Bar Americano Sydney: everything you need to know

An Americano cocktail on the bar of Bar Americano Sydney

Melbourne’s famous Bar Americano is coming to Sydney for a limited run. Here’s what you need to know before snagging your seat.

What is Bar Americano?

Bar Americano opened in 2011 as tribute to the Golden Age of drinking.

The idea originated in response to foreign demand; well-to-do Europeans discovered these drinkable pleasures in the Jazz cities of Chicago and New York.

They (as well as thirsty Americans fleeing Prohibition’s drought) clamored for these creative cocktails in Europe. The “American Bar” strikes the perfect balance of American “get-up-and-go.

Bar Americano, which is typically found tucked away in Melbourne’s laneways, notoriously seats only ten people at a time. When recreating this at the Icebergs Bar you’ll be able to fit seven guests seated or 10 guests standing.

This private and intimate area will be available for individual and group bookings.

Bacardi-Martini Australia will be bringing the famous Bar Americano to Sydney for a limited run in April.

The drinks menu will include eight classic cocktails, featuring top-shelf spirits from Tequila Patrón, Grey Goose Vodka and Bombay Sapphire Gin.

It’s a ‘bar-within-a-bar’: an idea the team behind Americano in Melbourne came up with after a night out in Venice, Italy.

BMA’s MD, Sarah Nichols, said of the opening: “Bar Americano will give cocktail lovers an intimate experience by receiving unmatched service and the upmost care and quality into the signature cocktails they know and love, as well as adding a few surprises along the way.”

Bar Americano Sydney: drinks menu

Here’s what you’ll find on the menu for starters.

Cocktails cater to all tastes: from sweet to sour; spice to dry.

SWEET

Bombolone

The tart Tuscan wonder. House Patron Limoncello, Amaro Americano, Italian Aperitivi and fresh lemon all charged with icy DOC Prosecco. Bold, refreshing and ridiculously Italian.

No. 8 Mimosa

Fermented Ruby Red Grapefruit, House Grapefruitchello. Italian Bitters, Grey Goose Vodka, all charged with DOC Prosecco.

SOUR

Aviation

Floral Bombay Sapphire Gin, fresh lemon and perfumed aromatic cherry.

Rick Dalton

Inspired by Rick’s Hollywood Poolside Blending. Patrón Silver Tequila, Spaghetti Western herbal liqueurs, Bacardi Carta Blanca Rum and fresh-pressed lime. Frozen and blended, of course.

SPICE

Americano

Our namesake and the most underrated cocktail on the planet. The drink that inspired the Negroni and we say probably still trumps it. A bittersweet symphony of Italian Martini & House vermouths, Northern Italian Aperitvi and a refreshing twist of citrus.

Antica Fashionista

Our homage to Mr Terzini. Our (very Italian) version of the classic Old Fashioned. Whiskies, Amaro Americano, aged & spiced fruit gum syrup with aromatic bitters.

DRY

Negroni

Many say this is the best in the world but can bar talk be relied upon? A simple but secret blend of Bombay Sapphire Gin, Martini, House Vermouths & Italian Bitters.

2+2=5 Martini

Catch it before it disappears like the rest of our culture today, down the memory hole. Curated by the Ministry of Truth. Bombay Sapphire Gin, Grey Goose Vodka + House Vermouths, Disputed Territory Bitters = 5.