The Rook

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A hidden rooftop gin bar on the seventh floor of a York Street office building, serving lobster-focused dishes and creative cocktails to after-work crowds and date-night pairs.

4.4

(1,882 reviews)$$Google

Happy Hour Deals

Happy Hour

$15 cocktails
$8.50 select beers
$8.50 select wines

Monday – Friday

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Best For

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level 7/56-58 York Street, Sydney CBD 2000

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Opening Hours

MondayToday12pm – 11pm

Tuesday12pm – 11pm

Wednesday12pm – 11pm

Thursday12pm – 11pm

Friday12pm – 1am

Saturday12pm – 1am

Sunday12pm – 8pm

The Vibe

Physical space: The seventh-floor rooftop sits above the CBD bustle with a retractable roof and harbour glimpses between the office towers. The 2019 redesign replaced grungy graffiti with Picasso-like abstract murals, hanging florals and dusty pink cushions against deep-tan leather seating.
The crowd: Young professionals dominate the after-work scene, mixing with casual drinkers who've discovered this hidden spot. Date-night pairs claim the quieter corners while groups settle in for the lobster happy hour from 4-6pm.
Energy levels: Lunch service runs calm and corporate-friendly, but the space transforms after 5pm when cocktails start flowing. Saturday nights bring DJs spinning R&B beats during the $10 Gin & Juice sessions from 6pm.

What People Love

The lobster selection: The signature lobster roll gets the Japanese treatment with yuzu mayo and iceberg lettuce, while the 450g whole lobster with chipotle butter and truffle fries draws serious seafood lovers. Lobster happy hour offers a whole crustacean for $60 between 4-6pm.
Creative cocktails: Bartenders craft signatures like the Crunchy Nut old fashioned with honeycomb syrup and Crunchy Nut brittle or Can't Beet A Root mixing Beefeater gin with beetroot and black walnut bitters. The Fire in the Pisco adds elderflower and violet liqueur to the traditional sour.
Weekend specials: Saturday's $10 gin and juice cocktails feature fresh carrot and ginger or beetroot and celery bases, keeping the crowd happy until midnight.

The Neighbourhood

Location: Tucked on level seven of 56-58 York Street, The Rook sits in the heart of the CBD's corporate corridor, a few blocks south of Circular Quay and walking distance from Wynyard Station.
The building: The nondescript office building entrance gives no hint of the rooftop bar above, you'll need to know it's there to find it. The surrounding streetscape is all glass towers and suited workers during business hours.
The contrast: While York Street below buzzes with commuter traffic and lunch crowds from nearby offices, the seventh-floor perch offers a smugly elevated perspective over workers hunched at their desks. It's the kind of hidden spot that makes you feel like you're in on Sydney's best-kept secret, literally suspended above the CBD chaos.

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The Vibe

Physical space: The seventh-floor rooftop sits above the CBD bustle with a retractable roof and harbour glimpses between the office towers. The 2019 redesign replaced grungy graffiti with Picasso-like abstract murals, hanging florals and dusty pink cushions against deep-tan leather seating.

The crowd: Young professionals dominate the after-work scene, mixing with casual drinkers who've discovered this hidden spot. Date-night pairs claim the quieter corners while groups settle in for the lobster happy hour from 4-6pm.

Energy levels: Lunch service runs calm and corporate-friendly, but the space transforms after 5pm when cocktails start flowing. Saturday nights bring DJs spinning R&B beats during the $10 Gin & Juice sessions from 6pm.

What People Love

The lobster selection: The signature lobster roll gets the Japanese treatment with yuzu mayo and iceberg lettuce, while the 450g whole lobster with chipotle butter and truffle fries draws serious seafood lovers. Lobster happy hour offers a whole crustacean for $60 between 4-6pm.

Creative cocktails: Bartenders craft signatures like the Crunchy Nut old fashioned with honeycomb syrup and Crunchy Nut brittle or Can't Beet A Root mixing Beefeater gin with beetroot and black walnut bitters. The Fire in the Pisco adds elderflower and violet liqueur to the traditional sour.

Weekend specials: Saturday's $10 gin and juice cocktails feature fresh carrot and ginger or beetroot and celery bases, keeping the crowd happy until midnight.

The Neighbourhood

Location: Tucked on level seven of 56-58 York Street, The Rook sits in the heart of the CBD's corporate corridor, a few blocks south of Circular Quay and walking distance from Wynyard Station.

The building: The nondescript office building entrance gives no hint of the rooftop bar above, you'll need to know it's there to find it. The surrounding streetscape is all glass towers and suited workers during business hours.

The contrast: While York Street below buzzes with commuter traffic and lunch crowds from nearby offices, the seventh-floor perch offers a smugly elevated perspective over workers hunched at their desks. It's the kind of hidden spot that makes you feel like you're in on Sydney's best-kept secret, literally suspended above the CBD chaos.