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Re
Sydney, Australia · Zero-waste cocktail bar · Australia & Pacific
Closed · 2024-02
Closed in February 2024. The planned May reopening at The Norfolk was delayed and subsequently cancelled. Kept on the record for its awards history — not a recommendation to visit. Closure source
Archived description. This retained description does not describe current offerings.
Re was a zero-waste Sydney cocktail bar that turned surplus produce and discarded ingredients into experimental drinks.
Former Location
Shop 8/2 Locomotive St, Eveleigh NSW 2015, Australia
The score & its evidence
Historical composite
26.1 / 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
- 63.1
- World's 50 Best
- 20.4
- 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
- 25.5
- Serious press
- —Not scored · Evidence is not yet available; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 53.9
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
Historical guest read. This retained reading does not describe current visits or employment conditions.
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
77/ 100
Score context
Re in South Eveleigh was Sydney's zero-waste lab: pineapple-leaf banquettes, milk-bottle terrazzo, and drinks built from market surplus (Wholebeast with chicken-feet caramel). Drinkers loved the fun more than the manifesto. It shut in February 2024; the guest read is past tense now.
Guest score details
Themes in this historical read
What guests like
- Zero-waste program that actually tasted good — chicken-feet caramel and banana-skin ferments, not a lecture.
- Matt Whiley and Maurice Terzini built a slick Eveleigh room, not a recycling bin with a shaker.
- French Martini, Wholebeast, and the 10x10 pantry drinks were the orders people remembered.
- Time Out's Best Innovation winner; drinkers felt clever without being preached at.
What to know
- South Eveleigh location was a trek; post-Covid traffic never quite filled it.
- Closed February 2024 — you cannot go anymore.
- Some found the waste-as-ingredient conceit more interesting than delicious.
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Editorial citations in this read
Crowd signal
Google 4.6★ across 116 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
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.
Boothby Best Bars NSW
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.