Kings Bridge Restaurant, Launceston
Convict bricks built this bar and restaurant, but today you can build a drink at a special venue next to Launceston’s stunning Cataract Gorge.
Cherry Bar – Melbourne’s Band Room
Cherry Bar used to be at AC/DC Lane and it was the famous after-hours haunt of visiting rock stars including Mick Jagger, Noel Gallagher and Johnny Marr.
Newtown for Book Lovers
Newtown, Sydney is where people go for good books – and quiet pubs to read them in. Music fans can pick up band biographies and see where they played.
Sappho Secondhand Books and Bar – Sydney
Glebe is Sydney’s forgotten, quiet, bookshop-heavy village.
Melbourne Rooftop Bar Crawl
An occasional series where we pair rooftop bars to find the best places to bar hop (or crawl) with big Melbourne views.
Sipping Along Smith Street, Melbourne
I’m not sure if it was because it was a quiet afternoon, or it’s general practice, though every place we visited on Smith St allowed me a little taster from the taps before I committed. Excellent for me as I am very fussy about beer and very ignorant about wine.
The Best Bar in NYC Cocktail Recipes
Dante, voted the best bar in the world in the prestigious ‘The World’s 50 Best Bars’ Awards (as well as the best bar in New York City) is famous for its Negroni. Can’t make it to Greenwich Village? This is the recipe, along with its variant, the Bianco Negroni, shared by the team at Dante NYC.
London’s Best Outdoor Pubs
If you are looking for free and easy outdoor pub tables in London, two of the best are in Hammersmith, near the famous bridge and guaranteed beautiful sunsets, no matter if it’s Autumn (blankets available) or Summer. The Dove and the Blue Anchor are part of British literary and television history, with patrons including Sylvia Plath and Dylan Thomas – and the two stars of Minder. You can picnic here in the local gardens then watch the sun set, or book for a Sunday Roast with water views.
Perth: Hillarys Boat Harbour
Hillarys Boat Harbour is a thirty-minute drive north of Perth, and is often packed out for one simple reason: it’s full of locals, who always know the best places to go!