Time Out Sydney Bar Awards 2013

It was that time of year again at the end of October, as the lot over at Time Out Sydney began to get the first hints of summer they did the first thing they could think of - threw a massive party.
Well an awards ceremony to be precise.
Time Out's prestigious Bar awards have shown Sydney some of the best spots around and there is no doubt that they've found some superb places again this year.

Some of the most interesting victors include Palmer and Co, winners of the Best Cocktail Bar this hidden away speakeasy style bar has a wonderful atmosphere. Despite being open till 5am they still have some nice early evening entertainment making it a great place for a pre-dinner drink. Speaking of dinner the food there is lovely and the service, behind the bar and at the tables, is excellent. Everyone who works there certainly looks the part and with the room decorated to such a magnificent standard you really do feel like you're sat in the 20's. The cocktails themselves are superb, as you would expect and it's the little touches they add here and there that really do make the difference.

Another exciting bar that Time Out has in fact awarded Best New Bar to (and rightly so) is Tio's. The brain child, or should I say brain owl of two Shady Pines bartenders, Tio's is a superb. A Mexican style tequila bar with a great range of cocktails and some wonderful spicy popcorn (don't knock it till you've tried it) this bar is a place where good times happen, but won't often be remembered the following morning.

The rest of the awards were as follows and trust me, if Time Out say they're good - they will be.

Best Bartender - Lewis Jaffrey, Baxter Inn
Best Small Bar - The Hazy Rose
Best Wine Bar - Wine Library
Best Pub - The Local Taphouse
Best Design - Hinky Dinks
Hot Talent - Michael Chiem, Black by Ezard
Best Entertainment - Midnight Special
Best Bar Food - Rockpool Bar & Grill
People's Choice - Mojo Record Bar
Bar of The Year - Baxter Inn
Hall of Fame - Icebergs

Time Out Food Awards Sydney

Time Out has selected a great range of winners in this years Sydney Food Awards, places that definitely should not be missed from your 'to eat at' lists.

People's Choice Award
Porteño 
 An Argentinian Bar and Grill that does it well. The great selection of food makes it the perfect place for a big group to go out to eat, with the option of pre (or post) dinner cocktails in the bar upstairs available, it's everything you need for a great night out.

Restaurant of the Year
Momofuku Seiobo
Usually when you find a restaurant with incredible food like this, the dress code is strict, the waiters have pristine grammar and the music is never loud enough to interrupt your conversation. At Seiobo this is not the case. The food is impeccable, experimental and altogether amazing, the waiters and waitresses are happy and fun and AC/DC plays from the speakers the majority of the time. Like nothing ever seen before, this restaurant is completely different to anything else.