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Bar Local Drop is an extension of wine delivery business the Local Drop.
14.5/20

This all-day wine bar and its handwritten little black book has our reviewer hooked

Lunch, dinner or snacks and drinks at Bar Local Drop can stretch happily from “a quick one” to “one more” to “we might as well”...

  • Dani Valent
Buvons is a bar with "Vietnamese roots, French spirit".

Buvons

Elegant French-Vietnamese cocktail bar.

  • Tomas Telegramma
A dedicated martini menu is available.

Penelope

Clever bistro with the feel of a 1960s or ’70s European supper club.

  • Matt Shea
Bar Carnation has taken over the former Gerald's Bar space.
14/20

Opened in the shadow of its predecessor Gerald’s, Bar Carnation is startlingly bright

Gerald’s Bar’s successor continues the successful formula of good drinks plus good people plus good food equals the best times.

  • Besha Rodell
You can pay $15 for a beer in Australia.

The Irish Times

Knick-knack-heavy pub with one of the best Guinness pours in the city.

  • Claire Adey
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Shaman in Brisbane’s CBD.

Shaman

Basement rum and tequila bar beneath a heritage-listed building.

  • Matt Shea

There’s plenty to love at two-hat Aalia’s new wine bar. Shame it breaks this important rule

The new Martin Place wine bar from the team behind Nour is strong, and the people-watching is primo. There’s just one thing missing.

  • Myffy Rigby
Dishes at Winnifreds in Fortitude Valley.

Winnifred’s

Champagne bar-bistro hiding in plain sight in the Valley.

  • Matt Shea
The room buzzes during the burlesque performance.
14/20

‘Outstanding value’: A two-course dinner and a show (with a bit of skin on show) for $69

Le Bar Supper Club brings theatrical drinks and burlesque nights to a bayside suburb better known for its golf.

  • Dani Valent
14.5/20

Callan Boys thought Sydney might never have a hotel bar like London or NY. Until now

You know, the kind of place to take a lunch meeting or swing by for a martini, making you forget you’re going on to somewhere else. Plus, it has the most lavish chip in town.

  • Callan Boys