Glad your ban has been lifted, Bat. Be more careful about what you post next time.
My suggestion for Sydney is to skip the bars and restaurants, grab some beer or Prosecco and head out to Bondi Beach. Better to be outdoors "down under."
grab a water taxi from Circular Quay and head over to Catalina restaurant on Rose Bay. Great food, great views and there is something fun about arriving at a restaurant on a water taxi.
Bar-wise, you have to have a beer at Fortune of War. It is touristy, I guess, but it has beer around since 1828. It is down in the Rocks district.