximo
Liam Shephard, Spirits Platform
Ross Blainey, William Grant & Sons
If you’re a brand and you would still like to be involved with Bar Awards or Sydney Bar Week please contact Dave – david@spantonmedia.com.