bars, pubs & clubs

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FESTIVAL VENUE

Make the most of our vibrant city by celebrating at the official Melbourne Festival club, described as the utopia of live music venues.

Forum Theatre
Cnr Russell & Flinders Streets, Melbourne
Tel: 9299 9800 www.marrinertheatres.com.au/venue_forum.jsp
Check the venue website for current event details.

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne
Tel: 9663 2856 www.bennettslane.com
Open 7 days from 8.30pm.

Corner Hotel
57 Swan Street, Richmond
Tel: 9427 9198 www.cornerhotel.com
Open Mon-Sat till 3am & Sun till 1am. Local and International bands.

Ding Dong Lounge
18 Market Lane, Melbourne
Tel: 9662 1020 www.dingdonglounge.com.au
Open Wed-Sat 7pm til late.

East Brunswick Club
280 Lygon St, East Brunswick
Tel: 9388 2777 www.eastbrunswickclub.com
Open 7 days.

Northcote Social Club
301 High Street, Northcote
Tel: 9489 3917 www.northcotesocialclub.com.au
Open 7 days til late.

The Esplanade Hotel
11 Upper Esplanade, St Kilda
Tel: 9534 0211 www.theesplanadehotel.com.au
Open 7 days 12pm til late. A Melbourne institution.

BARS

Golden Monkey
Rear of 389 Lonsdale Street (enter via Hardware lane), Melbourne
Tel: 9602 2055 www.goldenmonkey.com.au
Seductive, opium den feel; great for a late night snack and exquisite cocktails.

Hell's Kitchen
20 Centre Place, Melbourne
Tel: 9654 5755
Excellent cocktails and wine list with an eclectic music policy set in an intimate and stylish space.

Melbourne Supper Club
1st Floor, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne
Tel: 9654 6300
Perfect for a glass of wine and luxurious conversation, inside or on the rooftop terrace.

Riverland
1-9, Federation Wharf, Melbourne (enter via Federation Square)
Tel: 9662 1771 www.riverlandbar.com
Outdoor setting. Enjoy the passing traffic of boats instead of cars.

Seamstress
113 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Tel: 9663 6363 www.seamstress.com.au
Delicious wine list and a gorgeous cocktail menu served by highly skilled bartenders.

Section 8
Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne (runs off Lonsdale St)
www.section8.com.au
A bar made out of a shipping container with old pallets to sit on... A dangerously fresh urban experience.

The Carlton
193 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Tel: 9663 3246 www.thecarlton.com.au
Flocked wallpaper, taxidermy, velvet furnishing with an extensive drink menu.

Von Haus
1A Crossley Street, Melbourne
Tel: 9662 2756
Idiosyncratic - in its menu, décor and wine list. Fast becoming one of Melbourne's worst kept secrets.

DANCE CLUBS

Ffour
Level 2, 322 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Tel: 9650 4494 www.ffour.com.au

Miss Libertine
34 Franklin St, Melbourne
Tel: 9663 6855 www.misslibertine.com.au
Premier dance and hip-hop venue

Revolver
229 Chapel Street, Prahran
Tel: 9521 5985 www.revolverupstairs.com.au
Open 7 Days, 24 hours. Live music & DJs

Seven
62 Albert Road, South Melbourne
Tel: 9690 7877 www.sevennightclub.com.au

GAY & LESBIAN BARS / CLUBS

Cherrybomb
1st floor, 97 Smith St, Fitzroy
Tel: 9429 1368
Open Thu-Sun

Glasshouse Hotel
51 Gipps Street, Collingwood
Tel: 9419 4748
Mainly women. Open Thu-Sun

The Market
149 Commercial Road, South Yarra
Tel: 9826 0933
Open Thu-Sun

The Peel
Corner Peel and Wellington Streets, Collingwood
Tel: 9419 4762
Mainly men. Open Wed-Sun