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21. The World Bar
A lively Church Street bar since 1996, famous for teapot cocktails, burgers, live music and DJs, with a fire-warmed beer garden.
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22. Atlas Beer Cafe
A friendly craft beer bar tucked away at the back of Steamer Wharf, with rotating boutique taps, lake views and a well-known daily steak.
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23. Black Pearl
Fitzroy cocktail bar on Brunswick Street, a regular on the World's 50 Best Bars list, with a walk-in ground floor and The Attic upstairs.
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24. Burleigh Brewing Taphouse
Taphouse of Burleigh Brewing Company, an independent Queensland brewer since 2006, pouring its lagers and pale ales at the brewery from Friday to Sunday.
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25. Cobbler
A West End whisky and cocktail bar behind a velvet curtain, pouring from a collection of more than 300 bottles with seasonal, locally sourced cocktails.
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26. Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
A sandstone pub in The Rocks that claims to be Sydney's oldest continually licensed hotel and Australia's oldest pub brewery, brewing its own beer on site.
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27. The Camfield
A huge riverside pub at the foot of Optus Stadium in Burswood, with six bars, a courtyard with a big screen and views back to the city skyline.
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28. Whammy Bar
Underground live music venue in St Kevin's Arcade on Karangahape Road, expanded in 2024 with the larger Double Whammy room and a community-minded public bar.
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29. Bar Magda
Underground Filipino bar and bistro on Cross Street near Karangahape Road, known for its cocktails, low-intervention wine list and modern Filipino plates.
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30. Bird’s Basement
Jazz dinner-show venue in Singers Lane, founded in 2016 by musician Albare, presenting intimate shows with dining and a cocktail bar upstairs.
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31. Ellington Jazz Club
Perth's best-known jazz club, open seven nights a week on Beaufort Street since 2009, with live jazz, blues and soul, cocktails and pizza.
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32. Felons Brewing Co.
A riverside brewery and beer hall at Howard Smith Wharves, brewing lagers, IPAs, sours and barrel-aged stouts beneath the Story Bridge.
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33. Henry Deane at Hotel Palisade
A two-level rooftop cocktail lounge at the top of Hotel Palisade in Millers Point, with harbour views, shared plates by day and DJs at night.
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34. Little Blackwood
A cocktail and wine bar at Steamer Wharf with a heated deck over Lake Wakatipu, Gibbston Valley wines and cheese and Argentinian charcuterie boards.
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35. The Island Rooftop
Open-air rooftop bar on The Island Gold Coast hotel in central Surfers Paradise, with views over the city and beach, classic cocktails and Saturday lunch and brunch packages.
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36. Cottesloe Beach Hotel
A heritage-listed Art Deco pub on Marine Parade facing Cottesloe Beach, known for its open-air Beach Club and long afternoons by the Indian Ocean.
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37. Paloma Wine Bar
Walk-in wine bar on James Street in Burleigh Heads, a sibling of Restaurant Labart, with a curated list of Australian and international wines, cocktails and small plates.
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38. Rocketman
Retro-futuristic party bar on Roukai Lane from the team behind Caretaker, with a secret karaoke room, live jazz, cocktails and late opening Wednesday to Saturday.
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39. Savile Row
A late-night whisky and cocktail bar behind an unmarked orange door on Ann Street, with around 1,000 bottles and chandelier-lit booths.
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40. Smiths Craft Beer House
A craft beer house on Shotover Street with 21 rotating taps of local and rare brews, plus burgers, pizzas and loaded fries.
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