Bars & Pubs
Navigating Melbourne's best bars, pubs, breweries and drinking holes
The Frosé craze is landing in Melbourne this summer
We find out the bars bringing the New York trend to our shores
The Alps
Drink by the glass or by the bottle at this cozy Prahran wine bar-meets-bottle-shop
Rufus
It's all about Champagne, cigars and cut crystal at this southside Winston Churchill-themed bar.
Where to drink right now
The 50 best bars in Melbourne
From cocktail lounges to down-and-divey saloons, here's everywhere worth drinking in Melbourne
The best rooftop bars in Melbourne
For beers in the sun or cocktails by moonlight, check out these high-altitude drinking spots
The best new openings in Melbourne
Stay ahead of the crowds with our guide to Melbourne's new and notable bars and pubs
The best cocktail bars in Melbourne
We salute the best shakers, stirrers, mixers and muddlers of fine cocktails in Melbourne
The best bars in Melbourne
The best hidden bars in Melbourne
A bar hidden behind a bookshelf? Inside a fridge?! Melbourne does hidden bars like no other city
The best wine bars in Melbourne
Everywhere you should be sipping red, white and rosé in Melbourne this year
The best bars for dancing in Melbourne
This one's for all the discerning drinkers who also like to dance their pants off
The best pick-up bars in Melbourne
The places where you're most likely to get lucky (and the rest is up to you)
The best bars for first dates in Melbourne
Sit close, sip a cocktail and get to know one another at these cosy Melbourne drinking spots
Choose your favourite drink
The best whisky bars in Melbourne
The best places to drink Scotch, Japanese whisky, American whiskey and much more
The best rum bars in Melbourne
Get a taste of the tropics at these bustling rum bars around Melbourne
The best gin bars in Melbourne
Gin's having a moment in Australia: here's where to get your hands on the best gin cocktails in Melbourne
The best craft beer bars in Melbourne
The best beer halls and beer bars to sample the latest and tastiest microbrews from Melbourne and beyond
Melbourne's drinking hotspots
Chapel Street
Say hello to tequila, dumplings and tiki drinks along Melbourne's famed shopping strip
Fitzroy
Strap on your party boots and cocktail helmets: nowhere does fun drinking quite like Fitzroy
Brunswick
Work your way from cheap beers to cocktails to sweet tunes along Sydney Road
Smith Street
With Prohibition-era cocktails, arcade bars and even a bocce bar, Smith Street's bar scene is a blast
St Kilda
Set your sights on the sea (and some damn good drinks) in the home of backpacker boozing
The best pubs in Melbourne
The 50 best pubs in Melbourne
Get the lowdown on Melbourne's best pubs in every corner of this great drinking city
The best pubs with fireplaces in Melbourne
Escape winter with a stick of firewood and a freshly pulled pint at these Melbourne pubs
The best gastropubs in Melbourne
These fine institutions are serving up some seriously good pub grub that won't break the bank
The best beer gardens in Melbourne
When the sun's out, here are our top picks for boozing in the great outdoors
The best live music pubs in Melbourne
Melbourne is truly blessed in the live music stakes. Here are a few of our favourite places to catch a gig
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The Grand Tour: Cities Shaped by Art
Learn the essentials of art history with ACCA's chosen team of experts with a refreshing complimentary cocktail in hand. Just as Melbourne's arts culture has shaped the city, the same goes for many of the world's biggest metropolitan cities. ACCA has picked out a group of 'tour guides' for the Grand Tour lecture series to take you through the world's best galleries, arts events, and architecture, as well as visit the writers, thinkers, and artists that have shaped each city. This month, ACCA invites you to a city that you may never have heard of, but that has a fascinating history and a thriving arts culture. Yekaterinburg is located 300km north of Kazakhstan. The fourth largest city in Russia, Yekatinerbug is a bustling city on the east of the Ural Mountains, and is home to the Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art. In 2015, the biennale was held in a constructivist apartment building that used to be pat of a Chekist (KGB) town. Artist Lisa Radford will harness Yekanterinburg's art scene and take you on a virtual tour through the city. Through her product FOOT-NOTES / ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ, Radford has come to understand the city through the eyes of its artists, theatre-makers, musicians and students – and she will impart her experiences onto visitors of ACCA's Grand Tour. These days, Radford writes and teaches in the painting department at the Victorian College of the Arts, and explores the intersection between place, people and images in her work. As always, guests will b
Blue Ribbon Day
Across Victoria, since 1837, 159 police officers have died in the course of fulfilling their duties. On Thursday September 29, all Victorians can help memorialise them by taking part in Blue Ribbon Day, which raises funds for emergency facilities to be built in the name of those police who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Run by the Victorian Police Blue Ribbon Foundation, the campaign has high profile sponsors this year in Woolworths, Crown Resorts, BankVic, Westfield and more. To show your support, you can donate at Woolworths Supermarkets before and on Blue Ribbon Day. Donations can also be made at the website and at police stations.