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Belgrave Cartel

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Belgrave Cartel

Empanadas, espresso martinis and a laneway courtyard with serious character.

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The local take

Cartel started life as a coffee shop and grew into one of Manly's most loved hybrids — café by day, South-American-tinged bar by night, with empanadas and arepas coming out of the kitchen and a courtyard strung with lights out the back. The room is all reclaimed timber and personality; the crowd is locals who've been coming for years.

It ranks in Manly's top ten on TripAdvisor for good reason: the food is genuinely good, the drinks are generous, and the vibe is the opposite of a big-format pub. Perfect for the night that starts with 'just one drink' at six and somehow becomes dinner.

Belgrave Cartel is also in our food guide — see the restaurant page for the kitchen side of the story.

In our guides

Nearby

The Nook$$–$$$4.4BarCocktails and American comfort food squeezed into a genuine nook on Sydney Road.Donny's Bar$$–$$$4.2BarNatural wine, low light and Manly's best burger, hidden off Whistler Street.Bottega Paninoteca Enoteca$$–$$$4.9Wine barItalian wine and panini done the Milanese way — enoteca by night, paninoteca by day.

Rating and review count are from TripAdvisor traveller reviews; hours come from the venue's TripAdvisor listing, checked 2026-07-18 — bars shift their hours with seasons, gigs and public holidays, so check ahead for a big night. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.

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