Hotel Oxford

Oxford Hotel is a multi‑level gay pub on Taylor Square that flips from weekday after‑work drinks to weekend drag and DJ nights. The ground‑floor public bar catches the office crowd that drifts out at five. Upstairs, a second bar and a small stage open later, where resident DJs spin and drag shows take over Thursday through Saturday. Doors swing open at noon every day. From Monday to Thursday it shuts its lights at midnight; on Friday and Saturday it stays alive until 3 a.m., feeding the stream of party‑goers hopping between Oxford Street venues. The clientele is overwhelmingly gay men, but you’ll see everything from twenty‑somethings to retirees sharing a pint. Prices sit squarely in the middle of Sydney’s bar scene—nothing cheap, nothing extravagant. Come Mardi Gras and the place swells to one of the street’s busiest spots, a reliable waypoint for anyone chasing the night’s energy.