Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
A self-described 'neighbourhood bar', Annabel's would also be right at home in the backstreets of Bordeaux or Barcelona. Cheese and charcuterie platters…
Must-see nightlife in Australia & Pacific
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Coffee is a serious business in Sydney, and this corridor's dark industrial decor and cell-block lighting cage combines with cartoon-noir wall…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Sardined into a Darlinghurst terrace, this cute wine bar offers a small but well-curated selection of beverages, with punchy rosemary negroni as the house…
Perth
Welcome to Perth's most neighbourly small bar. Tapas, shared platters (terrines, pâtés and fries – the co-owner chef often works the floor) and a concise…
The Whitsundays
Assailed repeatedly by fire and cyclones in its 100-plus years of trading, the Grand View stands unbowed and handsomely renovated at Bowen's heart. Paying…
Brisbane & Around
Top-notch coffee is what you get at tiny Bunker. Slurp a (weekly changing) single origin at the front espresso bar then scour the crates at Bunker Records…
Noosa
Award-winning Miss Moneypenny's sets a sophisticated scene for languid toasts. Well-crafted cocktails fall into numerous categories, from Seasonals and…
Hobart
'Since 1840' is the tag-line here… Well, the building maybe. But 'WBM' is one of a new brigade of Salamanca Place booze rooms, focused on excellent craft…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
A stalwart of the Oxford St LGBTIQ+ strip, Stonewall has three levels of bars and dance floors. Cabaret, karaoke and quiz nights spice things up; there's…
Gold Coast
This may be the most perfect laidback sundowner spot on the Gold Coast, with a large deck overlooking stunning Rainbow Bay and views curving around the…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Gin and craft beers from around NZ combine with excellent street-food-inspired bar snacks at the summery and relaxed Hoppers Garden Bar. Ponsonby locals…
Melbourne
Above a Vietnamese grocery and gym is the ultimate community bar, jointly owned by nearly 200 people. With Saturday night drag performances, food from…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Formerly a harbourside warehouse, Wynyard Pavilion's high-ceilinged heritage space is now one of the area's most versatile spots to eat, drink and take in…
Perth
Cheeky Sparrow's multilevel floor of leather banquettes and bentwood chairs is great for everything from coffee to pizza, cheese and charcuterie plates…
Perth
Located in an up-and-coming eating-and-drinking strip, the Dutch Trading Co combines rustic bar leaners and repurposed sofas with tattooed and bearded…
Melbourne
Behind the 1869 heritage facade are three levels of dining, drinking and dancing space, including indoor lounges, VIP booths and an expansive rooftop bar…
Byron Bay
Head upstairs to the breezy laid-back coastal vibes at this upmarket spot, with its whitewashed walls and big windows overlooking the main strip. The…
Brisbane & Around
Cool staffers, a rustic-industrial fit-out and a setting on an aerosol-pimped laneway off Ruthven St: you'd be forgiven for thinking you're in Brisbane or…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Craft beers – many from Wellington's iconic Garage Project brewery – partner with fiery Indian street food in this rustic and laid-back space. Cocktails…
Victoria
Just south of Heathcote, this ripper of a country pub dates to 1857. The bluestone hotel has an on-site brewery doing the likes of IPAs and pale and…
Brisbane
Dressed in iron lacework and prettier than a wedding cake, this 1874 pub is a Brisbane institution. Directly opposite the Regatta CityCat ferry terminal,…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Six taps are featured at this cool craft brewery, just enough to showcase Eden Brewery's concise menu of interesting beers. Try them all with a tasting…
Hobart
Old-time Havana mural, pastel-coloured stools, palm fronds painted on the windows, gallons of rum behind the bar – Rude Boy channels a little bit of the…
Victoria
We're living in a golden age for booze-lovers when small country towns are getting their own gin distilleries. Slotting in effortlessly along Piper St is…
Melbourne
Named for the former tailor shop it occupies, this bar has signature cocktails following themes, named after everything from colours to fashion essentials…
Newtown & the Inner West
What Chippendale does best is a real feeling of neighbourhood despite its proximity to central Sydney. This backstreet pub takes food and drink seriously…
Newtown & the Inner West
There's something rather magical about the baroque, Italianate courtyard out the back of this pub, a great venue on a sunny afternoon or for candlelit…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Beautifully situated in the leafy grounds of a historic water reservoir, behind the Pieno restaurant, this oasis serves dozens of wines by the glass to…
Brisbane
Aloha and welcome to paradise… Well, at least to Brisbane's only proper tiki bar. An intimate, hand-built bamboo hideaway pimped with wood-carved stools,…
West Coast Australia
Hung with flower baskets, the handsome grey-painted Mundaring Hotel has been pouring beers since 1899. Back then, Jacoby St was Mundaring's main…
Parnell & Newmarket
This spacious, friendly and longstanding Irish pub is a grand place to watch live sport. Keep an eye on the match schedules of the All Blacks and the…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Other than the Chateau, Whakapapa’s only drinking hole (albeit owned by the Chateau) is this split-personality bar, styled like an Alpine lodge but with a…
South Coast NSW
Locals pour in to join day-trippers in the grassy rear beer garden and sunny verandah for people-watching or just checking in on the Kangaroo Valley vibes…
Victoria
While the Freemasons perhaps didn't envisage their temple being converted into a lounge bar 146 years on, this is nonetheless a perfect spot for one. The…
Sunshine Coast
Kick back on the wooden outdoor deck and slurp on some of the Sunshine Coast's best coffee at this local espresso bar and microroastery. Choose from two…
Rotorua
What’s a lounge bar without chandeliers, a grand piano and red velvet curtains? This place, created by former TV weatherman turned Labour MP Tamati Coffey…
Wellington
The brave? You won't need much courage to enjoy the rusty-panelled rooftop bar atop this old furniture factory, sipping beers brewed in the shiny vats…
Canberra
Coming and going a few times over the last 160 years, Canberra's oldest pub is once again thriving. Today it pours a changing roster of craft beers in…
New South Wales
A cosy, couch-equipped cafe that morphs into a wine bar with excellent food at night, Our Place is great for a drop-in most hours of the day. An…
Melbourne
Above venerable Thai restaurant Longrain is Longsong, housed in what was once a 1900s horse stable. There are four-person punch bowls, Asian-inflected…
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