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Cardea

Sydney, Australia · French-inspired dining and cocktail lounge with live entertainment · Australia & Pacific

Cardea brings a cocktail lounge, French-inspired dining and live entertainment together in Barangaroo, with signature drinks served around cabaret, music and evening shows.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-27

Plan Your Visit

Shop 2, T3.01/300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo NSW 2000, Australia

Check before visiting. Sources disagree about hours; confirm the latest details with the venue.

Style
French-inspired dining and cocktail lounge with live entertainmentChecked 2026-09-27 · Source
Booking
The owner provides online table bookings and contact booking by phone or email. Sunday/Monday visits are by enquiry for private functions; performance bookings may be especially useful.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Prices
The owner cocktail page lists classic cocktails at 26–27 and signatures at 28–32; the menu prints amounts without a currency symbol. Confirm current currency and prices at the venue.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
The owner publishes separate cocktail, beverage, dining and wine pages. The cocktail list includes signatures, classics and a Disaronno section.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

20.0 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
75.2
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
14.8
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
—Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 954 reviews.

The matching Cardea listing covers the dining room, cocktail lounge and entertainment venue together.

View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.

Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Time Out Food & Drink Awards

Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.