#449Global
Jolene’s Sydney
Sydney, Australia · Nashville-inspired whiskey and live-country-music bar · Australia & Pacific
Jolene’s is a Nashville-inspired Sydney bar for American whiskey, cocktails, country music and late-night American bar food.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
Lower Ground, 73 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- Style
- Nashville-inspired whiskey and live-country-music barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Wednesday 4:30pm–11:30pm; Thursday 4:30pm–midnight; Friday–Saturday 4pm–1am.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- The owner takes online bookings for its five booths; the rest of the venue is for walk-ins.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Prices
- The owner-linked 2026 drinks menu lists Waffle House Old Fashioned ($25), Whiskey Sour ($24), New York Sour ($25), Classic Margarita ($24), Coyote Ugly ($21) and Watermelon Moonshine ($22).Checked 2026-09-28 · Source
- Menu
- The owner publishes food, drink and whiskey-menu routes.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
35.1 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 68.8
- 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
- 49.2
- Serious press
- 20.2
- Social Vibes
- 56.0
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.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
80/ 100
Score context
Megan (January), Kim M (June), Holly P (September) and Lynton Y (October) describe drinks or cocktail service in 2025 at Jolene’s, downstairs at 73 York Street. All four visible drink accounts are favorable: this is a one-sided, small sample, three voices appear on a named/date-stamped Google mirror, and confidence is low. Sister Lucille’s accounts were excluded.
Guest score details
What guests like
- well-liked cocktails and drink recommendations
- friendly staff and live-music atmosphere
Review & discussion links
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 592 reviews.
The fresh result is the same operational cocktail-bar Place ID and its Lower Ground, 73 York St address matches the owner's current location page. The owner describes Jolene's as a Sydney country-music, whiskey and cocktail bar and currently publishes hours and bookings.
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.