Queenstown
It's back to basics in everything but the taps, with bare concrete floors and industrial tables and chairs, but 36 creative NZ craft beers to sample. The…
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Melbourne
Split into three sections, the Railway Hotel is a smart, casual gastro-pub. Locals hang out at the public bar downstairs pounding beer on tap. The Deck…
Gold Coast
Tipalowe Oberman's tiki bar is filled with her dad's art and her grandparents' furniture. Come for the Mexican-via-Pacific Rim snacks (there are great…
Great Ocean Road
This pub's enticing street-front beer garden is the place to be in summer. The bistro (mains $19 to $35) has good seafood options, and there are live…
Newtown & the Inner West
At heart the Friend in Hand is still a working-class pub with a resident loud-mouth cockatoo and a cast of grizzly old-timers and local characters…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Viaduct Harbour's best views – usually including a bevy of visiting superyachts – combine with Dr Rudi's very own craft beers and a menu featuring wood…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
Near the town's wharf, this is the best place to combine a wine or cold beer with afternoon sunshine or a Raglan sunset. Inside, the decor mixes Raglan's…
Port Douglas
Port Douglas’ Combined Services Club (sign in as a guest member) has gone a bit fancy since its days of being dubbed the Tin Shed, but the over-water deck…
The West Coast
Nostalgia wafts from every brightly painted beam of the Empire. Since 1866, West Coasters have huddled inside the pub, amid yellowing photographs and…
Tasmania
Devonport's most interesting bar is as dark as stout inside, but has craft beer and cider pouring from 11 taps, as well as a strong spirits collection. It…
Hobart
Prop yourself at the glowing bar at the Henry Jones Art Hotel and check out Hobart’s fashionistas over a honey porter. If there are no spare stools at the…
Queenstown & Wanaka
Just off the Gibbston Hwy, this supremely rustic pub has a jute-lined interior and outdoor seating gathered around a fire. All wines are from Gibbston,…
Victoria
Ned Kelly and his gang once drank here, but these days you’re less likely to get shot and the food is much better. At the time of writing, the Vine's…
Blue Mountains
On the highway, the Alex is a gem of an old pub, with lots of character, including cosy fireside nooks, a breezy dining area and a convivial outdoor space…
Darwin
More upmarket than the ski club, the sailing club is always filled with yachties enjoying a sunset beer overlooking the Timor Sea. Tunes on the sound…
Wellington
Who doesn't secretly love a board game? Assume an ironic stance if you must, but here's the chance to embrace your inner games nerd in public. There are…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Beer lovers can test their palates against the tasting notes as they work their way through dozens of craft beers at this angular old pub. There are…
Newtown & the Inner West
The name exaggerates this bar's skinniness, but not by much. Downstairs the bartenders serve old-fashioned cocktails and some zingy, fruity ones – the…
Great Ocean Road
The taproom for Sow & Piglets is inside the Port Campbell Hostel. Overseen by a German brewer, it serves four beers on tap, all unfiltered and…
Hobart
Hipster beards are optional but preferred at this 1849 sailmaker's cottage turned bar. The ramshackle beer garden is the place to be in Hobart on a summer…
West Coast Australia
You can't miss the imperious old Imperial Homestead, cobbled together from honey-coloured local stone in 1886…and still the most appealing place in York…
Wellington
The actual Garage Project brewery occupies a former petrol station just down the road (68 Aro St), serving beer by the litre, petrol-pump style. If you'd…
Melbourne
Hidden in a graffitied laneway off another laneway – how very meta-Melbourne – the slightly creepy Croft is a laboratory-themed bar downstairs, while…
Victoria
Head upstairs for regular live music on Friday and Saturday nights, a tasty menu ideal for combining with frosty pints or local wine – think burgers,…
Hobart
What's prehistorically old is new at this sophisticated spirits bar inside the MACq 01 hotel, where you'll drink among an array of fossils, including a…
New South Wales
Craft beer has a home in Armidale now, with this buzzy little streetcorner bar offering its own classic brews, quality drops from around Australia, and…
Coromandel Peninsula
Serving thirsty gold diggers since 1869, the Junction is the archetypal slightly rough-around-the-edges, historic, small-town pub. Live music attracts a…
Gold Coast
A gritty laneway opens into this pumping tiki bar, decked out with a palm-tree ceiling and pineapple wallpaper, where hip young things knock back rum…
Hobart
Obsessively brewed real ales steal the show at this new North Hobart brew-bar, a stylish black beer-bunker reviving an old corner shop, just a short…
Melbourne
With a drinks list to make your liver quiver, 300 gins and a serious whisky collection, Gin Palace is the perfect place to grab a soft couch and hard…
Hobart
Stylish waterfront T-42° makes a big splash with its food (mains $18 to $32), but also draws well-dressed, late-week barflies with its minimalist interior…
South Coast NSW
Sharing lovely grounds with the wholesome Oaklands Cafe, the Sapphire Coast's hottest new microbrewery sets a cracking pace on Friday and Saturday when…
Bay of Islands & Northland
This cool basement restaurant-bar hosts lots of live gigs from touring Kiwi bands along with the occasional spoken word night, or gay mixer. As the hours…
Victoria
The unusual name of this winery reflects the fact that it comprises three vineyards, each located 10 minutes apart by tractor. It's one of the region's…
Tauranga
With its facade emblazoned with hops, and hops growing out front, the Hop House is single-minded in its passion for craft beer. There are 10 changing NZ…
Sydney
A renovated megalith on the hill above Clovelly Beach, this pub has a shady terrace and water views – perfect for post-beach Sunday-afternoon bevvies …
Gold Coast
In a twin-business pairing with Canteen Kitchen (mains $12-22) next door, this caffeine cranny casts another vote for Burleigh Heads as the Gold Coast's…
Melbourne
A pub, sports bar and brewing company, Cheeky Pint has five core beers, seasonal brews and more. Set in the former Barkly Hotel building, there are three…
Wellington
Named after a loud Harley-Davidson, the city outlet of this Upper Hutt brewery has a rusted motor built into the bar and beer taps made from exhaust pipes…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Bright colours and a reggae vibe…yes, it's a Jamaican-themed bar bringing some Caribbean good times to Surry Hills. Jerk chicken and other tasty dishes…
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