There’s some serious cocktail-making prowess going on at this newly-revamped small bar on the Cleveland Street-end of Surry Hills.
With 20+ alcoholic concoctions, Sugar Ray’s Bar doesn’t skimp on choice when it comes to its cocktail menu. Everything from mezcal and cognac to banana-infused bourbon and Japanese whisky makes an appearance.
My recommendations: The East Side (gin, cucumber, mint and lemon), La Paloma (tequila, grapefruit, soda, lime and salt) and the Rah Rah (tequila, mandarin shrub and champagne) – all way fun, positively refreshing and extremely delish.
The East Side Gin and La Paloma
The Rah Rah and Negroni Sbagliato
Next level bar snacks
The ‘bar snacks’ are also levels ahead of your average peanuts and chips. The salt and vinegar fries and smoked mac and cheese balls are beyond incredible. Other grazing options at Sugar Ray’s Bar include chilli olives, pork belly puffs and an assortment of high-end sliders.
Salt and vinegar fries
Smoked mac and cheese balls with tejano dipping sauce
Throw in some 1950s glamour
Sugar Ray’s Bar is definitely channelling some old Hollywood glamour with burgundy chesterfield lounges, frame-filled walls and red velvet curtains. Throw in a Persian rug, a few plants and warm lighting and you have a space that’s inviting, sophisticated and intimate.
Sugar Ray’s Bar is…
Yep, this is a solid choice for relaxed drinks with friends. My final tip is to sit at the window bar – watching the characters of Surry Hills is always entertaining.
Sugar Ray’s Bar | 435 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
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