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  • The Luwow

    The Luwow

    THAT is what you say when you walk into this BAR, WOW — The LuWow is the kind of bar you want to tell everyone about. “Cocktail Adventures” await.. Smack BANG in the middle of Little Collins Street, there’s a bright TIKI sign calling you in. Step through a little curtain and head upstairs into…

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

    SO, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve popped into Saving Grace, but I’ll never forget the first time I spotted that glowing red “BAR” sign> OUT FRONT: tables and chairs usually buzzing with a loud, happy crowd. INSIDE: take your pick — high tables, loungey booths, or prop up at the bar.…

  • Pizza Pizza Pizza

    Pizza Pizza Pizza

    Popped into Pizza Pizza Pizza during a HIDDEN BARS CRAWL, and it certainly was TUCKED away – Perceived from the street, you’d SWEAR you were about to interrupt someone cooking dinner in their kitchen – PRO TIP: walk past old mate, turn LEFT, and PUSH through a curtain door – PRESTO! a bar & restaurant,…

  • Molly Rose

    Molly Rose

    MY goodness what a MEGA pretty spot for a brewery! I’m no stranger to the Molly Rose, but this visit was thanks to a GABS voucher promising a FREE snack with a pint – say no more. A QUICK tram ride from Melbourne to Collingwood, and I WAS THERE – First impression? A gorgeous beer…

  • Insignia on Flinders

    Insignia on Flinders

    I walked in and IMMEDIATELY did a double take – What is THAT behind the BAR?! It’s a FISH TANK! What a delightful surprise Insignia on Flinders! IT IS right across the road from the Melbourne Aquarium, so that checks. AND if you look bottom right of this PIC – there’s a grey GROUPER fish…

  • Dikstein’s Corner Bar

    Dikstein’s Corner Bar

    Dikstein’s by day, and Dikstein’s by night! I’ve visited this wine bar several times (and always for the pizza!) From the outside Dikstein’s Corner Bar resembles a European cafĂ©, situated right in the heart of Melbourne. Love this signage: There are TWO entrances to the CORNER bar: from Little Collins Street & Bank Place –…

  • The A to Z of Bar Hopping

    The A to Z of Bar Hopping

    SO, you’ve decided to go BAR HOPPING! MAYBE it’s planned? or totally spontaneous: if you’re new to a PUB CRAWL – there’s no better way to dive into the local bar scene than with a little ADVENTURE! Here’s how I got started: My first challenge to myself was to visit 26 bars in Brisbane –…

  • Carwyn Cellars

    Carwyn Cellars

    CAN’T complain when I move to Melbourne and it’s CHILLY, right? It was a Wednesday in the middle of WINTER and I caught a tram and a train to Thornbury for Carwyn Cellars, let’s go! Literally here’s me WALKING IN> FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Wow, LOVE a bottleshop that organises it’s BEERS according to HOPS. I’m sure…

  • Bar HumBug

    Bar HumBug

    BECAUSE I’d been shopping in the CITY all day, WHY NOT tick a B bar off my list? What’s OPEN on a Wednesday arvo in Melbourne? Bar HumBug! A basement bar, near Southern Cross Station. Let’s go! WALKED down Little Bourke Street, to this colourful strip – looking warm and inviting. OK I only stumbled…