The Best Bars in Potts Point for a Romantic Night Out

Need a new date night spot? The small stylish suburb of Potts Point is where you'll find an array of elegant and intimate bars that set the scene for romance. This leafy inner-city enclave ticks all the right boxes in the date department. 

If the cliché is true that “Potts Point is like Paris” and Paris is the city of love, then this suburb is definitely worth a glass (or two) of champagne, followed by an amorous after-dinner stroll (after you've dined at Potts Points coolest dining spots).

Here's our pick of the best bars in Potts Point for a night of romance.

Dean’s Lounge

Charmingly familiar, drinking at Dean’s feels like sipping cocktails at your most stylish friend’s home. Dean’s Lounge, a reinvention of Dean’s Café, is a Kings Cross institution. With an ode to the 70s when the original Dean’s first opened their doors, expect vintage video games and throwback tunes.

Food ranges from shared plates to nibbles and cakes, all of which pair beautifully with signature cocktails and an enticing wine list.

7 Kellett Street, Potts Point

Bar Lucia

Inspired by the elegant architecture from the streets of Madrid, Bar Lucia brings a laid-back air of Spain into Potts Point. The sultry wine bar offers a range of classic Spanish-style tapas, while Bar Lucia's wine list is centred around supporting local Australian producers - with an emphasis on female winemakers.

5 Kellett Street, Potts Point

Snack Kitchen 

When it hits that funky time between lunch and dinner and you find yourself feeling peckish, head straight to Snack Kitchen where you can indulge in a curation of small plates by Maurice and Sylvester Terzini. They have a rotating selection of wines available by glass as well as a substantial list by bottle. Fancy a cocktail? They're encouraged with their spritzes and negronis being particularly excellent. 

95 Macleay Street, Potts Point

Bar Sopra

Bar Sopra provides a cosy space for diners to come for cocktails, wine and small eats. The delicious menu is built around Spanish influences and small tapas-style share plates perfect for romantic dinners for two, making this one of the best bars in Potts Point for date night.

Combine this with their extensive wine list and you have got yourself the ultimate aperitivo hour hangout.

Shop 4, 65 Macleay Street, Potts Point

Dear Sainte Eloise

As George Orwell said in 1933, ‘Dear Sainte Eloise, if you exist, please send me some money. I don’t ask for much – just enough to buy some bread and a bottle of wine.’ Answering old George’s prayers, Potts Point’s Dear Sainte Eloise is one of Sydney’s best wine bars the perfect spot for some bread and a bottle (or two!).

On the booze front, you can expect over 400 bottles of wine from around the world. If that sounds overwhelming, don’t worry, there’s a sommelier on hand to help you choose a delicious drop. Or, you could check out their mystery wines - guess the grape and country of origin and the glass is free!

Shop 5, 29 Orwell Street, Potts Point

The Butler

With high ceilings, botanical wallpaper, plenty of thriving plants and wicker furniture, The Butler's restaurant has a chic French colonial vibe.

For the ultimate date night, head to the lush terrace, which has panoramic views of the Sydney skyline, making it a top pick for the best bars in Potts Point. The menu is made up of small and large share plates, and the cocktail list is guaranteed to get the conversation flowing. 

123 Victoria Street, Potts Point 

The Roosevelt

The glammed-up prohibition style gives this Potts Point bar amorous appeal. Sink back into leather-backed chairs at The Roosevelt and hide from the world for a few hours, for an intimate date night you'll both love.

American-style tapas, vintage cocktail equipment and a private poker den – The Roosevelt comes seeping in nostalgia.  

Ground Floor, 32 Orwell Street, Potts Point 

Chester White Cured Diner

Billed as ‘the locals’ lounge room, Chester White Cured Diner is the perfect spot for pasta, charcuterie and wine (so much wine)! On the food front expect small plates and soul-soothing bigger plates like truffle cacio e pepe served in a cheese wheel.

The wine is where they shine though, with sparkling, white, red, rosé and a massive range of biodynamic and organic wines.  

3 Orwell Street, Potts Point

Dulcie's Kings Cross

Cosy but not quaint, Dulcie’s is the mysterious parlour bar that will take your date night to a new level. Dulcie’s Bar has reinvigorated the Golden Mile by slinging prohibition-era cocktails and showcasing some of Sydney’s best underground cabaret acts. 

44B Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point 

Piccolo Bar

Piccolo Bar is the oldest café in Kings Cross, first opened back in 1952. In 2020, when Dave Spanton heard that Piccolo was about to be lost forever, he took the plunge to save this iconic venue. A pint-sized spot with just 12 seats inside and eight outside.

If you’re not familiar with the local lore, The Piccolo Bar was a cosy, non-licenced café open from 6pm-6am every night, run by legendary former operator Vittorio Bianchi, who started working in the café back in 1964.

The renovated spot has been brought back to life, re-imagined as an aperitivo bar and diner, with a stepped-up interior bringing flair back to the venue. 

6 Roslyn Street, Kings Cross

Jangling Jack’s

This little hole-in-the-wall local, with jazz and a curated cocktail menu is like something out of Greenwich Village, and one of the best bars in Potts Point for a fuss-free evening.

Head on down to Jangling Jack's to see what all the fuss is about, from the delicious bar nibbles to the expertly made cocktails. 

175 Victoria Street, Potts Point

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