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Moondrop is Fitzroy's new Chinese-inspired bar where the Everleigh once was.

When the Everleigh closed, a very different cocktail bar moved in. How does it rate?

Leaning into owner Steve Chan’s Chinese heritage, Moondrop confidently goes its own way with 1920s Shanghai style and the kind of cocktails you won’t find anywhere else in town.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Blackhearts & Sparrows’ new wine bar.

Blackhearts and Sparrows By the Glass

Try before you buy at this low-fi bar and bottle-o.

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The view from Fitzroy’s On Top bar on the rooftop of the StandardX hotel.

‘I’ve never seen Fitzroy like this’: Sweet view, sweeter cocktails at a new rooftop bar

Seven storeys up, the cherry on top of the StandardX hotel is now open to the public. Take in the view, hit the cocktail vending machine and roll up your sleeves for fried chicken.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Sichuan Slipper comes with a radish garnish.

Moondrop

A Chinese-inspired cocktail bar in the former Everleigh site.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Hands Down is a new cocktail bar just off Smith Street in Fitzroy.

Thumbs up for Hands Down, a new drinking den with Above Board and Bar Liberty DNA

Just off Smith Street, Fitzroy bar Bad Frankie has been reborn by a team who knows Fitzroy drinking culture well. Go pre- or post-dinner for cocktails that have fun with fortified wines.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Detroit-style pizza.

Deep End Pizza

Championing Chicago, Detroit and New York-style pies.

  • Daniela Frangos
Old meets new at the Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street.
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Builders Arms Hotel

The gold standard for ever-so-fancy pubs with reliable food.

Inside the Fitzroy institution.
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Cutler

Andrew McConnell’s inky fine diner celebrates its sweet sixteenth.

Outside Marios in Fitzroy.
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Marios

Proof that cheap and cheerful doesn’t compromise service and style.

The outdoor tables at Marion.
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Marion

Often imitated but rarely matched.