The Sydney Morning Herald logo
The Sydney Morning Herald logo
Saved
The Melbourne Bitter mural at Odd Culture in Fitzroy.

Collection

10 hot, new (and renewed) Melbourne bars and pubs to try right now

From a four-storey mega-venue to some popular old North Melbourne pubs given new life, here are the watering holes we’ve been loving lately.

10 stories
Morris House and its light, bright facade.

Morris House is Melbourne CBD’s new four-storey mega-venue with a rooftop bar, live comedy nights and more

  • Emma Breheny
The bar feels like a cocoon or hideaway.

The Gimlet team bring you Melbourne’s hottest new bar opening of 2023, Apollo Inn

  • Emma Breheny
Black Kite Commune adds a supper club-style venue to the city.

Crunchy crocodile and edgy cocktails are on the menu at supper club-style bar Black Kite Commune

  • Emma Breheny
The Melbourne Bitter mural at Odd Culture in Fitzroy.

Cult Sydney bar and bottle shop, Odd Culture, brings its wild drinks and parfait and chips to Fitzroy

  • Emma Breheny
The 155-year-old venue has just reopened with a classic and warm pub fit-out inside.

Historic North Melbourne pub The Central Club Hotel reopens after extensive renovation

  • Emma Breheny
The dining room at The Courthouse Hotel is all class.
13.5/20

Handsome North Melbourne corner pub The Courthouse Hotel has a new look

  • Besha Rodell
Advertisement
Booths have been squeezed into former cells, with curtains separating the spaces.

Former Pentridge Prison is now home to one of Melbourne’s most beautiful new bars, Olivine

  • Emma Breheny
Behind the marble bench, chefs slice salumi and shuck oysters.
Good Food hat15/20

Climb the stairway to Italian snacking heaven at new wine bar Enoteca Boccaccio

  • Larissa Dubecki
The menu at Izakaya by Tamura features traditional Japanese drinking food as well as sushi and sashimi.

Fitzroy’s ‘Japanese-style pub’ Izakaya by Tamura is great for gyoza, groups, good times

  • Dani Valent
Beverly rooftop restaurant in South Yarra offers a view Melburnians haven’t seen before.
13.5/20

California-cool rooftop bar Beverly serves up never-before-seen views and glam food

  • Dani Valent