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Poetica Bar & Grill

Sydney • Australia

Overview

Along one side of the 120-seat light-filled Poetica is an impressive 700-bottle wine wall, glass-fronted dry-aging cabinets, and a 15-meter-long open kitchen featuring a Josper charcoal oven and custom wood-burning hearth. This faces floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors opening out to four intimate outdoor dining terraces. The adjoining 40-person bar and outdoor terrace is a lively afternoon-to-evening destination for cleverly curated cocktails celebrating Australian ingredients.

Awards

Good Food Guide Australia

1 Hat, 2025

AGFG: Australian Good Food Guide

1 Hat (commended), 2025

Australia’s Wine List of the Year

3 Glasses (outstanding), 2025

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